New England Snow. RG BROCK?

[galaxy flyer]

RGB, How are doin? I'm outside Boston and we've seen 75" (190cm for metric types) in 3 weeks. I've resorted to fishing waders to fill the bird feeders. There's fewer and fewer places to put the stuff. It snowed all night at 13F, another 7".

GF

[racedo]

Guess God is sending a message to all the non believers.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

We've had 66" in about the same time. The current storm is forecast to bring another 12"-18". All plows, indeed all vehicles, now off the roads in blizzards.

Goin' nowhere till Tuesday - lots of movies lined up and some indoor projects to finish. A casserole on and the wine cellar stocked!

[rotornut]

Here in Toronto maybe 15" total -we don't normally get lake effect snow. But Buffalo about 60 miles due south - well you've heard their story!

[racedo]

Car was reading 9 degrees (48 Fahrenheit) for outside temps today and it was sunny......... spring has started.

[Capn Notarious]

I did go out in the garden and drive in the first ground socket; for a hammock pole.
No two socket; may get the sledge hammer and wood block treatment: tomorrow.
The weather might restrict that option: so if Mr Racedo could supply updates.
Must be ready for a not too swinging: fine summer over grass.

[ShyTorque]

Canada and the USA are only there to shield the righteous from snow. ;)

[rotornut]

A balmy - 24C here in Toronto this morning compared to a rather chilly Eureka Eureka - Past 24 Hour Conditions - Environment Canada (http://weather.gc.ca/trends_table/pages/nek_metric_e.html)

[OFSO]

With Dushan banned, there's nobody to send snow down from across the border.

[West Coast]

28C/82F here today.

What's snow?

[RAFish]

No snow to send south here but I'll happily pass on the -35 to -40 C wind chill we had overnight.
Finally got out for a walk today as the temps had soared to -18 C or -30 C with wind chill.
Getting tired of icicles on my eyelashes!

[con-pilot]

The high here yesterday was 80F, clear skies and little wind, a beautiful day.

The high today is 42F.

[galaxy flyer]

Con-pilot,

Yeah, I know, I was supposed to go to DFW for recurrent--55 degrees and I was planning a round of sporting clays. DL cancelled and no rebooking as yet. :{

GF

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Bridge closed to all traffic. PEI now an island again.

@JDanAiken First one to have a snowdrift touch their roof wins.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B96Hfg4IUAAOoZx.jpg

Video: Two local reporters being blown over a short while ago, on live TV. All reporters now being kept indoors.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/videos/gallery/all/video_gallery/reporters-in-maritimes-cant-stay-on-their-feet-wow/sharevideo/4056987541001

[Pinky the pilot]

The thermometer under the back verandah of the PtP household hit 47C yesterday.:eek:

Cool change arrived mid evening and now, just after 12noon it's 28C.:cool:

Never even experienced snow in my life. No real desire to either.

BTW, we all feel sorry for rgbrock1 too, don't we?:D;)

[Solid Rust Twotter]

Yup, real sorry...:E


Overcast here and a cool 28C forecast for today. Usual temps have been around 34C.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

All roads either covered or closed.
Plows were only doing emergency call-outs. In the one incident, the ambulance made it there & back, but the medical supervisor and associated plow are still out there. They are OK, but no idea when they will be rescued.

http://511.gov.pe.ca/camera_imgs/RPEAL_1.jpg?1424079720

[MagnusP]

Hey, Racedo,
Guess God is sending a message to all the global warming believers.

Fixed it for you. No charge. :p

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

28" of snow in the last 24 hours.
Can't tell if it's still snowing or not- too much blowing snow.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B996NwKCMAA77lx.jpg

[Yamagata ken]

Haha

Hahahaha

Following a heavy early start, we've had about half a normal winter's snowfall. I'm enjoying waking up at 4:30, checking for no snow, and rolling back into bed for another 2 hours kip :)

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Not complaining, just reporting.
Well aware you normally have it worse, Ken.

Should be sunny tomorrow, when I will have some fun with the mini-plow on my lawn tractor.:ok:

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag156/RickXI/snowplough.jpg

Don't have to be anywhere.

