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IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

d'Kong76 Mar 13 2017 07:08 PM

12-18" with 50-60 mph wind gusts seems to be the consensus. I like that the morning after will fall on the Ides of March.

Ceetar Mar 13 2017 07:12 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

I'm NW enough that it's more 1-2 feet but seeing winds closer to 40. seems pretty sure at this point.

metsmarathon Mar 13 2017 07:26 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

18-24", per the latest, expect at least 10" per the NWS. seems legit.

cooby Mar 13 2017 07:40 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Building a little fort around my outdoor kitty's heated house. Also, I turned the Christmas lights on

themetfairy Mar 13 2017 08:15 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

12-18" here. We're all gonna die!

Chad Ochoseis Mar 13 2017 08:21 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

I was in NJ for a few days and was planning to stay until Tuesday night. Instead, I drove back to Cleveland this morning to avoid the snow. Now, there's a sentence you don't read very often.

cooby Mar 13 2017 08:22 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Now mom, calm down! It'll all be over before you can say Jackie Robinson

themetfairy Mar 13 2017 08:28 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

You come shovel for me and I'll calm down ;)

metsmarathon Mar 13 2017 08:51 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

I was supposed to be flying out to Anaheim for work tomorrow morning. I'm a little bummed. But I love a good monster snowstorm.

Ashie62 Mar 13 2017 09:37 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

NW 18-24 40V mph Pleeze JCPL!!!

cooby Mar 13 2017 10:47 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Chad Ochoseis wrote: I was in NJ for a few days and was planning to stay until Tuesday night. Instead, I drove back to Cleveland this morning to avoid the snow. Now, there's a sentence you don't read very often. Indeed

Chad Ochoseis Mar 13 2017 11:08 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Actually, we're getting a little bit of snow here, too. Flurries have already started, and we should get 4-7" when it's all done.

Lefty Specialist Mar 13 2017 11:59 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Life is good. I have my Generac generator that we got after Sandy, and my son is home from college so I can put him to work shoveling. I think I'll have a beer. Oh, and they're talking about the snow mixing with rain, so LI people may be disappointed.

MFS62 Mar 14 2017 12:47 AM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

themetfairy wrote: 12-18" here. We're all gonna die! Calm down. You shouldn't believe any (weather)man when he talks about inches. Later

d'Kong76 Mar 14 2017 01:31 AM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

metsmarathon wrote: But I love a good monster snowstorm. Me too, would prefer it in Jan/Feb but I'm ready! I love KB, she bought me back-up beer tonight to back up the back-up beer for tomorrow.

themetfairy Mar 14 2017 02:12 AM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Some time tomorrow we're watching Sharknado 2 on the DVR. After days of watching weather maps, watching the same maps with little sharks circling around is really funny.

Fman99 Mar 14 2017 01:31 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Kids are off, wife's day care center is closed. Prediction up here is 14-15" though that's just a typical big winter storm, we get a few of that magnitude each year. I'm still at work.

MFS62 Mar 14 2017 01:36 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Just before we closed yesterday, the boss went around and asked everyone if we had the phone number to call to find out if the company will be closed because of the blizzard. Everyone looked at him with an expression that said "Are you f'n kidding"? According to NBC Connecticut News (at 9:15) the snowfall in my town is already 7.5 inches.. (Yeah, I know) Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 14 2017 02:00 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Fake News so far if you ask me. We got maybe 4" overnite and its been sleet not snow for the last couple hours.

Lefty Specialist Mar 14 2017 02:05 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Been blasted, and I mean BLASTED, with sleet for the past hour and a half.

cooby Mar 14 2017 02:06 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Eleven very light powdery inches so far.

Frayed Knot Mar 14 2017 02:22 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Lefty Specialist wrote: Been blasted, and I mean BLASTED, with sleet for the past hour and a half. There's a special place in hell for those who yap about how they hope the precip 'changes' from snow so that the accumulation stays lower - as if the measured total is the only way to assess a winter storm. I'll take 15 inches of snow over 1 inch of ice any time.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 14 2017 02:25 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

I'm more annoyed by those "Ha! I live in Florida!" posts, from people who seem to think they're so smart to live in a place with warm weather. I could live in Florida too, if I wanted to. And the only reason I don't live in Florida is because it would require spending most of my time in Florida.

