After having Monday off for Presidents Day, many government workers had Tuesday off as well as Washington, D.C. was placed under a snow emergency. Don Lemon and the CNN Blizzardmobile were nowhere to be found, but the District Department of Transportation was able to secure photos of the tundra-like conditions in D.C. this afternoon.
E street, NW. pic.twitter.com/T4BXVHLZhI
— DDOT DC (@DDOTDC) February 17, 2015
11th Street, NW. pic.twitter.com/AVbZ9zRLtH
— DDOT DC (@DDOTDC) February 17, 2015
Families out and about on Capitol Hill. Lovely. pic.twitter.com/KtwLdPeKnk
— DDOT DC (@DDOTDC) February 17, 2015
Damn good thing that DC had a snow emergency last night & up til now. As you can see, the streets are A MESS pic.twitter.com/SzbzNJ4xwe
— Elaine del Cerro Yau (@DameSparkula) February 17, 2015
“Emily Gets Her Gun” author and investigative reporter Emily Miller wasn’t impressed.
Good thing the federal government is closed in DC today. Someone might have gotten a wet pant cuff. pic.twitter.com/Hcl25e4bbF
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) February 17, 2015
@EmilyMiller "Oh the humanity"
— jake (@BYRONBCJAKE) February 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/codematic/status/567777767643553795
@EmilyMiller I reckon they can learn to wear boots like the rest of us do in the winter. Truth is, we’re better off when they stay home.
— Michael Cullison (@camdenmike) February 17, 2015
@EmilyMiller Knowing the Federal Gov't is closed today brings me an odd sense of peace and tranquility.
— Coder the Phoenix (@CoderInCrisis) February 17, 2015
Heroic Pret-a-Manger still open, despite SNOW EMERGENCY.
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) February 17, 2015
Fox News’ James Rosen called the snow emergency bogus, but was thankful it kept his kids home from a day of Common Core.
DC's bogus "snow emergency": At 4 pm ET, watch me go all Howard Beale on @TeamCavuto, parking tickets, Common Core, Congress, and K Street.
— James Rosen (@JamesRosenTV) February 17, 2015
@JamesRosenFNC @TeamCavuto I shut my office down once. Actual Temp was -52*. I called my CARDIAC REHAB patients, told them to stay home. ?
— Chris (@ldy_chris) February 17, 2015
Rep. Jason Chaffetz made headlines with his tweet from last night.
Wimps. Snowing in DC and they close the government. Imagine if the rest of the country closed when it snowed.
— Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) February 17, 2015
The snow emergency was lifted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, and the most damage appears to have been done to people’s wallets.
132 vehicles ticketed and towed during snow emergency declaration.
— DDOT DC (@DDOTDC) February 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/VanessaDennis/status/567777938628943874
Calling all cabs, calling all cabs: Stop charging that $15 fee, now! DC snow emergency fee ended at 2:00. @wusa9
— Russ Ptacek ? (@RussPtacek) February 17, 2015
More evidence that DC is a RICO enterprise: sun is out, roads clear, no traffic, yet DC mob is **towing cars** from "snow emergency routes!"
— Tom Diaz (@agknowitall) February 17, 2015
So relieved. DC Snow Emergency has been lifted.
— Ellen Miller (@EllnMllr) February 17, 2015