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0|0|0|||1||Weather and Katsucon%3F|JeanneHedge||17:56:52|02/15/2003|I%27m curious how the weather forecast is affecting Katsucon%3F Are people leaving early%2C or not going at all%2C or is the crowd about normal%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThe Weather Channel is forecasting %22several inches%22 of snow for the east coast%2C from DC to Boston for tomorrow%2C with a potential 8-14 inches for the DC area %28this in an area with minimal snow removal equipment - TWC described it as a potentially %22crippling%22 storm%29%0D%0A%0D%0AHas there ever been a major winter storm at a con location during the con%3F  Wasn%27t Pearson going to Katsucon%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AQuoting from the National Weather Service forecast for the Washington DC area%3A%0D%0A...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... %0D%0A%0D%0AIN THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA...NORTHERN VIRGINIA...AND THE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...The precipitation will be mainly in the form of snow today. The snow may be briefly mixed with rain or sleet early this morning...but precipitation will be all snow by mid morning. The snow is expected to taper off by mid afternoon. Snow accumulations by this evening are expected to be 2 to 5 inches. %0D%0A%0D%0AWhile there will be a break in the precipitation during the evening hours across central and northern sections...snow will once again develop by daybreak Sunday. A second...stronger storm will begin to affect the region early Sunday. Temperatures will be very cold during the day on Sunday...and the precipitation is expected to be in the form of snow. Snowfall accumulations on Sunday will range from 2 to 4 inches near the Pennsylvania border to 4 to 8 inches across the central Shenandoah Valley and the northern Piedmont. %0D%0A%0D%0AThis snow will continue into Sunday night. On Sunday night...significant amounts of snow are expected across the area. At this time...it is too early to predict exactly how much snow will fall Sunday night...but significant amounts are possible.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe most important item to remember is that this winter storm is a long duration event. Accumulating snow is expected to day through Monday morning. By the time snow ends on Monday morning...some locations may have seen as much as 1 to 2 feet over the course of the weekend.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis heavy snowfall...combined with the snowfall of today and Sunday will make travel very difficult across the area. Preparations for a significant winter storm should already be at completion. Postpone any travel that is not absolutely necessary. %0D%0A%0D%0ARoad conditions will deteriorate rapidly. If you absolutely must travel...slow down and allow extra time when traveling. Practice your winter safety rules...keep an extra flashlight...food...and water in your vehicle in case of emergency.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ARegards%2C%0D%0AJeanne%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DNew Address%3A jhedge%40rcn.com%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.jhedge.com%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%5D%0D%0AAnime%2FManga Forum%3A %5Blink%3Ago.compuserve.com%2FAnime%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fgo.compuserve.com%2FAnime%5D
1|1|0|||||RE%3A Weather and Katsucon%3F|Redneck||19:32:10|02/15/2003|%3EI%27m curious how the weather forecast is affecting Katsucon%3F Are people %0D%0A%3Eleaving early%2C or not going at all%2C or is the crowd about normal%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ve been watching the weather reports with some concern%2C but sadly the only weather that affected my travel plans was a severe lack of rains of large bags of cash in small unmarked bills. %0D%0A%0D%0ARedneck%0D%0A%0D%0A
2|2|1|||1||RE%3A Weather and Katsucon%3F|NeoRavenK7||01:39:01|02/16/2003|%3EI%27ve been watching the weather reports with some concern%2C but sadly %0D%0A%3Ethe only weather that affected my travel plans was a severe lack of %0D%0A%3Erains of large bags of cash in small unmarked bills. %0D%0A%0D%0ASame story here.  Piles of sleet be damned%2C if I had the money I%27d be going to Katsucon.  %2ASighs%2A  Never been to a anime con and I really wish I could go to Katsucon.  I just now finally landed a job as a dishwasher in an Indian quisine resturaunt %28very nice person%2C the owner.  If you%27re ever in town%2C Zoner%2C there%27s several resturaunts here that%27ll gladly try to set your tongue ablaze%29%2C but it%27s too little too late for going to Katsucon I think%2C unless I%27m mistaken.  Do correct me if I%27m wrong.%0D%0A%0D%0A-Raven%0D%0ADon%27t mind me%2C I%27m like Radical Edward in the head.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Human suffering is such a unique prviledge.%22 -Rene D%27anclaude%2C Armitage The Third.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22The hard part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch.%22 Capt. Bart Mancusoe%2C The Hunt For Red October.
