snoverkill

[jazzfish]

It's kinda windy out there.

Sideways snow is impressive. Snow that's falling up is just scary.

There's about an inch of accumulation on the porch right now. The covered porch.

The snowman that someone built a week ago, when the snow was wet enough to stick to itself, is now hip-deep. He also has a pointy hat.

So far today I have had cinnamon rolls for breakfast and attempted to sell my shoes for a good cause (helptheproject; check it out). Later today I shall provide feedback on someone else's story, and attempt to find some semblance of plot in my own. These seem like reasonable tasks for a day when going outside is potentially punishable by death.

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Snow-blind: "I realize there are lots of problems that cannot be solved just by throwing money at them, but snow removal is not one of them." Can be extrapolated to other basic infrastructure requirements. This is exactly why I say that taxes are the price we pay to live in a civilised society.

The evolution of Metrorail, 1976-2010: an absolutely fascinating slideshow, demonstrating (among other things) that Metro service during Snowpocalypse is on par with Metro service circa 1982. I had no idea Van Dorn was such a recent addition. This also explains why my hindbrain is firmly convinced that the correct conclusion to "Blue line train to" is "Addison" and not "Largo." (These matter because in high school it was equally (in)convenient to drive to either Dunn Loring or Van Dorn to go into the District.)

How to report the news.

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[jazzfish]

My metro experience consists of: 83-86, during which time I have a vague recollection of once riding the yellow line from end to end (the ends were a lot closer); 91-95; occasional trips between 95 and 06; and 06-present. Anything more recent than 95 is Brand-New (this includes Largo and the connected Green Line); anything older than 91 has Always Been There (this includes Van Dorn). O, the life of a transient.