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Shadow Wolf 07
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Good luck with it all.
Blood_Hawk23
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Blood_Hawk23
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Ahh no big. its the price of living in New England. you get use to it.
HELLO!!! classic Nor'Eastern.
HELLO!!! classic Nor'Eastern.
Blood_Hawk23
Charter Member
One good thing is that this will take all day and night. I've never lived in up state NY but i've heard stories.
get some water for the toilet. have a good backup heater. and get a nice bottle of something or another. then kick back and watch it fall. if you don't drink then a nice cup of tea or hot chocolate.
In the morning break out the plow, snowblower and shovles to start digging out. You can grab some neighborhood kids, give them a few buck and let them do it.
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Blood_Hawk23,
Actually, it is a problem for me. My mom has to have dialysis Saturday morning at 10am, and if she can't get to the clinic, she will be in serious trouble. She may have to go by ambulance to another hospital, but if they can't get out...
Come hell or high water, I will figure out a way to get her there. :salute:
P.S. - I was born in Niagara Falls and spent many years in Western New York.
Blood_Hawk23,
Actually, it is a problem for me. My mom has to have dialysis Saturday morning at 10am, and if she can't get to the clinic, she will be in serious trouble. She may have to go by ambulance to another hospital, but if they can't get out...
Come hell or high water, I will figure out a way to get her there. :salute:
P.S. - I was born in Niagara Falls and spent many years in Western New York.
Blood_Hawk23
Charter Member
we went through that very thing with my Grandfather. Call an ambulance. remember the hospital Dialysis will make her weaker then the clinics. i guess they filter more. so hopefully they can take her to the Clinic.
My prayers are with you.
kelticheart
Charter Member
I'm with ya!
Rami,
my solidarity goes out to you. That's the same amount of snowfall we got here last year during the same beginning of February, about a month after you visited here, except that we got it three times within the same week and a half, then temperatures dropped to -15 C for almost ten days. So everything that fell stayed right there! East of here, towards the Adriatic shore, they got it much worse, in some rural places people got buried in over 9' (that's it: 3 metres!) of wet snow and roofs started caving in, because they were not built to withstand such extraordinaryly enormous weights.
You were actually blessed by a good weather spell on this side of the Alps, after you left the weather slowly got worse. Remember the area I live in? The winding uphill road to my house became a river of ice, only studded snow tyres could have helped but they are outlawed here. I have snow chains and winter tyres, but they did not work with such a thick layer of ice all over the place and salt sprayed by snowplows did not work either at such low temperatures. So I stayed put for well over a week, down to my very last can of beans!
Two years ago blizzard winds at the beginning of March accumulated 58 cm (37.66") in front of the garage door and about 50 cm against my front door. It took me almost two days of hard work to take my car out of my front yard, because I had no room left to pile the snow up. Not counting I had caught a very bad cold right when the snow started to fall and I had to shovel with a fever. I felt as I was still living in Milford, CT, where I had my share of blizzards, freezing rains and all the New England winter works! This year we were lucky, although it snowed already 7 times here since the beginning of December, temperatures did not drop so sharply and several times snow turned to rain, melting away shortly.
So much for whoever still holds the world weather patterns have not changed for the worse! We are not out of the woods yet, as we can get bad surprises up to the first half of March.
Best luck with your mom and remember to put your car in the highest gear possible if you have manual shift or refrain from stepping on the accellerator if you drive automatic transmission. Skidding drive wheels in snow, heavy braking (even with ABS systems or 4-wheel drive vehicles) or sudden steering maneuvers are the worst things one can do under snow and ice driving conditions. My dad used to tell me: "Drive as if you had eggs in between your feet and the pedals, you don't wanna break them!"
Cheers!
KH :ernae:
Rami,
my solidarity goes out to you. That's the same amount of snowfall we got here last year during the same beginning of February, about a month after you visited here, except that we got it three times within the same week and a half, then temperatures dropped to -15 C for almost ten days. So everything that fell stayed right there! East of here, towards the Adriatic shore, they got it much worse, in some rural places people got buried in over 9' (that's it: 3 metres!) of wet snow and roofs started caving in, because they were not built to withstand such extraordinaryly enormous weights.
You were actually blessed by a good weather spell on this side of the Alps, after you left the weather slowly got worse. Remember the area I live in? The winding uphill road to my house became a river of ice, only studded snow tyres could have helped but they are outlawed here. I have snow chains and winter tyres, but they did not work with such a thick layer of ice all over the place and salt sprayed by snowplows did not work either at such low temperatures. So I stayed put for well over a week, down to my very last can of beans!
