February 1, 201511 yr Doesn't seem like we have gotten too much up in Gurnee yet but enough to make roads blow. Work will be slow and it will get worse around 2pm.
February 1, 201511 yr Author Yeah, I'm guessing we're going to get more than projected unless it started moving through faster.
February 1, 201511 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) Yeah, I'm guessing we're going to get more than projected unless it started moving through faster. Usually they over estimate. This time around, it seems like the projected totals keep getting bigger, O'Hare now looking at 14 inches. I wasn't very excited about our Super Bowl party options, happy to have a legit excuse if I want to skip them
February 1, 201511 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 09:38 AM) Usually they over estimate. This time around, it seems like the projected totals keep getting bigger, O'Hare now looking at 14 inches. I wasn't very excited about our Super Bowl party options, happy to have a legit excuse if I want to skip them Ha, in the same boat. Come on white out conditions! Although I'm already getting tired of shoveling. Round 1 was about 7:30 this morning. Round 2 about 10:30. I'm kind over it.
February 1, 201511 yr QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 11:30 AM) Ha, in the same boat. Come on white out conditions! Although I'm already getting tired of shoveling. Round 1 was about 7:30 this morning. Round 2 about 10:30. I'm kind over it. Having a neighbor with an industrial snow blower who looks for any excuse to use it is great. He did half the block.
February 1, 201511 yr So how many people did this weather affect Super Bowl plans with other than myself? Can't believe I'm staying home.
February 1, 201511 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 03:19 PM) So how many people did this weather affect Super Bowl plans with other than myself? Can't believe I'm staying home. We ended up staying home. A police SUV got stuck on my block, I think that was a sign.
February 2, 201511 yr Was supposed to have a surprise party today that got cancelled. No problem though. It was fine. My girlfriend and our kids were into it. Even if they faked it, it was a good enough job for me. Work will suck in the morning. Regarding the snow, I broke two of my shovels based on the weight of the snow. I wish I had a snowblower. Can't wait to move to SoCal. Edited February 2, 201511 yr by nitetrain8601
February 2, 201511 yr Not sure how much snow Oak Brook got, but our office there was not closed today.
February 2, 201511 yr After a Friday forecast of 8 inches, we got less than an inch in Columbus. Stayed too warm.
February 2, 201511 yr Haven't seen anything official, but we are certainly over a foot here in Northbrook. I'd guess 14-16" in the end, but hard to say for sure with the drifts. Older kid's school closed, younger kid's actually stayed open. Office open (because the markets are open) but I'm working from home, staying with the older one.
February 2, 201511 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 07:55 AM) Haven't seen anything official, but we are certainly over a foot here in Northbrook. I'd guess 14-16" in the end, but hard to say for sure with the drifts. Older kid's school closed, younger kid's actually stayed open. Office open (because the markets are open) but I'm working from home, staying with the older one. 19.1" at O'hare is what I heard on WXRT this morning, making it the 5th biggest snow storm in Chicago history.
February 2, 201511 yr 3 times with the snowblower yesterday, probably going to have to do it once more when I get home from work today
February 2, 201511 yr QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 07:49 AM) Not sure how much snow Oak Brook got, but our office there was not closed today. Really? That's strange, I live near Oak Brook and they got just as much as the neighboring towns in which everything is closed.
February 2, 201511 yr 19.1" at O'hare is what I heard on WXRT this morning, making it the 5th biggest snow storm in Chicago history. Which decision is worse: Deciding to drive in the middle of the blizzard, or calling a pass play on 2nd and Goal from the 1?
February 2, 201511 yr Looks like about 15" here in SW Mich. Took me 1 1/2 hours to make a 40 minute trip home from work yesterday evening.
February 2, 201511 yr Hm, maybe I'm underestimating. I always go with the lowest point of snow pack, but maybe that's not the best way to guess. I tried to google a local site for Northbrook, but the one I found said zero precipitation yesterday, LOL.
February 2, 201511 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 09:43 AM) Hm, maybe I'm underestimating. I always go with the lowest point of snow pack, but maybe that's not the best way to guess. I tried to google a local site for Northbrook, but the one I found said zero precipitation yesterday, LOL. I'm here at work in Northbrook. Seems to have come up short of what we got in Lombard. Of course, we get hella drifts at my house. I don't need to focus on my back at the gym this week, that's for sure.
February 2, 201511 yr We had about a foot, but then it started blowing last night so it is hard to tell. SOmething between 15 to 18 inches seems about right.
February 2, 201511 yr With our home construction project, we can't use our garage really, so we have to park on the street. (No driveway) The Jeep got out fine this morning, but it's gonna be an adventure to get my sedan out tonight.
February 2, 201511 yr QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 12:12 PM) Buying a Jeep with 4 wheel drive was perhaps my best decision ever in life. Yep, pays off in spades.
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