Bad Weather Again!!!!

[nitneylion452]

Here in Philadelphia, we got 28.5" of snow Friday into Saturday. Now, Tuesday into Wednesday, we are expecting to be pounded with an addition 12-18" of snow with potential to be up to 2' of snow. We will most likely lose this week after Tuesday, into the weekend and maybe even Monday of next week.

(A grand total of 52.5" of snow is not the best for robot building, especially since we're a rookie team.)

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by nitneylion452

Here in Philadelphia, we got 28.5" of snow Friday into Saturday. Now, Tuesday into Wednesday, we are expecting to be pounded with an addition 12-18" of snow with potential to be up to 2' of snow. We will most likely lose this week after Tuesday, into the weekend and maybe even Monday of next week.

(A grand total of 52.5" of snow is not the best for robot building, especially since we're a rookie team.)

I'm glad to see that you remembered the emoticons.

What are you guys talking about regarding the exploding power plant?

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

What are you guys talking about regarding the exploding power plant?

http://www.tcetoday.com/tcetoday/New...aspx?nid=12503

If our welder had overtime he would have been inside the building at the time of the explosion.

[Jones571]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

I'm glad to see that you remembered the emoticons.

What are you guys talking about regarding the exploding power plant?

this:

http://www.wfsb.com/news/22491310/detail.html

[CrashOverride]

This is something that our Team 1831 - Screaming Eagles from Gilford, New Hampshire has had to deal with on a regular basis. During the 2007 season we lost an entire week of build time. This year we have only lost 4 days so far, which is about average for the north country. We know your pain all to well.

Good luck.

[sanddrag]

Earlier in the season I lost 3 days due to having to evacuate for fear of mud flows. In a recent storm a couple days ago, over a dozen houses just two or three miles from me were lost. The debris basins have all reached their capacities, filled with dirt, mud, ash, brush etc from the recent fire that wiped out the entire mountain range. There has been an endless convoy of dump trucks 24 hours a day carrying out as much debris as they can before the next rain, which actually started about 20 minutes ago. Personally, I have not really been affected yet, but my house does sit about 1 block downhill from a debris basin, directly in front of it. The scary part about it is a good downpour can happen a mile away up in the hills, and you'd never know it until the rush of mud hit you.

[Phoenix Spud]

WOW! Here is Australia the weather has been pretty good. We have had a bunch of days over 90 degrees (F), and a bunch of rain. The trains had to shut down their inter city line due to a mud-slide last week, but no one was injured. I have an Aussie friend that got stuck in Washington DC for a day due to the bad weather.

I hope you all get enough time to finish your robots. As someone who used to live (and do FLL and FRC) in New England, I know how much the weather can be a problem. Good luck!

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Spud

WOW! Here is Australia the weather has been pretty good. We have had a bunch of days over 90 degrees (F)

Is weather shippable to the states?

[JesseK]

What's even sadder is that since my site never closes, I will be forced to take vacation today. That's vacation that should be spent on the robot.

[lauramgrant]

Here in New England the snow's no big deal. Even a foot or two isn't cause for alarm, maybe a day off school if the plows haven't gotten to back roads yet.


I feel bad for the mid atlantic teams- those areas don't have snow plows and stockpiles of sand and salt for the roads!

[Jordan2389Diaz]

I bet when I see the Patriots play and it is snowing the audience dont seem affect by it.

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