[rgbrock1]

We're sorry but rgbrock1 cannot respond to this thread as he is frozen solid.

Not only do we have 3' of snow on the ground in my area but last night's temperature "dipped" to -10F/-23C but with the winds gusting to 55mph the wind chill factor/"read feel" got down to -33F/-36C

I know I whine about the cold weather often but I have never in my life encountered such bone-chilling weather. (Aside from cold weather training in Alaska many moons ago.)

This really, truly sucks.

[Solid Rust Twotter]

Whine, whine, whine....:rolleyes:



Is it our fault you're not drinking enough antifreeze?:} Get stuck into the single malt while toasting your toes in front of a wood burner. That'll do ya...:ok:

[RAFish]

rgbrock1 - Wish I could offer you some relief to your weather.
But as I live about 100 nm north west of you I can only say, stoke up the fire and keep your blood alcohol level up to 80 proof!
Thermometer on my front deck was below -30 C this morning. That's sans wind chill of course.
I have to guess that your magnetic personality is drawing it in your general direction.

[dazdaz1]

Yamagata ken....... "Following a heavy early start, we've had about half a normal winter's snowfall. I'm enjoying waking up at 4:30, checking for no snow, and rolling back into bed for another 2 hours kip :)"

Very similar to people in the UK on Job Seekers Allowance.

[ChrisVJ]

Sadly, a slight shortage here. We can still ski to the bottom of the hill but the rest of the valley is essentially free of snow. Lots of rain and fine sunshiny days the last two weeks.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Traffic in downtown Charlottetown

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9_Eo4-IUAAxww-.jpg

Cleared my front porch for a second exit, but a trial driveway clearance patch has drifted full again in 20 minutes. I'll wait till the wind drops (tomorrow).

[West Coast]

I guess having grown up and lived the vast majority of my life in warm spots, I can't wrap my head around voluntarily living where it gets that cold. I know this winter is likely a one off, but even a regular winter isn't one I'd like to suffer through. I get enough snow on work trips in the winter to know what a pain it is.
I enjoy visiting the snow every now and then but I know when I retire in some distant far off year that I never want to have to wear anything but shorts, Tee shirt and flip flops again.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

It's just a personal opinion, but I prefer the people. A proper winter makes everyone more human. Norwegians, Finns, etc, and those Americans living in Maine, etc.
I've lived in Arizona. The weather's great, there were some great people (especially the aviation types), but here they are pretty much all great.
I shall be doing some snowbirding though ;)

[rgbrock1]

WC:

but I know when I retire in some distant far off year that I never want to have to wear anything but shorts, Tee shirt and flip flops again.

You can wear the same attire in snow-bound areas as well, no? :}:E

Heat wave today. Almost breaking into a sweat at 16F!

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Snow now stopped - 32" total. Plows out but getting stuck in the drifts. Going nowhere till Wednesday.

[ShyTorque]

From past experience, "New England" snow is sometimes followed by "Old England" snow, as it comes across the Atlantic. Best we here in blighty keep the winter woollies in the top drawer!

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

no school tomorrow
http://i.cbc.ca/1.1939953.1381379499!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_300/pei-colonel-gray.jpg

http://i.cbc.ca/1.2959128.1424112582!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_460/colonel-gray-high-school.jpeg

Quote of the Day
The Confed bridge and the airport is closed. The mainland is on their own. I hope they will be ok.

[seacue]

F3WMB

Your quote reminds me of the (apocryphal ?) headline in the Times: "Fogs in Channel, Europe isolated."

[racedo]

Guess God doesn't like Obama either......

(yeah I know enuff already :p)

[West Coast]

Yah fox3, common struggle, get that.

Not had your experiences, I'll keep my helpful and friendly neighbors and 27/80 temps and I'm off to BBQ dinner by the pool.

We had some high winds a few days ago, leaves everywhere. I'm determined to rebuild though.

[galaxy flyer]

Westie,

I was in Carlsbad last week--delightful! How can I be so stupid as to keep coming back to this freezer? Said Butch Cassidy.

