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Can I just complain about the weather for a second?

[(Anonymous)]

So I'm in a state that got that big storm last week and while it wasn't as bad as it was projected to be (extremely thankful for that), we have still been stuck with roads that are just covered in thick compacted ice. The only roads they plow here are the main "emergency routes" and highways. My state's snow plan has always been "just shut everything down and it will melt in a day or two" but this week has only had a high of 20 with the lows being single digits, so barely anything has melted and the neighborhood roads are treacherous. And now we are getting snow on Friday and Saturday. So snow on top of already treacherous icy roads. It's going to be a clusterfuck.

I haven't left my neighborhood in two weeks and I'm going a little stir crazy up in here.

Re: Can I just complain about the weather for a second?

[kaijinscendre]

Same! I was going to visit my sister this weekend for the Royal Rumble but that isn't happening. :(

Re: Can I just complain about the weather for a second?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm in the tiny corner that didn't get hit by the storm (PNW). We just came off the warmest and driest December on record (it was 60 degrees, which is insane). They're expecting us to hit 60 again next week and we're in a drought. During the winter rainy season. We have the lowest recorded snowpack; we depend on the snowpack to see us through the summer when it's not supposed to rain. This is insane.

Re: Can I just complain about the weather for a second?

[(Anonymous)]

Ugh, that sounds awful. Complain away!

I was getting all grumpy because this level of cold means my car just won’t start without a jump, even if I make a point of driving it every day to keep the battery charged.

But at least we have cleared roads and not too much ice. Your situation sounds very aggravating and quite frightening.

Re: Can I just complain about the weather for a second?

[tabaqui]

Bleh. We have had single digit and 'feels like' below zero weather for almost two weeks, plus snow, and it hasn't been *awful*, just so fucking cold and *dry*. My hands are like sandpaper.
I also had to get a guy with a plow to clear my drive of the 3foot barrier of plowed mess the plows pushed up, cleaning the main road.

Re: Can I just complain about the weather for a second?

[philstar22]

It only became safe to drive here in Dallas because it got warm enough that things melted. The highways were okay, but the other roads weren't. My road and the one connected hadn't been shoveled or even salted. Nor had anything near my office. I had to work from home until today.

Re: Can I just complain about the weather for a second?

[(Anonymous)]

My favorite thing about heavy snow is that after clearing my sidewalk, the snow plow comes through and plows all the snow from the street back onto the sidewalk. So I have to clear it again, but now it's a pile of snow up to my hips. I love doing that.

Re: Can I just complain about the weather for a second?

[(Anonymous)]

I'll complain right with you. I too live in a state that rarely gets serious snow/ice. Usually we get a dusting a few times a year, and it has totally gone away/become a nonissue within two days, three at the most. "Just shut everything down and it will melt in a day or two" is EXACTLY how they do things here, too. It has luckily melted off some, but it's still pretty bad, and I'm not sure I can even get my car out of my driveway. I'm having to have my mom drop me off at work because she has a bigger car, I just have a little sedan that can't even get out of the garage. The town also wastes all the tax money, so there are actually other smaller towns nearby that prepared ahead and cleared their roads, while here it's like "lol you're on your own, good luck, we aren't spending money on the streets" and people are so mad and complaining on facebook, but of course nothing changes about it.

Re: Can I just complain about the weather for a second?

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I think a lot of cities were caught unprepared for this last major snowfall. Mine was the same, normally you don't have to worry too much because we don't usually get heavy snowfall and it usually starts melting after a couple days. Well, some places in my state got over 12" of snow, and the temperatures haven't been above freezing for a couple weeks now. It MIGHT get a little over 32 F next week, but not by much. So all the roads have been very poorly cleared with partial snow/ice build up, and those are the major roads. Most residential areas and side roads haven't been cleared at all.

Movies You Want to See...

[(Anonymous)]

...or have plans to go and see.

Re: Movies You Want to See...

[(Anonymous)]

I'm seeing Iron Lung tomorrow :)

Re: Movies You Want to See...

[(Anonymous)]

Still haven’t seen Sinners and I’m determined to watch it in February, some night that I’ll be alone.

Re: Movies You Want to See...

[(Anonymous)]

I plan to go see Project Hail Mary in the theatre when it comes out. I already have and plan to watch at some point this year: Sinners, Oppenheimer, Queer, Frankenstein, and Predator Badlands.

