Snow??? In November???
Who would have thunk it....snow during the holiday season:
The worst of a brewing winter storm is expected to hit northern Illinois on Saturday.
A winter storm warning has been issued from 3 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday by the National Weather Service.
The Chicago area is expected to see 5 to 9 inches of snow, according to the NWS’ forecast Friday afternoon.
As far as "sizable" snowfalls go, this is middling at best. And it's happening during a holiday weekend, so you can bet the plow drivers are excited for the first really big OT payday in a couple of years.
Chicago has dealt with far worse far better and with far less drama from the panic-driven media machine.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
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I hope they keep my handicap spot in the lot clean.
2-3 inches at best. Media always acts like there is an impending nuclear holocaust on the horizon. F&@king clowns.
The Chalkers Guild is always prepared.
Fluid based chalk juice, freezing upon contact, will mark the spot, delightfully.
Chalkie
agreed being blown a bit over the top , but we haven’t had a big snow with mayor conhead and his s&S office , will he tell them limit salt to save money since it’s early in season etc causing ice to form no pun intended . This snow ain’t going anywhere until Feb either 20s and 30s in the long range model .
Could this be coneheads Balandic moment???
News Media: "The Sky Is Falling". This is Chicago, we go through this every year people. Its like telling Floridians, its going to be 90 degrees in July!
Since the Media doesnt cover real news, they spend 30 min on telling us how to drive and prepare for snow.
Any word on Mayor Clown's street, or convicted felon Burke’s? Are plows dedicated to keep them clear. Never know when a panic attack could happen.
I recall the Blizzards of '67 & '79. This is nothing. Just a Chicago snowfall. As a kid, I knew we had heavy snow when the city brought out road graders to help plow.
MORE left wing bullshit NEWS. Make everything the End of the World. WTF we get snow all the time the Dummyrats just want to make it like they are saving us from death by plowing the streets. That your fucking job, Now drive the truck and Shut the Fu@k Up........
The only plausible explanation that one can rationalize during these absolutely unprecedented times is global warming. We must pray to the earth deities harder and donate more money to the DNC, then our sins shall be forgiven
Hey, I remember the days in the past, where'd we have snow on the ground from Thanksgiving till April.
The City is concerned that the snow will adversely affect their illegal aliens.
I survived the Blizzard of ‘79
67, and 77 and 79. Now those were snow events.
Doubtful. If the tax raise didn't stir the voters to a revolt, a little snow wont either...Voter in Illinois are idiots...they love the idea of complaining, but nothing ever gets done anymore.
I am waiting for the the villagers go downtown with torches and pitchforks and pull Chicago politicians out of their offices and cover them in tar and feathers...
All of this snow is due to Global Warming....hahahah
Exactly. That way they don’t have to report on the crime and terrorism committed by illegals.
Media? What media??? We have a bunch of eunuchs reporting now... Sackless wonders... Aren't they embarrassed with their profession?
I survived the 2020-2025 illegal alien invasion - at least until now.
For every maned snow plow or salt truck there is 3 or four ghost city workers at home drawing the overtime!
The dibs stories will be starting up in a couple of days. Once saw a baby crib out in front of some guys house marking his spot.
They were indeed. 2011 was also a big one.
Just stole my thought! Where's Gore and Kerry where you need them?
Honestly, it just reminds me of all the holidays when I was a kid. I feel like snow the last 20 years or so around Thanksgiving has been non existent. I’m loving it.
I had a paper route in ‘79. Waist deep and still got my papers delivered.
Born in 68 but I remember the others. The drifts were so high we went sledding off the garage roof.
Nope , one of the po secretaries has it already
Anonymous
Doubtful. If the tax raise didn't stir the voters to a revolt, a little snow wont either...Voter in Illinois are idiots...they love the idea of complaining, but nothing ever gets done anymore.
I am waiting for the the villagers go downtown with torches and pitchforks and pull Chicago politicians out of their offices and cover them in tar and feather
Why would they. Their taxes aren’t high. It’s the Cook County tax bill and the problem is it’s the Chicago Board of Education that takes up 53% of our property tax bill
mayor $hit head upset because it appears to be another White Christmas
I wonder if Ed Burke's house/block is still the first plowed?
Looking forward to the Keesing Bandit’s Snowman! ( Possibly with a “ Boys in the Sand” theme.)
