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Batten Down The Hatches

Lefty Specialist Jan 31 2021 06:25 AM

We got snow coming. https://33andrain.s3.amazonaws.com/monthly_2021_01/PHI_Snow.png.f748467f7a875abecc6fad45783425d9.png>

kcmets Jan 31 2021 08:56 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 31 2021 04:59 PM

I broke the snow blower last-significant-accumulating snow and put off trying to fix it. Have to get on that today, and change my loser sig line too.

whippoorwill Jan 31 2021 03:31 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Supposed to snow two days

MFS62 Jan 31 2021 05:07 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

It is supposed to end on February 2nd. So, instead of making a snowman, we'll make a snow groundhog. Later

kcmets Jan 31 2021 05:16 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

8 to 24 inches predicted here, nailing it as always.

MFS62 Jan 31 2021 05:25 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

8 to 24 inches predicted here, nailing it as always. As long as they prefaced it with "about". Later

Fman99 Jan 31 2021 05:47 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Another big storm that's mostly expected to swing south of us - we're forecasted for 6-12" between noon tomorrow and Tuesday night. In other words, just February.

nymr83 Jan 31 2021 10:10 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

=kcmets post_id=55216 time=1612108589 user_id=53] I broke the snow blower last-significant-accumulating snow and put off trying to fix it. Have to get on that today, and change my loser sig line too.

haha - i rolled over the extension cord because i was paying attention to the kids instead of the snow blowing.

seawolf17 Feb 01 2021 05:55 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Another big storm that's mostly expected to swing south of us - we're forecasted for 6-12" between noon tomorrow and Tuesday night. In other words, just February. Every storm has missed us so far here in the ROC. The Golden Snowball site lists us at 33.6" for the season so far, but that feels really high to me. If I was going to guess, I'd say closer to 18-24" total where we are. I've only used the snowblower once, and it's already February.

whippoorwill Feb 01 2021 06:30 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

That map above has Lock Haven, where I live, at 8-12 inches. So far it's right lol

Edgy MD Feb 01 2021 07:49 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Weird temp out there when I was shoveling. The top crest of the snow was melting back into the path as I was shoveling and then quickly freezing under my feet.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 01 2021 08:13 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

I have a totally kick-ass snowblower. When I'm out there clearing my driveway, I know that every woman on the block wants me. And every man on the block wants to be me. (And maybe some of the men want me and maybe some of the women want to be me. This post is totally woke.)

Edgy MD Feb 01 2021 08:16 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Lording your snowblower over the rest of us the opposite of woke. Shovel-shaming is totally uncool.

whippoorwill Feb 01 2021 08:44 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

I just shoveled our so far 8 inches. Hubby said he was going to go ‘blow the snow off his car' and came back with wine Also cleaned off bird feeders and fed outdoor cats At least it's a start

Benjamin Grimm Feb 01 2021 08:46 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Exposing the bird feeders is yet another way to feed the outdoor cats.

whippoorwill Feb 01 2021 08:56 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

My kitties coexist :)

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 01 2021 09:21 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

We're getting totally blizzed here

whippoorwill Feb 01 2021 09:28 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Geez I think we're gonna get another 8 inches by the way it's coming down now all of a sudden

MFS62 Feb 01 2021 09:45 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

We're in the expected 18-24 inch zone. Later

ashie62 Feb 01 2021 11:15 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Got 12 here now, it is a blizzard. Walked to the vape shop at 6 am and that's it. 18-24 here also.

Willets Point Feb 01 2021 11:33 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

The snow is just starting here.

LWFS Feb 01 2021 12:42 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

We're at 16 inches as of 2 pm.

RealityChuck Feb 01 2021 01:17 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

I'm hoping it holds off at least until five. My car is in the shop and I have a loaner. I don't like the idea of driving a car in the snow that I barely have ten miles experience with. Oh, and I have no snow brush.

whippoorwill Feb 01 2021 02:35 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

I think we're done. I could be wrong.

whippoorwill Feb 01 2021 02:36 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

=RealityChuck post_id=55274 time=1612210627 user_id=82] I'm hoping it holds off at least until five. My car is in the shop and I have a loaner. I don't like the idea of driving a car in the snow that I barely have ten miles experience with. Oh, and I have no snow brush.

Any garage worth its salt in the NE should provide snow brushes 😹

Fman99 Feb 02 2021 06:13 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

It finally started snowing sometime between 4 and 7 AM and it's coming down pretty well. The kids get a snow day (though I am not sure why as they could all potentially just be remote today but whatever). Wife is just leaving for work now but her commute is just a couple of miles. Looks pretty out there.

metsmarathon Feb 02 2021 06:32 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

we were sitting at about 20 inches by dinner time last night, and had another maybe 6-8 come down before this morning. needless to say, it's a fuckin' lot of snow.

RealityChuck Feb 02 2021 07:13 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

=whippoorwill post_id=55278 time=1612215400 user_id=79] =RealityChuck post_id=55274 time=1612210627 user_id=82] I'm hoping it holds off at least until five. My car is in the shop and I have a loaner. I don't like the idea of driving a car in the snow that I barely have ten miles experience with. Oh, and I have no snow brush.

