Comments on: Suzhou burr-ied in snow http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/ I'm a dad, designer, China expat and blogger Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CNYE in China Lite | A China Blog on Suzhou Expat Life http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/#comment-28092 CNYE in China Lite | A China Blog on Suzhou Expat Life Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:20:26 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2008/01/28/snow-in-suzhou-and-everywhere-else/#comment-28092 [...] The snow is reminiscent of January two years ago when snow virtual shut down the city. [...] [...] The snow is reminiscent of January two years ago when snow virtual shut down the city. [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/#comment-27997 Ryan Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:55:38 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2008/01/28/snow-in-suzhou-and-everywhere-else/#comment-27997 @Roger: Also being from Ontario, I used to laugh at the news out of Atlanta or some place like that when they would get a few cm of snow and the city would be in chaos. Seeing it first hand was an experience for sure. @Roger: Also being from Ontario, I used to laugh at the news out of Atlanta or some place like that when they would get a few cm of snow and the city would be in chaos. Seeing it first hand was an experience for sure.

]]> By: Roger Law http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/#comment-27993 Roger Law Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:25:53 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2008/01/28/snow-in-suzhou-and-everywhere-else/#comment-27993 Me and my family were living in Suzhou when the big snow fall happened. We couldn't get out of SIP as there were no taxis running. However, the company bus still ran to get us all to work where about 75 of us ended up on the roof with sheets of plywood, pushing the snow to the edges and throwing it off the building. It was fun but also frightening as there was at least 30cm of snow on a building rated for 10cm max! Thankfully the plant did close for a couple of days. The highways were treacherous as there are no snowplows in Suzhou. The army was brought in to shovel bridges. It was an amazing sight to see local workers sweeping the snow from the streets with their straw brooms. I have some photos of this. Being from Ontario, Canada where we take snow removal equipment for granted, it was hard to fathom the fact that there are no plows. Some of the highways were cleared using huge frontend loaders, but then they would leave these big piles of snow right in the driving lanes. If you've ever ridden in a taxi in Suzhou or anywhere in China, you know that lane changes are a hair raising experience without a road hazard present. All in all winter in Suzhou was beautiful and thankfully short as it did get quite cold. Me and my family were living in Suzhou when the big snow fall happened. We couldn’t get out of SIP as there were no taxis running. However, the company bus still ran to get us all to work where about 75 of us ended up on the roof with sheets of plywood, pushing the snow to the edges and throwing it off the building. It was fun but also frightening as there was at least 30cm of snow on a building rated for 10cm max! Thankfully the plant did close for a couple of days. The highways were treacherous as there are no snowplows in Suzhou. The army was brought in to shovel bridges. It was an amazing sight to see local workers sweeping the snow from the streets with their straw brooms. I have some photos of this. Being from Ontario, Canada where we take snow removal equipment for granted, it was hard to fathom the fact that there are no plows. Some of the highways were cleared using huge frontend loaders, but then they would leave these big piles of snow right in the driving lanes. If you’ve ever ridden in a taxi in Suzhou or anywhere in China, you know that lane changes are a hair raising experience without a road hazard present. All in all winter in Suzhou was beautiful and thankfully short as it did get quite cold.

]]> By: Moving Beyond CCTV9 | A China Blog on Suzhou Expat Life | The Humanaught http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/#comment-24747 Moving Beyond CCTV9 | A China Blog on Suzhou Expat Life | The Humanaught Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:02:39 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2008/01/28/snow-in-suzhou-and-everywhere-else/#comment-24747 [...] this snow and craptastic weather has left Suzhou a pretty uninviting place for anyone not willing to wait 45 minutes for a taxi, [...] [...] this snow and craptastic weather has left Suzhou a pretty uninviting place for anyone not willing to wait 45 minutes for a taxi, [...]