3|3|2|||1||RE%3A Weather and Katsucon%3F|JeanneHedge||11:54:31|02/16/2003|%3E%3EI%27ve been watching the weather reports with some concern%2C but sadly %0D%0A%3E%3Ethe only weather that affected my travel plans was a severe lack of %0D%0A%3E%3Erains of large bags of cash in small unmarked bills. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ESame story here.  Piles of sleet be damned%2C if I had the money I%27d be %0D%0A%3Egoing to Katsucon.  %2ASighs%2A  %0D%0A%0D%0AWhile it might have been fun for a while%2C I feel sorry for anyone who went and decided to stay after hearing what was coming. If you believe The Weather Channel%2C it sounds like these people are well and truly %5Bi%5Dstuck%5B%2Fi%5D for the next few days. Even if they could get to the airport or the highway now%2C there%27s nowhere to go - the airports and roads are closed%2C and it sounds like a lot of roads are now impassible too.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ARegards%2C%0D%0AJeanne%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DNew Address%3A jhedge%40rcn.com%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.jhedge.com%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%5D%0D%0AAnime%2FManga Forum%3A %5Blink%3Ago.compuserve.com%2FAnime%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fgo.compuserve.com%2FAnime%5D
4|4|3|||||RE%3A Weather and Katsucon%3F|goldenfire||16:05:01|02/16/2003|%3EWhile it might have been fun for a while%2C I feel sorry for anyone who %0D%0A%3Ewent and decided to stay after hearing what was coming. If you believe %0D%0A%3EThe Weather Channel%2C it sounds like these people are well and truly %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5Dstuck%5B%2Fi%5D for the next few days. Even if they could get to the %0D%0A%3Eairport or the highway now%2C there%27s nowhere to go - the airports and %0D%0A%3Eroads are closed%2C and it sounds like a lot of roads are now impassible %0D%0A%3Etoo. %0D%0A%0D%0ABeing a resident in the area %28although too poor to attend Katsucon%29 I can attest%3A DC area %5Bb%5Dsucks%5B%2Fb%5D when it comes to dealing with snow.  There are too few plow%2Fsalt trucks for the area%2C and they%27re never sent out fast enough.  That said%2C the fact that we%27ve already gotten 14 or so inches%2C %5Bi%5Dand%5B%2Fi%5D it%27s still coming down pretty thick...%0D%0A%0D%0Awell%2C let%27s just say that I don%27t plan on leaving my apartment until Tuesdayish...snow I can handle%2C but not DC%27s lack-of-snow-clearing-infrastructure %28not to mention idiots on the roads%29.
5|5|4|||1||RE%3A Weather and Katsucon%3F|JeanneHedge||17:45:50|02/16/2003|%3EBeing a resident in the area %28although too poor to attend Katsucon%29 I %0D%0A%3Ecan attest%3A DC area %5Bb%5Dsucks%5B%2Fb%5D when it comes to dealing with snow.  %0D%0A%3EThere are too few plow%2Fsalt trucks for the area%2C and they%27re never %0D%0A%3Esent out fast enough.  That said%2C the fact that we%27ve already gotten %0D%0A%3E14 or so inches%2C %5Bi%5Dand%5B%2Fi%5D it%27s still coming down pretty thick... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3Ewell%2C let%27s just say that I don%27t plan on leaving my apartment until %0D%0A%3ETuesdayish...snow I can handle%2C but not DC%27s %0D%0A%3Elack-of-snow-clearing-infrastructure %28not to mention idiots on the %0D%0A%3Eroads%29. %0D%0A%0D%0AI used to live in the Philly-suburbs %28I was there for the %22Blizzard of %2796%22 that the Philly media says this storm is going to exceed%29%2C and I agree - I was stunned by the lack of snow-removal capacity and capability. Then again%2C can they afford to buy the equipment that they%27ll only use every 5-10 years %28or longer%29%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AAfter living around Philly%2C I moved to the Chicago suburbs. My first winter we had 8 inches of snow overnight before Halloween%2C and the roads%2C even side streets%2C were bare and dry by noon the next day. After living around Philly I was stunned to see people who can deal with snow removal without any trouble. It seems that%2C other than for rush hour concerns%2C nobody around here even gets excited about snow totals unless it%27s going to be at least 8 inches or more out of a single storm.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ARegards%2C%0D%0AJeanne%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DNew Address%3A jhedge%40rcn.com%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.jhedge.com%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%5D%0D%0AAnime%2FManga Forum%3A %5Blink%3Ago.compuserve.com%2FAnime%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fgo.compuserve.com%2FAnime%5D
6|5|4|||||RE%3A Weather and Katsucon%3F|pfloyd||21:34:12|02/16/2003|%0D%0A%3EBeing a resident in the area %28although too poor to attend Katsucon%29 I %0D%0A%3Ecan attest%3A DC area %5Bb%5Dsucks%5B%2Fb%5D when it comes to dealing with snow.  %0D%0A%3EThere are too few plow%2Fsalt trucks for the area%2C and they%27re never %0D%0A%3Esent out fast enough.  That said%2C the fact that we%27ve already gotten %0D%0A%3E14 or so inches%2C %5Bi%5Dand%5B%2Fi%5D it%27s still coming down pretty thick... %0D%0A%0D%0AMy fiancee is from Northern VA %28Manassas%2C to be exact%29%2C and she still compares the differences between how snow is handled between central Massachusetts and her former home. There%2C they panic when there%27s even the threat of an inch. Here%2C we just bear it%2C and consider that a dusting %28provided it%27s not that wet heavy stuff%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AMy first winter in Worcester%3A Blizzard of %2778... two days of heavy snow%2C no school for a week or so. No one was going anywhere. Now %5Bi%5Dthat%27s%5B%2Fi%5D a snowfall to be reckoned with%21 %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-- pf%0D%0A
7|6|6|||||RE%3A Weather and Katsucon%3F|goldenfire||22:59:06|02/16/2003|%3EMy fiancee is from Northern VA %28Manassas%2C to be exact%29%2C and she still %0D%0A%3Ecompares the differences between how snow is handled between central %0D%0A%3EMassachusetts and her former home. There%2C they panic when there%27s even %0D%0A%3Ethe threat of an inch. Here%2C we just bear it%2C and consider that a %0D%0A%3Edusting %28provided it%27s not that wet heavy stuff%29. %0D%0A%0D%0AI am%2C as I think I%27ve mentionned before%2C originally from Michigan %28Ann Arbor%2C in fact%29...%0D%0A%0D%0ASuffice it to say%2C I experienced the opposite%2C moving from somewhere that knew how to deal with snow%2C to here...bleh.
