Author Topic: How deep is the snow Papa? (Read 7476 times)

Tennessee Whiskey · « **on:** January 26, 2015, 10:47:16 PM »

I have been watching the network news and it looks like our members in the northeast US are about to get hammered by a blizzard of "epic" proportion. Hope y'all are all safe and keep us posted. Some pictures would even be nice, you know we like pictures

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sshire · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2015, 11:08:27 PM »

Not much here in Philadelphia burbs.
The big snow is to begin around 10pm.
Steamer and the New England contingent may not shovel out until Cabin Fever

Walsheng · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2015, 11:13:42 PM »

I am in the 20" TO 96" band on the weather channel! At least this time we know we are going to get a lot of snow. Back in '78 we were expecting some snow and got 48" in one storm.
On another note, a friend from a warm place wanted to make sure I had plenty of batteries and water. 30 years ago he would have asked if I had enough beer and chips. Progress?

John

mklotz · « **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2015, 11:19:07 PM »

It was 80 degF here yesterday. This morning it had dropped to 75 but was still hot in the sun. Now a bit of storm has moved in from Mexico and we're getting a little warm rain.

Isn't winter a bitch?

Brian Rupnow · « **Reply #4 on:** January 26, 2015, 11:36:04 PM »

Damn Marv, I hate it when ya do that!!! Every week there is a "blizzard of epic proportions" in Barrie. ---Brian

mklotz · « **Reply #5 on:** January 26, 2015, 11:50:04 PM »

Quote from: Brian Rupnow on January 26, 2015, 11:36:04 PM

Damn Marv, I hate it when ya do that!!! Every week there is a "blizzard of epic proportions" in Barrie. ---Brian

You could always move south. I hear that Buffalo is nice. Oh, wait...

Nerdz · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2015, 12:07:27 AM »

Im hearing that we are going to get anywhere from 2ft to 4ft with 50 Mph winds. Right now it looks like its about a few inches out there, on top of what we got on Saturday. Im looking forward to a day off

. Its cold as..well..Balls out now. Slight wind chill. Im in Central CT (Waterbury CT)

b.lindsey · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2015, 12:08:58 AM »

Looks like it could be bad from the news. Don't think of it as the blizzard of 2015 though, think of it as extra shop time

Seriously, stay warm and safe guys!

John...progress?? NOT!! Its called getting old(er)

Bill

90LX_Notch · « **Reply #8 on:** January 27, 2015, 12:58:00 AM »

For my location, the forecast has changed more then people change underwear. I'm located where one of lines of delineation on the Storm Total map is.

I'd wager that we will get around a foot or less here. So we should dodge the bullet.

For those who get a direct hit, I wish you all the best and that you don't lose power.

-Bob

Dave Otto · « **Reply #9 on:** January 27, 2015, 12:58:30 AM »

So what you are telling us Marv is that you are getting lots of quality shop time in and your toes are staying warm too!

Dave

steamer · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2015, 01:44:44 AM »

Just a dusting here at ground zero! Wind is just starting to perk up.....They're talking like 24"+...some saying 3 feet with 40-50 mph winds...and 12 F degrees outside.....NICE.

I have the generator ready....if we lose power...it's going to get pretty ugly around here.....

We'll see....gonna be up for a while...Complete driving ban in the State of Massachusetts as of midnight eastern time.

Dave

Don1966 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2015, 03:14:03 AM »

Guys I fell for you be safe and for God sake keep warm.

Don

steamer · « **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2015, 03:15:02 AM »

Thanks Don.

Dave

PStechPaul · « **Reply #13 on:** January 27, 2015, 05:47:58 AM »

Here's some virtual warmth from my woodstove, loaded with compressed wood bricks and firewood:

Stay warm and safe, friends! I think we will be dodging the bullet here in MD, this time.

Jo · « **Reply #14 on:** January 27, 2015, 07:36:11 AM »

Good luck boys, keep warm and safe

.

They keep talking about vicious snow flurries here in the UK

Two weeks ago I was laughing about it with one of my Scottish colleagues who had just flown down that morning from 2ft of snow at home. He said they way the TV was going on about the expected treacherous conditions "down south" he had been hopeful for us but no the only solitary snowflakes tried to make an appearance at about 10am and had long since melted before they reached the tropical ground conditions

It was 14.5 degrees C outside yesterday

. I had to open the workshop up to let in some of the heat

Jo

steamer · « **Reply #15 on:** January 27, 2015, 12:16:19 PM »

Thanks guys...and gal!

