Snow Emergency Declared (Wha?)

[bryant]

March 11, 2005

A Snow Emergency Declared In Somerville at 11:30pm

SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joe Curtatone has declared a snow emergency for the City of Somerville beginning at 11:30 p.m.  Residents must park on the odd numbered side of the street.  Cars not moved before 4 a.m. Saturday morning will be subject to ticketing and towing.  If residents are unable to find a parking space on the odd numbered side of the street, they may park in any municipal or school parking lot for the duration of the emergency. 


Weather.com says: "Cloudy with rain and snow. Low 32F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Snow accumulations less than one inch."

I think Joe's just screwing with us now.

Comments

[avacon.livejournal.com]

But the total storm accumulation tomorrow is predicted at 5-8"
according to NWS.

[bryant]

Yeah, but it'd have been nice if he'd declared the emergency for tomorrow rather than calling it tonight at 11:30. Lotta people are gonna get ticketed.

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

I think he's trying to make it up for completely blowing it on Tuesday night.

[bryant]

Me too. Watch, we'll be having these well into June.

[bryant]

Awesome movie reviews, btw.

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

:-) Thanks!

[spampy.livejournal.com]

see, this is why i have off-street parking. :p

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

i went to bed early, and just woke up to get a glass of water and decided to check e-mail really quick... what a nice bombshell to get at 1am. i was out in my pj's looking for parking, and feel really bad for all those poor people who went to bed unaware. great job, mayor.

[hauntmeister.livejournal.com]

Okay, here it is the light of a new day, and where's the snow?

And this whole midnight-announcement business is just crazy.

[shu-al.livejournal.com]

At 8:44AM, the snow emergency line and the website still state there's an emergency declared. There was no ticket on my car. But it's raining nicely.

[georgy.livejournal.com]

It's a rain emergency! Batten the hatches, mizzen the main mast, move your cars to the opposite side of the street!

[shu-al.livejournal.com]

The sky is falling, the sky is falling!

[dj-daeva.livejournal.com]

total b.s...my boyfriend and i were curled up in bed watching a movie, about to pass out... when all of a sudden i was like "hey, was that a cop outside?"

i actually thought he was calling me out for my rental car that's been getting tickets all week :oX

i was half asleep, shut up :oP

i heard we're only getting 4-5 inches

<3

[georgy.livejournal.com]

The snow emergency has been lifted.

*looks out window*

Um, snow emergency, yeah...