Snow

[GIMNEPIWO]

I don't know why but reminds me of the saying "If you don't like my driving then stay off the sidewalk".

Understandable considering what passes for sidewalks in Texas...

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Consequently, most Texans are still struggling with how to behave on a sidewalk...

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The Zig-Zag looks like what people do on our biking / running trail here in Lunchbag , Blackwater Creek Trail ... An older woman with a white puff ball type dog on a expandable leash thinks everyone wants her rat under their feet or wheel as you're going by ... The terrorist has crashed me on my bike twice ... I don't blame the dog, it's just doing what it was taught to get away with ... But I'd like to throw the woman in the creek ... Maybe she's from Texas ? There are also people on the trail that don't know the left / right thing ... 4 woman with strollers side by side coming the other way that don't understand that their gossip sessions need to yield to on coming bikes or runners or walkers ...

[jonriv]

Snowing again(in RI on business) DD has had 4 practices called due to snow(Boston area) around 4-5 feet of snow on ground. We only have 2 in CT . Three weeks we are in Florida- hopefully the snow will be gone by time they come back at the end of March. Boston has been hit real bad-they got a record SEASON of snow in just February

[PDad]

MBTA GM Beverly Scott: ‘At least’ 30 days needed to get on track

The blizzard-battered commuter rail and subway will not be back to normal for “at least” another 30 days, the transit authority’s embattled general manager admitted yesterday, forecasting a bleak month of long, expensive slogs for hundreds of thousands of commuters — as another storm looms.

“The 8 feet of snow that has been dumped on our transit system over the past three weeks has very honestly crippled our infrastructure and our vehicle fleet — not to mention the real toll that it has take on our workforce and that of our contractors,” MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott said yesterday. “These unprecedented storms have caused us both operational challenges — which quite candidly everyone is feeling — and in some instances some pretty severe damage that is going to take us some time to drag ourselves out of.”

Despite vowing to implement what she called an “operating and service restoration and recovery Marshall plan” aimed at “strategically and methodically taking the system back line by line, vehicle by vehicle, station by station,” Scott said riders can expect service cancellations and lengthy delays to continue for the foreseeable future.

“In order to be able to say we’re back to normalcy, that’s going to take probably at least about a good 30 days for us,” Scott said, adding that “this is not something that we an just throw magic dust on and make it be all OK tomorrow.”

[jonriv]

Local news here in ri showed mbta crews trying to dig out. Looked that Alaska rr show. Btw- been snowing here all day. Florida is sounding real good

[jonriv]

Spoke to dd yesterday. Softball field has 4 ft of snow and there are real concerns that it will not playable when they get back from Florida. It is a major concern of many of the schools in the boston area

[PDad]

Several college "tournaments" this weekend were canceled due to weather and teams have scrambled to replace the games.

2/17/2015
RICHMOND, Ky. – This weekend's Eastern Kentucky University Softball Invitational, which was to feature Western Michigan, Kent State, Louisville and the host Colonels, has been canceled.

Monday's severe winter storm dumped around a foot of snow on Richmond and much of Kentucky. With temperatures expected to plunge into single-digit territory, that snow is unlikely to melt in the next few days.

Release: 02/17/2015
After taking the worsening weather conditions into consideration, the Tar Heel Invitational scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled.

Campbell, Farleigh Dickinson, Lehigh and Radford were scheduled to play.

Feb. 17, 2015
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State softball team has canceled the Hyatt Place Challenge, scheduled for this weekend at Dail Stadium, due to inclement weather in the Raleigh area.

Colgate, Georgia Southern, North Dakota State, Saint Francis (PA) and Saint Joseph's were scheduled to play.

Release: 02/18/2015
Charlotte, N.C. - Due to the cold wintry weather that has hit the Charlotte area this week, the 49er Invite has been canceled this weekend.

Dayton, Rider and Western Carolina were scheduled to play.

Release: 02/18/2015
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tiger Classic has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The three day softball event had been scheduled for Friday, Feb. 20-Sunday, Feb. 22 at Tiger Field. Tennessee State was playing host to Bradley, Loyola-Chicago, Miami (Ohio), Northern Kentucky and St. Bonaventure for the 15-game scheduled classic.

2/18/2015
STATESBORO, GA. – Following the cancellation of NC State's tournament and numerous other competitions around the country due to poor weather, Georgia Southern Softball has graciously opened its doors for the six-team Eagle Classic II this weekend at the friendly confines. Georgia Southern, UNC, NC State, Bradley, Eastern Kentucky, and Dayton will play 13 games over three days in the new tournament.

[jonriv]

P-dad good info. I always forget those early season tournaments in the south(that are usually blessed with decent weather) South is gettin nailed with a lot of snow(for them) and ice. My daughter thinks her field won't defrost until May!

[Pale Rider]

Several college "tournaments" this weekend were canceled due to weather and teams have scrambled to replace the games.

2/17/2015
RICHMOND, Ky. – This weekend's Eastern Kentucky University Softball Invitational, which was to feature Western Michigan, Kent State, Louisville and the host Colonels, has been canceled.

Monday's severe winter storm dumped around a foot of snow on Richmond and much of Kentucky. With temperatures expected to plunge into single-digit territory, that snow is unlikely to melt in the next few days.

Release: 02/17/2015
After taking the worsening weather conditions into consideration, the Tar Heel Invitational scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled.

Campbell, Farleigh Dickinson, Lehigh and Radford were scheduled to play.

Feb. 17, 2015
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State softball team has canceled the Hyatt Place Challenge, scheduled for this weekend at Dail Stadium, due to inclement weather in the Raleigh area.

Colgate, Georgia Southern, North Dakota State, Saint Francis (PA) and Saint Joseph's were scheduled to play.

Release: 02/18/2015
Charlotte, N.C. - Due to the cold wintry weather that has hit the Charlotte area this week, the 49er Invite has been canceled this weekend.

Dayton, Rider and Western Carolina were scheduled to play.

Release: 02/18/2015
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tiger Classic has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The three day softball event had been scheduled for Friday, Feb. 20-Sunday, Feb. 22 at Tiger Field. Tennessee State was playing host to Bradley, Loyola-Chicago, Miami (Ohio), Northern Kentucky and St. Bonaventure for the 15-game scheduled classic.

2/18/2015
STATESBORO, GA. – Following the cancellation of NC State's tournament and numerous other competitions around the country due to poor weather, Georgia Southern Softball has graciously opened its doors for the six-team Eagle Classic II this weekend at the friendly confines. Georgia Southern, UNC, NC State, Bradley, Eastern Kentucky, and Dayton will play 13 games over three days in the new tournament.

Think you saw UM's change of plans?

[Dugout Dad]

The temp for SoCal will be in the 60's this weekend. I may have to wear jeans and bring a jacket for DD's games.

[jonriv]

The temp for SoCal will be in the 60's this weekend. I may have to wear jeans and bring a jacket for DD's games.

Nice-- it's a balmy 7 degrees hereat noon.