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neebee
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calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2015 - 05:44pm PT
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hey there say, chiloe... say, THAT, i think, is the episode that i was thinking of... thanks for sharing that...
AND THANKS for your area, update... :)
yeah, and we got something similar, but not as bad, one year... the worse thing, is that the long power outages... :(
say, here is an update link, for anyone that is needs or is curious:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/major-blizzard-to-shut-down-bo/41180972
my personal note, of the past situations, here:
i have found (other than trying to travel, wheww) that constant snow build up, without melt, in between, leads to huge piles of the stuff and
really NO where to put it, LOL...
for locals, in town, like me, trying to shovel out, can be a huge thing, though, wow, in the country, unless one is used to it,
they sure better be prepared, :O
OH, SAY, wow...
oh, say, i just got a phone call, right now:
she is in boston, and she said that:
the MASS. BAY TRAN. AUTHORITY,
or MBTA, WILL STOP all train and bus service, at midnight tonight,
and there will be none, tomorrow...
as from her spoken-report, to me, now, from the news in boston...
hmmm... she says it has not been done in years...
schools, yes, but not the MBTA...
they've called out the national guard, already so the streets
(plows etc) can be free to work ...
EDIT:
(boston daily, news blog, updates--on going)
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2015/01/26/blizzard-of-2015-snow-updates/
edit again:
hmm, blog does not seem to 'really' update, ??
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jan 27, 2015 - 01:22am PT
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Just now back inside ...4:20am 4-5 inches, blah ha ha ha I sneeze in your general direction
Blizzard 2015!
Heavy snow will come, but it is not here yet, just a thick blanket of white, not yet overwhelming,
Certainly not Snowmagedon, that is not yet!
darn the plough just ploughed through! We still do not have that much snow . . . .Yet!
Okay I am back from the ping pong of chasing the plough, the City workers are the overnight
heros who hump the main load.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jan 27, 2015 - 05:59am PT
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It's funny watching the news guys now try to spin the ~9 inches into justification for panicking the Eastern seaboard....
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Port
Trad climber
Norwalk, CT
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Jan 27, 2015 - 06:04am PT
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This whole thing is pretty weak so far...
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divad
Trad climber
wmass
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Jan 27, 2015 - 06:21am PT
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It's a dud here in WMass, only 4 inches, but I got a snow day anyway.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jan 27, 2015 - 06:39am PT
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Just heard a bobblehead on the radio say that if you were on a boat 300 miles off of Boston you'd have 4'-5' of snow. Lol.
I love how every snow storm gets a name now just like hurricanes. Everyone be scared!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 27, 2015 - 09:05am PT
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That Connecticut gubnor is a real genius - he just lifted the statewide
travel ban. Body shop owners have been seen wildly celebrating and chanting
"WE'RE GOING TO MAUI!"
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jan 27, 2015 - 09:08am PT
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"I love how every snow storm gets a name now just like hurricanes. "
Yeah....when did that start happening?
There's a system moving through our area right now...it wasn't projected as anything close to this, but it was forecasted to be more significant than it has turned out to be.
Seems like weather forecasts in recent years have more of a record of over-estimating than underestimating these days. Or maybe I'm just tired of being disappointed?
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 27, 2015 - 09:12am PT
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They ran out of shovels.
The shovel factory is covered in snow.
There's no more hope for them without the shovel.
They will all become Popsicles.
Until the sun comes out tomorrow .......
:-)
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cleo
Social climber
wherever you go, there you are
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Jan 27, 2015 - 10:59am PT
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In 1978... I was 3 years old and living in Vermont. There are a lot of photos of giant snow piles from that time. Sadly, Vermont does not get very much snow anymore. They haven't been able to hold XC ski races at my high school since the 80s (they go up the mountain now), have cancelled other XC ski events that used to run, and tiny little ski hills that in little towns could never, ever open again... (e.g. places like this -> http://www.nelsap.org/vt/highpond.html
But in general, when a Giant East Coast Blizzard hits the news, it misses Vermont. When Vermont gets a storm, it is ignored (because that storm is missing the Boston -> DC corridor).
