How's the snow?
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Wow ya'll got walloped more than I even expected. Depending on future temps over the next 72 hours, you might be better off just shoveling later as it melts with the sun. If you expect freezing rain of any sort, I'd highly suggest shoveling out at least a basic path to walk/drive so it doesn't become ice-crete. Either way, that is clear and present heart attack snow, be careful!
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@jodi here is my view right now. I actually just went out about a half hour ago and installed that green bird feeder (really hard to see in the picture, it's left of the bluebird birdhouse which is used by every bird except blue birds... mostly black capped chickadees and woodpeckers later in the spring).
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Our office just closed for the second straight day. I think it's the first time in 23 years they've done that.
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Well, it could be worse....... or maybe not. LOL
Scenes from the 1888 NY blizzard. (Note: I did not take these. 555)
New York City and the East Coast are preparing for another historic storm, but at least they won’t have to rely on horse-drawn carriages to clear all the white stuff.
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This was a huge win for the GFS (American modeling system used by the NOAA). It’s the oldest of the major modeling system and has been outstripped by the EURO, NAM, and other models. It’s supposed to be retired in a few weeks and replaced with an updated system.
2 weeks ago, it started chirping about a major mid-Atlantic storm and while all of the other models were calling for sunny and in the mid-50s. It was roundly ignored. Last week, it was still calling for the storm while the other models were calling for sunny and the high 50s. This time it wasn’t ignored, but actively mocked. 4 days ago, it started shifting the blizzard north while the other models started saying “you know, there’s a chance that we might see something this weekend”… But people were still shrugging it off.
I’m disappointed that we didn’t see more here (5” that mostly melted overnight), but Kudos to the GFS for giving a Golden -Fuckoff Salute on the way out the door…
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This was a huge win for the GFS (American modeling system used by the NOAA). It’s the oldest of the major modeling system and has been outstripped by the EURO, NAM, and other models. It’s supposed to be retired in a few weeks and replaced with an updated system.
2 weeks ago, it started chirping about a major mid-Atlantic storm and while all of the other models were calling for sunny and in the mid-50s. It was roundly ignored. Last week, it was still calling for the storm while the other models were calling for sunny and the high 50s. This time it wasn’t ignored, but actively mocked. 4 days ago, it started shifting the blizzard north while the other models started saying “you know, there’s a chance that we might see something this weekend”… But people were still shrugging it off.
I’m disappointed that we didn’t see more here (5” that mostly melted overnight), but Kudos to the GFS for giving a Golden -Fuckoff Salute on the way out the door…
@LuFins-Dad said in How's the snow?:
I’m disappointed that we didn’t see more here
WTF is wrong with you?
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@jon-nyc said in How's the snow?:
I’m shoveling knee-high snow.
Admittedly, my knees are lower than yours but I think ours is higher. They're saying 33".
I have an awful feeling that I live in a mini snow-belt.
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Wow. That’s an impressive amount of snow. Go slow with the shovelling. Or just wait it out if you can. Heart attacks can and do happen.
@blondie said in How's the snow?:
Heart attacks can and do happen.
The only thing keeping me shoveling was the hope that I'd have a heart attack and get to spend a month in bed.
I probably shouldn't tempt fate - I've got a fair bit left to do tomorrow.
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I’m pretty good at stopping every couple of minutes to catch my breath. I’ve got another hour or so to do tomorrow. Today I did the front walk, tomorrow I’ll dig the car out from the tip of the driveway. I purposely didn’t put it in the garage because that would mean shoveling the entire driveway. Next year iim getting a snow blower.
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Snow blowers are great, but if the snow is heavy enough it clogs it quickly. Still, better than back breaking shoveling, but the best snow is the very dry and fluffy snow when temp is near zero. Also storage space (and keeping stale gas out) can be a PITA. But again... better than breaking your back during a blizzard. Good workout though!
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