Two years ago blizzard winds at the beginning of March accumulated 58 cm (37.66") in front of the garage door and about 50 cm against my front door. It took me almost two days of hard work to take my car out of my front yard, because I had no room left to pile the snow up. Not counting I had caught a very bad cold right when the snow started to fall and I had to shovel with a fever. I felt as I was still living in Milford, CT, where I had my share of blizzards, freezing rains and all the New England winter works! This year we were lucky, although it snowed already 7 times here since the beginning of December, temperatures did not drop so sharply and several times snow turned to rain, melting away shortly.
So much for whoever still holds the world weather patterns have not changed for the worse! We are not out of the woods yet, as we can get bad surprises up to the first half of March.
Best luck with your mom and remember to put your car in the highest gear possible if you have manual shift or refrain from stepping on the accellerator if you drive automatic transmission. Skidding drive wheels in snow, heavy braking (even with ABS systems or 4-wheel drive vehicles) or sudden steering maneuvers are the worst things one can do under snow and ice driving conditions. My dad used to tell me: "Drive as if you had eggs in between your feet and the pedals, you don't wanna break them!"
Cheers!
KH :ernae:
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Kelti,
I am a veteran of many New York and New England winters, and always take it slow and gentle. I always grumble when I see four-wheel drive vehicles scream past me..."just because you have four wheel drive doesn't mean you won't go into a four-wheel slide."
And as far as the advice about the eggs...my dad told me the exact same thing when I learned to drive...and it stuck.
Kelti,
I am a veteran of many New York and New England winters, and always take it slow and gentle. I always grumble when I see four-wheel drive vehicles scream past me..."just because you have four wheel drive doesn't mean you won't go into a four-wheel slide."
And as far as the advice about the eggs...my dad told me the exact same thing when I learned to drive...and it stuck.
kelticheart
Charter Member
I love it! Ever since the SUV fashion struck this country, we got the very same idiots who drive a 4WD as if nothing on earth will ever cause them a problem. No matter what stupid maneuver they carry out, they think they bought glue-coated tyres with their useless SUVs.
I say useless because we do not have desert roads or vaste outbacks, where 4WD vehicles make a lot of sense, here. Besides, their taller CoG and their off-road tyres will give stability problems even with heavy winds, let alone wet or icy roads. In fact, with every bad weather event, there's a ditched 4WD somewhere here!
Cheers!
KH :ernae:
MaskRider
Tiller of Soil
Good luck Rami,
Best advice I've heard: take everything slow, deliberate and easy.
Sounds like maybe a few Snow Days off from school, too, eh?
Hopefully the power won't go out.
Take some pics and post them for us to see!
BTW, my old man was from Beverly, Mass. Looks like they are in the red zone, too.
MR
PS Here where I live, about 30 miles east of San Diego, we are expecting a sort-of roughing-it weekend. The snow level might actually drop down to where I live at about 2000 feet. Very odd for here. But any snow that does fall won't accumulate- temps aren't supposed to go below 33-34 and that only at night. They actually post "severe weather alerts" for this kind of weather around here: warning that those wearing flip-flops may feel a slight chill on their feet. Rough, huh?
Best advice I've heard: take everything slow, deliberate and easy.
Sounds like maybe a few Snow Days off from school, too, eh?
Hopefully the power won't go out.
Take some pics and post them for us to see!
BTW, my old man was from Beverly, Mass. Looks like they are in the red zone, too.
MR
PS Here where I live, about 30 miles east of San Diego, we are expecting a sort-of roughing-it weekend. The snow level might actually drop down to where I live at about 2000 feet. Very odd for here. But any snow that does fall won't accumulate- temps aren't supposed to go below 33-34 and that only at night. They actually post "severe weather alerts" for this kind of weather around here: warning that those wearing flip-flops may feel a slight chill on their feet. Rough, huh?
ROFLMAO !
LOL ! Almost shot coffee outta my nose holes at THAT one !
I'm a Native Cali Surfer kid transplanted to Iowa... Nothing I love more than to walk into a coffee shop wearing flip flops in the dead of winter, freaking everybody out... The rule of thumb is no boots until it's 20*F or lower.
Yeah, I'm insane. Look where I was raised !
SC
Rami, revert to your native Boston Cunning and be safe - you'll get things handled if you use your head and take your time !
LOL ! Almost shot coffee outta my nose holes at THAT one !
I'm a Native Cali Surfer kid transplanted to Iowa... Nothing I love more than to walk into a coffee shop wearing flip flops in the dead of winter, freaking everybody out... The rule of thumb is no boots until it's 20*F or lower.
Yeah, I'm insane. Look where I was raised !
SC
Rami, revert to your native Boston Cunning and be safe - you'll get things handled if you use your head and take your time !
fsafranek
SOH-CM-2024
Thanks for the info MaskRider. I live up in Escondido and will be driving to Yuma on Saturday. Since I'll by going through your Alpine area I'll be sure and put on socks under my Reefs.
