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I heard on the news last night that yesterday's (school) snow day was the first in Chicago since 1999. 
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LYNNE311
2/6/2011 3:06AM
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Seriously! HSMOM2FOUR, your story reminded me of a visit to Raleigh N.C. back in the late 80's. I'm from Jersey, so we get our share of snow most years. So I'm down there hanging out at a friend's apartment and we get this colossal snow, sleet, ice storm - 6 inches worth of yuck. Well I wasn't surprised when the schools shut down, and so did everything else. But in Jersey, the roads would've been plowed, salt down, and everybody back to doing 80mph on the GSParkway by that evening. So the next day, I'm surprised, no plows, nobody shoveling their walks, driveways, nobody's even digging out their car!?! By the third day we had run out of food, so we had to bundle up and walk a mile to the nearest food store. That's when I realized, it wasn't just the apartment complex that was doing nothing, the entire city was shut down! Not a single car on the highway. It was like an eerie ghost town. I asked one of the cashiers "What kind of a plan is there for snow removal here?" and she says... wait for it... "Let it melt" "Seriously?" I said "Yup" We were snowed in for 6 DAYS!!  Comment edited on: 2/6/2011 3:09:56 AM Report Inappropriate Comment |
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TRENTDREAMER
2/5/2011 3:53PM
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Yeah, when Chicago closes due to winter weather, you know it's bad.
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NEW-CAZ
2/5/2011 4:48AM
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Tough folk obviously   
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-CORAL-
2/4/2011 10:32AM
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Yep... cities that are used to it have the equipment to deal with it. As soon as it falls, out comes the salt, plows, etc.
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_COSMOPAULATAN_
2/4/2011 7:33AM
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Snow days NEVER happen in places that are used to snow. It takes something extremely significant for them to close down schools and businesses. We just suck it up!
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ANEPANALIPTI
2/4/2011 5:51AM
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I will clarify since I went to a Chicago Public High School. The PUBLIC school system RARELY RARELY RARELY closes school. It has to be a storm of THESE proportions for them to! Private schools close every year whenever it snows and it is slightly more than usual! :) Dimitra Report Inappropriate Comment |
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MARIEPC
2/3/2011 10:31PM
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hope you are all keeping warm in this blast of winter
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BEGONIAC
2/3/2011 10:10PM
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Wow! Lots of hardy folks up thar!! 
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PATTICAKES08
2/3/2011 9:51PM
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Two things, the snowy side of lake Michigan is the east side, in Michigan. Chicago doesn't get quite as much snow. Also, preparation!!! Plows at the ready and all that.
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MEXGAL1
2/3/2011 7:26PM
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I agree with those that say that they are just better equiped to deal with the snow. I know though that even though they have things to deal with the snow in Pennslvania where I grew up and where one son lives with his family that Tina(DIL) who is a school teacher says they will be teaching way into June this year due to all the snow days. Report Inappropriate Comment |
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HSMOM2FOUR
2/3/2011 6:56PM
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They are actually equipped for the snow... unlike some states that have to shut down for flurries because we don't have the equipment -- it's less expensive to shut down the state for a day than to buy all the road equipment and hire the crews to take care of the snow!! For example, in Orlando at Christmas, they got ice... my parents were scheduled to fly out of Orlando, but there was ice on the planes. No equipment to handle it. Their solution? Taxi the plane out to the sunny runway and wait until the ice melted (over an hour -- with all passengers sitting on the plane waiting for the ice to melt)!! Report Inappropriate Comment |
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PERFECT01
2/3/2011 6:36PM
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In states that get a lot of snow, the buses are equipped with tire chains and the drivers are trained to drive on bad roads. If not, our schools here in Wyo. would be closed more than they were open most winters. If we are having a blizzard they will call off school because if they can't see where they are driving, then it really is an issue!
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DOR2BFIT
2/3/2011 5:44PM
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I guess they only close school when 200 people are stranded on Lake Shore Drive! 
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MARTY19
2/3/2011 4:49PM
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That seems impossible to me. But maybe it was a mistake. Springfield had snow day 6 and 7 this week. Marty Report Inappropriate Comment |
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DEBBIEANNE1124
2/3/2011 4:44PM
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We haven't ahd a snow day that i can remember here in Oregon.
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BAILEYSMOM4
2/3/2011 3:13PM
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It was ice followed by lots of snow, followed by negative temps within 24 hours. Our roads in central Illinois are still bad. It was -7 when I got up this morning so salting the roads doesn't work. It was pretty crappy out! The state of illinois shut down offices - now THAT NEVER HAPPENS!
