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Mid-Atlantic snow storm

#42
Think about your safety first.

b_carville said:
I'm in Philadelphia,Pa and it looks like we got about twenty inches.It's still coming down.

Haven't listened to the news but heard that the Goverenor declared a state of emergency.

I'm waiting to hear if my gig tonight is canceled.It should be but, believe it or not,the client is insisting that he wants it to go on.If it is a state of emergency situation one isn't supposed to be driving unless you absolutely have to(hospital,fire,etc.).You can get a huge fine otherwise.You can even get a fine if you get stranded if the state police think your out for non essential reasons.

This gig is about 60 to 70 miles away in the Allentown burbs.The client's been calling our drummer telling him we HAVE to make it.I better find out soon.In order to start playing by 7:30 PM I have to get prepared now!

I don't think it's gonna come off.
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#43
I'm in Frederick MD, about 35 miles north of DC.
Just looked out my front door (had some trouble getting it open), we have around 30 inches, I guess. I'd go out and measure, but... um, maybe later... it's still coming down...
My neighbor across the street is out there trying to dig his car out. Don't know where he thinks he's going to go, everything is closed.
 
#44
Just saw on WTTG that Frederick, MD has 34".

Lazylion said:
I'm in Frederick MD, about 35 miles north of DC.
Just looked out my front door (had some trouble getting it open), we have around 30 inches, I guess. I'd go out and measure, but... um, maybe later... it's still coming down...
My neighbor across the street is out there trying to dig his car out. Don't know where he thinks he's going to go, everything is closed.
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#45
b_carville said:
This gig is about 60 to 70 miles away in the Allentown burbs.The client's been calling our drummer telling him we HAVE to make it.I better find out soon.In order to start playing by 7:30 PM I have to get prepared now!

I don't think it's gonna come off.
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That is ridiculous. No gig is worth the kind of hassle, or danger, you will have to endure to get there.
 
#46
It seems that where I'm supposed to play tonight didn't get very much snow at all.

I just talked to the drummer & this client isn't buying the fact that some of us can't even move our cars.He doesn't believe we can't get up there.

I'm housesitting for someone & I won't be driving my own car.Not to mention the street where the car is parked hasn't even been plowed yet.

Most of the band wants to do the gig.Seems like this client is foaming at the mouth about this.

I'm glad I'm not the one who has to talk to him! I'm starting to get really angry about this situation!
 
#47
b_carville said:
It seems that where I'm supposed to play tonight didn't get very much snow at all.
...this client isn't buying the fact that some of us can't even move our cars. He doesn't believe we can't get up there.
Seems like this client is foaming at the mouth about this.
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Someone tell the dumbass to turn on the Weather Channel.

from Associated Press:
"Snowmageddon" — that's what President Barack Obama calls the storm that's shut down Washington.

Elsewhere I saw it called Snowpocalypse.
 
#48
Worse then that is dealing with the dumbasses in the band some of who are insisting we do this!

I'm worried about getting to tomorrow's gig let alone todays! To top it off we gave this guy a BIG break on the fee!
 
#50
b_carville said:
Worse then that is dealing with the dumbasses in the band some of who are insisting we do this!
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Where are your bandmates from? I think that even if I were to get in my car right now, I wouldn't be able to make it to the Allentown area in time for a gig tonight.* At this point, it's not so much a question of whether or not you want to do the gig; it's a question of whether you could do the gig even if you tried.



(*actually, if I were to get in my car right now, I probably wouldn't even be able to make it to the end of my street.)
 
#51
My bandmates are from King of Prussia,Conshohocken,& Delaware county near Chester.Our sound guy's from Downingtown.

The King of Prussia guy's right near the turnpike.At this point we are going to have to cancel . Our guitarist (Delaware county) lives in an almost rural area.Not only is his street not plowed he's down in a valley & can't get out.

I'm at 13th & Pine in Philly. It would take me at least an hour to shovel the car out.Pine street still isn't plowed yet so who knows if I can drive it even if it is around the corner.I'm assuming about three hours or more to make the drive.

Anyway we cancelled. Just got word. Half the band's calling the other half wimps and the client is furious.I told the drummer to try & get replacements if it's so damn easy for everybody his way to get around.

We can use the money and all and we NEVER cancel but this gig isn't worth almost getting in an accident or worse over.Not to mention the whopping fine if the state police catch you out for non emergency reasons.
 
#52
I didn't read the entire thread,...but with that snow I'd consider removing it from flat rooftops and carports,...the like,...spread the word. We got about 3 feet in one sitting around Christmas '08 in this part and a lot of businesses and homes suffered roof collapse from the weight of all that snow accumulation.
 
#53
Here is Johnstown, PA, we got 19 to 30 inches depending on the elevation. We get lots of snow anyway and had over 46 inches total this winter season up to the first week in January. We had to cancel our gig for tonight 60 miles away because they had over 20 inches of snow there too. Now, the sun came out and the roads are passable but nobody will be out anywhere. The mall is even closed here and many other businesses.

So much for global warming.

The National Weather Service states that December 2009 was the most snowfall in the contiguous U.S. ever since they started keeping records. Also, the Johnstown, PA area got over 46 inches of snow up through the first week in January and add this too it now.
 
#55
b_carville said:
I'm at 13th & Pine in Philly. It would take me at least an hour to shovel the car out.Pine street still isn't plowed yet so who knows if I can drive it even if it is around the corner.I'm assuming about three hours or more to make the drive.
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It just took me two hours to shovel my car out.

One of my Huskies in the back yard:

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#57
warwick.hoy said:
I didn't read the entire thread,...but with that snow I'd consider removing it from flat rooftops and carports,...the like,...spread the word. We got about 3 feet in one sitting around Christmas '08 in this part and a lot of businesses and homes suffered roof collapse from the weight of all that snow accumulation.
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That's what has happened here; for most of us that is a near impossible task. If you VA guys drive around you'll get a kick out of the backhoe's clearing the roads. The plow trucks can't move the snow without chains. The big trucks are leaving everything to a packed 2-4 inch layer and the backhoes are coming in to clear intersections. This is crazy!
 
#58
That's turning out to be a big problem right now. I've got my driveway cleared but I don't have the clearance to drive on the road. :hmm:

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karrot-x said:
That's what has happened here; for most of us that is a near impossible task. If you VA guys drive around you'll get a kick out of the backhoe's clearing the roads. The plow trucks can't move the snow without chains. The big trucks are leaving everything to a packed 2-4 inch layer and the backhoes are coming in to clear intersections. This is crazy!
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