You have my sympathy for the winds there in Rancho Cucamonga ;-) (One of the first places I worked was a consulting job at Stater Brothers in Colton). It's still a mess here. I have lived in Chicago off and on since 1975 and have never seen a blizzard like this. None of the roads where I live have been plowed yet. Heck, Lake Shore Drive, one of the major roads in Chicago, is still littered with stuck cars and buses. Almost all schools are closed for a second day, which is rare in a city familiar with snowstorms.
The snow has stopped. Just to keep things interesting, the temperature has plunged. The wind chill today will be between -5 and -23 all day. I get to shovel two feet of snow in that. Man, get me out of here.
Some great coverage and photos on the Tribune site.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/>We have had very high winds all night and day, with no clouds at all. The wind seems to come from th eeast.
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>>>>I have been contacted by a recruiter for a job in Detroit, Michigan. My concern is how bad is the crime situation there?
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>>>Honestly, there are only a few areas where I wouldn't feel comfortable driving around at night. Detroit is not Michigan in general (and honestly the city isn't that bad), and Plymouth is really close to some nice areas like Canton, or Northville and Novi (a bit further North). I wouldn't let that be a deciding factor for you - it's really not an issue.
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>>There ya go. Detroit has a much worse reputation than it deserves.
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>>Are you getting the same storm system there? Chicago is absolutely getting rocked. The Tribune web site says accumulation is supposed to be 16-24 inches by the time it ends this afternoon. It's hard to tell with the wind blowing everything around but where I am, Lake County, we already seem around the upper end of the estimate. Wind gusts of 50 mph kept me awake most of the night, literally shaking the house. The snow is still coming down sideways. I look out the window down the cul de sac and it is all unplowed. The cars in one neighbor's driveway have snow to the top of the wheels. At the end on the left the trash barrel, about three feet high, is two feet in snow. Nothing has been plowed at all. Every school around is closed today and there are general advisories not to drive.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/>
>>PS to Victor Anderson -- Shut. Up. ;-)
