Blizzard Watch
If you thought the East Coast had it bad last week, brace yourself for the huge storm forecast to overtake the Chicago area this week.
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard watch starting Tuesday afternoon for much of Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
All told, forecasters expect at least 8 inches in northern central Illinois, and at least 18 inches in the northeast and eastern central parts of the state. Accumulations of at least 18 inches could register in Northwest Indiana and reach 24 inches in some areas
OK, so it's a bunch of snow. At least Shortshanks has been saving salt and cutting back on Streets and San overtime for the past two years. So there should be plenty of both to go around and keep the city up and running, right?
On the other hand, he could just "Bilandic" the whole thing since he's not facing re-election. One last "screw you all" to the serfs.
On the other hand, he could just "Bilandic" the whole thing since he's not facing re-election. One last "screw you all" to the serfs.
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posted by SCC at 12:09 AM
154 Comments:
Surplus of salt? If it's true then Daley probably sold it already!
"On the other hand, he could just "Bilandic" the whole thing since he's not facing re-election. One last "screw you all" to the serfs."
I've already got all my shopping done. Not going anywhere. Let it rip.
Should have picked up about 300 junk chairs to set out in all kinds of weird places, just to be annoying.
He can order the bulldozers to plow great "X"s in the mess at State and Madison, a la Meigs Field, and leave the rest of the city to just sort of solidify.
It doesn't matter. He is foredoomed to spend eternity raking out the Devil's metallurgical coke ovens -- on his knees hawking up straight black coal tar, wielding a heavy and very hot twenty-foot-long steel clinker hook -- under the benign supervision of the dead of St. Johannes Cemetery, comfortable in their air-conditioned control room...
...and the meek shalll inherit the earth...
acually this is going to be a bad one. One of my hobbies is meteorology(ok, yeah im a dork) and all of the models coming in that ive been running are on track with what the news is reporting. from 290 south to about kankakee from the lake to about I355 we could see 24+ inches of snow... The northside and other areas are gonna see at LEAST 20 inches of snow. One model says that we could be seeing 3 to 4 inches per hour. If it keeps on track(which it looks like its gonna) this will surpass previous storms 1999(21.5 inches) and the 23 inches in 1967 and could be chicago largest snowstorm. we are talking about 1.5-2.1 inches of water which in some cases depending on how cold it is could produce up to 30 inches of fluffy snow or 26 inches of wet snow... yes im a big time loser but this is gonna be a big one boys and girls... maybe ill but in a few p days for next few
On the other hand, he could just "Bilandic" the whole thing since he's not facing re-election. One last "screw you all" to the serfs.
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Now, now, SCC. Don't you go giving Little Brain any ideas!
An employee was caught dumping 6 ons of salt on a private business mans lot, so imagine how much salt was really stolen.
This city is full of thieves everywhere, no wonder Chicago is broke.
Me, I'm buying a little extra popcorn, gathering up a couple of books and bringing a couple of bottles of merlot up from the basement.
If this is The Big One, I'm ready.
In other words: January, Chicago, winter. Non-issue.
Oh hell I hope my flight isn't delayed.
Cool. Channel 7 says it could be a 'historic' snow.
Note to self: buy more beer and frozen pizza.
So the weather service is predicting 18"-20" of snow.
As stated, it's Chicago and winter.
I have family in NYC and they have had at least two storms since Christmas of 18" or more. Not to mention lesser snow storms.
Stock up and hunker down.
problem solved.
I remember the last HUGE snowfall we had about 5-6 years ago. we had squads going to pick up people from home and bringing them to work. THe streets were insane, had to park on the corners or mains and walk to the jobs.
People were assigned to non caged cars , picking up 2-3 coppers at a time and another to bring them home. it was camaraderie at its best. It was the Department at its best.
I have been on the job for 17 nearly years. Its so sad to have to talk about the past when referring to a good time at work. I feel sorry for anyone with less than say...7 years on the job. your "good old days" weren't that good.
We gotta return to those types of days. We must learn and give reason to trust each other, keep your fucking mouths shut, and be Policemen, not a bunch of bitches gossiping in a hair salon.
Brace yourselves,
50 yrs ago, when I was in grammar school, the TV weather men were more accurate in predicting these storms AFTER we were digging our way out of them.
Nowadays, with all the satellite radar, storm tracking, storm chasing, gizmo technological weather watches and warnings, we are much better able to prepare for these storms/blizzards. Unfortunately, I think the media uses these things to create big news stories and therefore, ratings.
Mr weather nerd said...
acually this is going to be a bad one. One of my hobbies is meteorology(ok, yeah im a dork) and all of the models coming in that ive been running are on track with what the news is reporting. from 290 south to about kankakee from the lake to about I355 we could see 24+ inches of snow... The northside and other areas are gonna see at LEAST 20 inches of snow. One model says that we could be seeing 3 to 4 inches per hour. If it keeps on track(which it looks like its gonna) this will surpass previous storms 1999(21.5 inches) and the 23 inches in 1967 and could be chicago largest snowstorm. we are talking about 1.5-2.1 inches of water which in some cases depending on how cold it is could produce up to 30 inches of fluffy snow or 26 inches of wet snow... yes im a big time loser but this is gonna be a big one boys and girls... maybe ill but in a few p days for next few
1/31/2011 12:43:00 AM
What is the over/under and can I lay off a few hundred on it?
Does that mean that ghetto will be parking in the middle of the street w/o digging out the parking spots???
Why were the media types stirring-up panic when predicting a huge
snow storm on the news last night ?
Hell, it's a snowstorm being
forecast, not an asteroid or giant
meteriorite hurling towards Earth.
It's just a lot of snow which
we've lived thru before and will
live thru again. Just read the news
and stop the sensationalism.