Re: Movies You Want to See...

[philstar22]

I'm going back and forth on Dracula. Vampires, yay. But it looks like it might lean more into romance? And I'm less interested in that. IDK.

Odyssey, live action Moana, Dune 3, Supergirl, the next Avengers, and potentially Coyote vs. Acme are all movies coming out this year that I"m at least somewhat interested in.

Re: Movies You Want to See...

[(Anonymous)]

I saw The Rip on Netflix. That was good.

National Shutdown Day to protest ICE tomorrow (USA)

[(Anonymous)]

Are you participating?

For those not aware:
Organizers are urging Americans to participate by:

Not going to work
Not attending school
Avoiding shopping and spending money to create an "economic blackout"

The protest follows the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens—Renee Good and Alex Pretti—by federal agents in Minneapolis. The action is a response to what activists describe as a "reign of terror" by ICE, including warrantless home raids, family separations, and deadly force.

The movement seeks to pressure Congress to:

Cut funding for ICE and DHS
End federal cooperation with local law enforcement
Pass legislation to dismantle ICE
Organizers emphasize this is a nonviolent, decentralized action rooted in civil disobedience and economic resistance to federal overreach.

Re: National Shutdown Day to protest ICE tomorrow (USA)

[(Anonymous)]

I always feel bad because I generally can't participate in these. I work for someone who is the only pediatric specialist in our city and if I call out legit kids won't get the care they need. But it always feel like a cop out to say. I do participate in the 'economic blackout' part of the protest, I just can't do the no work part.

Re: National Shutdown Day to protest ICE tomorrow (USA)

[philstar22]

Not participating because I fight ICE every day. I and the other immigration attorneys agree that protesting instead of doing our job tomorrow would help ICE. Plus I have a hearing in the morning and have to prepare for my monday hearing in the afternoon.

But I don't intend on buying anything tomorrow, certainly not from any companies that help ICE like Amazon.

And Saturday I'm volunteering at a training for a nonprofit here in Dallas that sits outside ICE office to offer food and advice to people having to report.

Re: National Shutdown Day to protest ICE tomorrow (USA)

[(Anonymous)]

I don’t see how any of that would hurt anyone but the people taking part in the protest. Friday is a huge shopping day but will be even more so tomorrow because of the weather; lots of folks need to resupply from the last big winter storm before the one coming on Saturday. Not going to work if you aren’t snowbound/icebound just means risking your income. It’s a similar situation with not going to school; either you’re a kid enrolled in a public or private school and therefore your guardians are legally required to account for your absence, or you’re a college student risking good standing with your school and possibly with your financiers. Nothing about this protest is designed to hurt ICE or the government, only the protesters.

Re: National Shutdown Day to protest ICE tomorrow (USA)

[(Anonymous)]

does it count if you've been economically shutting down every day because you have no money to spend?

I'm all for a genuine national strike but sadly, I don't know that this is going to make any sort of impact at all. not because people like me who are poor and can't lose their job can't participate, but because those with the privilege to be able to participate won't outweigh those of us who can't. you can't make an impact that way, no one will even notice.

Re: National Shutdown Day to protest ICE tomorrow (USA)

[(Anonymous)]

Didn't know about it and have already spent money for plans tomorrow. When was this protest planned?

Re: National Shutdown Day to protest ICE tomorrow (USA)

[(Anonymous)]

I unfortunately work in the health field but I will cheer everyone on. I won't spend money due to the impending snowstorm (already got my supplies and refuse to be out there while folks are scrambling to get bread and milk), and I've been participating in multiple boycotts since the end of 2024.

School Spirits

[(Anonymous)]

Has anyone watched season 3 yet? Is it good? I don’t even know if they dropped the whole season or just one or two episodes. I meant to rewatch the last few episodes of season 2 before s3 released but I didn’t and now I’m torn about just relying on the recap they always do at the beginning of a new season.

The Challenger disaster - 40 years ago yesterday

[(Anonymous)]

I was home sick, alone, and I was watching it on TV. I was really into space and they had been hyping it up for a while. I don't think it was shown in all the classrooms in our district, but most of them. I was watching an original news report earlier and it's still just as shocking today as it was back then. I forgot how young I was back then and how much that changed the way I looked at things. We didn't find out for a while how completely preventable it was.