I was in high school for the 68 ? Storm. We were not prepared, outsiders had to be brought in and we shoveled for days to get parents cars out. Looked like cocoons lol. In 79 the city was prepared with 50 unimog Mercedes blowers and a ton of new loaders and backhoes. Outside operators including myself were brought in to take the 12 hour nightspots. This time the had the men and equipment but weak leadership with bilandic, the eyetalians were all ghosting or sleeping if they weren't heavy enough to ghost. They lied to the poor mayor and the citizens did revolt for a change
Mob fucked him. Now we have the same circumstances. The street dept can handle any snow that we get. Really. But we have a weak punk as mayor and he put thieving burglars in charge of the working depts. Wouldn't suprise me if they were looking for the plows to put on today. Good luck chicago.
all the media channels will be out either at the xpressways or at the hardware store interviewing people buying shovels....same ol shit every year.
Why are you so mad at the guys who drive the plows? Odd.
shoveled off the roof and slid down into the street... fun times
is it too early to call dibs?
Must have been rough driving your bicycle down the sidewalk and pitching the papers onto the porches.
People were afraid to move the crib because the baby was still inside
That's why I tune into the National Weather Service's local broadcast. If they say so, it will be.
I realize that I’m really old because I remember ‘67 & ‘79 which were some real storms. Back then the city only plowed the major streets Ashland, Damen, western, California etc. Side streets you went where the ruts in the snow went for the most part. I believe that changed during “Lady Jane’s” time in office.
That's okay, Black Friday has been extended til the end of the year.
I agree with you, just like the massive storm that never materialized a couple of weeks ago.
But I just went out at 6pm Saturday to shovel mine and it was 7 inches of heavy snow. It’s still snowing and expected to go all night for another 3 or so.
What a day for my snow blower to take a shit.
Can you imagine the circle jerk that would occur if the city takes over clearing the sidewalks?
There’s a doc about the 67 and 79 blizzards on channel 11. At the end they were talking about dibs and have a few pics. The one that had me laughing my ass off was a big statue of Jesus in the spot. Another had a sign warning repeatedly “I will slash your tires if you park here, I fucking mean it”
OT Hey SCC, surprisingly New York Times has a long article about massive [overwhelmingly Somali, they admit it) fraud in Minnesota.
Headline: “ How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch”.
Goes into detail about how they were afraid to fight it because Somalis are such an important voting block for democrats. This is the NYT admitting it.
It’s behind a firewall probably. Maybe you’ll get a couple of articles free I don’t know.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/fraud-minnesota-somali.html
There is no fantasy preparing for Mother Nature's gift to the following spring growing season.
Only surviving it.
WGN is the worst as far as instilling weather panic for the most mundane of weather events!
Saturday, 9:21 PM and haven't seen a single city snowplow all day on the side streets up north!
The snow is the wrong color for Mayor Brandon!
My two favorites dibs have been (a) those plastic light up xmas yard decor Joseph & Mary figurines, flanking a freshly shoveled spot, heads bowed in prayer,
and
(b) a Cozy Coupe
Not entirely - no streets in 010 are plowed these days, unless an artery (Kedzie, Cermak, 26th), or leading to a firehouse.
I am told that there is massive fraud in the southwest suburbs by a large ethnic group. New illegals are told to get a civilian divorce to get gov’t freebies. Wife (and the 4 kids) then derive section 8 benefits. She then pays the divorced husband, who owns the house. He in turn uses the rent payments to pay the mortgage.
A flat bottom sled, pulled by a boy's best friend, the family husky, all in all, more fun than work.
Even dirt bike tires wouldn't have been as much winter wonderland fun.
Don't give the grifters any ideas.
My inventory of fluid based chalk is not that large.
Chalkie
Everyone forgets 1977. It was April 1st and we got hammered.
I hear that Jane Byrne loved the snow...it always brought back
fond memories for her.
I learned the hard way to fire up my Toro once a month even in the summer. I keep a splash of gas in it, run it out, and do it monthly. This time it fired right up.
"Winter storm watch, winter storm warning, heavy snow warning and blizzard warning." All mean go out for the bread and milk. The winter of '85 was the worst I remember when it comes to bitter cold. 80 below zero with the wind chill. IF the car started, it made sounds I've never heard before, and you'd get frostbite if you were exposed for more than a few minutes. The CFD commissioner fled to California, but was ordered back by the mayor. That was bitter cold.
^^ THIS. I was walking in that shit and the tears on my eyelashes FROZE. Haven't seen it that cold since.
Remember the incandescent light bulbs underneath cars with extension cords? Blankets on the hoods?
Our Husky loved it though... crazy dog dug a hole in a snow bank, curled up and was in heaven.
Alaska Daily News had an article that laughed at Chicago weather forecasters reminding people to bundle up because it will be cold. Their take was "no, let them freeze to death if they're that stupid. We'll find them eventually."
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