OT - Big surprise. Scum-Times endorses Emanual!
yes the main streets will be cleared so you park the squad and walk into the job---- last time we had three man cars, two walked into the job and one stayed with the car---- probably no school wed or thurs if we get twenty plus inches--- a lot of people lose money but the little ones have a hard time trying to walk thru this shit, and the 50 mile per hour winds will be followed by a high of 9 degrees thurs with subzero over nite.....
acually this is going to be a bad one. One of my hobbies is meteorology(ok, yeah im a dork) and all of the models coming in that ive been running are on track with what the news is reporting. from 290 south to about kankakee from the lake to about I355 we could see 24+ inches of snow... The northside and other areas are gonna see at LEAST 20 inches of snow. One model says that we could be seeing 3 to 4 inches per hour. If it keeps on track(which it looks like its gonna) this will surpass previous storms 1999(21.5 inches) and the 23 inches in 1967 and could be chicago largest snowstorm. we are talking about 1.5-2.1 inches of water which in some cases depending on how cold it is could produce up to 30 inches of fluffy snow or 26 inches of wet snow... yes im a big time loser but this is gonna be a big one boys and girls... maybe ill but in a few p days for next few
1/31/2011 12:43:00 AM
Nice to have a fellow weather geek on the dept. Usually I just get strange looks and called "Tom Skilling." When I talk about the weather.
No problem Little Tommy "the thumb" BYRNE is all over this. He just received an autographed pair of circus stilts from Barnum and Baily. Stay high, dry and out of jail weebit.
Note to city plow yhe shitheads streets first... Im paying for it. Also I bet we get about 2-4 inches total... Alwats saying more and we never get it. Just sayin...
Me, I'm buying a little extra popcorn, gathering up a couple of books and bringing a couple of bottles of merlot up from the basement.
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If anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!
Ok, ok, calm down.
OT: For those praising Miguel Del Valle as the messiah who will save us all, remember, he couldn't even make a city sticker that sticks to the windshield of the car. Another HDO, clouted dimwit.
Could I take a snow day.
OT It's possible JFED may not be going anywhere. If Emanuel gets in or even Chico JFED may stay. Da Mayo will push JFED to stay on and Da Mayo will still run it under both of them. Both Chico and Emanuel will act as if they are looking for a replacement. After a dog and pony attempt to find a new supe they will retain JFED. It will be told that he cut down on crime, coruption and is doing it all while down a couple thousand police officers. It's very sad because unless your a P.O. the damage he has done will not be exposed. The media on orders of Da Mayo will never give an accurate story on his failed time here.
Perhaps snow plows should be attached to fire trucks and squadrols for plowing the streets?
Hearty People are Used to the snow!
Ole Olsen vas vorking at the fish plant up nort in Dulut vhen he accidentally cut off all 10 of his finkers.
He vent to da emergency room in da Clinik & vhen he got dar da doctor looked at Ole & said, 'Let's have da finkers & I'll see vhat I can do.'
Ole said, 'I hafen't got da finkers.'
'Vhat do you mean, you hafen't got da finkers?' he said. 'Lord!! -- it's 2010 & I'fe got microsurgery & all kinds of incredible techniques. I could hafe put dem back on & made you like knew! Vhy didn't you brink da finkers?'
Ole said........'How da fock vas I suppose to pick dem up??'
Mr weather nerd said...
acually this is going to be a bad one. One of my hobbies is meteorology(ok, yeah im a dork)
No need to apologize for having knowledge and a skill. Of course, most of the idiots who we work around and say things like, "We need more high school and less college" might not agree, but they are the ones who will be left in the cold after Rahm steals our pensions.
Having a brain and something to do outside of policing is always a good thing. The rest will have to keep kissing democrat ass.
"acually this is going to be a bad one. One of my hobbies is meteorology(ok, yeah im a dork) and all of the models coming in that ive been running are on track with what the news is reporting."
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It would explain the naked pictures of Tom Skilling in your locker…
acually this is going to be a bad one. One of my hobbies is meteorology(ok, yeah im a dork) and all of the models coming in that ive been running are on track with what the news is reporting. from 290 south to about kankakee from the lake to about I355 we could see 24+ inches of snow... The northside and other areas are gonna see at LEAST 20 inches of snow. One model says that we could be seeing 3 to 4 inches per hour. If it keeps on track(which it looks like its gonna) this will surpass previous storms 1999(21.5 inches) and the 23 inches in 1967 and could be chicago largest snowstorm. we are talking about 1.5-2.1 inches of water which in some cases depending on how cold it is could produce up to 30 inches of fluffy snow or 26 inches of wet snow... yes im a big time loser but this is gonna be a big one boys and girls... maybe ill but in a few p days for next few
1/31/2011 12:43:00 AM
You've probably given the most accurate weather prediction than any of the major television channels.
---not a cop
Off topic
Is it true that Penny failed firearm course twice when she was in academy and then magically she passed it when there was no witnesses?
Can anyone verify this?
Luckily im in day off group `R`. That`s retired of course. Good luck and stay safe to all that have to go in to work.
Order out everyone in uniform and all blue lights on during storm
OT: Kinda rules out another job;
Ex-CTA, schools chief Ron Huberman gets private-equity gig
The man who in many ways was Mayor Richard M. Daley's top aide in recent years has gone into the private-equity business.
Ron Huberman — former head of the Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago Public Schools and a one-time mayoral chief of staff — has begun work as operating executive at Chicago Growth Partners and Prairie Capital.
Though the two Chicago-based firms have separate ownership, they have invested jointly in some deals, and Mr. Huberman will work for both.
In a phone interview and a press release, Mr. Huberman said his task will be to find investment and buyout opportunities in three fields he knows well: education, transportation and security. (Mr. Huberman once worked as a Chicago police officer, eventually rising to deputy superintendent, and headed the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communication, developing the current 911 phone system.)
"I think there is a great opportunity to build some great companies here with outstanding investment returns," he said. "Their sector focus fits very nicely with my operating experiences."
Said Prairie Capital founding partner Steve King, "We think Ron can help us seek out companies that help our public-sector organizations become more efficient."
