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Gossamer · Mar 1, 2007, 04:10 PM

So Iowa's governor has declared all 99 counties in Iowa disaster areas. 30,000 homes are still without power from the ice storm/blizzard from last weekend, and we're under a blizzard warning right now. The interstates have been shut down in places, classes are cancelled, and I'm sitting here at work hoping I don't have to take my test at 9 tomorrow morning. After last weekend, most of the trees on campus had to be trimmed/cut down due to branches breaking off or drooping onto sidewalks. Crazy stuff.

hickey · Mar 1, 2007, 04:29 PM

lucky.

brassplayersrock² · Mar 1, 2007, 04:33 PM

that's nuts. glad, boston isn't like that right now. good luck

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nonhuman · Mar 1, 2007, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock

that's nuts. glad, boston isn't like that right now. good luck

-a

No kidding, I can see the grass in my yard!

Although I think we're still covered under the current severe weather alert.

brassplayersrock² · Mar 1, 2007, 05:22 PM

it's supposed to be nasty tonight and tomorrow for a while though (in boston) so we'll see how it goes. yeah seeing grass in one yard, and then a half melted snowman in another on the way to class is a little crazy. lol

-a

cakey · Mar 1, 2007, 05:36 PM

wow snow.

brassplayersrock² · Mar 1, 2007, 05:38 PM

lol at cakey. it's still impressive when it gets like that

-a

Gossamer · Mar 1, 2007, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by hickey

lucky.

Except I was done with classes by the time they did that, but I still had work, and university offices were still open, so I got to work. I'm just really hoping for that test being cancelled tomorrow.

starman · Mar 1, 2007, 05:48 PM

Trouble in River City?

imitchellg5 · Mar 1, 2007, 05:59 PM

Funny how when 30,000 people in Iowa lose power they call it a disaster area, but when 1.5 million people lose power in Washington State people just say it's bad weather.

Gossamer · Mar 1, 2007, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

Funny how when 30,000 people in Iowa lose power they call it a disaster area, but when 1.5 million people lose power in Washington State people just say it's bad weather.

nonhuman · Mar 1, 2007, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

Funny how when 30,000 people in Iowa lose power they call it a disaster area, but when 1.5 million people lose power in Washington State people just say it's bad weather.

Cut 'em some slack. They have to live in Iowa, after all.

Railroader · Mar 1, 2007, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

We have a tower like that in Kalamazoo. It's an old insane asylum from the 1800's. There's an old rumor that whenever a virgin graduates the tower will fall down.

nonhuman · Mar 1, 2007, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

We have a tower like that in Kalamazoo. It's an old insane asylum from the 1800's. There's an old rumor that whenever a virgin graduates the tower will fall down.

I hope you've been doing your part to preserve that important piece of historical architecture!

Gossamer · Mar 1, 2007, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

Cut 'em some slack. They have to live in Iowa, after all.

In the second most livable small city in America!

Originally Posted by Railroader

We have a tower like that in Kalamazoo. It's an old insane asylum from the 1800's. There's an old rumor that whenever a virgin graduates the tower will fall down.

That's the campanile, and apparently it's good luck to kiss a girl under it when it tolls midnight. I'm not sure if anyone's died from it toppling on them.

nonhuman · Mar 1, 2007, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

In the second most livable small city in America!

What city's that? Iowa City? Not a bad little town, I spent a weekend there once. It's the only part of Iowa I would even remotely consider living in.

Doofy · Mar 1, 2007, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

We have a tower like that in Kalamazoo. It's an old insane asylum from the 1800's. There's an old rumor that whenever a virgin graduates the tower will fall down.

Heh. There's a church spire here (well, a couple of cities over)... ...legend has it that a virgin was getting married at the church and the spire, never having seen a virgin bride before, leaned over to have a closer look. Should the event ever happen again, the spire will think it commonplace and straighten up.

Doofy · Mar 1, 2007, 06:55 PM

Oh, and I'm getting snow envy.

Buckaroo · Mar 1, 2007, 07:34 PM

It's been cold here lately also Somewhere in the 50's.

imitchellg5 · Mar 1, 2007, 08:11 PM

Where is here Buckaroo?

KeriVit · Mar 1, 2007, 08:40 PM

we have a tornado wach in georgia. again.

Railroader · Mar 1, 2007, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

I hope you've been doing your part to preserve that important piece of historical architecture!

I'm 35 and married. I'm not as math major, but if I carry the 2 and divide by the square root of pi and then make it a negative number...

Originally Posted by Gossamer

That's the campanile, and apparently it's good luck to kiss a girl under it when it tolls midnight. I'm not sure if anyone's died from it toppling on them.

Ours is called the "the Insane Asylum tower from WMU" http://www.city-data.com/picfilesc/picc1986.php

Gossamer · Mar 1, 2007, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

What city's that? Iowa City? Not a bad little town, I spent a weekend there once. It's the only part of Iowa I would even remotely consider living in.

Ames. Apparently the study was done in 1998, so maybe it's not the same now. The population is literally half students...50,000 total and 25,000 at ISU. So during the summer it's pretty dead.

Railroader · Mar 1, 2007, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

I hope you've been doing your part to preserve that important piece of historical architecture!

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Ames. Apparently the study was done in 1998, so maybe it's not the same now. The population is literally half students...50,000 total and 25,000 at ISU. So during the summer it's pretty dead.

Ferris State University is like that too. ~12,500 students and ~10,000 Big Rapids city residents.

zro · Mar 1, 2007, 10:12 PM

99 counties?? I don't think adding all the counties from the 3 states I've lived in would equal 99. Hell, one county alone is nearly half the size of all of Iowa.

Hopefully that global warming kicks in for you guys pretty soon.

SeSawaya · Mar 1, 2007, 10:34 PM

I dont even understand this stuff!!!!

http://www.biwook.net/gallery/temp/snow-in-japan/

wow, if that happend here.....wait, NY I forgot.

Gossamer · Mar 2, 2007, 08:09 AM

Due to a lack of death and destruction last night, I still have my test. Lame.

Gossamer · Mar 2, 2007, 09:29 AM

Ha! My professor got stuck at his house, so the test was rescheduled for Monday!

Dakar² · Mar 2, 2007, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Ha! My professor got stuck at his house, so the test was rescheduled for Monday!

Snowned!

wallinbl · Mar 2, 2007, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by Railroader

We have a tower like that in Kalamazoo. It's an old insane asylum from the 1800's. There's an old rumor that whenever a virgin graduates the tower will fall down.

The rumor around UF is that a brick falls off Century Tower every time a virgin graduates.