GF

[West Coast]

GF

Hope you had the opportunity to tour the area. Coastal North San Diego county is an area I really like, something for everyone. Great micro breweries as well.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Great micro breweries as well.

Sold!

Sounds good for a break next winter.

Just started the dig out as dawn came up, Clear, calm, and just a little bit thrilling. Now taking a break for 1st breakfast.

Some great little stories emerging already.

They found the lost dog!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-CyujwCcAAf0PK.jpg:large

Great Tweet

Going out to clear the front door. If I don't make it back, Avenge my death!


Meanwhile, down in the good ol' US of A

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B962fqqCYAAHAj2.jpg

[con-pilot]

They found the lost dog!


Fox, someone had lost a Great Pyrenees in that weather? I must have missed that.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

@OldeMacKenzie

She turned up about 5km away.

I'd cleared my driveway by 1130 hrs, but no road!
The plow made it an hour later, but really slowly, must be some big drifts further up. He was working with one of those double stack snowblowers on a CAT tractor unit. Big Mutha! Only a single track.
I'm on a very quiet road which for historical reasons has a 100 series designation, so we get cleared right after the main highways. Much of PEI still has no roadway. The bridge and airport were open this morning, but were unreachable!

Some good pictures here (several near my house):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/islander-day-storm-pictures-1.2960026


This one just published, courtesy of NASA/CBC

http://i.cbc.ca/1.2960608.1424206102!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/nasa-image-p-e-i-nova-scotia-snow.jpg

[galaxy flyer]

Westie,

My brother lives there, many visits. Great place except for the nutty politics, taxes, nanny state and some fruits (present company excepted, of course)

GF

[West Coast]

The good thing about San Diego is we keep our Democrats south of Interstate 8. North of there is mostly affluent, right of center folks. As we like to point out, San Diego is the most populous city in the US with a Republican mayor. Hope to keep it that way for awhile.

[finfly1]

Fox3, I'm no virgin when it comes to blizzards, from LI 1947 to Oswego 1958 and many many others, but I can never- ever- remembering seeing a series of photos which could compare to those shared on the cbc website. It is mind boggling.

Good thing you've got lots of ocean on all sides to push it into.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

In a lot of ways, it's no big deal.
Indeed, the event is described as "the mainland is cut off from PEI" (hope they'll be alright ;)). Everybody's got supplies in. The power is almost completely on.

The clear up is a problem as it's pretty solid, but Nova Scotia is worse off. The sequence for them was snow - rain - flash freeze (it's -26 again here now). Thus they have a thick hard crust that nothing but chippers and steam jets can shift. We at least can move the drifts with snowblowers to let the plows through. Although we don't have that many snowblowers as almost always plows can shift the snow.

Patience.

Freezing rain is the worst, as it brings down the power lines. This was in 2008

http://www.heaven4sure.com/Portals/0/Gallery/Album/10/tn_20080208%20ice%20pics.jpg

Personally I'm fine. I can get to a road. It's sunny. I have jobs to do at home, and satellite TV (Go Habs!). I also have some new hills on the horizon - Looks like 15-20 foot drifts in the field to my west, in the lee of a wood.

p.s. We have crumbling shorelines and a frozen sea till end April - ocean dumping not an option.

[rgbrock1]

finfly:

Were you witness to the blizzard of '78 on LI? Paralyzing that was!

[finfly1]

I was indeed. We were absolutely isolated for days. No roads, no trains, no planes. Thankfully, no power loss for long!!

[rgbrock1]

finfly:

I remember that blizzard very well. I was working in Yaphank at the time and living in Rocky Point. The drive home was not amusing. :eek::eek:

[Pinky the pilot]

15.38 hrs Central Summer time here in Waikerie and the thermometer outside is sitting on 40C. Saturday's forecast is for the mid 40's. (so far)

Glad we don't get the sort of weather here that you lot are getting!:ok:

Howzit your way SRT?:D

BTW rgbrock1; Been meaning to ask you for quite some time now. What do you have against 'Connecticut?':confused:

[Solid Rust Twotter]

7:30am here and 19 deg C with 34C predicted.

