The "B" word. Again!

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Well, I am where we have been belted with snow. They are using the "B" word again....yup BLIZZARD and not of the Dairy Queen Blizzard.

Any one else dealing with this mess?

What are the facilities doing to keep nurses safe?

Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
I am living on the coast. I love a good snow storm and I'm off this time and can't wait to play in the snow!

Wow....how pretty!!!!! Take visitors in the summer? LOL

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We are getting snow and freezing temps as well. I am OVER it. It was such a mild winter in the begining. I'm ready for spring. I hope everyone stays safe with the upcoming winter weather :yes:

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Dare I say it......I thought this thread was going to be about the word "bully".

Whew, what a relief! :yeah:

:roflmao:....I was hoping it would draw people in

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Yikes, that looks and sounds cold!!! Dare I tell you that it is currently 80 degrees out and sunny in CA?!? Send some of that snow to us, we need the water!!! Somehow we should get it shipped here and help both of us out :)

I hope you fellow Nurses stay warm and are able to get to/from work safely!!

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Specializes in MCH,NICU,NNsy,Educ,Village Nursing.

ESME--I have to say my first thought about your first photo was "Looks like I'd have a blast sledding down the roof into/onto that drift!!! And then reality hit.........would I SURVIVE sledding down that roof onto/into that drift??????? Ah yes......my first winter in the Boston area was pretty much like now. I didn't think I'd survive. But now that time and distance is here, I miss it! To a point.......my snowshoes sit unused in my closet as I look out on the lake by which we now live, looking a the sunny skies and the ducks as they float by, and enjoying the 50s temps. However, being in Texas, I am well aware that could change in a blink of an eye. Anyway---y'all stay safe up there !!!

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

Sledding down the roof is fun! We did that one year in Colorado back in 03 when we had 6 feet over 2 days. It was a blast.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
I'm glad I am not in the Northeast.
Yep. It is sunny and warm here. The skies are crisp and clear. The outdoor temperature is 70 degrees. I am wearing shorts as I type this post!
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Specializes in LTC.

I used to live in New Hampshire and I miss living there every so often. I'm not missing it much this winter though. You guys have been slammed by mother nature something else.

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

I grew up north of Boston, lived in Cambridge, and also out near Amherst. Used to never mind it when it snowed.

Now I live down south and there are two reasons I DON'T like snow here:

1,) Barely enough plows to keep the Interstate cleared, never mind secondary roads. If you live on a tertiary road, it will freeze to ice at some point because we don't see plows until 3-4 days after the storm, if at all,

and 2) Many many many folks down here do not understand the first thing about driving in the snow. Honestly, how I make my decision whether to go to work or wait a while, is by listening to the police scanner. You can have less than an inch and people will be slid off and bunged up all over the place! If I know ahead of time, I can leave earlier than everyone else goes out and make it to work just fine

One of the good things in the south on a snowy day is there are a LOT of young guys in heavy pick-up trucks who just LIVE to go out on a snowy morning and pull cars and people out of ditches. They are awesome (and I hate that word, but truth's truth!)

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Yep. It is sunny and warm here. The skies are crisp and clear. The outdoor temperature is 70 degrees. I am wearing shorts as I type this post!

OK I am officially jealous! Not much snow here and I live in what is normally a snow belt. Maybe 3 inches on the ground. We are making up for the lack of snow with bone chilling cold though. It warmed up to 18 degrees today, but with the wind chill it's still around zero and of course colder at night. Water mains have been bursting all over town.

Esme...what the heck are you folks doing with all that snow??? You must be about out of places to throw it.

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Cute dog pic Esme :)

We have to not only shovel/snowblow the drive and walkways, but also a small portion of our yard for our littlest family member. She's only around 8-9lbs and if an area's not cleared for her, she has some difficulty doing her business. It's so funny to watch her...she's so light that if the top of the snowfall has frozen, she can just walk on top of it :lol2: Unfortunately, once the temp climbs and the frozen layer weakens, she does this waddle where every couple steps her little paw and leg sink down in the snow! Many times the snow is taller than she is :)

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Cute dog pic Esme :)

We have to not only shovel/snowblow the drive and walkways, but also a small portion of our yard for our littlest family member. She's only around 8-9lbs and if an area's not cleared for her, she has some difficulty doing her business. It's so funny to watch her...she's so light that if the top of the snowfall has frozen, she can just walk on top of it :lol2: Unfortunately, once the temp climbs and the frozen layer weakens, she does this waddle where every couple steps her little paw and leg sink down in the snow! Many times the snow is taller than she is :)

That's my friends pug.....LOL

My Poor pup She's an old girl. I can't get the video to post but on FB I posted her going outside first thing after the first blizzard...she jumped off the porch and was buried to her neck....she jumped right back in poor thing. We snow blow her a spot and path too!

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