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YouTube users began sharing videos of Colorado’s ongoing snowstorm hours before daybreak today.
But they’ve got nothing on Twitter users, plenty of whom are dispatching photos and messages of delight about having a day off work.
Lucky bastards. Look below to some of our favorites among the latest tweets and pics.
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12.5 inches of snow so far at 8am in platt park in Denver…almost one bulldog high! #cowx #snOMG twitter.com/StaceyH007/sta…— Stacey (@StaceyH007) February 3, 2012
That nasty snowstorm in Denver also hit Boulder, n now CU is closed. There’s a lot of snow out here #Colo #SnOMG— Esteban L. Hernandez (@EstebanHRZ) February 3, 2012
advertisementadvertisement#SNOMG there are TWO people here..where’s my bed?— Tiffany Mead (@tiffanevera) February 3, 2012
Denver is celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with a white, white, whiteout! #snOMG twitter.com/RickStrandlof/…— Rick Strandlof (@RickStrandlof) February 3, 2012
advertisement#snomg baby! As much as I hate winter and snow, I’ll take no school any day ;)— Michel Bustamante (@MBustamante951) February 3, 2012
@waitmel #snOMG I got a snow day too!! So very exciting :)— SMD (@Sarah_M_Dee) February 3, 2012
advertisementadvertisementSitting in my office looking out at the snow & someone just went by on cross-country skis…awesome! #snOMG— kfoxaz (@kfoxaz) February 3, 2012
I’m not even going to try dealing with downtown Denver traffic today! It’s a hot chocolate and pajamas kind of day #snOMG— Tanya Merchant (@tanyam913) February 3, 2012
advertisementPups playing after #snOMG storm last night.@ My House instagr.am/p/nfuaA/— Whitney Bryen (@SoonerReporter) February 3, 2012
Office just closed! #snOMG day for me!— lynne(@lgsmash) February 3, 2012
advertisementadvertisementWhy bother shoveling? Gonna watch flakes fly, drink coffee, eat b’fast n tweet. #snOMG #cowx twitter.com/briantanner/st…— Brian Tanner (@briantanner) February 3, 2012
The official snow measuring unit in CO: the grill on the deck! #snOMG #cowx #arvada twitter.com/casualperfect/…— JoAnn Rasmussen (@casualperfect) February 3, 2012
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