Cori Faklaris

The Indianapolis Star

Adam Whitaker created the site as a fun way to commiserate with others fed up with the snow

Six to 9 inches of snow fell on central Indiana overnight

The petition has gotten a smattering of signatures from other states including Texas%2C Maryland%2C Minnesota and New York

No controversy on the Internet is complete these days without a petition where one can add one's name to the ranks of those unhappy with said issue.

So why should this seemingly never-ending winter snow be any different?

That's the idea behind StopTheSnow.org.

"HOOSIERS ARE FED UP!" it proclaims. "TOGETHER, LET'S UNITE AND STAND UP FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN: SWEAT, SUNBURN, & SWIMMING POOLS."

Overnight, 6 to 9 inches of new snow covered most of central Indiana, with another inch or so possible throughout the day. The official total in Indianapolis total through 7 a.m. was 7.4 inches. A clipper is next on Mother Nature's hit list, and it could bring 1 to 3 inches of snow Saturday. There are no high temperatures above freezing expected for at least a week.

Of course: creator Adam Whitaker of Westfield, Ind., a freelance Web developer, knows that no petition can really stop the weather.

But he said his site is a fun way to commiserate with others in Indiana who are bummed out about the snow.

"This year it's like, Can it just stop snowing for two seconds?" said Whitaker, a married father of three who is originally from Carmel, Ind.

After about two hours of work Tuesday, Whitaker had the site up and running and started promoting it on social media, getting an assist from one of his clients, Indianapolis Star meteorologist Paul Poteet.

As of late Wednesday morning, Whitaker said, the site had snagged about 1,400 signatures. Most are from central Indiana, Whitaker said, but he's also seen a smattering from elsewhere: Texas, Maryland, Minnesota, Illinois, New York and even California.

"It blew up bigger than I expected," he said.