Mr. Huberman said neither firm currently does business with the city or any city agencies.
Run for your lives! It is coming! LIFE THREATENING! Extinction Level Event!
Good god man, get out while you can before it's too late! Storm of the Millenium! Worst storm in all of known human history! It's coming!
Get out now!
Repent! Accept Jesus as your Saviour! Kiss and hug your family! Bilandic is glad he is dead! Why do you think Daley is not running again? He was tipped off by Tom Skilling! Inside info once again!
I am packing and heading south.
Farewell all!
Goodbye Chicago!
Im buying beer and hopefully just watch the snow fall as I toss some back. Hope JLed does not raid my house again and make me blow tomorrow.
"The Sky Is Falling, The Sky Is Falling" "Help,Help, The Sky Is Falling"
"One of my hobbies is meteorology(ok, yeah im a dork)"
--1/31/2011 12:43:00 AM
Stop that. You are not a dork. The dork is the one who has no idea what's going on in the physical world - you'll see them walking down the street soaked to the skin in nothing more than a T-shirt and shorts during a major howling, horizontal-rain-at-33-degrees-F. frontal passage, clutching their cell phone like it's gonna save them.
No clue, no hat, no jacket -- if they weren't in the city, they'd freaking die.
I'll take all the 3-D color weather radar I can get, thank you. (grin)
- probably no school wed or thurs if we get twenty plus inches-
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CPS will not cancel school. It is daycare for many-even for those who don't work. The children will starve!!!
Doc Walls for mayor!!!... In a WGN morning news interview a few weeks back, he expressed his disdain at the idea of a "black consensus candidate" and said it's ridiculous to be asking for pay cuts and furloughs of city workers when construction contracts have a 30% profit margin in them. He said that would get cut to 10%, saving $400M in one year.
Order out everyone in uniform and all blue lights on during storm
1/31/2011 01:37:00 PM
Dont forget your hat and make sure that you aren't sporting any unauthorized facial hair.
What is the big deal? I am doing security work at Dairy Queen and have been watching BLIZZARDS all year. Yuk,Yuk,Yuk.
The Blizzard of (January 11-14) 1979 was special but my all-time favorite was January 26-27, 1967. The day before, we were sitting outside the police academy in our shirtsleeves during lunch hour.
After hitchhiking from Laramie Ave. down the one-lane plowed inbound Ike for a couple hours, we finally arrived at 720 W. O'Brien St.
Only one guy was there--a homeroom instructor who lived nearby. He looked at us as if we were insane and told us to go back home.
Abandoned snowbound trucks were being looted in 011. The city was at a complete standstill.
Hope J-Fed along with the worthless bosses on this job wear white and get plowed never to be seen again
OFF TOPIC
Since this kid Hubermann is now with a private equity firm looking for investments and MONEY TO INVEST.
I would suggest -- watch that pension fund for any new " advisors" that maybe attached to this kid
old retired guy
*************ALERT****************
This just in to the SCC newsroom,If your going to try and fly tomorrow the airport will be closed from 1200 hrs Tuesday until at least 1200 hrs Wednesday! This has been an SCC newsroom update please stay tuned for further updates as we are on "storm watch"!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
OT: For those praising Miguel Del Valle as the messiah who will save us all, remember, he couldn't even make a city sticker that sticks to the windshield of the car. Another HDO, clouted dimwit.
1/31/2011 10:52:00 AM
Agreed he really is stupid and has no clue what he is doing as the clerk's office runs itself!
Oh No here she is miss know nothing! Ahh! Honey,babygirl your the unit C.O. Clout be berry berry good to you,You order was met with laughter! "You will have to stay if the next watch does not show up on time"! Loved all the moves also maybe you should really just "fly away"! Get the hint?
Oh No here she is miss know nothing! Ahh! Honey,babygirl your the unit C.O. Clout be berry berry good to you,You order was met with laughter! "You will have to stay if the next watch does not show up on time"! Loved all the moves also may"! Get the hint?
Prediction: 76F and sunny way down here in Flawida.
Retire when you can, head south, as in Y'all come.
I think the weather weenie is a dork, but the very best kind, you know, better than the guys with the cardboard cutouts of the space shuttle instrument panel, and get up early to tap into mission control, so they can pretend to be checking off the systems.
Bloomberg pulled a Bilandic this year in NYC... I betcha he will get elected again! Moron... And very true wait for some fuckery from Shortshanks.
We cant see chalkie!! And just before the election WTF the fix is in
Anonymous said...
Perhaps snow plows should be attached to fire trucks and squadrols for plowing the streets?
1/31/2011 11:27:00 AM
I want Tom Byrne, Piccardo and Al Sanchez strapped to the front of the first three plows to go out, like Ahab & Moby Dick.
A classic WKRP clip where Les talks about the monster lizard that ravaged the east coast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wML2V6crNc0
Order out everyone in uniform and all blue lights on during storm
1/31/2011 01:37:00 PM
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Because that will accomplish WHAT, exactly? How stupid.
If anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!
Ok, ok, calm down.
ROTFLMAO!!!
The City is broke and won't be able to do what it should do. Daley promoted and put people in Snow Command that have been promoted way beyond their ability. WE ARE SCREWED.
exempt moves
Deloughry is acting c/o of 17
kirby is the actor d/s bureau of prof standards(brust old job)
brian murphy is the actor d/s bureau of admin services(okeefes old job)
price is the acting general counsel
and
mealer is reassigned as the commander of intelligence
basically daley told weis, fuck you and your promotions. Deoughery is only the actor until they can promote staples. I couldn't find 17 with a gps, but just from the comments on this blog this move is not an improvment. Well maybe a little one, you got rid of one from the district.
Perhaps snow plows should be attached to fire trucks and squadrols for plowing the streets?
1/31/2011 11:27:00 AM
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Yeah, and perhaps garbage trucks should be outfitted with mars lights and respond to man with a gun calls.
