NORTHEAST BLIZZARD - Live Thread - January 22-23 2005

[Endeavor]

"...snow underground" - make that "snow on the ground" - it's early for me!

[Qwinn]

I'm in central NJ (Trenton forecast). We're only expected to get about 6-10 inches, and winds are predicted to be about 10 mph.

Frankly, I'm annoyed! I -love- a good blizzard. Philly's supposed to get 18 inches, NY is getting 2 feet, and smack in the middle of 'em we're gonna get a freakin' lousy 6 inches of snow? Grrrrrr! I can't tell you how often that happens here.

Qwinn

[ken5050]

A couple of points..Whenever you're expecting more than a foot of snow, re shoveling..whether vis hand, or snowblower, or even a snowplow..it's often better to do it a few times..instead of waiting for the snow to build up, then end..it's a lot easier..less strain on body and equipment that way...

Also...especialy if it's a heavy snow..you're gonna see a lot of roofs collapsing..

[VeniVidiVici]

Blizzard of '78. I had the fun of driving around Brockton, MA about a week after it hit. Tons of snow still blocking line of site at intersections. Folks jumping out of the 2d and 3d floor windows of the barracks at Ft Devens to snow only a few feet below their windows.

And then I got to enjoy the full effect of the Blizzard of '79 i Washington.

Ah, yes. And global cooling was all the rage at the time.

[JOHANNES801]

Its 7:45 and 0 here in the mountains of northern columbia county PA.Looks like Ill need my old dodge 4 wheeler.

[Endeavor]

I'm considering moving to Portland, ME - good to know there's one other conservative that lives there.

[Lessismore]

Link to Mount Holly, NJ Long Range Base Refectivity -- http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p20-r/si.kdix.shtml

[be-baw]

Here in Lansing, Michigan, we have probably 6 inches of snow on the ground now (7:40 a.m. EST), but the temperature is a balmy 14F. I did my first shovel at about 4:30 a.m. (only about 3 inches at the time), and it's falling pretty heavily still.

No plowing has been done yet, but you can still get down the road, albeit very carefully. I just returned from trying to go to the grocery store - I got about halfway there and concluded there was a pretty good chance I'd get stuck, so I turned around and came home. There was nothing we really needed, but the missus had a hankering for shredded wheat; well, she's just going to have to settle for oatmeal this morning ;)

I'll go shovel again in a couple of hours, then one more time this evening; that ought to about do it. Other than that, I'm going to enjoy a nice quiet day inside with my honey with plenty to read, good food, and very few worries.

[maestro]

UR# 55.....Wow!

Both games will NOW be worth watching!

All bets off?

Thanks, for the reply tscislaw.

Wow!

[mewzilla]

I heard the Endless Mountains area may get over twenty inches. They can have it :)

[exnavy]

We used to host the Buick open right here in bueatiful Warwick Hills, Mi. The good old days(sigh)

If you know Buffalo, You know snow!!!!!

[nw_arizona_granny]

If it is too cold to look out the window, then you can come here and find out what is happening out doors.

Stay warm and be safe.

If I have sunshine again, I will not gloat, I promise.

[GRRRRR]

I'm up in Waukegan, about a mile off the lakefront...we got plenty and it's beautiful! Our neighborhood has lots of trees hanging over the streets and they make a wonderful arch with the snow falling...I'll get some pics when it's more daylight.

G

[SamAdams76]

Looks like a COLD Pats-Steelers game tomorrow with lots of snowbanks on the sidelines. I wonder how they plan to get all that snow out of those seats in time for the game? Last year, a snowstorm hit just before a Pats-Dolphins game and the fans had to literally shovel their own seats out! I remember a radio announcement telling fans to bring their own shovels to the stadium!

[DJ MacWoW]

It got to -6 and it's now -4 and we have no water. Frozen pipes? I'm in the NY, NJ, PA area. Live close to where all 3 states meet in the Delaware River.

[SamAdams76]

Both outdoor stadiums. They seem to build indoor stadiums where they need them the least. Houston, New Orleans, etc.

[MEG33]

Feeling for you down in Texas.
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[mewzilla]

I'd also bring some of those Thermal Care thingies to heat assorted portions of my anatomy :)

[Labyrinthos]

I heard that Massachusetts imposes a surtax on snowfalls over twelve inches. I know in my state, Pataki wants to levy a user fee.

[Pylon]

Why I moved