Now I live in NZ. It doesn't snow in the cities.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 27, 2015 - 01:39pm PT
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hey there say, fear...
as to this--sadly true:
It's funny watching the news guys now try to spin the ~9 inches into justification for panicking the Eastern seaboard....
only, in my friends area, did they get about 20 inches... many places
did 'as usual' for such stuff, and not as bad as expected...
i have a radio station here, since i have no tv stations (in mich) and what i like so much better is NO OVER-DUMP of excitement 'for news attention'...
serious, but even keeled news, it seems to come from some public
broadcast system... the kind that has a variety of music, that changes hourly, or daily, for public support, etc...
years, back, when we lived in south texas, we got:
even keeled HURRICANE warning--get prepared,
and--even with hurricane andrew and about two others,
there was NEVER this 'modern news race' to make sure you out-do
the other news stations, for 'sensation'...
sure miss that, as, now, you never know WHAT to really expect as the
weather pushes through... :)
glad to see that the areas that did get hit bad, were ready for it though,
sure makes the roads easier for clearing and less
cars piled-up and stuck ... hopefully less cars piled-up from smash-ups, too...
the small white out in our area, days back, took up almost 100 cars, on the freeway/highway... :(
wow, glad to see too, that jim ewing, got his flight back, just in time to relax and not get canceled, :)
hope to see a few neat OUTDOORS pictures now, from this ol' blizzard, :)
should have some lovely stuff to see,
and not the city snow mess, which will soon enough turn
gray and dirty, :(
ps:
yeah, say, i always wondered, why do they give names,now, to the storms, ?
as, i thought this was only for hurricans, being that they 'come in like
ships' from sea, and 'dock' ... ;)
think they used to just say: storm or blizzard of 'whatever year' right?
cleo, thank you, nice to see the vermont info and the blizzard note, from 1978... and 'happy N.Z. to you' ...
:)
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The Lisa
Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
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Jan 27, 2015 - 01:47pm PT
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I was so disappointed we did not get even the minimum 18" forecast for NYC. Still, the city was prepared for a lot more and life is returning to normal.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Jan 27, 2015 - 02:32pm PT
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Nashua NH, this morning.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Jan 27, 2015 - 02:59pm PT
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total dud here. 4"
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 27, 2015 - 06:10pm PT
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hey there say, the lisa... ahhhhhh, so sweet little daisy snow!!!
yeah, at first, i was concerned for you all, (missing work, or what, etc) (though i KNOW you love snow! and daisy, too) ... but wow, i DID see it was sure 'the blizzard' for you, when i saw the:
daisy snow, cute kitty run-out-snow, video...
good to see your update, thanks...
my boston friend, says it is still reporting snow, at 17.36" of snow...
MBTA (transpertation) will resume, sometime in the morning, for them,
in mass. parking and driving ban, will lift at midnight, though...
also, neat greatoutdoor share:
saw another pic, out of N.H... from a facebook climber... :))
fun pic!
:)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 27, 2015 - 06:43pm PT
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hey there say, werner...
awwww, thanks for the werner fun werner-verses:
Jan 27, 2015 - 09:12am PT
They ran out of shovels.
The shovel factory is covered in snow.
There's no more hope for them without the shovel.
They will all become Popsicles.
Until the sun comes out tomorrow .......
:-)
my friend in boston, she got a real kick out this,
and will gladly skip the 'popsicle' part, and bask in that
sun--which actually IS predicted for tomorrow, :))
:)
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jan 28, 2015 - 11:24am PT
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Our Daisy on bus stop duty just before the storm.
Looking West,
The storm was nice not malevolent,
we were spared from snowmagedon,
The amount of snow was only 6 0r 7 inches
that is not impressive, so this shows looking up is better
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 28, 2015 - 11:28am PT
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14'' here in beautiful Warner NH.
Super light, easy to move, this would have been a dusting in Truckee (In years past).
Winters are getting light these days.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Jan 28, 2015 - 11:33am PT
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Totally snowed in in Orange County. I mean, like it got down to 52 F last night. The horror!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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NOW THIS IS A STORM!!If you scroll back you can compareI have to Go and haul that trail shoveling is just so much more a chore than ever
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