Monday, February 8, 2010

The Daily Numbers - Feb. 8

The Daily Numbers: 30 inches of snow in Ridley Park, the winner in the snowfall amounts from the Blizzard of 2010.
28.5 inches of snow officially at the airport.
56.3 inches of snow so far this winter. That puts this winter in 2nd place on the all-time list.
65.5 inches of snow back in 1996, the all-time record. Of course that was also the year of the historic No. 1 30-inch snow.
6-12 inches of snow now being forecast for Tuesday night into Wednesday.
200,000 students in public and parochial schools in Philadelphia that are getting the day off today to allow crews to continue clearing snow.
20 inches of snow in Washington, D.C.
90,000 customers without power at the height of the storm in New Jersey; 39,000 in Delaware, 190,000 in western Pa.
10 parents who led a protest outside Sunday Mass against the decision to close St. Joseph’s School in Collingdale.
2 days Granite Run Mall was closed this weekend, on Saturday by snow, and on Sunday by a fuel spill and gas odor.
60, age of man with dementia whose body was found in the snow in Delaware after wandering from his home.
229 votes, 28 more than he needed for Sen. Arlen Specter as he picked up the endorsement of the Pa. State Democratic Committee Saturday.
72 votes for Joe Sestak, who continues to lag in his challenge to Specter.
6,000 jobs that will be filled by the region’s largest employers over the next 6 months.
2.78, what we’re paying on average for gas in the Philly region, if you can get out of your driveway.
5 people killed in blast at power plant in Connecticut.
32 of 39 for Drew Brees as he led the New Orleans Saints to their first-ever Super Bowl title.
31 of 45 for Peyton Manning in losing effort, with one huge interception that was returned for TD.
9 days until pitchers and catchers report to Phillies spring training in Clearwater on Feb. 17.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.What Dat? They’re the Saints, who forever buried the Aints image of New Orleans entry in the NFL as losers. You can call them Super Bowl Champions.
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I Don’t Get It: You knew this one was coming. In Delaware, a man has been charged with pointing a gun at a neighbor and threatening to shoot him in a dispute over a parking spot.
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Today’s Upper: Please tell me that spring is coming. Eventually.
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Quote Box: “You’ve got a whole city held captive here.”
- Gwen Dawkins, as she waited to get out of Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., during the storm.

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