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Hey guys,
You probably have to live in cold-winter climates to find this funny, but this is what I envision snow plow operators will be doing tomorrow morning, because this is the first "real" storm of the season.
[video]http://www.tvspots.tv/video/14203/DUNKIN-DONUTS--PLOW[/video]
It ranks amongst my all-time favorite commercials, because it is exemplifies New England winters so perfectly.
Hey guys,
You probably have to live in cold-winter climates to find this funny, but this is what I envision snow plow operators will be doing tomorrow morning, because this is the first "real" storm of the season.
[video]http://www.tvspots.tv/video/14203/DUNKIN-DONUTS--PLOW[/video]
It ranks amongst my all-time favorite commercials, because it is exemplifies New England winters so perfectly.
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Chris,
1) Nah...they'll have everything plowed by Sunday night...I'd be STUNNED if school was cancelled on Monday. A Friday early-release is a possibility, though...
2) The power going out is a real possibility. We're looking at moderate to major coastal flooding, as well as sustained winds of 25 MPH or higher starting late tomorrow morning, with sustained winds and gusts of 50-60 MPH for at least six-to-eight hours, with thunder and lightning with snowfall rates of 3-4 inches per hour in the teeth of it from 11pm Friday night to 5-6am on Saturday, with heavy snow continuing through 9am.
They're talking about near hurricane-force sustained winds on Cape Cod for nearly twelve hours, and the storm is supposed to stall just off of Nantucket for about six hours or more while the storm is winding up, which will enhance the snow further.
Worse, it will be right around 30-32 degrees during the storm, so the snow won't be light and fluffy...it will be more like cement. Whitey Bulger could use this stuff to throw a couple of Southies into the harbor, you'd never see them again...!
In other words...just another New England Nor'Easter here on the good old South Shore.
3) I'll be sure to take some pictures. :salute:
4) Yeah...you've got it real rough, anyone who would wear flip-flops around here during the winter would wind up in a padded cell.
Chris,
1) Nah...they'll have everything plowed by Sunday night...I'd be STUNNED if school was cancelled on Monday. A Friday early-release is a possibility, though...
2) The power going out is a real possibility. We're looking at moderate to major coastal flooding, as well as sustained winds of 25 MPH or higher starting late tomorrow morning, with sustained winds and gusts of 50-60 MPH for at least six-to-eight hours, with thunder and lightning with snowfall rates of 3-4 inches per hour in the teeth of it from 11pm Friday night to 5-6am on Saturday, with heavy snow continuing through 9am.
They're talking about near hurricane-force sustained winds on Cape Cod for nearly twelve hours, and the storm is supposed to stall just off of Nantucket for about six hours or more while the storm is winding up, which will enhance the snow further.
Worse, it will be right around 30-32 degrees during the storm, so the snow won't be light and fluffy...it will be more like cement. Whitey Bulger could use this stuff to throw a couple of Southies into the harbor, you'd never see them again...!
In other words...just another New England Nor'Easter here on the good old South Shore.
3) I'll be sure to take some pictures. :salute:
4) Yeah...you've got it real rough, anyone who would wear flip-flops around here during the winter would wind up in a padded cell.
Blood_Hawk23
Charter Member
I had a roommate that wore shorts year round. and he was born here in Maine. I must add that he was a hockey player so maybe that explains a lot.
I love the vid Rami. Reminds me of our state plow drives.
This will be my second big storm this year. and it might beat the first by 6". It's the power going out that I worry about. It's not bad in the summer but I hate it in the winter.
I love the vid Rami. Reminds me of our state plow drives.
This will be my second big storm this year. and it might beat the first by 6". It's the power going out that I worry about. It's not bad in the summer but I hate it in the winter.
Blood_Hawk23
Charter Member
well here is the latest in my area.
http://www.wcsh6.com/images/weather/640/360/2/weather/graphics/WCSHEvent.jpg
I'm right on the line of the 16"-24" and the 12"-20" which means i'm looking at 18". if thats the case then this one will beat the last one by 2".
temps only in the teens
http://www.wcsh6.com/images/weather/640/360/2/weather/graphics/WCSH4DAY.jpg
gotta love Maine in the Winter.
http://www.wcsh6.com/images/weather/640/360/2/weather/graphics/WCSHEvent.jpg
I'm right on the line of the 16"-24" and the 12"-20" which means i'm looking at 18". if thats the case then this one will beat the last one by 2".
temps only in the teens
http://www.wcsh6.com/images/weather/640/360/2/weather/graphics/WCSH4DAY.jpg
gotta love Maine in the Winter.