Terrible weather in Pittsburgh!!

[davidpizzica]

Right now it's 26 degrees in Pittsburgh. Today we will be hit with every kind of precipitation known to man! Rain, freezing rain, sleet, sleet mixed with snow, finally the whole mess will change to all snow. YUCK! Good day to stay in and go on PT.

[catnapper]

Well just keep it there! We're supposed to be getting that mess sometime after 2:00... and I am supposed to get my couch at 4:00 today... so it better hold off til AFTER my couch gets home!

[davidpizzica]

Kim, I'll TRY to keep it in Pittsburgh! This is a mess we don't need!

[JenBKR]

Yep, it's supposed to get pretty yucky...I just hope the roads don't get too bad, I really don't want to be stuck at work! I only slid a little one time coming in, it hadn't gotten bad yet. I sure am glad that I got my snow tires on last week! Although, snow tires don't do anything on ice.

[moosmom]

We're supposed to get that crap tomorrow. YUK!!

[smokey the elder]

We're supposed to get that tonight; I hope it waits until after the Christmas party I've been invited to!

[davidpizzica]

UGH! Now it's freezing rain turning into snow! I'm definitely NOT driving the Colbalt in this weather.

[catnapper]

Hey David! You didn't stop the snow! Its already snowing, and has been for an hour now!

[davidpizzica]

OOPS!! Kim I tried, honest!

[JenBKR]

Well, try harder! I have to drive home in an hour and a half, and I don't think it's going to be fun. I can hear the ice pellets hitting the window in my office *sigh*

[carole]

Oh David that sounds awful, keep warm and cosy cuddled up with those kitties, here we are in NZ, battling with the stinky humidity, it has been so sub-tropical here of late, still it is cooler today.

[davidpizzica]

Carole, can you send some of that heat up our way? JenBKR and I are having a bad ice storm right now! (JenBKR and I live only thirty miles from each other.)

[Samantha Puppy]

Yeah, we're getting all that crap here in Maryland too. It started off as snow and now is sleet. The problem with sleet/freezing rain is that people assume the roads are just wet when they're actually icy. I left work at 1:30pm and even then, saw someone slide into an intersection near my house because it was so slippery (they weren't speeding either). Thank God no accident happened.

On a happier note, my husband was supposed to have a meeting from 4-7pm but it appears his new bosses actually have their priorities straight and not only cancelled the meeting but sent everyone home early. One less thing to worry about... now I can focus on how increasingly uncomfortable these dumb contractions are getting.

[JenBKR]

Yes, Carole, we could really use some of that warm weather. David, a friend just called and said that the roads that are salted are ok, but some roads are not salted and there are quite a few accidents there. The roads look fine, that is the problem. They look a little wet, but it's actually ice. I usually take back roads home but I think I'll suffer the main road today. *sigh*

[davidpizzica]

Yes, Carole, we could really use some of that warm weather. David, a friend just called and said that the roads that are salted are ok, but some roads are not salted and there are quite a few accidents there. The roads look fine, that is the problem. They look a little wet, but it's actually ice. I usually take back roads home but I think I'll suffer the main road today. *sigh*

Jen, please take it very easy going home. Even if the main roads are salted, be careful! There might be some nuts that think they can drive through anything and those are the ones to watch out for. Make it home safe.