MAJOR WEEKEND SNOWSTORM IN THE EAST

accuweather.com ^ | February 09, 2006 | News Director Steve Penstone

[Focault's Pendulum]

My husband's Boy Scout troop is doing wilderness camping in the N.GA mountains this weekend!

Sounds like your husband knows what he's talking about.

Personally, I thrive on this stuff. I got snowshoes ready to go, a single wall high vent tent, and a candle lantern that will drive up my tent temp at least 10 degrees.

I'm going in, somewhere, not sure yet, at least ten miles. Let it snow...let it snow...let it snow!!!

Tell your husband I would love to drive down your way and take the kiddies on an adventure such as this...sometime.

[carlr]

Can you keep it west of Schuylerville.

[verity]

My dog is relieved by your clarification because I was in the process of denigrating her capabilities.

[Coldwater Creek]

You forgot the toilet paper!!!!!!

[AnAmericanMother]

My dog is 4 as well. This is going to be her first opportunity to get some "real" birds (i.e. not in a hunt test or field trial, though she's had live fliers shot over her before.) She is handling pretty well now and can get a hundred yard blind if she pays attention.

She got a late start, she was an obedience and agility dog until she was 2 1/2, but the first time she saw a duck fall out of the sky, she knew that was what she was born for.

Guess we'll see if all those trialing ribbons mean anything when it comes to a real hunting situation . . . < g > she'll have a good time anyhow, Labs always have a good time no matter what happens.

[rwfromkansas]

I had 10 inches of snow in the first two weeks of December before it turned into spring around Dec. 15, the spring that has not turned back to winter yet, though it was actually kind of cool this week....but that was just a brief interlude from the blowtorch.

10 inches is half my normal snowfall, so I was expecting a spectacular winter...perhaps 25 inches maybe even. I was really excited since I definitely love snow.

At this point, I may not even get my average of 18-20 or so.

Very little time left now.

Oh well....if we have a lot of severe weather in March and April I can forget the crappy winter.

[xcamel]

Gee, Thanks, Carl.
Just as I'm about to go down to the house in La Paz for a week too.

[AnAmericanMother]

Hey, mine can drive the Studebaker . . . opposable thumbs, who needs 'em?

Can't do a stick shift though.

[who knows what evil?]

About time, local ski areas have been suffering. Even in Vermont (although they are way off to the left, they have great skiing)it's been lousy!!!!!

Let them suffer...less money for them to donate to the Democrats. NO SNOW on the ground in the western New Hampshire region on February 9th? SWEET! Bring on spring!

[rwfromkansas]

hopefully you will get a lot of snow so you can get people coming in for those car washes. :)

[aumrl]

I beg your pardon. Vt may be way off to the left - but the skiing has been very good. grooming and snowmaking save the day,at least around Stratton, Okemo and Bromley. Now snow mobiling is a different story.

[God luvs America]

yes...they are lininig up in the grocery stores now- I day of rationings for every possible inch of snow!!

[McLynnan]

Expert Senior Meteorologist Joe Bastardi says the storm will send cold air plunging as far south as Texas

No way will hell freeze over, lol! Central Texas weathermen are ecstatic that they can finally predict something besides warm and dry. It will only get up to the mid-50's tomorrow and Saturday. Yay! Going to find my sweaters that haven't been used in over a year. This may be my only chance to wear them this winter.

[carlr]

Just as I'm about to go down to the house in La Paz for a week too.

Where is that?

[verity]

ROTFL.

[FreedomPoster]

I'm supposed to be in the garage doing a timing belt. I'm wondering if I shouldn't put that off, and do it on a warmer weekend.

[AnAmericanMother]

I can't imagine getting enough snow around here to need snowshoes . . . but the local REI still sells 'em!

Back in "Snowjam 82" we did get enough snow for us to break out the old style skis (convertible from downhill to X-country by loosening the rear (wire) bindings) and ski from our apartment to the local golf course, reattach the bindings and do some downhill skiing, then ski back home.

But it hasn't happened since!

I love those candle lanterns. I like our double wall tent (it has two high vents, which is nice), is a single wall better for real snow?

[Man50D]

PS: the models have moved inland approx. 50-75miles in the last 6 hours.

They must have heard about the storm. Where are they staying?

[AnAmericanMother]

I can think of half a dozen excuses not to do a timing belt . . . at least not on a recent car. I replaced one on our old '69 Torino, but I don't touch these newfangled cars. We used to have a '74 TR-6 and of course we had to do everything on that or we would have gone broke.

[jaz.357]

15W?