Dave

b.lindsey · « **Reply #16 on:** January 27, 2015, 12:33:01 PM »

Hey Dave...you have any snow tires for the HOG...lets see what it will do on the white stuff

Bill

90LX_Notch · « **Reply #17 on:** January 27, 2015, 12:44:08 PM »

The storm was a bust here. Maybe we got 3 inches. I'm happy.

Those members in New England, I wish you well.

Dave, stay safe. Maybe it won't be as bad as predicted. The storm has tracked to the east.

-Bob

steamer · « **Reply #18 on:** January 27, 2015, 01:04:30 PM »

I've got some knobby tires that might do that Bill.....lot of maintenance though!

Seems a whole lot of feathers and not much chicken ......but it's coming down hard at the moment.

steamer · « **Reply #19 on:** January 27, 2015, 02:00:30 PM »

I'm told we have 20+ inches out there now....it's all powder though. It'll move easy once the wind dies down.

We still have a travel ban till this evening.

Dave

Dreeves · « **Reply #20 on:** January 27, 2015, 02:16:57 PM »

they were calling for 12-15 inches a few days ago. we got about 1 inch.

Dave

sshire · « **Reply #21 on:** January 27, 2015, 03:44:58 PM »

Dave
Looks as if you'll be OK. Fortunately, the weather people (as usual) overstated the severity.
Stay safe.

sshire · « **Reply #22 on:** January 27, 2015, 03:49:45 PM »

Neither rain, nor snow, nor....
Stops Richie and his brown truck

Geez, I didn't need the Sharpie refills that badly

Brian Rupnow · « **Reply #23 on:** January 27, 2015, 04:00:27 PM »

Sun is shining at my place, about 70 miles north of Toronto. I guess the storm tracked farther south. ---and it doesn't hurt my feelings a bit!!

b.lindsey · « **Reply #24 on:** January 27, 2015, 04:03:41 PM »

That must be a lot of Sharpie refills Stan. Please tell us there is something more exciting in there too, more worthy of Richie's heroic efforts

Bill

steamer · « **Reply #25 on:** January 27, 2015, 04:13:07 PM »

Looks like 25+ at the moment....still coming but it's starting to slow down.

Dave

Tennessee Whiskey · « **Reply #26 on:** January 27, 2015, 05:50:26 PM »

Yee doggies Uncle Jed, that's a bunch of snow. Bet y'all are glad for indoor plumbing, it'd be a booger get'n to the outhouse in that

Cletus

sshire · « **Reply #27 on:** January 27, 2015, 06:04:16 PM »

Dave
No power loss? Stay warm.

Cletus
Go thing you're down there or you'd need to install that newfangled indoor plumbing

Bill
also, a kilo of black filament for the ½" mike stand

Don1966 · « **Reply #28 on:** January 27, 2015, 06:07:06 PM »

Dave, Stan and the rest of you glad to see your still on top of things and warm. Keep us posted.

Don

Tennessee Whiskey · « **Reply #29 on:** January 27, 2015, 07:22:32 PM »

Ain't that the truth Vern, I'd rather spend my money on machine tools and car parts than on water wasting plumbing. I made me a little stove and when we run off a batch I dehydrate the leftover mash and burn it in it. It'll heat up the one holer pretty quick. Only thing you have to watch for is if we do get a little snow the heat will draw the snow snakes, sneaky little devils.

Cletus

90LX_Notch · « **Reply #30 on:** January 27, 2015, 08:06:50 PM »

Dave-

How big are the drifts?

-Bob

bouch · « **Reply #31 on:** January 28, 2015, 12:11:44 AM »

The channel 5 news is reporting that my town was the "jackpot" town in Mass. As of 5 o'clock we officially had 33" here in Lunenburg. (Its northern Worcester County, about 10 miles shy of the NH border due north of Worcester). Light, puffy stuff that drifted a lot, so I don't know how/where the measured 33". There were some parts of my driveway that were clear due to the wind, and others with some BIG drifts, some high as my mother's shoulders, but she said it shoveled easy.

Fortunately for me, doctors orders I can't shovel

. Unfortunately for mom, she had to dig a path from the house to the driveway (after the plow came to do my driveway) and dig out her van. Good thing she stayed here for the storm or I'd be snowed into the house!

steamer · « **Reply #32 on:** January 28, 2015, 12:53:41 AM »

Next town over Bouch! Leominster..... I'd call it even!.....

Dave

steamer · « **Reply #33 on:** January 28, 2015, 12:55:10 AM »

Notch....the drifts were about mid chest deep......just spent 2 1/2 hours with my two kids digging out two driveways...with a snowblower and two shovels!...

Dave

steamer · « **Reply #34 on:** January 29, 2015, 11:17:23 AM »

Back to normal.....well as normal as it gets out these parts. Sent an email Bouch.....hope all it going in the right direction!

Dave

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