Freezing rain in DFdub who is going home early?

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Jan 27, 2009 | 11:52 AM

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From: Rowlett

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buddy of mine who works on teh 22nd floor says his office is closing at 12, ZERO talk of anything in my office.

what building you in?

I was going to work in the bank one building.. well it use to be bank one building, but that position was a little under paid for the drive to downtown.

Jan 27, 2009 | 11:55 AM

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its a nice 71 degrees here in houston right now..im sure its on its way

Jan 27, 2009 | 11:59 AM

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I took the day off

Oh noes who's going to catch all the bad men?

Jan 27, 2009 | 12:02 PM

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its a nice 71 degrees here in houston right now..im sure its on its way

Go figure Its always hot and humid down there

Jan 27, 2009 | 01:10 PM

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Still not seeing anything in Plano/Frisco area.......
now its not suppose to hit us until 3... WTF......

Jan 27, 2009 | 01:27 PM

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my building used to be called teh SanJacinto Tower, but now its just called 2100 Ross Ave. :shrug:

its next to the chase tower, which is the one with the hole in the top.

Jan 27, 2009 | 01:27 PM

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I wouldnt' call 71 hot and humid. It does get down here, tomorrow is supposed to only be high 50s low 60s...But it gets back up to mid-high 60s next day.

Jan 27, 2009 | 01:53 PM

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I wouldnt' call 71 hot and humid. It does get down here, tomorrow is supposed to only be high 50s low 60s...But it gets back up to mid-high 60s next day.

high in the 50's and low in the 60s huh.. LOL

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Jan 27, 2009 | 01:58 PM

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i think it was over hyped by the media....

Which is not necessarily a bad thing. Who knows, maybe the weather patterns changed a bit at some point, hence maybe missing the area.

Then again, if you cry wolf too many times for nothing...

I was planning to work from home, anyway, so the weather didn't affect my plans at all. And since the schools are closed, I then decided to take the whole day off.

Jan 27, 2009 | 02:01 PM

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high in the 50's and low in the 60s huh.. LOL

buuuuuuurrrrrrr , im gunna need a jacket

Jan 27, 2009 | 02:46 PM

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anyone been out driving yet?????

I am waiting for something to start falling so I have a reason.. Just dont look good to go ot the bosses all..

Hey I know its clear out there, but can I go home cuz of the ice.. LOL

Jan 27, 2009 | 04:12 PM

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A little over hyped.....but then again if its gets bad, then its "i told you so...". I drove through the last "ice storm" we had a couple of months ago.....and it wasnt the safest trip i have had. I definetly agree with 4x4 drivers thinking they can hall *** through anything, they forget the bigger you are, the harder you fall.

Jan 27, 2009 | 05:03 PM

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My wife drove from the airport to Denton a couple of hours ago and didn't have any problems. I just ran some errands with my daughters in Denton and the traffic was very light. Roads were not slippery at all even though it's below freezing and it's drizzling.

All the vehicles in my driveway are covered with ice.

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I definetly agree with 4x4 drivers thinking they can hall *** through anything, they forget the bigger you are, the harder you fall.

Amen to that.

Jan 27, 2009 | 05:04 PM

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little elm huh.. I have a buddy with a c6 out there in little elm.
there are some nice roads out north to make runs on....
We went out that way testing my juice a while back when we were dialing it all in...

there was this nice road that had nothing for miles and miles.. LOL

probably FM 1385 but it gets rough in places. I'm a little farther north in Pilot Point. Headed home now, an hour early.

Jan 27, 2009 | 05:20 PM

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The roads were almost dry for my drive home.

What people don't consider are ground temps. It takes days of freezing temps to drop them.

Jan 27, 2009 | 05:22 PM

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ditto

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The roads were almost dry for my drive home.

What people don't consider are ground temps. It takes days of freezing temps to drop them.

Jan 27, 2009 | 07:09 PM

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It was 25 degrees in Midland/Odessa at 3am. After my crew left the yard and arrived on location at 8 we were called to be told no trucks to be moved. Too late for us and had to stay put near Lamesa. It warmed up to 20, but the freezng rain kinda sucked.

Jan 27, 2009 | 08:13 PM

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Worked from home today.
Probably do the same tomorrow.

Jan 27, 2009 | 08:23 PM

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Roads are pretty bad over here just north of Decatur.

Jan 27, 2009 | 08:36 PM

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Pretty shitty to the west of fort worth.

About two hours ago, ice started to appear on roads, and Im not talking about bridges im talking about normal roads.

Made the drive home about 7, and it wasnt fun, almost got hit three times. Plus I had a 4Runner spin in front of me on a bridge and almost took me out, then proceeded to pull right out in front of me while he got back on the road, then at the next bridge there was a really bad wreck.

Every bridge I hit on the way home had quite a bit of ice on it.

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