Meanwhile, Google shelters $10 billion in Bermuda: no corporate taxes. Tea leaves: Google CEO soon to be an Obama Cabinet secretary. Don't even get me started.
Can never get enough of this. Sorry. But "Minnesota is encased in snow and ice" -- LA Times. Global warming hit the midwest earlier than usual this year. With a record storm.
Minnesota was recovering Monday morning from a winter weekend snowstorm that dumped as much as 15 inches of snow across the state, closing roads and causing hundreds of crashes. Blizzard conditions were so severe that at one point Sunday snowplows were pulled from the roads.
Making things even worse for morning commuters, temperatures plunged overnight, turning roads icy.
"Temperatures dropped dramatically," Lt. Eric Roeske of the Minnesota Highway Patrol told the Los Angeles Times on Monday morning. "Heavy, wet snow froze, so most roads are snow- and ice-covered this morning."I assume FEMA won't even try to drive into the area. How do Minnesotans feel about the storm?
Beitlich, in an interview Monday morning, said that the huge snowfall was a welcome sight for many who were worried about drought conditions in the state.
"There's still a long way to go ... for drought recovery. We had such a dry summer that it's going to take quite a few storms," Beitlich said. But still, "we're hopeful that we're going to get a good snowpack."
Triangle call today. Whine.
ReplyDeleteBut, next year ...
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"Degas" provided a great summary.
ReplyDeleteIgnore the comments by "Elwood." Some folks still don't get it.
Word has it the brains in the brain power state of Minnesota are meeting with the Trust Fund Baby Governor Mark Dayton to come up with an appeal to Obama for a declaration of a disaster with unlimited funds to last for ever.
ReplyDeletePoor Minnesota in parts they got 15 to 20 inches of snow. And to think we will have to look at it all winter long. Obama should provide every citizen with a one month escape to Hawaii. That is the least he can do with other peoples money after all Minnesota voted for him. It is pay back time.
Forget it South Dakota you voted for the other guy. You know that guy that wanted to curb some of the hand outs.
I was driving around the Minneapolis metro from 650am till 8pm on Sunday...220 total miles. The storm 2 years ago was much worse, that storm we got pulled off the road half way through my shift and I barely made it back to the barn. People were stuck on almost every off ramp and the plows gave up early too. This time the plows were out all day. 45mph was about the fastest anyone could go yesterday but highways 494, 94, 100, 169, and 694 were down to the pavement for the most part. My kid didn't have any school delay today. To me, this was a just a heavy day for snow and if there was any wind, I didn't notice it getting in and out of my vehicle. (yes, many in the ditch like always) No blizzard though and the temp was fine.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your update.
DeleteI am so glad I commented on the storm earlier: saying that the northern tier, midwest state residents would be able to handle this storm.
It sounds like the media might have hyped the storm?
Again, thank you for taking time to comment.