05 Mar 2013

Betting Odds: Preparing for #SnowQuester

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He’s armed with a brush. Get your own. Photo by Claudia Holwill.

Yes, our latest storm, due to “paste” us sometime tomorrow, according to the Capital Weather Gang, already has a name. A name that tickles the fancies of some, and rubs others the wrong way, but a name which will live in hashtag infamy nonetheless. A name that has come with at least one exhaustive etymological discussion attached to it, and some “myopic little twits” whining about its lack of imagination. (Maybe everything doesn’t really look better in black and white?)

Alright, enough snark for one-and-a-half paragraphs. Although it seems we could get pelted with as much as five inches of snow in this late-winter storm, it is also possible (nay, likely) that the storm could skip us. You may laugh off the ritual toilet-paper-and-milk foray, but as the saying goes, forewarned is forearmed. Following, a small list of sites and other sundry to keep you informed during your, um, sequester?

1. First stop: the District Snow Team. Although it sounds like a reject for an Olympic event, the District Snow Team is a great collection of sites AND it has live snowplow-tracking. This could either be really useful or become a delightful drinking game for all involved.

2. It goes without saying that if you aren’t somehow aware that Alert DC exists and works, you need to know this.

3. If you are worried about someone who is braving the storm without shelter (and you have made sure that they are indigent and truly have no place to go), the DC Hypothermia Hotline, (202) 399-7093 or 1-800-535-7252, is who you reach. SOME (So Others May Eat) is also a great resource.

4. DDOT is also a good resource, if you need to know whether you must move your car for snow emergency routes or where those are even located.

5. Please remember to shovel your sidewalk within eight hours of a storm. This is a big responsibility, which we all undertake for the safety of everyone. The District has tips on how to keep on top of the task.

6. The Office of Personnel Management’s Snow and Snow Dismissal Procedures site is an excellent resource for Federal employees and those whose jobs go by the Fed standard.

7. And finally, please check on your elderly neighbors if you are able to do so.

Whether we end up getting pelted with a heavy, late snow, or this #snowquester lives up to its name, be safe and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

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One response to “Betting Odds: Preparing for #SnowQuester”

  1. C_29 says:

    Well that was disappointing!

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