Blizzard of '13 - Page 2

Takeda Shingen · 02-09-13, 01:23 PM

Having people off the roads does make a tremendous difference. That being said, it is pretty hard to sensationalize 3 feet of snow.

The storm was tough on the Jersey shore due to the wind and surf. Sandy's effects will be felt all winter.

CCIP · 02-09-13, 01:40 PM

Yup, we got about a foot up here. By now most of everything has been cleaned up. Not a snowpocalypse or anything, but certainly more than a light dusting!

I too love snow. Especially now that I am no longer responsible for shoveling the stuff

GT182 · 02-09-13, 09:01 PM

We got nuthin here in northern Delaware.

I wanted to see at least 2 feet so I could make a few bucks with the Kubota and the 50" snowblower. I know we moved south to get away from the frigid North, but I didn't move to give up on snow.

I remember the blizzard of 77-78 and it was no fun at all. Sucks when you have no power or heat, and no generators like we do today. Was no fun being snowed in and stranded for several days either..... unless you have a snowmoble.

ReallyDedPoet · 02-09-13, 10:39 PM

Still getting pounded pretty good in the Maritimes ( Canada ). Looks like it will continue until sometime tomorrow....

AVGWarhawk · 02-10-13, 07:35 AM

Snow is a four letter word that results in a mouth washed out with soap.

In grade school I liked snow. After that not so much.

u crank · 02-10-13, 08:03 AM

Yea, this is starting to.... I think it's worse than yesterday. The wind is just howling and still snowing. Haven't been out in 24 hours. See the odd 4x4 driving by. Visibility is bad.

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

Still getting pounded pretty good in the Maritimes ( Canada ). Looks like it will continue until sometime tomorrow....

Monday it's suppose to be sunny here, Charlottetown, with light winds. Just in time for work.

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

In grade school I liked snow. After that not so much.

That sums it up very well.

Platapus · 02-10-13, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

How the media senationalizes the weather. Spewing their dire predictions of the severity and then naming... snow storms? Who the heck are they trying to scare and why?

Why? Ratings. News reporting is no longer a public service, but an entertainment venue to be sold. No one is going to be interested in the report that New England was hit by a big storm, but New Englanders being who they are, are handling it as they a ways do.

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I refuse to break my back to shovel it. Nature put it there and she can take it away!

Perhaps you are not unfortunate enough to live in an area with a dictatorial HOA who will fine you if the walk is not cleared 0.1 seconds after the last flake falls.

I hate HOAs.

nikimcbee · 02-10-13, 11:22 AM

What's snow?

@ August
I trust your railroad diorama is getting lots of attention this weekend.

Takeda Shingen · 02-10-13, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Why? Ratings. News reporting is no longer a public service, but an entertainment venue to be sold. No one is going to be interested in the report that New England was hit by a big storm, but New Englanders being who they are, are handling it as they a ways do.

On the contrary, I'll be willing to bet that a lot of New Englanders spent this weekend watching lots of news. I know that I do when I there is a big storm bearing down on me.

Wolferz · 02-10-13, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Why? Ratings. News reporting is no longer a public service, but an entertainment venue to be sold. No one is going to be interested in the report that New England was hit by a big storm, but New Englanders being who they are, are handling it as they a ways do.

Perhaps you are not unfortunate enough to live in an area with a dictatorial HOA who will fine you if the walk is not cleared 0.1 seconds after the last flake falls.

I hate HOAs.

Nope, I chose to live in a rural valley. Gated communities suck rocks and I'd tell the HOA; If you're so worried about snow on the sidewalk, you shovel it! I'm disabled.

Wolferz · 02-10-13, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

On the contrary, I'll be willing to bet that a lot of New Englanders spent this weekend watching lots of news. I know that I do when I there is a big storm bearing down on me.

How did y'all fare down there in the flat lands of eastern PA?
We saw maybe six inches here in the western reaches of the Poconos.

ReallyDedPoet · 02-10-13, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by u crank

Monday it's suppose to be sunny here, Charlottetown, with light winds. Just in time for work.

Isn't that always the way

August · 02-10-13, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

What's snow?

@ August
I trust your railroad diorama is getting lots of attention this weekend.

I wish! Too much shoveling and scraping and brushing. By the time I finished yesterday I was useless for much more than watching movies.

nikimcbee · 02-10-13, 04:36 PM

Do you have a snowblower? (Scheewefer

) I miss running the snowblower, back in the day. Now, I'm lucky to see 2 inches of snow in a year.

August · 02-10-13, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Do you have a snowblower? (Scheewefer

) I miss running the snowblower, back in the day. Now, I'm lucky to see 2 inches of snow in a year.

Oh yeah, it took three hour long excursions with it to clear the driveway.

I went out around 6pm and removed the first 3 inches of heavy wet snow since it started getting light and fluffy. By the time I finished (about an hour) there was already another 3 inches on the parts I had cleared first. I went out again around 10pm and removed another foot. That was the real fun one. Then the next afternoon as it was stopping I went back out and took another foot and a half as well as clear the mail box approach.

But we had to do the front and back decks by hand as well as dig a path out to the wood shed which I just finished today.

Just in time for rain and 45 degree weather on Wednesday...

02-09-13, 01:40 PM	#17
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yup, we got about a foot up here. By now most of everything has been cleaned up. Not a snowpocalypse or anything, but certainly more than a light dusting! I too love snow. Especially now that I am no longer responsible for shoveling the stuff __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-09-13, 09:01 PM	#18
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	We got nuthin here in northern Delaware. I wanted to see at least 2 feet so I could make a few bucks with the Kubota and the 50" snowblower. I know we moved south to get away from the frigid North, but I didn't move to give up on snow. I remember the blizzard of 77-78 and it was no fun at all. Sucks when you have no power or heat, and no generators like we do today. Was no fun being snowed in and stranded for several days either..... unless you have a snowmoble. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

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ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,890 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Still getting pounded pretty good in the Maritimes ( Canada ). Looks like it will continue until sometime tomorrow.... __________________ Back in the Day

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,284 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Snow is a four letter word that results in a mouth washed out with soap. In grade school I liked snow. After that not so much. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	What's snow? @ August I trust your railroad diorama is getting lots of attention this weekend. __________________

02-09-13, 01:23 PM	#16
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Having people off the roads does make a tremendous difference. That being said, it is pretty hard to sensationalize 3 feet of snow. The storm was tough on the Jersey shore due to the wind and surf. Sandy's effects will be felt all winter.

02-10-13, 04:36 PM	#29
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Do you have a snowblower? (Scheewefer) I miss running the snowblower, back in the day. Now, I'm lucky to see 2 inches of snow in a year. __________________