Monday, 08 February 2010
Predicted snowfall map through the overnight:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

As of noon, they’re saying “five to eight inches” for central Indiana. Lovely.
Roberta has pix from Saturday, promises to soldier on.
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Saturday, 06 February 2010
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They’re saying we got 6 inches accumulation, which matched my driveway. Could have been more, but I’d guess a fair amount must have melted early on. Last night things were quite sloppy; was the kind of snow we usually get in late March, not early February.
Amazingly, the city has done a pretty good job of clearing the major streets. Here’s yesterday’s intersection- 24 hours later.
Yes, that’s sunshine.
Meanwhile, the fun continues to the east. The numbers are additional accumulations predicted for today.

Oh, and the NWS has us slated for another 4 inches or so (40% probability) on Monday.
Everybody’s telling weather stories over at Tam’s.
MORE: Washington D.C. pictures (via SDB)
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Friday, 05 February 2010
A portion of the remains of Brighton’s historic West Pier is being removed to make way for an observation tower. The Telegraph has a photo retrospective.
Related:
New Civil Engineer: Brighton West Pier concert hall cleared for tower
West Pier Trust: Concert Hall Wreckage to be Removed
Historically important items will be salvaged for safe keeping by the Trust and the iconic Pavilion island will not be touched.
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Dr. Weevil:
If FNMA is pronounced ‘Fannie Mae’ and FHLMC is pronounced ‘Freddie Mac’, shouldn’t IPCC be pronounced ‘Ipecac’? Reading about the IPCC and its chairman has much the same effect on me as drinking syrup of ipecac.Spotted by C.G.Hill (who also supplied the links). He sez (no doubt while ducking and running), “Well, somebody had to bring it up.”
Related:
Mark Steyn: Credibility Is What’s Really Melting
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Round 1:

Question: What did it take to get 9-year-old Patrick Timoney busted by authorities at New York City’s PS 52? (via Turk)
Round 2:
Question: Why was 12-year-old Alexa Gonzalez hauled out of school in handcuffs and detained at the local precinct house for several hours?
How about zero-tolerance for stupid administrators?
UPDATE 100205 21:15: ...and you won’t be whined at for wearing pajamas, either.
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Shovels ready?
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Thursday, 04 February 2010
The Hill quotes the President, speaking to Senate Democrats:
“We’ve got to make sure that our party understands that, like it or not, we have to have a financial system that is healthy and functioning...”Via Glenn Reynolds, who wonders, “Who wouldn’t like a ‘healthy and functioning’ financial system?”
TelePrompter must have been off.
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010

(And yeah, what is it about no-money Februaries?)
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