Comments on: Wow! So much snow!

By: Suresh Das

Suresh Das — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:18:51 +0000

On of my ancestors actually came over on the Mayflower. We were always proud of him, until we found out he was a drunk.

By: eric

eric — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:45:20 +0000

Ohh I’m not mean spirited, I’m just glad I’m not in the snow. And you did rub it in a bit last year. :) All in good fun.

At least you don’t live in Maryland or WV. Some friends in WV went four days without electricity. That’s not good.

Chicago sits on the New Madrid faultline – the largest in the country. They get a bigger quake every now and then. But then, so do we. We have tiny ones almost everyday, but I’ve never felt one.

By: mom

mom — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:54:06 +0000

i like erics weather better, but he had better be careful what he brags about it will bite him in the butt. yes sireee , and you can tell mr. eric his old aunt donna said that..lol

I just wanted to pass on some words of wisdom from his Aunt Donna.

You are being a little mean spirited….we did not rub it last year that you… did get snow in Seattle.

Today Feb. 10th this is only our 9th snow…we have only 6 to go….if we live thru today.

It is really getting deep, then the 40 mph gale force winds starting tonight and then we will start to drift. They just closed RT 83, RT 76 and a few of major hwys. We have 8 inches, only a couple more to go. Everything is closed.
That least we did not have an earthquake like Chicago did today….well not yet.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:05:07 +0000

Sorry about that Suresh. It was actually one of my forefathers that was one of the first settlers of the Penn colony back in the 1680′s. But you are right in that the part of England they migrated from makes Philly look nice.
Mind you, it did take them nearly 300 years to finally get the heck out of dodge and move somewhere warm. A stubborn lot they were those Quakers.

By: Suresh Das

Suresh Das — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:52:21 +0000

Why did our ancestors choose to live in places like Pennsylvania or worse the Northestern states like Massachusetts or Maine? Just take a look at the globe. The lattitude for Northern Europe, where most of our early ancestors came from is on the same level with Alaska. Pennsylvania was like living in Hawaii for them. For those from Scandanavians countries, living in Pennsylvania was way too balmy, since they were accustomed to living close to the Artic Circle, so they settled in the Great Lakes states such as Minnesota or Wisconsin, where the winters wouldn’t be too terribly warm.

By: eric

eric — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:43:33 +0000

Very true. I remember loving it as a kid. I remember sitting by the radio (because the radio would get the news faster than WNEP would) and waiting as they read the names of the schools. If Lewisburg got a two hour delay, usually Mifflinburg would follow suit. Lewisburg would usually cancel more easily than Miff, though.

I think Seattle cancels even on the threat of snow.

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:36:06 +0000

I’m a winter lover. It looks like the east coast is getting the winter we had last year–loads of snow and some bitter temperatures.
I couldn’t imagine living anywhere where my kids would not know the joys of having school canceled for a snow day. It’s one of the great little joys of childhood.