End of the world?

[TJacobs]

History of 10 inch or greater Snow storms in Chicago--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

uSince snow records began in 1886 in Chicago, there have been 41 winter storms that produced 10 inches or more of snow. A 10 inch snow occurs about once every 3 years. A 15 inch snow occurs only once about every 19 years. The closest back to back 10 inch snows were March 25-26 and April 1-2, 1970 (6 days apart). The longest period of time without a 10 inch snow or greater was February 12, 1981 to January 1, 1999 (almost 18 years). The earliest 10 inch snow was November 25-26, 1895 and the latest 10 inch snow was April 1-2, 1970. The most recent 10 inch snow was January 21-23, 2005.

Chicago's 10 biggest Snowstorms:

1. 23.0 inches Jan 26-27, 1967

2. 21.6 inches Jan 1-3, 1999

3. 19.2 inches Mar 25-26, 1930

4. 18.8 inches Jan 13-14, 1979

5. 16.2 inches Mar 7-8, 1931

6. 15.0 inches Dec 17-20, 1929

7. 14.9 inches Jan 30, 1939

8. 14.9 inches Jan 6-7, 1918

9. 14.3 inches Mar 25-26, 1970

10.14.0 inches Jan 18-20, 1886

needs updating to include 2011

 

[FM William Burns]

A day late and a dollar short it seems.....oh well.......I try to live everyday like it's the end.........I did have clean underwear on though

 

[Builder Bob]

Chicago was using 1967 Ford Fairlane's in 1999? I find it amazing that any Ford could last 32 years, let alone a cop car.

Andy and Barney were sent as a part of the FEMA relief efforts from Rocky Point, NC.

Hopefully, the budget will pass this year and Barney will get two bullets.

 

[FredK]

Well glad you guys made it back to work.

 

[beach]

typical incompetence of something emanating from Southern California.

Now, now, Conarb..... You don't need to pick on us just because we refuse to wear Birkenstocks and participate in your rainbow coalition parades.

 

[mark handler]

Delete, keeping it clean.....

 

[north star]

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Builder Bob,

Did you mean "Mount Airy, NC"?

Mount Airy, NC is the home of Andy Griffith. See the wiki link for more info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayberry

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[brudgers]

Surprisingly, I actually got called up today. Even more surprisingly, when I got there, brudgers was there, and he was in the middle of eating God's a$$ out, telling him he needed to take up floral arrangement or knitting, or somesuch. I just shrugged my shoulders and told them to send me back down; municipal government would be more peaceful and rewarding.

Note: this really was meant to be humorous, not a malicious attack on my friend brudgers.

That's exceptionally lame, even for a Building Official - Zoning Official like you.

 

[steveray]

Or, don your Nike Windrunners and join the Heaven's Gate Away Team:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_%28religious_group%29

Heard they castrated themselves....and when the UFO came they didn't have the ball$ to get on.....

 

[Yikes]

typical incompetence of something emanating from Southern California.

Hey... I resemble that incineration!

 

[Builder Bob]

Thanks for keeping me straight.......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayberry

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[DRP]

Just down the mountain from me, can see Pilot Mt on a clear day from up on Big Ridge. Andy rented an apt from my Dad's partner during his college days at UNC. The article misses one other possible source of the name, Mabry Mill, the most photographed spot on the parkway, nearby. If you have ever been there and seen a blacksmith giving demonstrations in years past, that was my neighbor prior to his passing. When his place went up for auction it was the first time the farm had been sold, the previous land grant was signed by the king of England. One of the last old timers, his speech and phrasing was closer to that of the old country than here.

 

[peach]

OK.. the new date is October 21 (miscalucated.. again).. so stay posted.

 

[conarb]

How can presumably intelligent people see through a religious fraud without seeing through a secular religious fraud?

Secular religion is a term used to describe ideas, theories or philosophies which involve no spiritual component yet possess qualities similar to those of a religion. Such qualities include such things as dogma, a system of indoctrination, the prescription of an absolute code of conduct, an ideologically tailored creation story and end-times narrative, designated enemies, and unquestioning devotion to a higher authority. The secular religion operates in a secular society by filling a role which would be satisfied by a church or another religious authority.¹

The greenies have apparently hijacked the code process in Charlotte taking a page from the book of the fire sprinkler manufacturers' handbook. ¹ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_religion

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[Francis Vineyard]

Just down the mountain from me, can see Pilot Mt on a clear day from up on Big Ridge. Andy rented an apt from my Dad's partner during his college days at UNC. The article misses one other possible source of the name, Mabry Mill, the most photographed spot on the parkway, nearby. If you have ever been there and seen a blacksmith giving demonstrations in years past, that was my neighbor prior to his passing. When his place went up for auction it was the first time the farm had been sold, the previous land grant was signed by the king of England. One of the last old timers, his speech and phrasing was closer to that of the old country than here.

DRP, that's neat! Didn't some of those land grants come with waterway rights; i.e. if the waterway crosses the property one could dam it or re-route it as they owned the water that are still legal until change of ownership?

 

[surfspc]

What a joke. Harold camping is now saying he is off again and were all going to die in a few months. Hmmmmhgmmm.. Boy cries wolf