(01-24-2016 11:49 AM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  

(01-24-2016 11:31 AM)L Verge Wrote:  

(01-23-2016 06:58 PM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  https://twitter.com/Tek2012Tek/status/69...5476680704

Just goes to show I kept my word!

Did you by any chance see the news clip of a competitive swimmer somewhere in the D.C. area who stood outside and stripped to his Speedo and then took a dive face-first into his snow-filled swimming pool? How many ways can you say "dumb?"

I saw that and was laughing so hard there were tears coming out of my eyes!

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The MD Aviation Administration announced Baltimore Washington International Airport will resume Operations this afternoon. After all this snow I think I'll need two weeks here:

http://www.trolleytours.com/key-west/

I think we all know why!

Are you going for the trolley tour, or spending two weeks in Sloppy Joe's Bar? I'd vote for Sloppy Joe's with maybe a side trip to Ernest Hemingway's abode to see the cats...

(01-24-2016 01:02 PM)L Verge Wrote:  

(01-24-2016 11:49 AM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  

(01-24-2016 11:31 AM)L Verge Wrote:  

(01-23-2016 06:58 PM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  https://twitter.com/Tek2012Tek/status/69...5476680704

Just goes to show I kept my word!

Did you by any chance see the news clip of a competitive swimmer somewhere in the D.C. area who stood outside and stripped to his Speedo and then took a dive face-first into his snow-filled swimming pool? How many ways can you say "dumb?"

I saw that and was laughing so hard there were tears coming out of my eyes!

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The MD Aviation Administration announced Baltimore Washington International Airport will resume Operations this afternoon. After all this snow I think I'll need two weeks here:

http://www.trolleytours.com/key-west/

I think we all know why!

Are you going for the trolley tour, or spending two weeks in Sloppy Joe's Bar? I'd vote for Sloppy Joe's with maybe a side trip to Ernest Hemingway's abode to see the cats...

All of the above with a day trip to Dry Tortugas NP.

I shoveled the driveway three times over the last 36 hours and so it's finally clear. I actually enjoy shoveling (to a certain degree) mainly because I don't have to do it as often out here in Maryland than I did in Illinois. I'd say my part of Southern Marylanf got two feet of snow. It's not as much as Jim Garrett did up in the more western part of Maryland but still top five snow storm for us in the region.

I got pretty far in my audiobook of The Martian, while shoveling repeatedly. I want to finish the book before watching the movie.

Kate and I also made Snow Ice Cream to celebrate the end of the snow and the end of my shoveling. It was mighty tasty: https://twitter.com/boothiebarn/status/6...6955009026

My school district has already called off school for tomorrow. Still a lot to dig out from under. I hope everyone else in the line of the storm fared well.

(01-24-2016 01:27 PM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  I shoveled the driveway three times over the last 36 hours and so it's finally clear. I actually enjoy shoveling (to a certain degree) mainly because I don't have to do it as often out here in Maryland than I did in Illinois. I'd say my part of Southern Marylanf got two feet of snow. It's not as much as Jim Garrett did up in the more western part of Maryland but still top five snow storm for us in the region.

I got pretty far in my audiobook of The Martian, while shoveling repeatedly. I want to finish the book before watching the movie.

Kate and I also made Snow Ice Cream to celebrate the end of the snow and the end of my shoveling. It was mighty tasty: https://twitter.com/boothiebarn/status/6...6955009026

My school district has already called off school for tomorrow. Still a lot to dig out from under. I hope everyone else in the line of the storm fared well.

I'm taking an online class and we don't get snow days! I didn't have to shovel my drive so I got off pretty easy running through the snow! I'm going to the Wizards game tomorrow plus racing at Laurel Park was cancelled so I've been pretty bored except for watching TV. All in all, I fared well!

http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/.../79240490/

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is always served by the honor guard. While it is one of the moving shows to see in the Washington area, it is a show of respect for the fallen, not for the visitors. 24/7, 365. No one is at Arlington National Cemetery at 3:00am. It is one of those sites that brings out great pride in our country.

I have my skid loader about halfway dug out. I tried to start it, but in this cold weather, it is a challenge. I flooded it, so I will try again later. My driveway is about 300 yards long. Since Dave has tomorrow off, and it appears he enjoys the exercise, he's welcome to come over. I have cocoa waiting.

(01-23-2016 06:58 PM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  https://twitter.com/Tek2012Tek/status/69...5476680704

Just goes to show I kept my word!

Thomas, you should subsequently go the whole hog and join our swimming club (meeting each morning whatever the weather) - by far no dumb people (German report, but you will see/understand enough):
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jEuTh30shgs
Mens sana in corpore sanum! (Can you translate?)

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(01-24-2016 02:47 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  

(01-23-2016 06:58 PM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  https://twitter.com/Tek2012Tek/status/69...5476680704

Just goes to show I kept my word!

Thomas, you should subsequently go the whole hog and join our local swimming club (meeting each morning whatever the weather) - by far no dumb people (German report, but you will see/understand enough):
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jEuTh30shgs
Mens sana in corpore sanum! (Can you translate?)

(01-24-2016 02:47 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  

(01-23-2016 06:58 PM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  https://twitter.com/Tek2012Tek/status/69...5476680704

Just goes to show I kept my word!

