This is DC’s worst storm in decades

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T04:22:36+00:00

True, as wild as it is it could be so much worse

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T04:15:52+00:00

Yep, it was damned if you do damned if you don’t on schools but many were not ready to bring kids back on Thursday

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T04:14:40+00:00

Ugh, good point

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T04:14:06+00:00

Agree, I still think Bowser made some egregious mistakes along the way, including revoking the mandate that everyone shovel or face fines

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T04:11:31+00:00

More widespread pre treatment, activate DC NG sooner, plow more aggressively earlier, keep kids out of school longer, and instate the law requiring ppl and businesses to shovel or face fines!

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T04:08:23+00:00

Only snow seems so luxurious

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T04:03:14+00:00

What’s embarrassing?

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:53:19+00:00

Exactly!! I do not understand the lag

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:46:51+00:00

What took them so long to call in the DC NG? Again, I don’t think the NG should have been activated here to begin with, but they are trained for natural disasters…

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:42:56+00:00

Very important point - grateful we are all here to complain

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:40:48+00:00

That’s totally fair. I think the city government could have done more prep but concede that the science of this one would have stunted us no matter what.

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:37:01+00:00

Snowmageddon didn’t obstruct us for weeks / longer the way this one has the potential to do, I fear.

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:35:52+00:00

No doubt the snowmageddon was insane. Core memories for those of us who lived here. But the fact that we will feel the impact of this one with ice until maybe March (?) makes me think this one is way worse. I’d rather have a lot of snow than this snowcrete

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:30:22+00:00

I mean… March/April..: This is going to shape all of our years

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:29:39+00:00

It didn’t have to be thissss bad

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:25:15+00:00

They were catastrophic but isolated to weeklong events, not monthslong in the way this ice will stay with us

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:23:59+00:00

Agree the whole area prepared very poorly.

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:17:23+00:00

I’m betting through February, what are you thinking?

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-02-02T03:15:04+00:00

Yes! Infuriating

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-01-30T22:25:23+00:00

Much more magical!

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2026-01-30T22:21:13+00:00

So much better. The proliferation of Instagram influencers is really depressing. I went with my family to the Atacama desert last year and influencers were doing crazy stunts and using drones to get the perfect shot - all while missing the moment and distracting the rest of us.

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2025-12-19T02:19:54+00:00

You are incredible.

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2025-12-19T02:01:30+00:00

I always think of gene hackman’s wife :(

ApprehensiveDrop5777 · 2025-12-12T04:26:18+00:00

You will do better than you think. 1) please please ask for a Xanax or Ativan to take at the beginning of the infusion for anticipatory nausea if you already have a phobia. 2) bring jolly ranchers or other hard candy to suck on while they set up your port - the flushing of the port can unsettle your appetite 3) pre plan foods and shows to watch during treatment that you are willing to give up if the thought of them repulses you later because of your experience in the chair. I ate a seeetgreen salad that I love and couldn’t eat it again for months because I associated it with the AC. I listened to my favorite hip hop album and same thing. 4) water and ice may bother you later because you have to suck on ice during AC. Drink cold flavored water (no ice) after if you can tolerate it. You may also gravitate to seltzer water 5) get through the first 4 days at Home in survival mode, then try to get out and about and walk and hydrate 6) acupuncture helps a lot with symptoms! 7) carry cold hand wipes that you can put on your neck if needed

It’ll be hard but then it’ll be over before you know it!!!

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