]]> By: Matt Schiavenza http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/#comment-24719 Matt Schiavenza Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:13:22 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2008/01/28/snow-in-suzhou-and-everywhere-else/#comment-24719 Isn't the line of demarcation the Yellow River? I might be wrong- when I lived in Lianyungang (Jiangsu) our fancy laowai apartments were heated but little else was...and man it got cold there. My students were practically unable to write because it was too cold to remove their gloves. But then again I'm from California and am about as soft as it gets when it comes to the cold. Isn’t the line of demarcation the Yellow River? I might be wrong- when I lived in Lianyungang (Jiangsu) our fancy laowai apartments were heated but little else was…and man it got cold there. My students were practically unable to write because it was too cold to remove their gloves. But then again I’m from California and am about as soft as it gets when it comes to the cold.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/#comment-24717 Ryan Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:12:04 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2008/01/28/snow-in-suzhou-and-everywhere-else/#comment-24717 @Rebekah: Haha, wasn't an extra "r", but a missing hyphen... no idea why it didn't save with the post the first time. @Jamison: I'm also well built for cold weather - complete with added insulation - but it doesn't stop me from hatting the frackin' cold. (please excuse my use of Battlestar Galactica vernacular - I've been stuck inside for nearly a week with only it and Grey's Anatomy to watch) @Ben: S. of the long river and yup - similar to Fuzhou in that there's no centralized heating. Sux. @Nick: Show me an enviro-friendly way to avoid frostbite and I'll show you energy conservation - until then, I'm staying warm, thank you very much! ;-) How's the ass by the way? @Rebekah: Haha, wasn’t an extra “r”, but a missing hyphen… no idea why it didn’t save with the post the first time.

@Jamison: I’m also well built for cold weather – complete with added insulation – but it doesn’t stop me from hatting the frackin’ cold. (please excuse my use of Battlestar Galactica vernacular – I’ve been stuck inside for nearly a week with only it and Grey’s Anatomy to watch)

@Ben: S. of the long river and yup – similar to Fuzhou in that there’s no centralized heating. Sux.

@Nick: Show me an enviro-friendly way to avoid frostbite and I’ll show you energy conservation – until then, I’m staying warm, thank you very much! ;-) How’s the ass by the way?

]]> By: Nick http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/#comment-24715 Nick Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:03:49 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2008/01/28/snow-in-suzhou-and-everywhere-else/#comment-24715 None of the central radiators you get up north. I run an electric radiator and two wall mounted aircons to keep warm... not exactly doing my bit to conserve power, but hey. None of the central radiators you get up north. I run an electric radiator and two wall mounted aircons to keep warm… not exactly doing my bit to conserve power, but hey.

]]> By: Ben Ross http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/#comment-24712 Ben Ross Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:36:19 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2008/01/28/snow-in-suzhou-and-everywhere-else/#comment-24712 Do you guys have heaters in Suzhou? My Chinese geography is failing me right now and I forget if Suzhou is north or south of the Yangtze. In Fuzhou it always got quite cold in the winter. In actuality, it never really got that cold, but when nobody has a heater 40 degrees farenheit feels a lot colder than it really is. In a way the winters are almost more mild up North because everybody has heaters. Do you guys have heaters in Suzhou? My Chinese geography is failing me right now and I forget if Suzhou is north or south of the Yangtze. In Fuzhou it always got quite cold in the winter. In actuality, it never really got that cold, but when nobody has a heater 40 degrees farenheit feels a lot colder than it really is. In a way the winters are almost more mild up North because everybody has heaters.

]]> By: Nick http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/#comment-24709 Nick Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:50:14 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2008/01/28/snow-in-suzhou-and-everywhere-else/#comment-24709 No taxis anywhere..It took me an hour to get back from the Blue Marlin last night. Drunk, Cold and Alone.. I slipped on my ass about 8 times and bemused locals learnt the true meaning of $%#%%#!!! $#%&*!! No taxis anywhere..It took me an hour to get back from the Blue Marlin last night. Drunk, Cold and Alone.. I slipped on my ass about 8 times and bemused locals learnt the true meaning of $%#%%#!!! $#%&*!!

]]> By: Jamieson http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/suzhou-burried-in-snow/#comment-24707 Jamieson Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:31:05 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2008/01/28/snow-in-suzhou-and-everywhere-else/#comment-24707 I hear slaves shovelling the snow in the dark as I type. 2 years with no snow, and now this ? Global unwarming? Jamieson 17.20 on Tuesday 29 Jan 2008. We got beanies, gloves and down-filled jackets hanging from post to post. However, I am designed for cold weather, furry body, orange beard, electric blanket(s), huge coat. I would not ever ride my bike on this ice in Suzhou. Even with the helmet. J. I hear slaves shovelling the snow in the dark as I type. 2 years with no snow, and now this ? Global unwarming? Jamieson 17.20 on Tuesday 29 Jan 2008.

We got beanies, gloves and down-filled jackets hanging from post to post.

However, I am designed for cold weather, furry body, orange beard, electric blanket(s), huge coat.

I would not ever ride my bike on this ice in Suzhou. Even with the helmet.

J.

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