Thomas, you should subsequently go the whole hog and join our swimming club (meeting each morning whatever the weather) - by far no dumb people (German report, but you will see/understand enough):
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jEuTh30shgs
Mens sana in corpore sanum! (Can you translate?)

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(01-24-2016 02:47 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  

(01-23-2016 06:58 PM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  https://twitter.com/Tek2012Tek/status/69...5476680704

Just goes to show I kept my word!

Thomas, you should subsequently go the whole hog and join our local swimming club (meeting each morning whatever the weather) - by far no dumb people (German report, but you will see/understand enough):
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jEuTh30shgs
Mens sana in corpore sanum! (Can you translate?)

Eva, in Maryland we have this event where people run into the Chesapeake Bay to raise money for Special Olympics Maryland. I would never do this:

http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default....F1B85833E9

Thomas, I want to know how you got out of having to shovel snow??

I had to pay a pretty hefty amount to have two young folk shovel my fairly long driveway (Jim, if I had yours, I'd move...), but it was worth every penny. It also gave me a fresh perspective on how deep the snow was in our area. I had been judging by the rails on my fence and thinking about 15-18 inches, but when the shoveling began (on a flat and even surface), it turned out to be about 20". And, I hate every inch of it!

It's not that it's just an inconvenience to me, but I worry about those who have to travel and may get injured, the damage to property, those who die as a result of accidents and heart attacks, the homeless in need of shelter, the wildlife. My heart really went out to the people along the Jersey shore when I saw the videos of the flooding and clumps of snow floating down the city streets and into people's homes and cars. I much prefer the peaceful daffodils and cherry blossoms...

I've told my friends that I suffer from PTSD - Post Traumatic Snow Disorder - after going to a mountain college in western Maryland where the first snows fell in mid-October and lasted through mid-April with almost constant winds and freezing temperatures. One March, it was -27 degrees and so much snow that we could not open the outside doors of the dormitories until the maintenance crews plowed the sidewalks (with a Jeep) and shoveled out the doors. Whatever possessed me to go to that college, I have no idea except that it was highly rated and affordable for my parents.

(01-24-2016 06:56 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Thomas, I want to know how you got out of having to shovel snow??

I curled up in a fetal position under my covers and made snoring noises like I was asleep! Classic!

(01-24-2016 01:27 PM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  I shoveled the driveway three times over the last 36 hours and so it's finally clear. I actually enjoy shoveling (to a certain degree) mainly because I don't have to do it as often out here in Maryland than I did in Illinois. I'd say my part of Southern Marylanf got two feet of snow. It's not as much as Jim Garrett did up in the more western part of Maryland but still top five snow storm for us in the region.

I got pretty far in my audiobook of The Martian, while shoveling repeatedly. I want to finish the book before watching the movie.

Kate and I also made Snow Ice Cream to celebrate the end of the snow and the end of my shoveling. It was mighty tasty: https://twitter.com/boothiebarn/status/6...6955009026

My school district has already called off school for tomorrow. Still a lot to dig out from under. I hope everyone else in the line of the storm fared well.

No snow here in lovely San Diego, CA lol! Bike ride today thru Presidio Park.

Glad everyone here is safe from the snow storm.

(01-24-2016 07:05 PM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  

(01-24-2016 06:56 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Thomas, I want to know how you got out of having to shovel snow??

I curled up in a fetal position under my covers and made snoring noises like I was asleep! Classic!

My dad would have thrown those covers off of me so fast...!

(01-24-2016 07:19 PM)L Verge Wrote:  

(01-24-2016 07:05 PM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  

(01-24-2016 06:56 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Thomas, I want to know how you got out of having to shovel snow??

I curled up in a fetal position under my covers and made snoring noises like I was asleep! Classic!

My dad would have thrown those covers off of me so fast...!

My mom thought I had stayed up late the night before! I even wrote a sign on a piece of paper that said so and to not disturb!

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How I wish I was in San Diego and taking a SEAL Tour!

http://www.sealtours.com/

It's a lot like the Duck Boat tours in DC.

Duck Boats will start running in DC on April 1st. Justaround the corner.

(01-24-2016 07:05 PM)Carolyn Mitchell Wrote:  

(01-24-2016 01:27 PM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  I shoveled the driveway three times over the last 36 hours and so it's finally clear. I actually enjoy shoveling (to a certain degree) mainly because I don't have to do it as often out here in Maryland than I did in Illinois. I'd say my part of Southern Marylanf got two feet of snow. It's not as much as Jim Garrett did up in the more western part of Maryland but still top five snow storm for us in the region.

I got pretty far in my audiobook of The Martian, while shoveling repeatedly. I want to finish the book before watching the movie.

Kate and I also made Snow Ice Cream to celebrate the end of the snow and the end of my shoveling. It was mighty tasty: https://twitter.com/boothiebarn/status/6...6955009026

My school district has already called off school for tomorrow. Still a lot to dig out from under. I hope everyone else in the line of the storm fared well.

No snow here in lovely San Diego, CA lol! Bike ride today thru Presidio Park.

Glad everyone here is safe from the snow storm.

Carolyn - Do you have a spare room I can rent from January through March each year? I have spoken to many people who travel the world, and San Diego is always mentioned as one of the greatest climates of all. Dr, William Hanchett, one of the Lincoln assassination experts and authors, has lived in your great city as long as I have known him.