Let it snowmageddon

[Taro Toporific]

And as usual, no snowfun...

GLOBAL COOLING THREATENS EARTH!
--Weekly World News (@weeklyworldnews) February 8, 2014 - Shocked scientists told reporters that and alarming rate.
Global warming has been the subject of so many discussions in recent years, but scientists now say that the world is not warming, but instead is becoming cooler – by the day!
m0Ar!...

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http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/56053/global-cooling-threatens-earth/

[Coligny]

Well...

To be honest...

In the 80s' the great bogeyman WAS global cooling... That's why I always cringe when some lies "for the good cause" because, when shit gets real there is nobody remaining to give a fuck...

[Yokohammer]

Only been snowing for around 90 minutes and already we have solid ground cover.
Looks like the snow shovel will have to come out at some point. I was hoping to avoid that little chore this year.

[yanpa]

Only been snowing for around 90 minutes and already we have solid ground cover.
Looks like the snow shovel will have to come out at some point. I was hoping to avoid that little chore this year.

Just went out and bought my First Ever Snow Shovel™. After last year's snow it seems it might be useful to have one.

[J.A.F.O]

Well...

To be honest...

In the 80s' the great bogeyman WAS global cooling... That's why I always cringe when some lies "for the good cause" because, when shit gets real there is nobody remaining to give a fuck...

Can always hope for another holocene climatic optimum... Just tired of "experts" I suppose.

[IparryU]

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[Grumpy Gramps]

What are you doing up and walking the streets at 4am?

Taking my wellies for a walk before bed-time. And my three dogs will happily tag along

Incurable night-owl here.

[Coligny]

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No snowpenis !? Lame...

[IparryU]

I put a tail on it. First time making a snow thingy...

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[BigInJapan]

If only McDo had home delivery...

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Actually, they do. But, it looks like they haven't quite reached your neck of the woods yet.

Only been snowing for around 90 minutes and already we have solid ground cover.
Looks like the snow shovel will have to come out at some point. I was hoping to avoid that little chore this year.

I haven't had to shovel any snow since we lived in Nagano (Yokohama and Fukuoka since then), don't miss shoveling one bit.
We actually had a bit of the white stuff stay on the ground here on Friday.
This is the massive snowfall in my yard after about 5 hours of steady downfall...

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[yanpa]

16cm according to the Official Yanpa Snow Measuring Stick.

[Coligny]

16cm according to the Official Yanpa Snow Measuring Stick.

Are you going for a penis joke, or is it really that deep ? Because that sounds an aweful lot ?

Meanwhile it even stopped raining here...

[Yokohammer]

We only have about 10 cm so far, so Tokyo wins!

Trouble is ... it's snowing pretty hard and it isn't going to stop until around noon tomorrow.
Good thing I stocked up on kerosene.

[yanpa]

Bit unclear, but here it is:

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[Taro Toporific]

Question of the Ages:
Do Japanese have such short legs that snowmen here can only have two segments?

"My pain-in-the-ass bother lives upstairs."

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弟が二階に住んでる人嫌いだからって
いくらなんでもこれは……w pic.twitter.com/5rZlC0yYo2 ---ちえもけけ (@0225cemkk)February 8, 2014

[Coligny]

Bit unclear, but here it is:

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This picture was quite a let down...

[legion]

Some jobs you don't want, newspaper delivery guy. A bit earlier a guy went by pushing his 3 wheeled scooter delivering lunch to some poor soul.

[Yokohammer]

Getting kinda sucky up here snow-wise.

Really fine powder snow coming down in fairly strong wind, so there are drifts building up all over the damn place. Just had to push a sizeable pile of the stuff out of the way to get the front door open. But it's light powder, so not too bad to deal with ... yet. I'm going to have to dig to get the car out tomorrow, before it all freezes into a solid lump.

Shit.

[yanpa]

Spent some time clearing it off the street, mainly for the exercise.

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[Wage Slave]

Spent some time clearing it off the street, mainly for the exercise.

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Are you sure you are not German? Anyway, around here we had a bit of snow last night and then steady rain all day. Now it's just windy and everything is rapidly drying out. Much ado, including panic buying of bread, about nothing.

[yanpa]

Spent some time clearing it off the street, mainly for the exercise.

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Are you sure you are not German?

Spent 1500 yen on a snow shovel (made in Japan, from the local shotengai, gotta support indigenous business) so needed to get some value out of it.

Anyway, around here we had a bit of snow last night and then steady rain all day. Now it's just windy and everything is rapidly drying out.

It's turning to wet snow and 10 deg C forecast for tomorrow, so I guess it won't last long.

Much ado, including panic buying of bread, about nothing.

How's the toilet paper supply situation?

[Wage Slave]

How's the toilet paper supply situation?

That was exactly Mrs Slave's question on Friday night when I returned with news of the great bread shortage. We though are well ahead of the herd on that front as we have been steadily stockpiling for months now, ahead of the 5% tax increase. Have to use all that lovely newly built storage space for something. We also seem to have accumulated vast amounts of washing up liquid, shampoo, washing liquid and that yellow bathroom cleaner following the same rationale.

[Coligny]

I wonder if the Jusco day 5% discount will extend to the new 8% tax level...

[yanpa]

How's the toilet paper supply situation?

That was exactly Mrs Slave's question on Friday night when I returned with news of the great bread shortage. We though are well ahead of the herd on that front as we have been steadily stockpiling for months now, ahead of the 5% tax increase. Have to use all that lovely newly built storage space for something. We also seem to have accumulated vast amounts of washing up liquid, shampoo, washing liquid and that yellow bathroom cleaner following the same rationale.

Now there's a thought... I'll get the Mrs. on it.

[Russell]

And then after April 1 the market for toilet paper collapses, and everything is put on sale...

[yanpa]

So you think the bottom might fall out of the market?

[Russell]

So you think the bottom might fall out of the market?

I think the shit will hit the fan...

[matsuki]

Fuuuuuuuu! 3 hours to Saitama because the cops decided to close the highway and post idiots with rave sticks at every entrance in front of cones...rather than send em out to do something useful like collection of all the broken chains on the road. Saw at least three assholes without snow tires or chains...two stuck, on idiot almost crashing every 10 secs. Last year it was idiots hosing snow off their walkways to create some nice slip and die potential, this year its assholes shoveling snow into the fucking street. I nailed one guy with a snowball for it...don't think he made the connection though.

[Russell]

Always wonder why they close the highways in these cases.

Now all traffic is forced to take the local roads. It's not as if that creates less accidents.

The highways here are elevated, giving slippery risk through freezing, but wouldn't it be better to dump some salt on them and strictly enforcing a low speed limit?

[yanpa]

The highways here are elevated, giving slippery risk through freezing, but wouldn't it be better to dump some salt on them and strictly enforcing a low speed limit?

Not sure I'd like to drive on an elevated concrete highway whose rebar has been exposed to the effects of being dusted with liberal amounts of industrial salt.