I was in Milwaukee the year before last. It's a nice town in the summer. Being raised in New England, however, I recognized the signs of a place that was designed to close up a bit in the winter. In CA or FL, you just see homes that clearly are always meant to have to some outdoor living space.
I would go back again just for the HD museum and the frozen custard at Cobbs (sp?) On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote: > Further North, here on the west Milwaukee suburbs, we got started with the > round 1 of these storms on Monday. Up until this afternoon we've had around > 7 inches of snow. The wind picked up in earnest for round 2 about 3PM today > and it started snowing about 5:30 with another12 inches forecast by > afternoon Wednesday. Less snow totals than Chicago but with winds up to 50 > mph expected, they're forecasting 4-8 foot drifts in the more open areas. > They've been announcing school and business closings since this morning. > > Bob S - I remember having to navigate a semi around on the Chicago streets > in the aftermath of the '67 storm. What a mess!! > > -p > > On 2/1/2011 4:00 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >> It was expected to start at 3p, but it started a half hour early. Schools >> closed at 2p & they've already called a snow day for tomorrow. Last snowday >> in Chicago was 1999. We could get anywhere from 10 to 2 feet of snow. Some >> are claiming we're going to get 2-3 inches per hour. Worst time will be 9p >> to 5am. Snowmobiles have been sent to the fire and police departments for >> rescue capability. We're under a blizzard warning until tomorrow at 3p. The >> winds are really starting to pick up. I have a feeling the winds will be >> the worst part of the storm; Lake Michigan waves are supposed to be >> enormous--I won't be able to get down there to photograph them. >> >> Since we have a snow day tomorrow, I'll be free to try for some pictures. >> My big worry is power--sure hope it doesn't go out because I only have a >> snort or two of scotch in the house. We're having brats and baked beans for >> dinner. May make some carrot cake. And a movie for sure. >> >> Wish us luck! :-) >> Big cheers, Christine from Chicago >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
