April 12, 20223 yr comment_561929 Lol. How did my parents survive the 1960s blizzard. How did i survive the 97 one. Good God, the fear mongering over snow
April 12, 20223 yr comment_561932 Just now, Goalie said: Lol. How did my parents survive the 1960s blizzard. How did i survive the 97 one. Good God, the fear mongering over snow What fear mongering? People still need to be prepared, especially if power goes out. Should always be prepared but we're getting a heads-up, which is rare.
April 12, 20223 yr comment_561934 2 minutes ago, Goalie said: Lol. How did my parents survive the 1960s blizzard. How did i survive the 97 one. Like the Donner Party?
April 12, 20223 yr comment_561936 how did anyone ever do anything without people thinking they're smarter than everyone else and telling them about it constantly? So crazy.
April 12, 20223 yr comment_561952 1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Like the Donner Party? And the Donner party didn't even have Hamburger Helper.
April 13, 20223 yr comment_561998 and the superintendent of my division pulled the trigger, I'm staying home tomorrow
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562000 I have a friend that lives 30 miles South of Minneapolis, he said they were getting rain tonight like he’s never seen it before. If it was colder he figures a foot of snow per hour wouldn’t have been a stretch. Glad to hear that schools are closed and no one is to report until Monday. Just wish they did it earlier than 9pm but happy it wasn’t 6am.
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562002 50 minutes ago, GCJenks said: I have a friend that lives 30 miles South of Minneapolis, he said they were getting rain tonight like he’s never seen it before. If it was colder he figures a foot of snow per hour wouldn’t have been a stretch. Glad to hear that schools are closed and no one is to report until Monday. Just wish they did it earlier than 9pm but happy it wasn’t 6am. Highways will close at midnight, but some divisions are still not making it official.
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562003 12 hours ago, iHeart said: I just got an e-mail from the superintendent of my school division, school buses are cancelled for tomorrow and thursday but they haven't decided if schools will be closed yet, I might not find out until 6 in the morning which is usually the time when I get dressed...honestly there's no good sense in having a Simpson prediction happen (basically the episode "Simpsons Sense of Snow") I'm seriously thinking about eating and running...or taking my breakfast to work with me if they don't cancel classes...but I keep getting told (not by staff) that if the transit buses don't run the city doesn't run In Calgary, all schools remain open even if there are no classes to provide shelter for kids that need it. That sounds the same in Winnipeg. Providing staff can make it in to open the schools. If you can't make it in because of the weather & the transit buses aren't running then just act accordingly. It's not that hard. Having to wait until 6 am sounds reasonable. When I drove a school bus, it was the same for us. We would have to call in to work at 6 am to find out if the school divisions had cancelled classes. Edited April 13, 20223 yr by SpeedFlex27
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562008 Wood stove for heat and cooking, hand pump on the well for water and an outhouse tucked neatly in the bush in the back yard........Bring it on mother nature !
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562009 7 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: In Calgary, all schools remain open even if there are no classes to provide shelter for kids that need it. That sounds the same in Winnipeg. Providing staff can make it in to open the schools. If you can't make it in because of the weather & the transit buses aren't running then just act accordingly. It's not that hard. Having to wait until 6 am sounds reasonable. When I drove a school bus, it was the same for us. We would have to call in to work at 6 am to find out if the school divisions had cancelled classes. Winnipeg schools are closed for two days - this has not happened in 20 + years.
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562012 25 to be exact, I was in second grade when the blizzard of '97 happened
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562013 7 minutes ago, iHeart said: 25 to be exact, I was in second grade when the blizzard of '97 happened Oh, no ! I was in 2nd grade when the blizzard of '66 happened ! Way to make me feel old! I have a distinct memory of tobogganing off the roofs of buildings on our farm in 66.
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562014 34 minutes ago, the watcher said: Oh, no ! I was in 2nd grade when the blizzard of '66 happened ! Way to make me feel old! I have a distinct memory of tobogganing off the roofs of buildings on our farm in 66. After the snow was gone right? Farmers are tough. Kidding aside, farmers I have met tend to very strong, with a high tolerance for pain. Edited April 13, 20223 yr by Mark F
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562016 Stay safe everyone...following this closely from 2 provinces over. Hope everyone makes it through unscathed and the banks of the ol' Red don't overflow as badly as 25 years ago...
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562020 Doesn't seen to bad. The wind is kind of helping actually Snownado Been snowing 3 4 hours probably now and my shoes aren't even covered The back roof has some snow, the front and side roof has very little Edited April 13, 20223 yr by Goalie
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562023 But I mean expected to snow for 2 days so yeah gonna add up. I'm expecting less than they predicted th0.
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562037 1 hour ago, Goalie said: The back roof has some snow, the front and side roof has very little Looks like environment canada has reduced the amount of snow expected, by a lot. Edited April 13, 20223 yr by Mark F
April 13, 20223 yr comment_562039 2 minutes ago, Mark F said: Looks like environment canada has reduced the amount of snow expected, by a lot. Top end. Still over the total the minimum they predicted of 20cm.
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