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Anecdotally, I feel that this summer was one of the most brutally hot I remember, and until this year I felt that we kept 50-60 degree temps consistently through December. alberta clippers and LES used to be staples in the fall months but have disappeared. When is the last time we had a true clipper?

Commute was hideous. Roads awful and people driving too fast. Of course the one person who I saw spin was a jag in a pickup...one of those guys that thinks that they are in Invincible in their 4wd

I’m legit scared to go out in this. I just starred a new job a few months ago and feel stuck that I need to go.

And once again my employer isn’t going to delay opening and force me to risk my car and safety to go to work. Probably going to have to call off again.

Yeah, 2014 seemed unremarkable other than constant 1 inch storms.

THese are the types of storms that usually overperform for us. I am not looking forward to my commute tomorrow.

We had one of our best months ever this season...simmer down.

God, him saying snow showers always ticks me off. If it’s a 3-5 event it’s not “snow showers”

Also, who here is on Reddit?

I just call off or start late, I don't care how much it pisses off any bosses. No job is worth risking your life for. Mine sure isn't. If I got killed in a car wreck, they'd replace me like it's nothing. I work in an "essential" industry too but I'm just a body to them. I've killed myself for my company for 21 years and they treat me like crap basically so screw them! Lol I went in late after that. Isn’t worth my life or my car for that matter. I just wish businesses were held accountable. The night of the mid December big storm I walked up to northway mall and places like Marshall’s and dsw were still open. Shows a massive lack of respect for employees to not send them home.

Anyone else feel there should be some accountability for employers If they have the ability to keep people home for a day or delay start times and don’t and employers wreck going to work? I work in a bank and there is zero reason why we couldn’t have been on at least a delayed start but we weren’t and I nearly wrecked my car trying to get to work. I turned around and went home.

Just got back from trying to get to work. Furious with my employer that put me in that spot. I spun out on McKnight and luckily didn’t hit anything. There needs to be accountability. I work in an essential profession but is also one that could deal with being closed for the day...there was no reason to be open or not to push back opening a few hours.

Roads are horrific. Don’t go out unless you have to. Employers should Be held liable if they make people go out in stuff like this.

Fairly irritated with my employer this morning. They have the ability to delay us coming in but they have not. Am not looking forward to getting in the roads.

We agree on your last line....and you’re right the last storm was awful take after awful take for me. That said after that foot storm the rest of the season is gravy.

Hey I want to be clear...everything after December is gravy. I’m not complaining, just pointing out concerns in the evolution of the system.

It wasn't over 36 hours.

Oh go away. I'm not even complaining, I'm just pointing out what I am seeing.

I mean, we do but it is fairly quiet compared to this one and we are kind of stuck in geographical no man's land. I'm not trying to be a PIA, but just pointing out the issues with this system.

In any case, we will see how it plays out. You guys are in a much better position than those of us in WPA.

In any case, we will see what happens. I just think a lot of folks are seeing these ten inch totals but then discounting the impact that it is spread over such a long period. Hours of .25 inches per hour rates are going to have a hard time adding up when it is 30 degrees.

I certainly get that, but 10 inches over 36 hours is a lot different than 10 inches over a 12-18 hour period like most storms we get. That is my point....that the final totals look ok but you are going to have issues with accumulations if you have such low rates for a long duration of the storm.

But isn't that supposed to deteriorate a bit as the primary transfers to the coastal? Hopefully we get some good banding this afternoon but this is a very touch and go situation as far as decent totals.

The NAM so far has really nailed this. If you look at it from last night you could see it depicting a lot of dry air intruding.

I would say look at what is going on right now and the radar. I know the coastal could really impact you guys later, but the NAM pretty accurately showed what is going on right now.