Might go hide in the cold room at the brewery. Plenty of bottled beer in there to keep me company.:ok:

[Pinky the pilot]

Plenty of bottled beer in there to keep me company

Have a coldie or three for me will you?:D:ok: 21.30 hrs here now and overnight minimum forecast to be 19C with high of 39C tomorrow. Suspect it will be a bit more than that though.

Don't worry rgbrock1, Fox3, Galaxy Flyer, con-pilot, et al; We really feel for you!:ok:

Don't we, SRT?

[Solid Rust Twotter]

Yup. Tragic....:}


http://leftbacks.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/11111-300x225.jpg

[rgbrock1]

Pinky the Pilot wrote:

BTW rgbrock1; Been meaning to ask you for quite some time now. What do you have against 'Connecticut?'

Ummmm....... everything. :}:ok:

PS: You spelled it wrong. Correctly, that state is spelled CONNECT-THE-CRAP.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

The Mounties in Nova Scotia have put out an APB for Old Man Winter ;)

...known associates include Shubenacadie Sam, Jack Frost, Mother Nature and Frosty the Snowman.

https://www.facebook.com/rcmpns/posts/10152748186934779

[11Fan]

http://thereformedbroker.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BdfIiEUIUAARSLz.jpg

[rgbrock1]

Very comical 11Fan, considering I know you're in "LOL" land whereas I am in the "f*** you winter" area. Care to change places for awhile? :}:E

[11Fan]

Not a chance pal, not a chance.

[rgbrock1]

Why not bud, why not? Just think: when's the last time you experienced the thrill of -21F, with wind chill? Brings new meaning to numb nuts. :}

[West Coast]

Ya know there's a downside to this crappy winter for us in California. East coast liberals are going to pull the plug and migrate out West. More liberals in California is all we need. Plus they're all pasty white.

[rgbrock1]

Better be nice to those East Coast liberals if they come your way, West Coast. (Don't y'all have enough Liberals of your own anyway?) They may save your ass one day. Just think, when the Big One strikes and Cali starts falling into the Pacifi Ocean where're y'all going to go? :}:}:}

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/pngs/20150217/20150217_usdm_home.png
United States Drought Monitor > Home (http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/)

Can't make beer without water.

[West Coast]

Reverse osmosis!

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

ISTR Reverse Osmosis was the way California Governors were suddenly going to become intelligent once they'd been elected. How's that working out for ya?;)


*actually the current one seems to be doing OK, but he was clever to start with.

[11Fan]

Just think, when the Big One strikes and Cali starts falling into the Pacifi Ocean where're y'all going to go?

We are more concerned about everything East of here falling off into the Atlantic.

[West Coast]

OK, but he was clever to start with.

Moonbeam was never boring, but it's a leap to say he was then or is now, clever.

Btw, a RO plant is coming online in San Diego county soon, another is being contemplated nearby. The microbreweries are safe for now.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Mounties on PEI have arrested Frosty the Snowman and have him in custody.

@RCMPPEITraffic
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-O_osmIIAA1MiM.jpg

Centre of the Island currently closed with whiteout and drifting snow. I had to cancel my journey, couldn't get out of the village. Made it home.

[rgbrock1]

I'll be right there Fox3, to deal with Frosty the Snowman. I'll have a flamethrower in tow. :}

[Turbine D]

Meet Rico, my Connecticut daughter's Husky. When the weather gets cold and the snow flies, as it has, Rico is in Paradise! He cries to go out at dusk and refuses to come in the house until morning… This is what Husky's do when the weather is great!:ok:

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q609/DaveK72/IMG_0378_zpsswthlkx9.jpg (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/DaveK72/media/IMG_0378_zpsswthlkx9.jpg.html)

[Tankertrashnav]

I see on the BBC news tonight this weather is being called the Siberian Express because of its origins in Russia.

Our own visitors flying in from Russia are a lot easier to "bear"

http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/556792-tu-95-intercept.html