Topic: NE to get the next Snowmageddon

[charlesoakwood]

Mulberry's are leafing out.

[Libertas]

Meanwhile winter has been a no-show for the 2nd year in a row here. I hate a mild winter.

Ya got squatters showin' up on the property?

 

[Dan]

We got walloped!
Luckily,  got out of town Thursday night to go snowboarding in NH. Not the only ones...it took 2 hrs to get through Boston!
Woke up Fri to 4 inches and more coming at about 1" per hr. kids and Mother went boarding, I went eating. Had to search for a TX themed eatery for biscuits and gravy, but was not disappointed.
Conditions were great for the kids, they tolerated the cold, had to get a few balaclavas and new socks but they loved it.
Returned home Sunday to 2.5 ft piled up and trees down everywhere. Wife called a neighbor an,d had her guy plow our driveway....so many reasons why I love her!
House was colder inside than outside bit no pipes froze. Dug out some walks and garage doors, Got a fire going, fired up the generator and all was well. Power came back yesterday early afternoon and now it's tome to put the house back together.
Living off the grid like that really makes ya' appreciate first world living!

[charlesoakwood]

Glad y'all are safe and had a good time.
JF's got a vid on pg 1.

[Libertas]

Yup, gald all is well!   

[John Florida]

  Schools will be closed tomorrow in daughters town and surrounding area.

[Libertas]

Understandable, people not used to moving that much snow probably got their hands full just digging everybody out.

[John Florida]

Understandable, people not used to moving that much snow probably got their hands full just digging everybody out.

 Not getting snow like that very often there is no real plan to get rid of it.They have no plans or place to haul it off to and depend on the weather warming up to melt it away.

[Libertas]

Understandable, people not used to moving that much snow probably got their hands full just digging everybody out.

 Not getting snow like that very often there is no real plan to get rid of it.They have no plans or place to haul it off to and depend on the weather warming up to melt it away.

Yup.  They are probably employing any business or independent contractor with a truck and a bobcat/front loader and making do as best they can.  You can let a few inches sit around, no big deal, but a buttload like that?  That isn't going anywhere too soon unless you move it.  I see it is in the middle to upper 30's in CT, warm enough to melt some, but dipping below freezing will compact that overnight, it will be quite a wait leaving it to mother nature to resolve.

[John Florida]

Understandable, people not used to moving that much snow probably got their hands full just digging everybody out.

 Not getting snow like that very often there is no real plan to get rid of it.They have no plans or place to haul it off to and depend on the weather warming up to melt it away.

Yup.  They are probably employing any business or independent contractor with a truck and a bobcat/front loader and making do as best they can.  You can let a few inches sit around, no big deal, but a buttload like that?  That isn't going anywhere too soon unless you move it.  I see it is in the middle to upper 30's in CT, warm enough to melt some, but dipping below freezing will compact that overnight, it will be quite a wait leaving it to mother nature to resolve.

  Not to mention the basements that will need pumping.

[Libertas]

Understandable, people not used to moving that much snow probably got their hands full just digging everybody out.

 Not getting snow like that very often there is no real plan to get rid of it.They have no plans or place to haul it off to and depend on the weather warming up to melt it away.

Yup.  They are probably employing any business or independent contractor with a truck and a bobcat/front loader and making do as best they can.  You can let a few inches sit around, no big deal, but a buttload like that?  That isn't going anywhere too soon unless you move it.  I see it is in the middle to upper 30's in CT, warm enough to melt some, but dipping below freezing will compact that overnight, it will be quite a wait leaving it to mother nature to resolve.

  Not to mention the basements that will need pumping.

Ufda!  Forgot about that.  Drain tile and sump pumps are standard here, not sure out there.  And musty moldy carpet and walls?  Ick!  Another boon for local businesses to exploit.

[Dan]

Thanks all.
On the whole, it wasn't bad for us. Kids aere able to entertain themselves and only went a little stir crazy.
And I'll say it again...I actually love blizzards.

[Libertas]

I actually love blizzards.

Especially if I have nowhere I need to be!   

Keeps the riff-raff away too!   

[RickZ]

Understandable, people not used to moving that much snow probably got their hands full just digging everybody out.

Not getting snow like that very often there is no real plan to get rid of it.They have no plans or place to haul it off to and depend on the weather warming up to melt it away.

NYC uses the Hudson and East Rivers for dumping dump trucks full of snow.

[charlesoakwood]

Understandable, people not used to moving that much snow probably got their hands full just digging everybody out.

Not getting snow like that very often there is no real plan to get rid of it.They have no plans or place to haul it off to and depend on the weather warming up to melt it away.

NYC uses the Hudson and East Rivers for dumping dump trucks full of snow.

Is that ecologically viable? Have they done an impact study of the water temperature variation to the aquatic habitat and downstream vulnerability to the street toxins carried in the snow?  Oh, the horror.

[RickZ]

Understandable, people not used to moving that much snow probably got their hands full just digging everybody out.

Not getting snow like that very often there is no real plan to get rid of it.They have no plans or place to haul it off to and depend on the weather warming up to melt it away.

NYC uses the Hudson and East Rivers for dumping dump trucks full of snow.

Is that ecologically viable? Have they done an impact study of the water temperature variation to the aquatic habitat and downstream vulnerability to the street toxins carried in the snow?  Oh, the horror.

Umm, downstream vulnerability? You mean the Atlantic Ocean? (By way of the Verrazano Narrows and the New York Bight.)

[Libertas]

Understandable, people not used to moving that much snow probably got their hands full just digging everybody out.

Not getting snow like that very often there is no real plan to get rid of it.They have no plans or place to haul it off to and depend on the weather warming up to melt it away.

NYC uses the Hudson and East Rivers for dumping dump trucks full of snow.

Is that ecologically viable? Have they done an impact study of the water temperature variation to the aquatic habitat and downstream vulnerability to the street toxins carried in the snow?  Oh, the horror.

It's OK, Bloomie is banning styrofoam cups.