8|7|7|||||RE%3A Weather and Katsucon%3F|Redneck||23:22:40|02/16/2003|%3EI am%2C as I think I%27ve mentionned before%2C originally from Michigan %28Ann %0D%0A%3EArbor%2C in fact%29... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ESuffice it to say%2C I experienced the opposite%2C moving from somewhere %0D%0A%3Ethat knew how to deal with snow%2C to here...bleh. %0D%0A%0D%0AI was invited to buy dealer%27s tables at the inaugural OhayoCon. %0D%0A%0D%0AMy response%2C verbatim%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%22You want me%2C a Texan%2C to drive from Texas%2C through Ohio%2C down twisty Ohio roads%2C past Ohio COPS%2C to %5Bi%5DCLEVELAND%5B%2Fi%5D in %5Bb%5DJANUARY%5B%2Fb%5D%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0AThe answer%3A %22It%27s not that bad%2C really. Let us know when you make up your mind.%22%0D%0A%0D%0ASuffice to say I never intend to go to OhayoCon%2C much less things like AnimeNorth%2C unless I fly in and fly out... in other words%2C when I get rich or discover a rich uncle to support my every whim. %7D%3A-%7BD%0D%0A%0D%0ARedneck %28not going to ACen or Otakon this year%2C either%3B too far to drive with a questionable vehicle%29%0D%0A%0D
9|8|8|||1||RE%3A Weather and Katsucon%3F|NeoRavenK7||12:42:03|02/18/2003|I%27m a seventh generation native Texan myself %28born in San Antonio%2C but I consider Austin to be %2Amy%2A home town%29.  But now I consider myself fortunate because I heard that in some areas of northern Virginia %28I%27m in Richmond%29 got 22 inches of snow and anyone caught driving out on the roads for any reason WILL be fined %241000.  Is it just my imagination or is that messed up%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A-Raven%0D%0ADon%27t mind me%2C I%27m like Radical Edward in the head.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22I became insane%2C with long intervals of horrible sanity%22 -Edgar Allen Poe.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Human suffering is such a unique prviledge.%22 -Rene D%27anclaude%2C Armitage The Third.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22The hard part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch.%22 Capt. Bart Mancusoe%2C The Hunt For Red October.
10|9|9|||||RE%3A Weather and Katsucon%3F|goldenfire||17:02:17|02/18/2003|%3EI%27m a seventh generation native Texan myself %28born in San Antonio%2C but %0D%0A%3EI consider Austin to be %2Amy%2A home town%29.  But now I consider myself %0D%0A%3Efortunate because I heard that in some areas of northern Virginia %28I%27m %0D%0A%3Ein Richmond%29 got 22 inches of snow and anyone caught driving out on %0D%0A%3Ethe roads for any reason WILL be fined %241000.  Is it just my %0D%0A%3Eimagination or is that messed up%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANot really.  The logic is something like this%3A%0D%0A1%29 Most consumer vehicles can %5Bi%5Dnot%5B%2Fi%5D drive in snow that deep.%0D%0A2%29 Therefore%2C they%27ll get stuck.%0D%0A3%29 Emergency Vehicles need to be able to get places.%0D%0A4%29 Which will cause an accident%2C when yahoo in his SUV sees a Fire Truck barrelling down on him%2C and tries unsuccessfully to dodge.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere%27s a %5Bb%5Dreason%5B%2Fb%5D they call it a %27snow emergency%27...if they can%27t plow it fast enough %28and%2C as I said earlier%2C no one around here can%29 then having people on the roads is DANGEROUS %28much%2C %5Bi%5Dmuch%5B%2Fi%5D more so than usual%29.