SCC, could you please turn on the idiot-screener tool and keep these twits off the blog?
Me, I'm buying a little extra popcorn, gathering up a couple of books and bringing a couple of bottles of merlot up from the basement.
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If anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!
Ok, ok, calm down.
1/31/2011 09:29:00 AM
The movie "Sideways" will now be in my blizzard 2011 que
Ooh the blizzard cometh.. Bwahhahaaahaa! Brings back memories of being stationed in mainland Japan and Okinawa. Typhoon would come and everyone ran to the px to stock up on the essentials. Beer, porn and snacks. Luckily there is on demand tv. Time to make a beer run
Order out everyone in uniform and all blue lights on during storm
1/31/2011 01:37:00 PM
Dont forget your hat and make sure that you aren't sporting any unauthorized facial hair.
1/31/2011 03:57:00 PM
Thats only if your working CTA Special 3rd Watch for that putz sgt.
Anonymous said...
Does that mean that ghetto will be parking in the middle of the street w/o digging out the parking spots???
Hey how about "FUCK YOU"!!!!!!!!!
Off topic: Is a Lt allowed to freely use an unmarked "M" car to pick up son from his HS on near daily basis?
Today was THE FIRST DAY of EARLY VOTING at the local library for the February 22nd mayoral election.
Noticing that the incumbent City Treasurer Stephanie Neely was running unopposed, I checked the box for a write-in and typed on the keypad:
MICHAEL K. SHIELDS
Time to bring out my baby! They laughed at me for spending my summer nights tinkering in the garage, working on my creation. Well, the laugh is now on YOU! BWAAA ... HAAA ... HAAA
BEHOLD THE ERADICATOR!
Changes today an actor in 17
The Sky is falling! The Sky is falling!!!!!! Media hype typical B.S.
Enough already, isn't there a charge for inciting panic and civil disruption?
1/31/2011 12:43a
I hope we get 36 inches of snow.
All of you be safe. Don't sacrifice safety. Period.
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Is it true that Penny failed firearm course twice when she was in academy and then magically she passed it when there was no witnesses?
Can anyone verify this?'
Even if its true, at least she went to the CHICAGO POLICE ACADEMY to take the fucking test!
Where did 3M get his fucking 'credentials,' hmmm?
'Mr. Huberman said neither firm currently does business with the city or any city agencies.'
AND LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY. THANKS LUBERMAN!
OT - Big surprise. Scum-Times endorses Emanual!
Uggghhhh!!!!!
I know Doc Walls has no chance of winning the office of mayor, in this city.
That being said, from what I have heard from him, and about him, he is a very good candidate. He is no clown. He has real ideas, and plans if elected. He conducts himself as a gentlemen, and should be respected.
Break out your x-c skis and snowshoes. Yeah!
K9 test frustration........... Just seeing the next 5-10 names on the list , all you see is clout. They know each other so well, they call each other to see if they are going to accept the spot. The key to their knowing each other is, they all know the bosses giving them the oral examine. I would be suprised if they even have s GED. Yes, if u have a score of 40 or more, greive.
Screw this city all street and San workers and cdot workers should take their furlough days the next 2 days let the bosses go shovel.
OT It's possible JFED may not be going anywhere. If Emanuel gets in or even Chico JFED may stay. Da Mayo will push JFED to stay on and Da Mayo will still run it under both of them. Both Chico and Emanuel will act as if they are looking for a replacement. After a dog and pony attempt to find a new supe they will retain JFED. It will be told that he cut down on crime, coruption and is doing it all while down a couple thousand police officers. It's very sad because unless your a P.O. the damage he has done will not be exposed. The media on orders of Da Mayo will never give an accurate story on his failed time here.
1/31/2011 11:10:00 AM
The powers of blind speculation and wild guessing is strong with you.
You guys need to stop focusing on Weis so much when everyone with any real knowledge of what has happened to this Department can point the finger squarely at the power mad Chief of Staff, Masters! I'd speculate that he must be making up for some shortcoming. Below the belt, perhaps?
OT Some jagmo said..."It's possible JFED may not be going anywhere. If Emanuel gets in or even Chico JFED may stay. Da Mayo will push JFED to stay on and Da Mayo will still run it under both of them. Both Chico and Emanuel will act as if they are looking for a replacement. After a dog and pony attempt to find a new supe they will retain JFED. It will be told that he cut down on crime, coruption and is doing it all while down a couple thousand police officers. It's very sad because unless your a P.O. the damage he has done will not be exposed. The media on orders of Da Mayo will never give an accurate story on his failed time here."
Look at the J-Fart history. He was never this irrelavent before.He truly thought he was a celebrity and an elected official loved by millions.The sober reality is that he is an over exposed has been. The media is not running stories on him and his stupid comments and cooked stats anymore. The district realignment is not going to happen as Beale was bought off and weis has been de-nutted by richie. His severance will be his pay till Richie is gone, and he looks like a pitifull soul hanging on for every last scrap. He had an interview on WBBM and no-body listened or cared. He is toast believe me.
OT: For those praising Miguel Del Valle as the messiah who will save us all, remember, he couldn't even make a city sticker that sticks to the windshield of the car. Another HDO, clouted dimwit.
1/31/2011 10:52:00 AM
Yes. Because he personally developed and applied the inferior adhesive.
*THIS JUST IN* rioting has broken out here in Park Ridge over water & food supplies,@ the home depot,there was a shootout over shovels. locals have begun boarding up their houses & roving gangs of armed men have been observed stealing salt bags off of peoples porches..The SNOW IS FALLING.(if this had been a actually emergency certain citizens of Chicago would be dead already.)Stupid Humans.are we living in Siberia? LIFM
For those praising Miguel Del Valle as the messiah who will save us all, remember, he couldn't even make a city sticker that sticks to the windshield of the car. Another HDO, clouted dimwit.
