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!
On my way to bed here in south jersey outside of Philly after a great cozy day with hubby. We roasted a duck for dinner, had a good merlot and watched movies with the cat by candlelight after watching the birds in the snow all afternoon.
It's beautiful and just started snowing again, 11 inches here, 18 degrees.
I really enjoyed reading about everyone's day. Hope you all stay warm with your power on and no frozen pipes. Good night!
Maybe. LOL
A friend in NYC emailed me that there's a ban on driving in that area and if you drive during this snowstorm, you'll be ticketed. Said the last time it was like that was a 1996 snowstorm.
Thank you for your very kind offer, but I doubt we'll be taking you up on it. We're not too self-sufficient out here... If our plow guy doesn't show up (again) we won't get out of our own driveway until spring! :-(
Weather here in Fairbanks is 1 degree....no snow...just got back from Florida a week ago left 80 degrees and arrived home to -40....
Come on up/back, Denette! Snowbilling is great!
[Sorry, I don't know about Alexandia. We live in the northern part of MN). Friends and family who live in the TC said they don't have much to talk about.)
DUH!!!!!!!!!!
An apology would suit,or at the least,admitting that you've been damned dead wrong. :-)
No, divide in the OTHER direction.
nasty names back to you.
Do the chinese take out places deliver when it's -40 in Fairbanks?
They sure do!
Sooooooooooo you think that dividing 36 BY 200 will give one inches into FEET? Is that it? REALLY?
Bwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Twelve INCHES equals ONE FOOT; THIRTY SIX INCHES or THREE FEET equals ONE YARD.
Thanks for answering. Since reading Going to Extremes many years ago, I've been curious about the Alaskan lifestyle.
No matter HOW you want to slice it,36 inches is ALWAYS going to be ONE YARD; not a foot. :-)
When you finish that hole,would you like to dig out my mailbox?
Well, I can tell you what not to buy- Lincoln.
I have an 8,000 watt welder/generator sitting in my shop that failed after less than 15 hours of service. Unfortunately, it was past the warranty period, and they no longer furnish parts or service for it. So I have a 500 pound lawn ornament.
Practical advice? Get the biggest one you can afford- then think about getting the next size larger. Add up all the watts of everything you need to run, then add a little more. Electric start is very helpful, especially if the women of the house have to crank it.
Then you need to think about how you are going to distribute the power to where you need it.
Man, you are DENSE!
Did you ever get beyond grade school, nopardens?
Your math sucks hind tit.
We have around 10 inches in Philly and it's snowing hard again. The plow just came down our side street and plowed in my car! I have a Hyundai and now it's half way buried on one side.
But I fear there is no help for made-up words,which render your post meaningless.Pity that.
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