| Author | Message | ||
     Crusty |
We've had a pretty good Winter this year, so far as snow is concerned. We were on our way to possibly setting some sort of record for the least amount of total snow accumulation. It hasn't been a drought; almost every time precipitation was heading our way, the temperatures would go up, and we'd get rain and not snow. I was enjoying riding on relatively clear streets, and hoping the trend would continue right into spring, then it could warm up. That all changed yesterday. Yesterday, we got a little bit of snow. We only got 7 inches. That in itself isn't enough to worry about, but it's what's coming that's got me grumbling. Monday night, it's supposed to start snowing and it isn't supposed to stop until Wednesday morning. The Weather Proctologist on channel 5 was predicting 24 inches accumulation. To add insult to injury, there's more snow coming on Friday, but that will be a small storm; only 6 - 10 inches according to Intellicast. Boy; do I hate Winter. Here's the obligatory picture of two feet of snow  And this is how I feel  | ||
| Daddio |
Western South Dakota is way behind snowfall average to date, too. We've gotten only around 6 feet total this season (which started last summer) and had had more than that by mid-October last year. Surprisingly, it actually rained yesterday; practically unheard of in January. Unfortunately for me, all three ways out of town are through canyons that rarely see the sun, so high risk of ice in the runoff. | ||
| Big_island_rider |
 Have not had to think this in about 4 years and 3 months. | ||
| No_rice |
That's too bad, hopefully the storm builds up and you get alot of the snow you've been shorted this year! I know we have been lacking it to, and it sucks! | ||
| Court |
We are getting hammered here in NYC and it's gorgeous. I've got a tripod and the D810 sitting in the window ....... | ||
| Crusty |
IT'S THE SNOWPOCALYPSE!!! https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=5931459874525 20 | ||
| Reepicheep |
Court, I'm just glad I'm not stranded at LaGuardia this time... Let the record show that sitting in an airport for two and a half days with no change of cloths (except the suit you wore in) SUCKS. The cab ride back from the hotel was worth it though, the driver was a WWII vet (I figured it out by context of something unrelated he said). Once I made it clear that he didn't have to talk about his service and that it was none of my business, he told me some neat stories and really opened up about his experience. | ||
| Court |
WOW. . . . being stuck in LaGuardia would be a living hell. It's gorgeous our at this moment. . . . I am looking out the window at the Empire State Building with a surreal cast over it. The real intensity should arrive neigh on about 4am and, as of 11:00pm, it's a $300 fine to have a private car on the roads. The subway, NJ Transit, PATH, MetroNorth and LIRR are shutting down at 11:00am The way it's sounding now . . . .they will be closed until sometime, perhaps late tomorrow night. The entire city . . . save those poor souls ensconced in the $500/night hotel rooms gets a "snow day". Broadway, at this moment, is dark. I brought the 4 wheel drive truck home in the event I am called out to do emergency work but our models, at the moment, point to a lot of snow . . .not much loss of power. That, see Superstorm Sandy, is subject to change. This is evolving into the largest blizzard ever on the East Coast . . .we'll see. I just cooked on the balcony and am curled up till Wednesday. LaGuardia . . . yikes ! | ||
| Ratbuell |
Be safe Court, and stay inside with a good singlemalt if at all possible  | ||
| Court |
Also just announced that . . .as of 11:30pm . . . the Staten Island Ferry is docked till Wednesday. | ||
| Ratbuell |
I'm sure it'll be blasted in the media, but good on Cuomo! Better to be proactive, than to have to react to potential disasters. People today are too scared to make decisions like this, ahead of time, because of potential "repercussions". But if you take the chance up front...well...I'd rather have people bitch about the "inconvenience" in the case of a mis-forecasted storm, than have them be upset after dozens die on unsafe roads because nobody did anything to prevent it. While I'm upset that we only have 3" on the ground here in Maryland...my thoughts go out to those in the NE region. I hope everyone is prepared, and gets through without any major issues. Be safe, and stay warm! | ||
| Court |
  Unfortunately . . . . I just got a "pass" from the Governors office . . someone on our Emergency Management team got us certificates to use with our ID and use public roads. Me? . . I didn't get the e-mail. I've already cancelled law class Wednesday nights and given my students the week off . . . I'm off to play ! :-)    | ||
| Ratbuell |
reminds me of when (in college) my roommates and I used to help the NG unit train. We (three ex-boy scouts and two eagle scouts) used to be OpFor, giving the guys someone innovative to chase and evaluate. One of the NG officers showed up at our room during the blizzard of...damn...93? I think? Said "get your BDU's, time to play, truck's out front". MD had closed the roads - period. Forbidden. No travel, no exceptions. In the words of the five man electrical band "I tucked my hair up under my cap" (I had a ponytail halfway down my back at the time), and walked out to the waiting multifuel-hercules-engined M35A2 rattling away in the parking lot. Turn a couple college kids loose in a state of emergency, on snow-covered and snow-closed roadways, in a military deuce-and-a-half...what do you think happens? I think we pulled a dozen "good ol' boys" out of the ditch where their lifted "bad-ass" trucks were as worthless as a prius. Felt good. But it was also eye-opening as to the total stupidity of the human race - people do some dumb shit on snowy roads...people who should just stay home. If it gets bad..stay home. Avoid the morons. Drink some scotch, watch some TV...and wait for the plows. Nothing is so important that you *have* to do it in a blizzard. | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Court, you beat me to the punch. I was going to sat "It never happened without pictures...." Keep em coming! | ||