Ceetar Mar 14 2017 02:30 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm more annoyed by those "Ha! I live in Florida!" posts, from people who seem to think they're so smart to live in a place with warm weather. I could live in Florida too, if I wanted to. And the only reason I don't live in Florida is because it would require spending most of my time in Florida. I always respond to those posts with "you have my condolences" Quite a bit here, a foot maybe? it's still coming down really hard, but there's maybe 10% sleet in there banging against the house. cool.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 14 2017 02:50 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm more annoyed by those "Ha! I live in Florida!" posts, from people who seem to think they're so smart to live in a place with warm weather. I could live in Florida too, if I wanted to. And the only reason I don't live in Florida is because it would require spending most of my time in Florida. You said it, brother.

cooby Mar 14 2017 02:53 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm more annoyed by those "Ha! I live in Florida!" posts, from people who seem to think they're so smart to live in a place with warm weather. I could live in Florida too, if I wanted to. And the only reason I don't live in Florida is because it would require spending most of my time in Florida. Frayed Knot wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: Been blasted, and I mean BLASTED, with sleet for the past hour and a half. There's a special place in hell for those who yap about how they hope the precip 'changes' from snow so that the accumulation stays lower - as if the measured total is the only way to assess a winter storm. I'll take 15 inches of snow over 1 inch of ice any time. Yes and Yes

metirish Mar 14 2017 03:19 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

A bit of a damp squib really , not that I am complaining , mostly icy sleet here in the Bronx

d'Kong76 Mar 14 2017 03:31 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Hard to tell with the wind but I guess it's approaching a foot already here. We're far enough north I think that we'll avoid that rain/sleet thing that's going on in the city. I haven't heard one car this morning and street hasn't been touched yet by the plows. They're shutting down the trains in about a half hour. We're being very lazy, just made us bloody marys...

cooby Mar 14 2017 03:35 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

No wind here, knock on wood.

themetfairy Mar 14 2017 05:18 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

D-Dad is working remotely today, but tonight we're going to sit down in front of the fire and watch Sharknado 2 on the DVR. After days of watching weather maps, the ones they show with little sharks circling around are hysterical.

MFS62 Mar 14 2017 05:46 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Snowing and blowing. 14.5 inches here, the highest reported total (so far) in Connecticut. I tried to shovel close to the garage door, and felt a pain in my back. I'll wait for my plow guy to do the rest. But I can't imagine what it will be like to shovel out my car tomorrow morning. Later

metirish Mar 14 2017 07:57 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Well, I just spent 2.5 hours shoveling the driveway , it was a heavy wet snow , cars were covered in ice , I would urge people to get the cars done as it will be freezing overnight

themetfairy Mar 14 2017 09:37 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Three of us spent an hour on our driveway and sidewalk (plus D-Dad used the snowblower to dig out some of the neighbors' sidewalks). It was a substantial, heavy frozen mix.

cooby Mar 14 2017 09:49 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

I guess we got lucky, because although we got about 18" it was very light. My hubby has to have hip surgery and I demanded he didn't come out, but the plow made it too much for me at my "ahem" advanced age. Two teenaged boys came along and helped me and I was happy to give them $20 a piece. Prolly out there a total of six times so far, mostly because of my beloved outdoor cat that had the most mournful pleading cry ever this morning at 8:30 when I went out to dig her out of her trailer park. First the first of five times. If it weren't for her I probably would have said the hell with it; I'll do it tomorrow

Frayed Knot Mar 14 2017 10:25 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Damascus, PA -- up north of Scranton along the Delaware river and right up against the NYS line -- was the "winner" today with 30" (acc. to one report I saw in late afternoon) although there were probably parts of New England still getting hit at the time.

Lefty Specialist Mar 14 2017 10:45 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Got 7 inches of snow and about two inches of sleet.

d'Kong76 Mar 15 2017 12:38 AM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

I think it's finally stopped. Our street is a nightmare, the sidewalks have two feet or so of wet/frozen plow mess. Driveway is pretty good, which is most important, the rest will have to be done a little at a time the next day or so. This snow kicked my white ass, worst since we've been here.

Fman99 Mar 15 2017 01:42 AM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

We've gotten 20" so far, my wife shoveled for 90 minutes this afternoon while I was at work, and I just did a 45 min stint, plus my neighbor was kind enough to do the bottom of our driveway twice with his truck/plow. I'll be back out there in about 8 hours. Kids were off today and likely will be tomorrow as well. Fwife closed her day care center for the first time in 13 years running it.

MFS62 Mar 15 2017 12:39 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

We Won! We Won! My town had the highest snowfall in the State - 20.5 inches. My back still hurts from yesterday, and my car is still covered/ plowed in. That groundhog may run but he can't hide forever. I'm checking the internets for groundhog recipes. Later

metirish Mar 15 2017 01:21 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Warmed up the car this morning and shoveled out whatever the plow had moved back into drive....cars parked on the street are enclosed in hard snow/ice....neighbor trying in vain to get his SUV out , hitting the snow with a shovel....that didn''t last long My cars steering wheel was vibrating while I was driving??? , it did seems to get somewhat better after several miles

Ceetar Mar 15 2017 01:28 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

metirish wrote: My cars steering wheel was vibrating while I was driving??? , it did seems to get somewhat better after several miles mine too! Also calmed down after a while. Wasn't just the steering, was the whole car. the car seat in the back was rattling too.

