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"Mammoth Snow Storm" Underwhelms

Posted by timothy on from the blame-uber dept.

mi (197448) writes You heard the scare-mongering, you heard the governors and mayors closing public transit and declaring driving on public roads a crime. But it turned out to have been a mistake. Boston may have been hit somewhat, but further South — NYC and Philadelphia — the snowfall was rather underwhelming. Promised "2-3 feet" of snow, NYC got only a few inches. Is this an example of "better safe than sorry," or is government's overreach justified by questionable weather models exceeding the threshold of an honest mistake?

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  1. Not their fault by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Damn global warming!

  2. Shady Brady by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Those damned Patriots under-inflated the snow machine!

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  3. It's global warming man! GLOBAL WARMING! by Chas · · Score: 4, Funny

    WE ALL GONNA DIE!

    Oh wait. We aren't?

    Howsabout a Mayan...oh wait, we already passed the end of that calendar and are still here.

    Space rocks? No. If I have to listen to Steven Tyler screeching out "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" one more time *I* will contract space madness and go on a killing spree.

    I know! ALIEN INVASION!

    Soylent green? It's...people man! PEOPLE!

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  4. Re:Hear Hear! by tehcyder · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've got 20 inches and it's still going

    Hmmm...

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