So, what does it really mean, "State of Emergency"? State workers can go home early? National Guard can shoot on site? I can carry a concealed weapon?

MEMA coordinates response

By fenwayguy on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 3:14pm.

and extra money is available for responders and victims of flooding

I have a feeling in this case

By davem on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 3:15pm.

I have a feeling in this case its to allocate emergency funds for repair of infastructure

Here is something I just looked at to see if I have a valid excuse not to go to class today:
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/2006/02/what-is-stat...

It means the Guard can shoot off-site, too.

By anon on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 3:39pm.

It means the Guard can shoot off-site, too.

Unless a State Of Emergency is declared, the Governor cannot

By roadman on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 3:56pm.

activate the National Guard to assist in any response and recovery efforts. The official declaration also enables the state to apply for certain Federal disaster relief and reimbursement funds that would not otherwise be available to them.

So

By JohnAKeith on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 11:17pm.

So everyone's bunkered down out at HQ on the Mass Pike?

I mean, really, it's rain.

Is he talking about the weather?

By East Cambridge on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 3:15pm.

Or his re-election campaign?

Adventures in School Bus Travel

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 4:03pm.

The bus my kids take had no way to get around a messy flooded street.

YoungerKid, age 12: got off when bus with two friends when the bus had to turn around at the road block, after two detours. He walked 3/4 mile, some of it requiring scaling stone walls to get up over the flooding. He found a number of rocks he liked in his travels, shined by the current of the flood by tumbling in road sand, and was genuinely excited by the diversion and challenge.

OlderKid, age 14: exited the bus at city center after it attempted to return to school. During detour, his friend made a phone call to another friend living there. Group of boys raided refrigerator, then got a ride to various houses. This required a 6 mile detour through two neighboring towns.

I like Aguageddon!

By rossoduck on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 3:49pm.

I definitely laughed out loud when I saw that one.

Question for Adam-- Shouldn't weather phenomena like this deluge prompt a change to the French Toast level? Or is that reserved just for snow storms?

Ross Levanto

Not requiring a "white food" run

By Lecil on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 3:54pm.

So I'd say no to a French Toast alert. Perhaps a run to the lumber yard however. An Ark alert?

What Lecil said

By adamg on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 4:20pm.

Although for some of us, maybe there should be a heightened conditioner alert or wiper-blade alert!

Aguageddon is a good choice.

By Anonymous on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 8:32pm.

Westbound/Outbound traffic on RT9 in Swellsley was being backed up for miles becuase it was being diverted to sidestreets near Wellsley Street. I was heading eastbound so I know not why.

Il pleure dans mon coeur
Comme il pleut sur la ville ;
Quelle est cette langueur
Qui pénètre mon coeur ?

Ô bruit doux de la pluie
Par terre et sur les toits !
Pour un coeur qui s'ennuie,
Ô le chant de la pluie !

Il pleure sans raison
Dans ce coeur qui s'écoeure.
Quoi ! nulle trahison ?...
Ce deuil est sans raison.

C'est bien la pire peine
De ne savoir pourquoi
Sans amour et sans haine
Mon coeur a tant de peine !

Flowmageddon

By Ron Newman on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 8:51pm.

is the word that Boston.com posted as a Facebook status update.

It's official: This is an emergency

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