Who's ready for snow/ice/general destruction?

[SoonerTexan]

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weath...est_2011-01-30

I think this will impact a huge chunk of IMSNers. I'm hoping for a work "snow day," but apparently that hasn't happened since 1983. I'll resign myself to working from home.

[MarissaNicole]

I've heard about this coming... but have been thinking in terms of things being closed, not really in terms of being stranded/snowed in or potentially without power. Perhaps I should make sure we have the essentials around here... I can easily see us being snowed into our subdivision, we never get plowed out, and just have a constant sheet of ice in our streets.

I have plenty I can do around here, so it doesn't bother me too much, but now that I think of it, we may not be totally prepared!

[ladymoreta]

Bleh! So glad I can stay at home, but I hate that DH has to go out in it. Can't wait until we can get cars that can handle this mess better!

[diggitydot]

We're supposed to get around 24". I had to go to 3 different stores before I could find ANY pet safe ice melt.

Blargh.

[migirl]

We're expecting around a foot. Fortunately we don't have anywhere we need to be, we'll be riding it out at home (except for DH, of course!). I dunno, I'm kind of excited. It's our first significant snowfall of the season.

[oceanchild]

We were a mess of ice and freezing rain this morning. NOT fun. I needed to drive today because I have a meeting that might run late (therefore making the return bus ride too unpredictable). I hate driving, especially in bad weather. I basically slid down my street.

It seems to have moved on to snow, which is much more what folks are accustomed to here.

[Mrs. MD, Esq.]

We have a scheduled snowday for Wednesday (and a possible halfday on Tuesday)! Woohoo!

16-22 in IL.

[Tenacious_D]

5-6 inches on Tuesday and 20 inches Wednesday . It does suck that DH has to go no matter what....it's going to be a kong 2 days!

[Tenacious_D]

Make that long 2 days!

[oceanchild]

I needed to drive today because I have a meeting that might run late (therefore making the return bus ride too unpredictable).

...and now they've canceled my meeting due to the weather. I really should've taken the bus.

[v-girl]

The boy can miss preschool if it's bad. The girls still have school since our hallway and living room don't ice over. If the roads are truly bad, I'll have Garrett take my car ('97 CR-V that drives wonderfully on ice -- 4WD). If the kids and I end up needing to go anywhere or need anything, my mom can help out -- her CR-V doesn't do as well as mine on ice, but it's decent.

[SuzySunshine]

I think this one is going to miss us, we're supposed to get about 4-6" total and it started this morning and is supposed to be done by tomorrow morning. I should really be out shoveling it now but I'm not.

Be careful out there guys!

[scrub-jay]

Today was my first day with my 1hr+ commute (from 10 mins). It sucked. Ugh. My work never cancels for the weather.

[corn poffi]

Ugh. I'm so sick of winter. I'm actually stuck at work because the roads are too dangerous for my precious boss to come in. But yet it's okay for me to have to drive in three hours when the roads are worse. During rush hour. Yay!

[MrsK]

I've been trying to move around tomorrow's appointments so I can keep BabyK home from daycare and call it a pyjama day. Oh, he'll surely run me ragged.