MFS62 Mar 15 2017 01:43 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Its snow and ice on the tires, causing them to be unbalanced. When you drive, he heat eventually melts the ice off, bringing them back into balance. If you take time to clear off the tires before you drive, including between the spokes on your hub caps or rims, the vibration usually doesn't happen. Later

metirish Mar 15 2017 01:44 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

MFS62 wrote: Its snow and ice on the tires, causing them to be unbalanced. When you drive, he heat eventually melts the ice off, bringing them back into balance. If you take time to clear off the tires before you drive, including between the spokes on your hub caps or rims, the vibration usually doesn't happen. Later excellent , I will certainly do that. I did notice ice packed in to one back wheel this morning and knocked it out, didn't check the others and should have

Ceetar Mar 15 2017 01:53 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

MFS62 wrote: Its snow and ice on the tires, causing them to be unbalanced. When you drive, he heat eventually melts the ice off, bringing them back into balance. If you take time to clear off the tires before you drive, including between the spokes on your hub caps or rims, the vibration usually doesn't happen. Later I thought I'd cleared it pretty well. I wonder if I kicked something up driving over all the frozen muck getting to the highway though.

MFS62 Mar 15 2017 01:56 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Update. We had 28 inches of snow, after additional snow fell last evening. http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/R ... 952126.php Later

MFS62 Mar 15 2017 04:01 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Update to update. Trying to finish shoveling off my car, I got dizzy and had to sit down - hard. Luckily, I got helped to my house by my neighbor's brother who was driving by and saw me on the ground. At least my bad back from yesterday feels better. Later

cooby Mar 15 2017 05:01 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Geez, take care of yourself!! Hope you're okay! I'm still digging too. And it's still snowing here.

d'Kong76 Mar 15 2017 05:09 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Yeah, jeez MFS what if a neighbor didn't see you? I have to go out and do more NOW!! so the mailman can visit without having to put on snow shoes to get to the porch.

themetfairy Mar 15 2017 05:53 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Feel better 62, and not later!

MFS62 Mar 15 2017 07:30 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Thanks for your concern, folks. I called my doctor, who asked a series of questions and concluded that it was low blood sugar*. He told me to be sure I have something to eat before I try it again and to call him immediately if I still had a problem. So I ate lunch, rested a while. Then my wife and I went outside for a few minutes to finish cleaning out from under the car. No problema. Later * = I was actually ashamed to tell him it also could have been the fact that I refuse to believe I can't do things I used to do when I was younger.

cooby Mar 15 2017 08:15 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

Yes, that's part of the problem about having a blizzard only every so often. You don't realize that you can't work as fast as the last one, lol! Glad you're okay.

Fman99 Mar 16 2017 11:59 AM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

We got a total of about 21" of snow at my place. It was four giant rounds of shoveling - my wife did the first one during the day Tuesday as she was off, and I was out there Tuesday night, Wednesday morning, and late in the day yesterday. My back is a bit tight. I did manage to still get out and run twice, not my normal pace, but well bundled and hyper aware of cars in the vicinity of where I was. Up here this is just a big storm, the nature of which is common. We get one or two of these per year, it seems. There was more hype about this one and more stuff closed, I think partially due to the nature of it further south. I'm surprised so much stuff was closed yesterday as the weather during the day was pretty typical for Syracuse in March.

cooby Mar 16 2017 01:09 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

We got about 18 inches of powder. I live in a rural area so the roads drift closed again pretty quickly when the wind blows. Got two snow days out of it and two hour delay today but I'm back with my grandson today! Lots of local wrecks and parking etc iffy Seems like all I did Tuesday and Wednesday was shovel so I'm glad to get away from that for a day!

metsmarathon Mar 16 2017 01:22 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

we had about 16 inches or so, with lots blowing around. the kids had off for two days. the best part of it... work was closed for two days also! woohoo!

metirish Mar 16 2017 02:20 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

The steering wheel was not vibrating by yesterday afternoons commute , not this morning.

d'Kong76 Mar 16 2017 02:40 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

My wife had that shaking vehicle thing yesterday morning. I'm surprised my back is fine after two days of serious clean up. My hands hurt a little, and I have muscles in both my lower and upper arms that hurt that I didn't even know I had.

themetfairy Mar 16 2017 02:48 PM Re: IBT 03/14-03/15 - Hype or Reality?

My back is in surprisingly good shape. I think all of my strength and flexibility training actually came in handy this week!