Posted on 01/22/2005 4:04:20 AM PST by SamAdams76
Well all the stops have officially been pulled out by the weather prognosticators. They are on a "war footing." The Northeast is getting a true BLIZZARD this weekend. Not a "nor'easter". Not just your basic snowstorm dumping 6-10 inches in Boston and New York with a mix and changeover to rain along the coast. No! We are talking 20-30 inches of windblown powdery snow in many locations with no chance of a mix with or change to rain whatsoever.
The temperatures are currently running zero or below zero across most of the Northeast this morning so the cold air is in place and fully entrenched. With the high winds expected with this storm, This will be a true BLIZZARD.
So as I sit in the epicenter of it all (my area is expecting over two feet of snow), I thought I'd start this thead so that Freepers can give us reports of how conditions are in there area. And you don't have to be in the Northeast to participate as this storm is currently affecting Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia as it heads to the East Coast where it is expected to undergo what the weather nuts call "bombogenesis" and literally explode into a superstorm as energy is transferred over the comparatively milder Atlantic Ocean.
So there you have it. Even in areas where plenty of snow falls this time of year, you have people running to the supermarket early this morning to "stock up", as if somehow a few feet of snow is going to stop all commerce and transportation for the forseeable future (the reality is that we should be all shoveled and plowed out by Monday morning no matter how bad things get).
The local TV stations around here have gone absolutely bonkers, as they are wont to do. It's even more extreme this year because TV "broadcast" stations are struggling to maintain their relevancy in a high world of internet, satellite radio and many other distractions that consumers have these days.
Weekday "anchors" are being rolled out of bed early this Saturday morning as they throw on their hairpieces and head to the studios for all-day "wall-to-wall" coverage of this blizzard. Seasoned reporters are being sent to Home Depots where people are already nervously buying shovels (even though they likely have 7 or 8 shovels in their garage already) and supermarkets where silly old ladies are buying gallons of milk (that they normally never drink) and loaves of bread (that they will never eat and end up throwing to the birds). Other reporters will be sent into the streets to do interviews with snow-plow drivers and "public safety" officials. More junior reporters are being sent to the sides of highways for liveshots where absolutely nothing is going on presently. But they will stand there nevertheless, filming the traffic going by and commenting on "how dangerous" this highway will be in just a few more hours. Then when the storm hits, these same reporters will retreat to rest areas where they will continue their liveshots as their cameramen instruct them to "sway in the wind" and "hold on to their hats" to help convince the viewers at home that the storm is severe indeed.
Yes, it's going to be a fun weekend in New England and the Northeast in general. But the beauty of this is that is is on a weekend. If we are going to get a true blizzard, the timing just couldn't be much better. We are able to get our normal errands done on Saturday morning and then in the afternoon, we can retreat to our homes and stoke up the fireplace as the snow moves in. Then tomorrow (Sunday), we can sleep late and take our time shoveling out. Then we have a perfect excuse to sit around the warm house all afternoon watching football as THREE out of the four teams still playing are all in the snow-bound Northeast. The ratings ought to be phenomenal, provided the power doesn't go out.
So post conditions in your area here.
Outside my home (approx 30 miles northwest of Boston near the NH border), it is -11 degrees! It is daybreak and the skies are mostly clear with some high clouds. It is COLD out there, almost too cold for snow. But it's coming, at least that's what they tell me!
Yeah it looks like a foot and few inches here and there outside... my car needs a wash really does *lol*
I'll give you extra free tokens after your 1200 mile drive
LOL!
What a laugh you are, nopardons.
If you want to do a snow math problem, divide. Divide feet by inches; it's not that hard, you know... 36 by 12.
My kiddo is worse off,I fear...nobody's plowed the alley out back and they can't get the car out of the garage,in Chicago.At least she has food and supplies in the house.
Right you are about Manhattan and they'll be cross country skiing on LSD too,no doubt.
Thanks for caring,dear friend...I'm okay;but getting socked by this storm.
I would,if I could.
Hey, how did central MN fair for snow (near Alexandria)?
We moved to MO from there in Oct to get away from the winters (just couldn't take it anymore).
Thanks. I'd say that it's the thought that counts, but it's rarely the thought that counts. And in most cases I'm grateful for that...
Did that a couple of years ago when it snowed right before Thanksgiving. Tonight was just too cold for snow angels in your bathing suit
Okay, we're wimps!
There are 12 INCHES TO A FOOT! There are THREE FEET TO A YARD and you just gave the example for YARDAGE!
Would you care to keep on proving that you are abjectly deficient in BABY math knowledge,or do you plan on digging yourself an even larger hole? :-)
Wowsa! That's skiing weather!
But seriously,are your cupboards bare?
No, cupboards are filled. However, I am an extraordinarily lazy person.
Up to an inch overnight thru Sun morning. Light snow showers. No substantial accummulation mentioned so I think it will be very light. Yes, we all want decent weather for the game Sun eve at 6:30 PM! Go Steelers!
If you want to check Channel 11's weather report, type "WPXI" into your search engine, it will take you to a link for their home page.
Oh..........
As a bonafide lazy person, I would add that we are a much maligned group. And yet, we contribute so much to society. Entire industries are built around us. For instance, would the television remote, chinese take out places or room service exist without the lazy?
LOL... nice! ;-)
Your right!
The Media talked it up alright.
I went to the Safeway at 10:30PM last night for late night snack and 4 lines had 30 people each waiting. I laugh out loud and left.
Then it snows, look out, a big 4 inches. OOOOOOOOOOOOOH Nooooooooo it's a blizzard said the media. The reporters on the tube looked silly telling us how bad it was outside today.
I was looking for a foot or more the way they pump the story.
Anyway I'm heading out for abit. Hmmmm....Maybe I should put the chains on the old SUV first.
Cheers!!
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