Panic-buyers flood grocery stores and commuters are begged to stay home ahead of 'historic'..

Dailymail.com and Associated Press ^ | Jan. 25, 2015 | Kieran Corcoran For Dailymail.com and Associated Press

[PROCON]

Panic-buyers flood grocery stores and commuters are begged to stay home ahead of 'historic' blizzard that threatens to drop THREE FEET of snow on New York City and up to 57million on East Coast

Huge lines were pictured in food stores and warnings flooded in to stay home amid snow falling at 4inches per hour

Bill de Blasio warned New Yorkers not to 'underestimate' the storm, which could drop 36inches in places

Snowfall expected to be accompanied by hurricane-strength winds blowing at up to 65 miles per hour

New York governor Andrew Cuomo warned commuters to go home early as roads and the subway could be closed

The National Weather Service has issued a warning for the East Coast covering 29million people

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said 'This could be a storm the likes of which we have never seen before'

Boston is expected to get 18 to 24 inches of snow, and Philadelphia 14 to 18 inches

[SamAdams76]

Here in Southern Connecticut, I did not see the "panic" buying yesterday. I did go to the supermarket to get a few things and it was normal traffic and the shelves were still full. Most people around here are used to winter weather and typically have more than a few days of food on hand. Also, losing power is to be expected due to all the trees that will inevitably bring down power lines. All it takes is one snow-laden branch to fall the wrong way and there goes power for the neighborhood.

I think the media hypes up the "milk and bread" panic and you usually see that going on in the big cities. Out in the suburbs, people are pretty much blasé about pending snowstorms. We get them at least a half dozen times each winter (when the cities are usually turning to rain or stay all rain).

The only thing about snowstorms that unnerves me is having to drive in them. There are too many idiots out there on the roadways who think that because they have 4WD or AWD, they can drive at normal highway speeds and tailgate/harass those who don't. Those are the jerks that create the pile-ups that you see on TV all the time.

[tomkat]

.. blizzard that threatens to drop THREE FEET of snow on New York City and up to 57million on East Coast

57,000,000 .. yikes, now that WILL be historic !

Editor ?
Wussthat ?

[Paul R.]

Coastal Flood Warnings up. Boston areas’:

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=MAZ015&warncounty=MAC025&firewxzone=MAZ015&local_place1=Boston MA&product1=Coastal+Flood+Warning&lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598#.VMYvnZAtC70

“Biblical” - probably not. But a storm to be taken seriously, I’d think.

Sorry - I can’t get the link to post properly - there’s a space between “Boston” and “MA”.

[xp38]

The smart addicts will have prepped too.

[hawkaw]

You hit the problem. It is not so much the snow total but the drifts of snow. They can be a real pain.

[Mycroft Holmes]

Quote the entire href="mumble with spaces" and it should all work out...

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[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

I'll tell you when it's time to panic

It's time to panic

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Bill de Blasio warned New Yorkers not to ‘underestimate’ the storm, which could drop 36inches in places......New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said ‘This could be a storm the likes of which we have never seen before’”

OMG, NYC has never seen three feet of snow before. The end is near.

I repeat from comment #1.

[grania]

Is beach damage an issue on the CT shore? It already took a big hit in those storms a few years ago.

[Rome2000]

I wonder how much the “snow tax” will be?

[Colonel_Flagg]

Just a March storm in Minnesota. Still, good luck, facing all that snow with an incompetent like Kaiser Wilhelm as mayor ought isn’t fun.

[ELS]

I remember that blizzard. It snowed continuously for three or four days. When it stopped snowing, there were three or four feet of snow where I was living at the time. Gov. Whitman declared a state of emergency and had banned civilian vehicles on the roads. There was a busy road near me and it was quite eery to not even see a single car on that road.

[Rainbow Rising]

57 million feet?

I’m going to need more rock salt.

[ELS]

The only thing about snowstorms that unnerves me is having to drive in them. There are too many idiots out there on the roadways who think that because they have 4WD or AWD, they can drive at normal highway speeds and tailgate/harass those who don't. Those are the jerks that create the pile-ups that you see on TV all the time.

Couldn't agree more. My commute includes 20-25 miles of highway and I don't go into work when the road conditions are bad. Fortunately, my boss supports my decision.

[AppyPappy]

We should name these blizzards. We could call this one “Every month in Rochester”.

[mware]

Don't know if you have ever been in a white out while driving.

Damn scary, happen to me once, when I stopped the car, I was in the other lane two feet from a telephone pole.

[T-Bone Texan]

"...in the beer fridge in the garage..."

The mere fact that you have a beer fridge in the garage implies that you are a planner and a forward thinker.

We are on a limited budget at my house. I created a solar system that, in times of crisis, will be able to power one of our refrigerators, but not both.

So yeah, sorry food, but the beer in the garage takes precedence.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” OMG, NYC has never seen three feet of snow before. The end is near. “

Actually, I believe it has, but who cares? May it all fall on the mayor.

[jpsb]

The February 1969 nor'easter was a severe winter storm that affected the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States between February 8 and February 10.[1] The nor'easter developed on February 9, and as it moved towards the northeast, intensifying to become a powerful storm, it dropped paralyzing snowfall, often exceeding 20 in (51 cm). New York City bore the brunt of the storm, suffering extensive disruption.

[ELS]

Hmm, if we are talking during winter, it would seem that the garage and refrigerator would provide enough insulation from the sub-freezing temperatures to keep the beer chilled but not frozen even without power. Right? Does beer explode when frozen as soda does?