Any garage worth its salt in the NE should provide snow brushes 😹


The problem was, I was at work when I realized i was going to need one. But it turned out the snow only started after I switched cars and got home.

MFS62 Feb 02 2021 07:36 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Our plow guy made one pass, but the town trucks plowed us in again and we're waiting for our plow guy to make a second pass. Later

Benjamin Grimm Feb 02 2021 08:01 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Too bad your plow guy isn't Jared Porter. He'd make SIXTY-TWO passes.

Willets Point Feb 02 2021 08:42 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

The snow here was mostly rain. Maybe a couple of inches accumulated. The kids are disappointed.

MFS62 Feb 02 2021 09:15 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Final count between 17 and 19 inches (depending on which CT station you watch) and the plow guy just came again. :) Later

whippoorwill Feb 02 2021 09:44 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

=RealityChuck post_id=55321 time=1612275226 user_id=82] =whippoorwill post_id=55278 time=1612215400 user_id=79] =RealityChuck post_id=55274 time=1612210627 user_id=82] I'm hoping it holds off at least until five. My car is in the shop and I have a loaner. I don't like the idea of driving a car in the snow that I barely have ten miles experience with. Oh, and I have no snow brush.

Any garage worth its salt in the NE should provide snow brushes 😹


The problem was, I was at work when I realized i was going to need one. But it turned out the snow only started after I switched cars and got home.

That was lucky!

Lefty Specialist Feb 02 2021 10:20 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

18-20 inches and a sore back from shoveling.

RealityChuck Feb 03 2021 08:11 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

We had only about 6-8 inches, so no big deal. It makes up for the 31 inches just before Christmas.

MFS62 Feb 05 2021 07:38 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Just when our driveway was ok, it's f'n snowing again! Later

ashie62 Feb 07 2021 09:57 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Snow round two. 3 inches and growing.

MFS62 Feb 16 2021 04:09 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Prediction I just saw said another 6-10 inches is on the way to the Northeast. Later

ashie62 Feb 16 2021 05:33 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Here we go again. Topped at 27' last snow and did melt some today, but alas.

kcmets Feb 16 2021 05:51 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

We're right on the hourly-changing wintery-mix, 1-2", 3-6" and 6"-12" line up here but that's pretty normal the last twenty years or so. Give me a healthy dumping of fresh white stuff over sleet and freezing bullshit any day.

MFS62 Feb 16 2021 06:02 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

We're right on the hourly-changing wintery-mix, 1-2", 3-6" and 6"-12" line up here but that's pretty normal the last twenty years or so. Give me a healthy dumping of fresh white stuff over sleet and freezing bullshit any day. Not quite healthy dumping, but I'd prefer snow over sleet or that freezing stuff any day. Later

Frayed Knot Feb 16 2021 06:23 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Those folks who would whine, within earshot of me, about how they'd hope the temperature would rise a bit "so we won't get so many inches" were never aware how the five day waiting period for gun purchases spared their lives.

whippoorwill Feb 17 2021 06:49 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Was it really 50 degrees there yesterday? It was frigid here

MFS62 Feb 17 2021 07:15 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

=whippoorwill post_id=56267 time=1613569779 user_id=79] Was it really 50 degrees there yesterday? It was frigid here

Yes, it got up to 50 for a while, but is back in the low 20's now.

Later

whippoorwill Feb 17 2021 08:46 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

I'll bet it felt wonderful

kcmets Feb 17 2021 11:44 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

It was balmy in the sun!!

whippoorwill Feb 17 2021 01:03 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Soon 50 will feel cold to us :)

ashie62 Feb 18 2021 07:52 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Back to snow.

kcmets Feb 18 2021 07:39 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Got 6", unfortunately changed back and forth between rain snow mix and ice so it kinda sucked. Spring's coming...

MFS62 Feb 19 2021 05:55 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

My plow guy came this morning and the snow is still falling. That means the town plows will come again later and plow in my driveway. (kc knows what I mean) Later

whippoorwill Feb 19 2021 07:35 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

I shoveled yesterday afternoon thinking it was done but it snowed again during the night

kcmets Feb 19 2021 08:13 AM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Snowed more here too, still snowing. Gonna snow all day, but not accumulate much. I wonder how my confused crocuses are doing under all this. They started popping early January but they're pretty hardy and probably just chillin'.

MFS62 Feb 19 2021 02:23 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Yep, the town plow guy came back and threw a lot of ice chunks to the end of my driveway. And the snow is still falling. :( Later

MFS62 Feb 22 2021 12:37 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Snowing again - hard! A few inches already and it hasn't turned to rain (as the forecasters said). Yuk! Later

Benjamin Grimm Feb 22 2021 01:00 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

I'm really sick of this.

Lefty Specialist Feb 22 2021 01:08 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Turned to rain so now I have mucky slush in my driveway which will probably freeze tonight. Yay.

whippoorwill Feb 22 2021 03:52 PM Re: Batten Down The Hatches

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm really sick of this. Yeah it's not funny anymore Four inches today and I'm just slinging it aside now, not really shoveling