You are the dimwit, know the facts.. I am not voting for Miguel, because I believe Chico will do a better Job, even though I am a Puerto Rican like Miguel, he would be my second choice after Chico... that being said, the same company that has made our stickers for years is the same one that made the stickers, it is their mistake, not like he sat in his basement making the stickers himself, and even more importantly, DelValle was not an HDO Hack and in fact, was often at odds with HDO during his years as a state Senator... was never an insider..
Will it keep the animals locked in their cages for awhile, esp those westside animals??
just axin
Where's Al Gore when you need him?
CPS will not cancel school. It is daycare for many-even for those who don't work. The children will starve!!!
1/31/2011 03:46:00 PM
Tru dat....they will be open even if the teachers who live in the suburbs can't make it in. The sections 8-ers need their 3 squares because momma can't do it on the LINK card, WIC card and free rent subsidizin them.
Gotta spend my SSI on getting my hair and nails done, new skank threads, new car payment and other stuff dat the tax-payin white peoples have to save months for. The LINK pays for only so much pork rinds, red pop, twinkies and chips. Oh yea, who's gonna watch my kids when skoool is out!!! Who gonna pay fo dat?
Command Changes out....
Mealer to Investigative Services
Delouhrey Commander of 017
Kirby taking Brust's spot
Went grocery shopping for my usual itesm and HOLY SHIT, I got pushed, kicked knocked out of the way, slapped around, knocked down and more. These were the old timers who were out in force thinking it was the end of the would. I'll warn all of you, dpnm't get between them and their bagels.
I just heard on channel 5 news preview that the oncoming storm could cause "possible death"!!!!
OMG
Nothing can match the blizzard in Jan., 1967.
Got to run to the store and get milk and bread for the kids and beer for me. Make sure the furnace is good to go and if it gets cold enough turn on the water in the basement so the pipes don't freeze.
Oh, wait a minute, I'm retired and now live in Arizona. I don't even have a basement.
Sorry, guys, just a little ball busting. Your turn will come.
Stay safe.
From Windy City to Domestic City. From Permit Parking to I put my soda to save my parking. Be safe nothing is routine and its all fun and game until someone loses their eye in a snowball fight. Be safe a stay on the main streets.
And for the King of Patrol don't have them riding around with their blue lights. I've seen many of citizens drive right into large snow mounds thinking we were on a call going 10 to 20 mph.
If I build an igloo and somebody gets killed in it, is that an innie or an outie?????
Just wanted to say thanks to the officers in 024 2nd watch for your assistance today. You made me proud to be CPD. Thanks again and stay safe.
(off duty)P.O. PS
wear ur seatbelt
http://triblocal.com/bolingbrook/2011/01/31/bolingbrook-police-officer-dies-after-car-crash/
acually this is going to be a bad one. One of my hobbies is meteorology(ok, yeah im a dork) and all of the models coming in that ive been running are on track with what the news is reporting. from 290 south to about kankakee from the lake to about I355 we could see 24+ inches of snow... The northside and other areas are gonna see at LEAST 20 inches of snow. One model says that we could be seeing 3 to 4 inches per hour. If it keeps on track(which it looks like its gonna) this will surpass previous storms 1999(21.5 inches) and the 23 inches in 1967 and could be chicago largest snowstorm. we are talking about 1.5-2.1 inches of water which in some cases depending on how cold it is could produce up to 30 inches of fluffy snow or 26 inches of wet snow... yes im a big time loser but this is gonna be a big one boys and girls... maybe ill but in a few p days for next few
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no, i wouldnt call you a dork just a pretty intelligent person... however with that being said you will never be a boss since you are smart. Good job with the weather report though, It seems like you were pretty dead on with what the pros are saying on the news..I use the term pros loosly except for tom skilling, hes good.
voted 2 day!
I WAS IN AND OUT IN 10 MINUTES.
WAS KINDA SAD THAT THAT THIEF STEPHANIE NEELY WAS RUNNING UNOPPOSED.
MAY BE MIKE SHIELDS SHOULD HAVE PUT UP A BETTER FIGHT NOW SHE STILL HAS HER GRIP ON ARE PENSION ALA VANECKO!
JUST CURIOUS WHO REPLACES SHIELD IF HE WINS?
CAN HE DO BOTH?
Don't worry, global warming will save us!
Daley can pound salt!
Oh, wait a minute, I'm retired and now live in Arizona. I don't even have a basement.
Sorry, guys, just a little ball busting. Your turn will come.
Stay safe.
1/31/2011 10:39:00 PM
Why can't you have a basement in Arizona?
"Mr. Huberman said neither firm currently does business with the city or any city agencies."
Notice he said CURRENTLY...
Ahhhh...the Daley Legacy of Crooked Chicago strikes again!
WRT: "Surplus of salt? If it's true then Daley probably sold it already!"
Ha, Reminds me of having to beg the queen for salt at an audience participation medieval times-like themed play/restaurant over on Montrose Ave I believe it was.
I can see S and S begging for permission from king shortshanks and the king says "let them eat dirt -- now get out there and bring me back some new lawn furniture for the castle!"
"Time to bring out my baby! They laughed at me for spending my summer nights tinkering in the garage, working on my creation. Well, the laugh is now on YOU! BWAAA ... HAAA ... HAAA"
"BEHOLD THE ERADICATOR!"
1/31/2011 06:56:00 PM
John Shaft!
(We kin dig it!)
Snow "Doesn't Matter" -- Mayor Daley.
Tonight on TV news, the same clip was played twice.
"We always have snow, you know. You always have snow. It doesn't matter."
Yeah, it matters -- ask Bilandic.
Oh, well, 44-extra-short is on his way out anyway. You'd have think he'd learned something in all his time in office. Another jet slides off the runway at Midway or something and you'll see how fast it matters. You'll never hear the end of a stupid quote like that.
Idiot.
1/31/2011 12:43a
I hope we get 36 inches of snow.
