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No one kitts their car out like this in DC bc this amt of snow is basically unheard of...?
by pempem 5y ago
No one kitts their car out like this in DC bc this amt of snow is basically unheard of...?
- alistairSH 5y agoIt's not so much unheard of in DC, more that we don't get enough snow to warrant heavier investment in snow removal - easier to shut down for a day or two. Anybody who sees snow in the forecast and gets on I-95 or any other major highway in the area is insane. This site lists most major winter weather events in the DC region over the past decades... https://www.weather.gov/lwx/winter_DC-Winters https://www.weather.gov/lwx/winter_DC-Winters
- fundad 5y agowe have a new climate
- chiefalchemist 5y agoOne storm is not a trend.
- rbanffy 5y agoI'm almost willing to bet that storms will get progressively worse in the next few years.
- pempem 5y agoI think we all are willing to bet on your side. People will kitt out their cars after this, but having lived in PA, NY and DC I can firmly say that in PA and NY I owned a brush, had water in the car and the like.In DC I legit brushed it off with my gloves. 6" was enough to just not go to work.
- chiefalchemist 5y agoInteresting. The West Coast got a TON of snow in the last couple of weeks and this did not happen. The point is, over-confident and under-prepared humans are not a proxy for the evils of climate change. Let's not get too carried away. Climate change is new and it's real. Human stupidity? Much more established and reliable.
- throwawayboise 5y agoRight, we've never had snow and cold in Virginia before.
- jcranmer 5y agoThe DC area gets a "good" snow storm (≥6") about every 2 or 3 years. Typical behavior is to get a snow day the day of the storm and often the day after as well. Anyone trying to go anywhere during the storm is likely to have a rough time--the local streets won't see anything like a plow come through for a good long while, so it's not really sane to attempt to go anywhere. Even for smaller storms, only 1-2" total, shutting down completely for the day is pretty typical.
- perl4ever 5y agoI haven't spent much time in/around DC in the scheme of things, but I would guesstimate from my experience there is some snow once or twice a year, and when it happens, everything shuts down. Businesses and government take a snow day just like the schools, as opposed to further north where a storm has to be extreme for that to happen. That also was my experience in Richmond, VA, somewhat further south.