Posts Tagged ‘Snowpocalypse’
Baby-pocalypse
‘Sunny Morning’
courtesy of ’spectreman’
Snow days can be boring, especially when the drag on beyond just one or two. The novelty of the storm starts to wear off, books get read, TV’s shows get old, board games get overplayed and you start to wonder what you’re going to do with your life until work starts [...]
Think Cool at 100F
Hard to believe this was five months ago:
As of noon, DC has officially hit 100ºF, according to NBC4. The record to beat is 103ºF. We’re getting close!
To help you stay in a cool state of mind, here are more photos of the White House and Lafayette Park area from right after the February Snowpocalypse:
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Clarendon Strikes up a St. Paddy’s Eve Parade
‘Lemon #37′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Remember how it snowed in February? I definitely don’t need to remind anyone that the city lost a lot of events in the storms. Well, among the many things that got Snowpocalypsed was the annual Fat Tuesday parade hosted by the Clarendon Alliance. Not to fear, instead of [...]
Talkin’ Transit
Snow. You remember it, surely? Anywhere between two and four feet over the last week. It crippled our roads and sidewalks, and it’s left several small mountains in most of our neighborhoods. I’m sure you aren’t surprised that it also crippled Metro.
The bus system has to rely on local municipalities to clear snow from the [...]
Yes, I want a $250 ticket
Parking in the snow route
Originally uploaded by carlweaver
Okay, people. It says “snow route” on the sign and the radio stations are warning people that there’s a snow emergency in the District. Even our very own lovable Tom Bridge warned us that parking here could lead to some heavy fines. Is $250 worth the cost of [...]
More »No Metro Means Taxis Screw You Over
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
For some reason (I still can’t fathom why) the Metro closed at midnight on Friday and Saturday. This meant that for the average person out on the town, taxis were the only option for getting home, and apparently cabbies got wind of this. Instead of turning on their meters [...]
Top Five Ways to Get Killed After a Craptacular Snow Storm
Walk in the street.
Walk in the street two abreast.
Drive too fast on slick roads.
Ride your bike like a jackass in these conditions.
Cross the street against the light.
Let’s be careful out there, folks. Safety is a shared responsibility. I have seen blatantly stupid behavior out there. If you are driving, slow down and accept that traveling [...]
More »What Better Way To Commemorate “Snowmageddon” Than With A T-Shirt
Want to commemorate surviving SNOW-MG 2010 or brag to your friends back at home about how you watched DC become something reminiscent of a ghost down during a zombie apocalypse during “snowmaggedon”? Thrillist DC is giving you that chance.
You can rep the District all year long with their new “I Survived…Snowmageedon” T-Shirt.
Sick of snow all together? You can [...]
Featured Photo
fling by mennyj
As I write this, the mild winter sun illuminates the pale blue Phoenix sky and warms the earth to a perfect 74 degrees. Retired people wearing athletic gear and sun visors pass by my window in their electric golf carts, either on their way to the 1st hole or on their way home [...]
Snowmageddon Sure Looks Pretty from Above
You may have seen a bunch of the pretty pictures from our weekend snowpocalypse in this morning’s flashback, and you might have even taken the advice about how to shoot in the snow and are out there taking pictures, but it’s very likely you don’t have access to a helicopter.
Sgt. Simeon Klebaner of the US [...]
Time Lapse from Crystal City
Beautiful Time Lapse courtesy of Spodie Odie! It gets really great about halfway in. Be sure to add your snow photos to our pool this weekend!
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Blizzard Warning for DC
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courtesy of ‘Hoffmann’
Yes, that’s right, a blizzard warning. The National Weather Service has issued a statement going into effect at 10pm warning of blizzard conditions in the District. Earlier today, a similar warning was issued for Baltimore and Southern Maryland, but it seems the effects are projected to be further south than originally expected. So, [...]
Want a donut? Not so fast there, Skippy.
Krispy Kreme closed
Originally uploaded by carlweaver
My lovely wife and I had lunch in Alexandria today and afterward had a hankering for a doughnut. Of course, I thought, let’s go to Krispy Kreme. For those of you who never leave DC, there are hot doughnuts now on Rt. 1 south in Alexandria.
When we got there this [...]
Ugly Weather Officially Dampening the Joy of Pants-Optional Friday
no pants metro ride
Originally uploaded by laurarotondo
Have you been outside yet? Lovely Wife called me at 10:30 from the Weaver Compound in Arlington to say it was snowing somewhat heavily. We had not yet seen flake number one over in DC where I work. Now it’s a different story, of course. My office closed at [...]
More »Haven’t Gone Shopping Yet? You’re Kinda Screwed.
This is a mad house!
Originally uploaded by carlweaver
This was the scene last night in the produce department at the Safeway on Lee Hwy. Lots of thing were still available, but probably not the things you would care to eat if you had a choice. Beets, radishes, papayas and kale were still there. On the shelves [...]
More »Local Businesses Hurt By Snow
‘life goes on’
courtesy of ‘zoetnet’
The great snowpocalypse is over. And now — we even know how to survive it should it decide to come back again some day!
Some of us went sledding. Some of us stayed inside, covered in blankets, with hot cocoa and a movie. Others saw snow for the first time and looked [...]
Surviving the Next Snowpocalypse
‘South Smithsonian Escalators’
courtesy of ‘william couch’
The DC area, this weekend, was something of a post-apocalyptic landscape. Driving down 395 on Saturday, one would have seen abandoned cars spun out at odd angles and their stranded drivers trudging towards some nameless help. Most residents stayed holed up in their homes, living off of the provisions they [...]
