I was pretty disappointed with a few CVS stores I saw around town that hadn’t shoveled their walks. (Above from 14th and W Streets, NW) Herb writes:
“It’s particularly bad when even the Post Office at 14th and T hasn’t shoveled its sidewalk.
Cricket at 14th and U is another offender. Pictures taken around 11:30 pm today (Monday).”
For those that walked around town today – were the sidewalks passable?
Above was sent in by Albert from Rhode Island NE.
Below, in a bit less traditional snowman style, was sent in by Katie.
All photos by Dallas Lillich
“Dear PoP,
I was walking through the whiteout on Saturday afternoon from Adams Morgan to the Woodley Park Metro when I heard a crescendo of screams coming from the SW corner of Connecticut and Calvert. Curious as to whether the DC Police were brandishing firearms at yet another snowball fight, I scurried across the street to find a rowdy crowd of revelers partaking in a spirited sledding contest. Everything from snowboards to laundry baskets to pizza boxes wrapped in garbage bags had been deployed. The objective, as far as I could tell, was to see who could go the fastest down the slope in the most outlandish way.
It started out innocently enough. Hands-free sledding gave way to head-first sledding which, in turn, developed into tandem sledding. Then the daisy-chained sledding started. And then some guys decided to make a jump on an adjacent slope.
It should be noted that the liquor store across the street was doing brisk business.
Once the jump was packed nice and tight, the daredevilry began in earnest. Inner tubes and inflatable mattresses ran the gauntlet; each pass resulted in some serious air. The jump often just exploded from the force of impact. Some of the participants suffered serious wipe-outs. At one point a dog was nearly hit, a tree challenged, and one girl was totally plowed over while trying to exit the slope. This produced a temporary lull in activity but not for long.
Somebody brought out a shoddy-looking undersized plastic waterskiing thing that accounted for the majority of the casualties, including a collision with me. One guy took of his shirt, only to take a nasty spill and then get tackled and face-washed by his friends. Others attempted to jump over obstacles while catching footballs. Then people started going down the hill ten-at-a-time.
It was a total snow freakout.
I took leave when the dusk settled in, but judging from the full-throated chorus of cheers, it very well could have gone on all night. Everyone was having a blast. It was an awesome primer for the holidays and exactly what we all needed.
-Dallas
More photos can be seen here.
Photo from pjcoleman
Photos from PoPville will feature great snow shots all week. I’ll do 5 a day because there are so many good ones!
Photo from hellomarkers!
Two more after the jump. (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user Jess J
Well the Federal Government got a snow day. Metro is back is up:
“All 86 Metrorail stations will be open and ready to move customers on Monday morning (December 21), two days after a record-setting snowfall forced trains into underground-only mode from 1 p.m. Saturday throughout the day on Sunday. Metrobus service will also be back on the area’s streets providing significantly improved service from the skeletal service available on Sunday. MetroAccess will be operating limited service from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for individuals whose trips are associated with life-sustaining medical needs such as chemotherapy and dialysis.”
So what has your office decided – day off? liberal leave? or work as usual?
Above taken by HK showing the total for Columbia Heights
Thanks to everyone for sending and uploading photos to the PoPville flickr pool. There are so many good ones, that I have to split this up into a few posts throughout the week. Here’s a little taste though…
Super cool shot above from FH in Bloomingdale.
I’m going to include a few I found as well. Clearing off the car with any tools available in Adams Morgan.
My neighbor Joe snowboarding in Petworth.
More photos after the jump. (And more from the Flickr pool coming tomorrow.) (more…)
This was one of the nicest signs I saw saving a parking spot (from Mt. Pleasant). And a nice consolation is offered:
I found this one in Mt. Pleasant (a reader also saw this one) and obviously what is most striking is the awesome pumpkin head!
Photo by PoPville Flickr user Rukasu1
From DC Gov’t:
“Metro Bus reports they will resume very limited bus service in D.C.
The lines that will run include 70, 90, S, L, V8, 30, X2, 80s, 50, A6, A2, W6, W8, and W2. No service will resume yet in VA or MD.
Buses will run slower and with less frequency than usual.
Metro Rail will continue running underground only, and
Metro Access will be closed today.”
and for airport info:
“In response to one inquiry: National Airport is scheduled to open at noon.
Flights are enroute to National.
Check the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority website for more information about National and Dulles: http://www.mwaa.com”
Ed. Note: www.mwaa.com is running very slowly at the moment…
How high will it go!??! Above sent from HK in Columbia Heights.
More dogs having fun! This one a “Chihuahua in the snow in Petworth” (with a frozen tennis ball) from pluscachange.
Skiing down 15th Street, NW from wcshields.
Wake Up The Giant got this great shot from the now famous snowball fight at 14th and U!
Great shot of Bloomingdale Wine and Spirits from Scenic Artisan.
More snow shots to come tomorrow! Add your photos to the PoPville flickr pool here.