All of you be safe. Don't sacrifice safety. Period.
1/31/2011 07:19:00 PM
This ain't funny. One of Jerry Taft's models jumped from 20 inches to 31.8 inches in minutes, while his broadcast was going on.
Be careful what you ask for...
I hear that CFD paramedics will have access to snowmobiles, by the way. Great idea; I've seen them used in emergencies on city streets ('67, '99) and there's nothin' like 'em.
"....DelValle was not an HDO Hack and in fact, was often at odds with HDO during his years as a state Senator... was never an insider..
1/31/2011 07:50:00 PM"
here's his chance.
cut the deal with Chico, withdraw from the race and back Chico all the way.
unless Miguel is really a shill for the rahmbutt, like braunski is, this is the move to make.
if Del Valle is really serious about doing something good for our city, working with Mayor Chico, along with the newly elected rookies on the city council, would do more to repair the damage done by the old school thievery machine, than being the spoiler that allows the rahmbutters to continue the rape and pillaging of our city's working, taxpaying citizenry.
do the right thing now, Miguel, unless you really are just a daley machine shill.
He is no clown. He has real ideas, and plans if elected. He conducts himself as a gentlemen, and should be respected.
1/31/2011 07:28:00 PM
than he's in the wrong place, at the wrong time, doing the wrong thing.
he should move to Birmingham, where he'd be appreciated.
Enough already, isn't there a charge for inciting panic and civil disruption?
1/31/2011 07:17:00 PM
perhaps, but you'll never make it stick.... to me.
Chalkie
Noticing that the incumbent City Treasurer Stephanie Neely was running unopposed, I checked the box for a write-in and typed on the keypad:
MICHAEL K. SHIELDS
1/31/2011 06:53:00 PM
sweet.
now, if everybody does this......
We cant see chalkie!! And just before the election WTF the fix is in
1/31/2011 05:29:00 PM
uh, you don't really want to see Chalkie, do you?
Chalkie
*THIS JUST IN* rioting has broken out here in Park Ridge over water & food supplies,@ the home depot,there was a shootout over shovels. locals have begun boarding up their houses & roving gangs of armed men have been observed stealing salt bags off of peoples porches..
--1/31/2011 07:40:00 PM
Park Ridge?
This I gotta see.
deloughery as the acting commander of 017---- perfect spot for her as she has been acting her entire career--- could we next make her the acting commander of toilet paper and paper towels supply room...
thank jfled for new tahoes with 4 wheel drive
*THIS JUST IN* rioting has broken out here in Park Ridge over water & food supplies,@ the home depot,there was a shootout over shovels. locals have begun boarding up their houses & roving gangs of armed men have been observed stealing salt bags off of peoples porches..
--1/31/2011 07:40:00 PM
Park Ridge?
This I gotta see.
2/01/2011 02:09:00 AM
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Geez, it was sarcasm. Get a clue.
I hear that CFD paramedics will have access to snowmobiles, by the way. Great idea; I've seen them used in emergencies on city streets ('67, '99) and there's nothin' like 'em.
2/01/2011 12:56:00 AM
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Yeah, I'm SURE you saw snowmobiles used here in '67 by emergency responders. In your dreams.
Cops were traveling four deep, uniforms and non-uniformed together. No side streets, just sliding to a stop on the nearest big street near the call, pushing the car out of the spot once they handled the job.
Ambulances were lucky to get within a block of the calls. My neighbor had her baby in the living room, paramedics attending, then they took her out on a sled and wrapped the baby in a big blanket and carried the baby to the ambulance.
Yeah, right. Snowmobiles in '67.
Why can't you have a basement in Arizona?
2/01/2011 12:21:00 AM
sand worms.
I just sent the old lady out to pick up some toilet paper and beer. I`m blizzard ready.
Anonymous said...
*THIS JUST IN* rioting has broken out here in Park Ridge over water & food supplies,@ the home depot,there was a shootout over shovels. locals have begun boarding up their houses & roving gangs of armed men have been observed stealing salt bags off of peoples porches..
--1/31/2011 07:40:00 PM
Park Ridge?
This I gotta see.
2/01/2011 02:09:00 AM
What about the 'guvment cheese? Is that all gone?
Anonymous said...
I just heard on channel 5 news preview that the oncoming storm could cause "possible death"!!!!
OMG
1/31/2011 09:14:00 PM
I am going to confession and getting the last rites of the church, just in case. Not that I might die in the snowstorm, I am hoping that that my wife doesn't find out I have been messing around with her sister.
Anonymous said...
Order out everyone in uniform and all blue lights on during storm
1/31/2011 01:37:00 PM
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Because that will accomplish WHAT, exactly? How stupid.
1/31/2011 05:47:00 PM
You know the old saying, if you can't dazzle them with brilliance you baffle them with bullshit.
It will enhance the sense of police omnipresence as taught by O.W. Wilson.
so much for the raise frm 01-jan, new tax whack killed it and then some. making less then i did in dec 2010? thx quinn jagoff!
"Order out everyone in uniform and all blue lights on during storm."
--1/31/2011 01:37:00 PM
"Behold the power of prayer!" (grin)
If it snows too much and u can't get to work would they. Let u take comp time or would. They pick u up
A serious question to the folks who have experienced the Chicago blizzards of '67, '99, etc. What *do* I need to do to be prepared? God rest their souls, my Mom and Dad aren't around anymore to provide that sage advise, and I have two little ones of my own to protect. Thought the best place to come for wisdom would be SSC.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-110131-snowstorm-1967-pictures,0,6416952.photogallery
go to this address and see the photos of 1967 blizzard unbelieveable
Worked thru it and there were no snowmobiles had to carry removals on a stretcher thru the snow, wagon was blocks away and no way to get down the sidestreets
"What about the 'guvment cheese? Is that all gone?"
--2/01/2011 11:37:00 AM
Not only that, the grape soda and Flamin' Hot Cheetos have been stripped from the shelves as though by a horde of giant locusts!
