Thanks to a reader for sending. Looks awesome! I guess this was before the police showed up…
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A reader writes in about the snowball fight at 14th and U. Word on the street is that apparently it started in good fun but then someone hit a Hummer driving by belonging to a police officer and then the reader says multiple patrol cars responded. Anyone else witness this around 3pm Sat.?
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The above and below are of Columbia Heights from Queenedix who writes:
“I went out to mail presents at the UPS store and ended up buying DVDs, getting lunch, and taking some photos from around Columbia Heights. The photos are of the Col Hts amphitheater, Park and Holmead, Monroe street facing 13th, and a few others. One of my neighbors was shoveling the walk and singing–I might go sit and listen to him for a bit longer!”
And below is of an incredible snowball fight from 14th and U found on Twitter by @aaronoverman
Lots more photos to come. If you have great snow photos upload them to the PoPville flickr pool here.
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Photo by PoPville flickr user Sanjay Suchak
“Dear PoP,
I’ve been here in DC during big snows, but I’ve never had to get around during or just after one. Does anyone know which roads usually get plowed first? Will cabs be running along the major arteries if they’ve been plowed? Maybe others are in my situation: my flight out of DCA is on Sunday morning, after the snow stops falling but before the metro opens, so taxi is the only option. Just thought you might be able to provide a forum where people can exchange storm wisdom!”
Wow, in my 13 years of DC this is one of the biggest snows I can remember. So for those that haven’t experienced a snowstorm in DC please feel free to use this post as a forum of provide advice to each other. You can expect many side streets not to get plowed for a while. You can see a searchable map here of what streets have been plowed. Hopefully if you are parked on a snow emergency route you have moved your car but just in case you can find a list of those routes here.
From Metro:
“Metrorail trains will stop serving above-ground stations at 1 p.m. today, Saturday, December 19, due to heavy snowfall that is covering the electrified third rail, which is situated eight inches above the ground. The third rail must be clear of snow and ice because it is the source of electricity that powers the trains. Metro officials believe that by 1 p.m. the exposed third rail will be covered by snow. All Metrobus and MetroAccess service also will stop at 1 p.m. because roadways are quickly becoming impassable.”
From a couple of emails if you’re looking to get out of the house a bit (don’t drive!) – Domku on the 800 block of Upshur, NW is OPEN today as is Duffy’s (PoP advertiser) at 2106 Vermont Ave, NW. If other folks know of spots still open today to grab a bite to eat or drink please leave in the comments.
Any advice you can give to folks I’m sure would be appreciated!
Photo of Coolest Pet in PoPville 2009 enjoying the snow sent by @theheightslife
If you have photos of a snow scene please upload to the PoPville Flickr Pool here.
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Ojo Latino is a series by Néstor Sánchez Cordero. This week features Nestor’s “good friend Valentina, this is the fist time she has seen snow in her 20 something years…remember we come from tropical weather”. Néstor says, “Images are around, the secret is to catch them at the right moment and with the right light… (more…)
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Thanks to a reader for sending this great photo from U Street taken yesterday afternoon.
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While the above photo was taken last March, it got pretty damn cold this weekend. So a reader sent in a great question that I enjoy wrestling with:
“Have you fired up your heat yet? I’m still holding out.”
I am sad to report that I did indeed fire up the heat this weekend. Though I only put the thermostat to 60 degrees… Are there any other holdouts or has everyone also fired up their heat after this weekend? For the hold outs – how cold does it have to get before you turn on the heat? And while we’re on the subject – what temperature do you put the thermostat to while you are home?
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But since I was walking around all day in the rain, I did stumble across a few shots that I thought looked super cool in the rain.
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Thanks to Tara for sending in this great scene of folks making the best of the heat wave. I lost about two quarts of water just typing that sentence. One day I’ll get central air…
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There were lots of cool shots of yesterday’s storm added. So I thought I put a few together for today. The one above was taken by ewilfong.
Above is a killer shot from quigley_brown that sent chills down my spine.
I liked the perspective above from emcarmany
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