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Idontgetredditinmd t1_j195bnv wrote

Yeah, possibly the only thing I hate about Maryland is our winter weather. Rarely get snow, but always ALMOST get snow.

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Aol_awaymessage t1_j19elh9 wrote

My least favorite (non hurricane) weather is 35 degree rain.

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iammaxhailme t1_j1bnx09 wrote

yeah i'd prefer 20 and heavy snow than this miserable mid 30s rain

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BigBobFro t1_j19io53 wrote

Only been a thing for the past 20 years. We get the occasional dumps still,.. but now its nothing in between. 3-5 snow days used to be guaranteed,.. and I mean SNOW day

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PoopIsAlwaysSunny t1_j1ajr0k wrote

Yeah. 90s md always got a few snow days a year, and sometimes many. Snow could also come as early as October and as late as April.

And every few years was a big blizzard, which was fun in its way.

When was our last blizzard? 2016? Almost 7 years ago?

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BigBobFro t1_j1akis0 wrote

Sounds about right.

Though there was a decent one in 2018 iirc

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logaboga t1_j1bfjsu wrote

I go to school in western Maryland and there’s been snow on the ground for almost a month

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BmoreCityDOT t1_j19nl0p wrote

We're... ok with this 😁

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ILikeBigBidens t1_j1b8y60 wrote

Isn't the massive drop in temperature tomorrow gonna make it all freeze and give y'all a slightly different headache to deal with?

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BmoreCityDOT t1_j1b951v wrote

Absolutely. A whole new set of warnings will be posted tomorrow.

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KingBooRadley t1_j1bori6 wrote

I hear that instead of salt you guys use Old Bay on the roads. True?

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BmoreCityDOT t1_j1bpcx9 wrote

We have too much respect for Old Bay to waste it like that 😤

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RevRagnarok t1_j1avvzh wrote

I'm curious; what do you do with it? I know Philly used to dump it in the Schuylkill until they filled it up by accident and I think now they have giant melters.

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BmoreCityDOT t1_j1bsh1s wrote

We have lots! Areas all over the city where we pile snow and let it melt. The highway to nowhere is one of them.

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RL_Mutt t1_j190j32 wrote

I’m grateful for no snow, considering I like to risk my life and drive to and from work.

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TonyDanza888 t1_j19pvqj wrote

Maryland rush hour in rain is very much risking your life to drive to and from work. Snow they will hopefully shut you down or let you work remote.

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RL_Mutt t1_j19qwhr wrote

No chance for remote work for me, but I agree that rush hour in the rain, especially night rain is a very “when someone crashes into me, not if” situation.

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edgar__allan__bro t1_j190qsd wrote

Having grown up in New England, snow isn't that great. Especially here, where no one knows what to do with it.

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FuckPrinevilleOR t1_j191aua wrote

I'm from the Pacific Northwest. When an inch falls in Portland or Seattle people lose their MINDS. No one knows how to drive in snow and ice and frankly it's safer to stay inside if you can. I hear it's similar here in Bmore

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edgar__allan__bro t1_j191pe0 wrote

Any amount of snow accumulation is bad news here. Snow removal budget is minimal at best so plows are always slow to respond and don't do a great job

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DONNIENARC0 t1_j195vy4 wrote

I disagree with that, tbh, unless there's a full on blizzard it seems like all major roadways are typically plowed and salted by ~8AM. Everything is always pretreated beforehand, too.

Drivers are still most definitely idiots, though.

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SharkTank-ChinUps t1_j1a9lfq wrote

Folks can’t drive on 695 when it’s sunny and warm. They don’t need the extra challenge of snow and ice, hard pass

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BJJBean t1_j19ot59 wrote

Wait, y'all want snow? We're about to enter one of the biggest traveling days of the year and MD drivers are horrible on a sunny summer day. Hell yeah I am happy it is not snowing, I'm trying not to get murdered on the highway to my parents house.

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OldBayOnEverything t1_j1a5bk9 wrote

I've always hated snow, but after getting stuck in the 95 shutdown in Virginia last year for 28 hours, I'd be happy to never see a single snowflake again.

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Isamosed t1_j1aqefx wrote

I’d already forgotten that hellscape. So many crises since then, so many more ahead. But that really happened. Crazy. Awful. Gives me the shivers just thinking what that would have been like…for the very young, the old, those traveling alone, those traveling with people they despise (you know it happened). Congratulations for keeping your sanity, Old Bay!

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PixelD303 t1_j19oi95 wrote

Ain't nobody got nothing to say about a 40-degree day

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keyjan t1_j190omu wrote

just wait; the temp is supposed to drop about 25 degrees over the course of the day tomorrow (when it will still be raining).

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sciencesold t1_j1abefb wrote

And it's gonna freeze all the rain that's falling, 9am to noon it drops like 20 degrees.

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sxswnxnw t1_j1auo31 wrote

My thoughts exactly. I'd rather have snow.

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nzahn1 t1_j195jo1 wrote

I agree wholeheartedly.

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Luv_Big_Krizzle t1_j1ab9q3 wrote

Here comes the rain again…..falling on my head like a memory…….

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illfightarobot t1_j19qrg8 wrote

You’re absolutely correct. Which is why I’ve never been more thankful for 41 degree weather!

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Cheomesh t1_j19rc4f wrote

Nuts to snow tbqh

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cierachamere t1_j1cqsls wrote

Wishing for a white Christmas?

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pk10534 t1_j19crun wrote

Question: do alleys get plowed if it snows? Most people on my block park behind their houses so we use the alley, just curious if the city will plow that or if we need to get the shovels lol

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Bebinn t1_j19gsh5 wrote

Alleys don't normally get plowed. Make sure wherever you do park that it doesn't say Snow Emergency Route. Some of the signs may be faded.

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DONNIENARC0 t1_j19obod wrote

Common practice is for most residents to team up and shovel it together in my experience

You'll always have 1 or 2 assholes who refuse to help, though.

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ContinentalOp_RG t1_j1bhzl9 wrote

Bullet dodged. Besides today is the second day of winter so there's plenty of time for that sort of thing.

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stoppingbythewoods t1_j1dbcpj wrote

Does it really not snow in Maryland much? Damn I’m moving to Frederick from GA and was hoping for at least a few good snow days lol.

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lpycb42 t1_j19kz9i wrote

Aren’t we getting snow tomorrow?

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caitycaity1126 t1_j19o5d9 wrote

I have to go to work no matter the weather so lack of real winter storms is my favorite thing about maryland. 🤣

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MattDaCatt t1_j19vlhv wrote

I'd rather drive on powder than a flash freeze after raining all day

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