Quick, everyone! On my count -- live on your stored fat! One, two...
A serious question to the folks who have experienced the Chicago blizzards of '67, '99, etc. What *do* I need to do to be prepared? God rest their souls, my Mom and Dad aren't around anymore to provide that sage advise, and I have two little ones of my own to protect. Thought the best place to come for wisdom would be SSC.
2/01/2011 02:25:00 PM
You need everything you normally need; in addition, winter clothing, flashlights, sleeping bags, and camp stoves (plus fire extinguisher) are also good in case of power outage.
Keep stuff like this in the car too in case you get stuck and have to overnight in it. Best not to drive at all in a real bad whiteout.
Here's a link to a military survival manual that may be helpful.
http://www.equipped.com/
fm21-76.htm
Took me five seconds to find that. Tons of this stuff on the web. Do searches on "survival," "preparedness," "cold weather survival," etc. You'll have a complete library in no time.
If power/heat goes out, everyone retreat into one bedroom to conserve warmth and cover the windows with insulating material -- sleeping bags, quilts, plastic, carpeting, cardboard, anything you've got. Screw "what it looks like to the neighbors." Doesn't matter. Emergency.
Do not use burning-type appliances in here; cook outside if necessary, then bring the food in.
Best idea -- start planning and stocking up before, not during, the blizzard. (grin). I got in with my last load last night j-u-u-u-st as the first whirls of snow were beginning to blow across the sidewalk...
Stay aware of weather conditions -- go to weather.gov and type in "Chicago,IL," or whatever your town name, and there is your key to fantastic radar pictures, all sorts of info.
God bless and stay safe and warm...
--a native Chicagoan who was definitely here for '67, '99, etc.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
A serious question to the folks who have experienced the Chicago blizzards of '67, '99, etc. What *do* I need to do to be prepared? God rest their souls, my Mom and Dad aren't around anymore to provide that sage advise, and I have two little ones of my own to protect. Thought the best place to come for wisdom would be SSC.
2/01/2011 02:25:00 PM
Make sure you have enough food supplies and hunker down. By July this will be a memory. Stay warm and well nourished and don't worry about the sidewalk or street for now.
"Yeah, I'm SURE you saw snowmobiles used here in '67 by emergency responders. In your dreams.
"Cops were traveling four deep, uniforms and non-uniformed together. No side streets, just sliding to a stop on the nearest big street near the call, pushing the car out of the spot once they handled the job.
"Ambulances were lucky to get within a block of the calls. My neighbor had her baby in the living room, paramedics attending, then they took her out on a sled and wrapped the baby in a big blanket and carried the baby to the ambulance.
"Yeah, right. Snowmobiles in '67."
--2/01/2011 10:11:00 AM
I'm tired and may have been imprecise.
Yeah, I was born here and remember choppin' ice in '67.
In the '79 storm -- and man, that was a waist-deep affair -- when I was living at State and Pearson, I saw a couple of guys driving snowmobiles -- carefully -- "on the public way." I heard later that they were volunteers delivering blood from one hospital over to Northwestern Memorial near us.
Was that you in the squad stuck over on the curb, hardly able to move, hollering "GET THOSE VEHICLES OFF THE STREET!" over the PA horn?
*
High comedy. Anyway, as I said, I heard on WBBM radio yesterday that CFD paramedics "would have access to" snowmobiles for this go. That was all they said. Still sounds like a real good idea.
Don't know if the city maintains any snowmobiles, if they've gotten some donated from dealers, or whether guys will trailer their own rigs in to use if needed.
Is it bicycles or motorbikes they have for some paramedics downtown, to get through the crowds fast? I know I once saw something 2-wheeled painted CFD, but it's been a while since I've been down there.
God bless and stay safe. Gonna snow for quite a while...
Break out the booze and porn! Snowmageddon I'd here!
Park Ridge?
This I gotta see.
2/01/2011 02:09:00 AM
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Geez, it was sarcasm. Get a clue.
2/01/2011 10:03:00 AM
I know. Just give it a couple of years and several thousand foreclosures more. We'll get there. (grin)
"Roving gangs of armed men stealing bags of salt off porches..." I love it.
What actually happens is that Yuppies throw their salt and shovel away every spring, and then run out in a panic and buy new ones the next time it snows.
Don't ask me...
A serious question to the folks who have experienced the Chicago blizzards of '67, '99, etc. What *do* I need to do to be prepared? God rest their souls, my Mom and Dad aren't around anymore to provide that sage advise, and I have two little ones of my own to protect. Thought the best place to come for wisdom would be SSC.
2/01/2011 02:25:00 PM
1. as long as you still have water, electricity, natural gas, an ample food supply and your kids don't, won't, and/or, can't drive you fucking crazy, hunker down, stay inside and wait it out.
2. if your heating unit depends upon electricity to function, and you don't have a wood burning stove or fireplace, if the electric goes out, bake a whole shitload of cookies and move the kid's beds into the kitchen. also, you can always keep warm by taking a lot of hot baths.
3. remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you love your kids, you really do. and your spouse, should the same rule apply.
a, perhaps, too serious an answer?
so much for the raise frm 01-jan, new tax whack killed it and then some. making less then i did in dec 2010? thx quinn jagoff!
2/01/2011 12:03:00 PM
so, what you're saying is, the only people getting ahead these days are hookers?
KMA Since 1999 said...
I just sent the old lady out to pick up some toilet paper and beer. I`m blizzard ready.
2/01/2011 11:07:00 AM
you are a prize catch, indeed.
thank jfled for new tahoes with 4 wheel drive
2/01/2011 08:21:00 AM
yours is 4wd?
sheeeeeet, i got screwed!
What about the 'guvment cheese? Is that all gone?
2/01/2011 11:37:00 AM
yep, the rats ate it all.
Yeah, right. Snowmobiles in '67.
