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Funny, I wonder if people just blow off snow reports in Columbus now because of the "boy who cried wolf" mentality of the talking hairdos on the local newscasts.

I can't remember how many times they would spend all day hysterically warning people that it was the second coming of '78, only to have an inch and a half fall. It got to be ridiculous with each channel trying to out-hype their competitors over the most routine of storms.

We haven't had a really good snowstorm in Chicago since December of '05. We had a lot of overall snow this year, but it was all a series of small 1-3 inch storms--sometimes three per week. I can imagine the mass hysteria that would have caused in Columbus had Andrea Cambern focused all 83 of her IQ points on the problem.
 
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USATODAY.com

Lot's a weather related Information here...

All About Snow

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ORD_Buckeye;1111142; said:
Funny, I wonder if people just blow off snow reports in Columbus now because of the "boy who cried wolf" mentality of the talking hairdos on the local newscasts.
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Shit, that's what I did. I figured it'd be about 2 inches and all melted by morning. Oh well, time to put the Blizzaks on the WRX!!
 
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I would like to report the city of Akron has absolutely no f*#!ing clue how to clear snow. At the major intersections they are just clearing a straight path while forgetting about anyone who might want to turn onto the street. Idiots!
 
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Set a record...

As of 2 p.m. Saturday, Port Columbus International Airport recorded 16 inches of snow in a 24 hour period. That would be a record for a 24 hour snowfall, according to Live Doppler 10 meteorologist Brandon Roux.
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As of 11 a.m., Level 3 snow emergencies had been declared in 21 counties -- meaning roads are closed to non-emergency traffic. Twenty-eight counties had declared Level 2 emergencies and five were at Level 1.

Anybody caught driving in a Level 3 county can be charged.

The counties that have gone to level 3 so far include: Knox, Delaware, Champaign, Union, Fayette, Hocking, Marion, Madison, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Vinton and Crawford. Local sheriffs said they made the call to ban driving to ensure safety, but also to give snow plows a clear path.

Franklin County is under a level 2 emergency, which means that people should drive only if it's necessary. The level 2 declaration also means that COTA buses are free for those willing to brave the weather.
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BuckeyeRyn;1111261; said:
Has anyone actually been out on the roads here in Columbus? If so, what, if anything, have the snow plows been able to accomplish?
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They haven't done much of anything here in Springfield or so I've heard.

my street has been plowed one time, last night, at 11PM.....

I'd imagine Columbus is in a similar situation.
 
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My 20 minute commute yesterday took over an hour, but that was more due to drivers who act like they've never driven in snow before than the condition of the roads themselves.

More snow today. Looks like hibernation this weekend.
 
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BuckeyeRyn;1111261; said:
Has anyone actually been out on the roads here in Columbus? If so, what, if anything, have the snow plows been able to accomplish?
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Ahhh, Chicago. The cardinal rule of Chicago politics--other than plausible deniability with regards to where the bodies are buried--is get the streets plowed. One mayor loses a reelection bid because he can't get the streets cleared, and no mayor will ever let it happen again. I truly believe that if a cat-3 snowstorm and a zombie plague hit on the same day the mayor of Chicago would worry first about clearing the streets of snow and second about clearing the streets of the undead.
 
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