Snownado sounds right! The wathermen seem to have no clue what to expect either. But it will be something alright.

 

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Weatherman this morning "1-9 inches of snow tonight".

 

Really? thats really putting your neck out.

Weatherman this morning "1-9 inches of snow tonight".

 

Really? thats really putting your neck out.

NBC had 2 forecast models going. Biggest difference was Rockford. One said .8 inches, the other said 8.8. Little bit of a difference.

4-8 inches overnight and into tomorrow. <_>

Has the horrific winter in Chicago made any of you make any life decisions?

By that I mean ... a.) you have now decided that "someday" in the future you will retire somewhere outside of frigid/snowy Chicago or b.) you've decided to immediately, at this stage of your life, look for work in a warm weather climate (Cali, Texas, Nevada)?

It just seems you've gotten snow after snow; arctic blast after arctic blast.

 

Our winter sucked here as well. I do hate the cold and ice.

Edited March 12, 201412 yr by greg775

Has the horrific winter in Chicago made any of you make any life decisions?

By that I mean ... a.) you have now decided that "someday" in the future you will retire somewhere outside of frigid/snowy Chicago or b.) you've decided to immediately, at this stage of your life, look for work in a warm weather climate (Cali, Texas, Nevada)?

It just seems you've gotten snow after snow; arctic blast after arctic blast.

 

Our winter sucked here as well. I do hate the cold and ice.

I don't ever see myself leaving Chicago as being my home, but I could easily see a situation where I have a retirement home somewhere warm, and spend December, January, February, etc. there. Who would continually put up with this stuff when they're old and retired?

 

You've got to be f***ing kidding me

Has the horrific winter in Chicago made any of you make any life decisions?

By that I mean ... a.) you have now decided that "someday" in the future you will retire somewhere outside of frigid/snowy Chicago or b.) you've decided to immediately, at this stage of your life, look for work in a warm weather climate (Cali, Texas, Nevada)?

It just seems you've gotten snow after snow; arctic blast after arctic blast.

 

Our winter sucked here as well. I do hate the cold and ice.

 

I've always said that I'm moving to Arizona when I retire, but of course that is dependent on my financial situation and if I have grandchildren where they are located.

Has the horrific winter in Chicago made any of you make any life decisions?

By that I mean ... a.) you have now decided that "someday" in the future you will retire somewhere outside of frigid/snowy Chicago or b.) you've decided to immediately, at this stage of your life, look for work in a warm weather climate (Cali, Texas, Nevada)?

It just seems you've gotten snow after snow; arctic blast after arctic blast.

 

Our winter sucked here as well. I do hate the cold and ice.

 

I never thought it would cross my mind, but I definitely have thought about it more this winter. My wife is from the desert in SoCal and she has family there, so we would have an easy place to move to. Problem is my business leaves me zero chance of moving right now, so it's all a dream today. Plus, the summers there would be worse than Chicago winters for me, 110+ degrees every day.

 

Today's snow doesn't bother me much knowing that it will be 52 degrees on Friday.

We got a dusting.

Has the horrific winter in Chicago made any of you make any life decisions?

By that I mean ... a.) you have now decided that "someday" in the future you will retire somewhere outside of frigid/snowy Chicago or b.) you've decided to immediately, at this stage of your life, look for work in a warm weather climate (Cali, Texas, Nevada)?

It just seems you've gotten snow after snow; arctic blast after arctic blast.

 

Our winter sucked here as well. I do hate the cold and ice.

This is literally the worst winter of my lifetime and it's almost over.

 

No big deal. Chicago is the greatest.

Should have specified, the first snow big enough to cover the tree (with the snow plow throwing it into the yard).

My Christmas tree made an appaerence for two days. Now buried again under the new 6 inches of snow we got last night.

Has the horrific winter in Chicago made any of you make any life decisions?

By that I mean ... a.) you have now decided that "someday" in the future you will retire somewhere outside of frigid/snowy Chicago or b.) you've decided to immediately, at this stage of your life, look for work in a warm weather climate (Cali, Texas, Nevada)?

It just seems you've gotten snow after snow; arctic blast after arctic blast.

 

Our winter sucked here as well. I do hate the cold and ice.

 

My wife and I talked about moving to Hawaii after our honeymoon. It's always been dream talk, like "yeah that'd be nice." This winter and the extended commutes have accelerated the talking to actually looking for jobs online. It'd be tough to leave, but I'd go in a heartbeat.

My wife and I talked about moving to Hawaii after our honeymoon. It's always been dream talk, like "yeah that'd be nice." This winter and the extended commutes have accelerated the talking to actually looking for jobs online. It'd be tough to leave, but I'd go in a heartbeat.

$$$$$

$$$$$

 

It's really not bad though. We live in Chicago. If you're used to Chicago prices, you'll be fine in Hawaii. Obviously finding a job with the right salary is the key.

This is literally the worst winter of my lifetime and it's almost over.

 

No big deal. Chicago is the greatest.

 

If you weren't alive to remember 77/78/79 this is true.

Thats the heaviest snow all winter. My snowblower couldnt get some of it up.

Thats the heaviest snow all winter. My snowblower couldnt get some of it up.

not even going to bother shoveling any of this

not even going to bother shoveling any of this

Each shovel was supposed to be upwards of 15-20lbs. If do your driveway you can lift over 3,000 lbs. Pretty good cardio this morning.

Each shovel was supposed to be upwards of 15-20lbs. If do your driveway you can lift over 3,000 lbs. Pretty good cardio this morning.

 

I'm contemplating myself whether I should since it should be high 30's tomorrow and 40's the following day. We'll see.

Has the horrific winter in Chicago made any of you make any life decisions?

By that I mean ... a.) you have now decided that "someday" in the future you will retire somewhere outside of frigid/snowy Chicago or b.) you've decided to immediately, at this stage of your life, look for work in a warm weather climate (Cali, Texas, Nevada)?

It just seems you've gotten snow after snow; arctic blast after arctic blast.

 

Our winter sucked here as well. I do hate the cold and ice.

 

It did before, but now moreso than ever. My SO and I have dreamed about relocating to Southern Cali for the longest and actually planned to do so when our son graduates from middle school which is in 3 more years. We want to make sure we set ourselves up properly financially(move with no debt other than student loans and have cash and reserves saved up) since we have no family there. This winter, however, has made me think, I'd rather even deal with living in Miami or Houston as well even though it gets really hot.

My Christmas tree made an appaerence for two days. Now buried again under the new 6 inches of snow we got last night.

 

Mine too. I really wanted to move it yesterday.

 

6 inches of almost immovable heavy snow.

 

f***

Remember when the meteorologist would say in February, if this rain was snow we would have 8 inches.

 

Well this is the winter when all of those moments are snow.

Thats the heaviest snow all winter. My snowblower couldnt get some of it up.

 

Same here. I was a nasty sweaty mess by the end of it.

Remember when the meteorologist would say in February, if this rain was snow we would have 8 inches.

 

Well this is the winter when all of those moments are snow.

 

If this was a normal winter, we could have had 2-3 feet of snow on the south lake front. With the lake frozen over there was no lake effect like there would have been otherwise.