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MK_MONKEYTOES
2/3/2011 2:55PM
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I know that a school around here (Cleveland) very rarely ever closes, even if all others do because their Superintendant is from Minnesota...and if they can go got school in MN then there is nothing that Clevelanders can't handle.... I guess it would depend on how active the road crews are on keeping the roads clear? And they are most likely used to the wind?? Report Inappropriate Comment |
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CINDYWAGNER1
2/3/2011 2:28PM
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WOW! How can that be? Amazing!  
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One of my dear sparkfriends (WINFIELD28) recommended 'The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight & Eating Great' by (the other) Pam Anderson (as she entitled her blog), who also wrote 'The Perfect Recipe', which is one of my favorite cookbooks (she reminds me of Ina Garten).
I just got this new book from the library and plan on devouring it tonight- or at least nibbling at it and gulping it tomorrow- my Lucy day- and, apparently, another snow day! 
Anyway- I put the books side by side- the author's picture is on the cover of both but she has now lost about 45 pounds and it is absolutely frikken incredible the difference!
She looks at least 20 years younger at her new weight.
I just read the 25 page intro and learned of her journey and thinking. She had yo-yo'd her way up to nearly 200 pounds over the years (she's 5'4.5" and in her early 50's now) while having a successful career as a cookbook author, caterer and food writer, wife and mother. She realizes now she was a perfectionist and people pleaser with a lot of unresolved issues with her parents and self-esteem problems, which she had to work through in therapy before she could think through and focus on a plan to get healthy- not a diet- she will never diet again- but her personal plan- which she is sharing in this book- a compelling, insightful, and personal story.
She and I have a lot in common.
Will share more in my next blog.
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REBECKY44
2/2/2011 11:43AM
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Interesting! Looking forward to what you find out. "Lucy-Days"! How wonderful! Today is my "Hadleigh-Day". Poor little thing has a cold, so I will be walking around the house like a REAL Grandma with kleenex stuffed in my sleeves ready for action!! LOL!!
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PATTICAKES08
2/2/2011 10:39AM
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Can't wait. I love to read diet books in general because they are often motivating, even if I don't agree with the diet principles. I will look this up on amazon.com to see if I can find the pictures you are talking about. The author sounds a bit like me.... : )
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JGMK55
2/1/2011 10:34PM
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This book sounds interesting. I'm looking forward to your opinion after you finish it.
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BEGONIAC
2/1/2011 9:14PM
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OMG, I was momentarily confused...thinking Pamela Anderson! LOL Can't wait to hear about it though. Love cookbooks!! I'm still puny and heading to bed. Glad you're seeing some results with the therapy!
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CINDYWAGNER1
2/1/2011 8:53PM
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  for sharing. May have to check it out and download on my kindle. Look forward to what tomorrow may bring with you.
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JANEDOE12345
2/1/2011 6:22PM
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I have put Pam's book and The Body Fat solution on hold at our library. If they are helpful then I can buy them. Sometimes I buy self-help books that don't really work for me and am stuck with them until someone requests them on paperbackswap. So I will be commenting once these two get read. Report Inappropriate Comment |
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WINFIELD28
2/1/2011 11:38AM
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It was my blog that you read about Pam Anderson! I too love her cookbooks - I have 3 or 4 of them. When I read Pam's book in 2008 - that started my journey to healthy living, too. Just like you, I felt that I and Pam had a lot in common. I wanted to learn Pam's secrets. I loved her personalized approach. And that is what I am continuing to do here - using Spark People Tools and the the support of Spark Friends - to finally figure out what I 'have to have' to be happy! Food-wise, me-time, exercise - my way, etc. That book has been one of the biggest influences on how I have lost nearly 40 pounds in the last 7 months. I would encourage anyone to read it! I think it's a wonderful book and cookbook! ~ Maria~ Report Inappropriate Comment |
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MARTY19
2/1/2011 9:07AM
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I really wish I had more time to sit and read. But by the time my day is done all I want is my bed. I must be getting old. LOL! I look forward to you reviews. How is the BLC15 going for you? Hugs, Marty Report Inappropriate Comment |
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LALASLAND
2/1/2011 8:49AM
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DOR2BFIT
1/31/2011 11:18PM
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Great book! She lives in my town. 
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DEBBIEANNE1124
1/31/2011 10:14PM
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Have fun with Lucy!
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MEXGAL1
1/31/2011 9:41PM
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Let us know how you like it when you get into it. Enjoy your Lucy day. Report Inappropriate Comment |
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