2/01/2011 10:11:00 AM
yeah, but, there were alligators in the sewers back then, right?
To 1/31/2011 10:39:00 PM
"Aren't we gonna see the basement?"
routinely driving around with the blue lights on is the dumbest order yet. The traffic can't move as is. Now everyone will be thinking the police are on emergency runs runs and everything will be fucked up even more. Jesus we have idiots running this circus.
Deloughery as the acting commander of 017---- perfect spot for her as she has been acting her entire career--- could we next make her the acting commander of toilet paper and paper towels supply room...
2/01/2011 03:30:00 AM
Has to be toilet paper only--the paper towels have been removed from the bathrooms (at least in 015)
If it snows too much and u can't get to work would they. Let u take comp time or would. They pick u up
2/01/2011 01:59:00 PM
Try using a real keyboard and/or not typing while you (u) are (r) hammered, WTF are you talking about?
Now it's Febrrrrruary.
My arse is cold!
More info on the snowmobiles the CFD paramedics will be using during our snowstorm -- TV showed "Shomer (sic?) Rentals" stickers on the windshields, so I guess the city's renting 50 snowmobiles for the duration.
The fireman plan to tow a yellow fiberglass Stokes basket behind to help carry their gear, and will even transport a patient in this way if necessary.
Engine 91 was said to have already done a snow-mo run tonight. Don't know what house that is, too tired to look it up.
"We're there when you need us." Great!
Wish I could say that about Tom Byrne. 025, have only seen 2-3 plows down Grand Avenue in hours, and those with minimal salt turned on. We got a mountain of the stuff -- if not for now, for when?
When Picardi ran S&S, they'd crack the whip pretty good; I'd see plows staging around Grand and Austin 'way before even a relatively minor storm, fully loaded and ready, and then see more than a dozen passes up and down the street all night 'til it was "black and runnin' water."
It's all snow and getting rutted up; I hear and see those little front-wheel drives whining to pull the car around the corner. Radio says other arterial streets are also getting several inches deep and rutted. It's after 10 PM and hardly any traffic, so what the f**k?
I'll be happy "not to try to pass one of your plows on the right" if I ever see one. Jeez.
Can't hardly see across the street right now. Unbelievable. Yup, this is one for the books.
"Yeah, right. Snowmobiles in '67."
--2/01/2011 10:11:00 AM
I corrected that tiny slip a long way back, and just posted new info as well.
Anonymous said...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-110131-snowstorm-1967-pictures,0,6416952.photogallery
go to this address and see the photos of 1967 blizzard unbelieveable
Worked thru it and there were no snowmobiles had to carry removals on a stretcher thru the snow, wagon was blocks away and no way to get down the sidestreets
2/01/2011 02:48:00 PM
It was terrible all right. Couldn't get to the liquor store and was forced to live on food and water for several days.
Anonymous said...
Cool. Channel 7 says it could be a 'historic' snow.
Note to self: buy more beer and frozen pizza.
1/31/2011 01:48:00 AM
I'm turning on the History Channel if it is so damn historic.
Time to go get some new patio furniture and all the milk crates I could ever use...
Now it's Febrrrrruary.
My arse is cold!
2/01/2011 09:05:00 PM
never tempt the Keesing Bandit.
Another bit of info -- TV shot of a snowmobile taking off on a run from a firehouse. The yellow Stokes basket was strapped along one side, not in the way at all. If needed, why, there it was.
Good deal.
Great black-and-white (remember that?) photo gallery of what, up until now, was Chicago's worst snowstorm -- 1967.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/
news/chi-110131-snowstorm-
1967-pictures,0,6416952.photogallery
Think we've got it bad?
Australians flee, jam shelters ahead of "catastrophic" cyclone
By Rob Taylor– 27 mins ago
CAIRNS, Australia (Reuters) – Thousands of people fled their homes and crammed into shelters in northeastern Australia on Wednesday as the most powerful cyclone in the country's history barreled toward a string of popular tourist cities lining the coast.
Police were forced to turn away people from some shelters which were already full, and engineers warned that even "cyclone proof" homes could be blown apart by winds expected to reach 300 km (186 miles per hour) when it hits later on Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/
nm/20110202/wl_nm/us_australia
_cyclone
The new Tahoes suck in the snow thanks for the water down version, 4 wheel drive would have been better on a blizzard day.
Whats up with little tommy byrne dropping the ball again. Lake shore dr. Disaster. Arterial streets west of ashland and south of lawrence, disaster. Police station lots, parts of firefighter station lots where first responders could not get out for assignments, disaster. Where is al sanchez when you need him. Oh yeah! That lowly public servant took the jail time for the irish cabal thats running this city. Vote Chico!
In 1967, I had a sled and snow hill. I couldn't figure out why all the adults seemed upset. In 1979, I had a new honey, plenty of Led Zeppelin albums, and no school for a week. In 1999, I had a job working for a tyrant. In 2011, I have the same job with a dictator looming on the horizon.
When the next blizzard hits, I'll be watching it from Arizona or New Mexico.
Chico will not keep Weis here a minute longer than he would have to. Chico met with a group of retirees and high ranking CPD officers weeks ago, and he has the scoop on J-Fled and 3M; I wouldn't expect to see either around if Chico is successful.
Me, I'm buying a little extra popcorn, gathering up a couple of books and bringing a couple of bottles of merlot up from the basement.
____________________________________
If anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!
Ok, ok, calm down.
Great movie!!
It was terrible all right. Couldn't get to the liquor store and was forced to live on food and water for several days.
2/01/2011 10:35:00 PM
and that's when you were only twee years old.
With the oncoming blizzard, the news did not even report on the shit head that killed his girlfriend and her friend in front of the kids. Then killed himself after threatening to shoot police. Another tough guy too chicken to take on the police! This will definitely ruin JFLED's homicide rate. Great job to all 14th district officers, neighboring district officers and SWAT! Be safe out there guys!
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