| Court |
http://maps.nyc.gov/snow/ | ||
| Just_ziptab |
Not sure why,but I got an email from UPS: Severe winter weather will impact service in the Northeast on Tuesday, January 27. There will be no pickups or deliveries in all of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, as well as in portions of New Jersey and New York. | ||
| Ducbsa |
You guys fell for the hoax; there's no snow! Read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/08/opinion/sunday/t he-end-of-snow.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0 | ||
| Hughlysses |
http://www.theonion.com/articles/nyc-mayor-reconci le-yourselves-with-your-god-for-a,37850/ | ||
| Crusty |
This storm is a big one. When the Governor closed down all roads last night, the News people said that it's supposed to be one of the top five winter storms in recorded history. I just looked out my back window, and I can't see a house that's 100 feet away. The winds woke me up a few times during the night. It's tough out there. I'm glad i'm inside where it's warm. | ||
| Doz |
So far I'm not impressed. Blizzard my A** (at least around my parts) | ||
| K12pilot |
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| Aesquire |
Yet somehow they can predict within a hundredth of a degree the temperature of the entire planet 50 years from now using thermometers accurate to one degree and a computer model less accurate than a Halo game. And tax you based on that.. For the ones that got missed... lucky. For the ones who didn't. ...good luck. Stay home. | ||
| Lynrd |
Wow - Thanks for sharing that. I think I will ride to work today. But I will be sure to zip in my jacket liner. | ||
| Reindog |
Daily News: IT'S A SNOR'EASTER! New York City escapes bliZZZard's wrath, so far... BUT Long Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts continue to be pelted by storm expected to last into Wednesday morning | ||
| Sifo |
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| Teeps |
Court the skyline photo is beautiful... Rained some here last night, but today; sunny in Los Angeles, predicted high 69F. so boring... | ||
| Court |
I got stuck in the snow on the way to work today . . . .                      Sure they missed it . . . . . . . but they also, just recently, missed the "expect 8-10" " in Buffalo that turned into over 7 FEET of snow. They erred on the side of caution and good models . . . . just missed it. I'm growing weary of them all of them . . all over the media . . blaming everybody and everything .. . . they are starting to sound like Obama. I'm a construction worker . . you make the best call you can with the best information you have and you own your decision . . . . if you have to go back and change it . . fine. Leadership is about responsibility not clairvoyance. | ||
| Court |
Teeps . . .don't sweat it . . .I was there a couple weeks ago playing on Angeles Crest Highway (where I got hurt . . funny story) and never tire of Southern Cal winters . . . I spent a lot of time living in Manhattan Beach, Coronado and Marina del Rey and it never bothered me to have Xmas in 70o weather. But . . . I must say that NYC has an electricity like no other town I have ever been in. I've got two regular places I hit every week for late night jazz and it's quite awesome to arrive at Columbia and hour before I have to teach . . .walk into Manhattan School of Music . . .listen to recitals . . then get out of class and walk a couple blocks and see my friends in Smoke or Cleopatra's Needle. I've also been hitting a house . . old Brownstone that's been in the same family for 4 generations, . . that is in the block where Miles Davis lived . . the hood is crawling with killer places. That'd be a tough thing to find in LA ! :-) | ||
| Reindog |
Nice pix, Court. I am bummed that I waited too long to get airline tickets for the annual SuperBowl party on W. 96th St. I would love to see the snow in Central Park and the slush everywhere else. One hell of a town. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
My Quebec friends are saying "Bunch of babies" and suchlike. Was an interesting drive from Toronto to Montreal last night too, snow melted & refroze, road was a skating rink. Driving a Volvo with autobox (which I love) but this one only with single drive axle and a tag axle, running super singles & an empty trailer. Let's just say traction was in short supply, was down to 25 mph on some gentle hills. Dropped it into manual shifted up a couple of cogs & let it chug gently just over a fast idle on the very slippy bits. Still took over 9hrs to do what normally takes 5 1/2. | ||
| Aesquire |
I once pulled into a truck stop in western NY during a blizzard with 8 semi trucks following my Dodge Van. I could see the tops of the telephone poles, and just feel the edge of the pavement, so I was very slowly poking along, 15-25 mph in spots. I knew there was a Semi behind me, and was sorta chanting "sorry. sorry, this is all I can do" under my breath for 25 miles or so... I didn't expect the convoy that trailed in behind me into the light at the stop. I went inside and braced for the yelling from the guys I had been holding up... Instead to a man ( and woman ) they thanked me for dragging them in, and told me they could tell what I was doing, and they couldn't feel the road like I could in my little box, so they all followed me. I've also run into a police stop from the wrong side of a closed road. It wasn't closed when I started, but I don't mind slowing down, but never, ever stopping.... and I run studded snow tires. From Dec. to April. | ||
| Aesquire |
Made it out to Dr.'s appointment this morning, avoided drivers worse than I am, and made it almost all the way back to the house, now stuck in driveway. Shoveled deck. Will start shoveling drive as soon as I thaw out a bit. May not make it out until spring. Since I won't have a job, I'm now declaring myself an illegal alien and demanding that the Obamaplow come and do my drive. |
