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StanSeven 01-26-15 09:16 PM


Originally Posted by oldnslow2 (Post 17500092)
It's been a easy winter so far.

Just from snow and ice. Temperatures have been way below normal all winter. Whenever they get above average it rains. Overall it sucks

GlennR 01-26-15 09:19 PM

I have a 9:00am flight Wednesday morning out of JFK.

Anyone wanna bet if I make it or not?

bruce19 01-27-15 05:50 AM

The storm is hitting eastern CT full force. Woke up this morning at 5:30 AM and it was snowing at 2" an hour. Just north of us has 22" already. It's supposed to snow until sometime tomorrow and then we will get a storm on Thursday and another on Sunday. The wind is at 15-20 MPH and blowing the light grainy snow back onto shoveled areas. This really is impressive.

qcpmsame 01-27-15 06:20 AM


Originally Posted by oldnslow2 (Post 17503250)
I HAD a 9:00am flight Wednesday morning out of JFK.

Anyone wanna bet if I make it or not?

FIFY

Bill

BlazingPedals 01-27-15 07:49 AM

It looks like NYC didn't get hit very hard at all, so oldnslow2 should be fine. Boston, OTOH, is enjoying the full benefits of the storm system.

bruce19 01-27-15 08:24 AM

4 Attachment(s)
This is what it looks like here at 9:25 AM.

wphamilton 01-27-15 08:48 AM


Originally Posted by bruce19 (Post 17503996)
This is what it looks like here at 9:25 AM.

I'd be staying home, anywhere in the Northeast. Too unpredictable, too much storm.

bruce19 01-27-15 09:14 AM


Originally Posted by wphamilton (Post 17504046)
I'd be staying home, anywhere in the Northeast. Too unpredictable, too much storm.

No choice. The Governor has closed all the roads.

GlennR 01-27-15 10:54 AM

I got 18" today.

I decided to put my heart rate monitor on and put my Garmin in my pocket. 2.5 hours and 911 calories.

I think i'll take the MTB out for a ride.

fietsbob 01-27-15 11:29 AM

Break Out the XC skis , & would be a good time to already have a Fat Bike .



Other Coast .. Foggy with a chance of light Drizzle ;)

KenshiBiker 01-27-15 12:17 PM


Originally Posted by Roadbikedude (Post 17503027)
.....if only you had a fatty for your winter training rides.

I'm usually the fatty on the winter training rides . . .:lol:

Bikey Mikey 01-27-15 04:48 PM

We only got a dusting where I live.

bikepro 01-27-15 06:59 PM


Originally Posted by bruce19 (Post 17500005)
Predictions for 3 ft of snow in NYC area and 2-3 ft in my neck of the woods. Good grief I'll be shoveling until May. :(

75 in Dallas today, close to 80 tomorrow.

BlazingPedals 01-27-15 07:55 PM

Bruce those pics remind me of all last winter. Our snowfall is below average this year, though. I kinda miss it.

Jim from Boston 01-28-15 09:04 AM


Originally Posted by bruce19 (Post 17503996)
This is what it looks like here at 9:25 AM.

FYA, follow this link.


Originally Posted by Jim from Boston (Post 17507266)
The family would not let me cycle Tuesday or today, though IMO, my winter mountain bike with the Marathon Winter studded tires was ideal for these cirumstances. If interested see my photoessay on this Commuting Forum thread, "Metrowest Boston, who's riding Tuesday?


qclabrat 01-28-15 10:02 AM

NJ was the storm transition state,

West of the Delaware River got less than an inch

East of the Hudson River got about a foot

me being in the middle about 6 inches

capejohn 01-28-15 10:22 AM


Originally Posted by bruce19 (Post 17500005)
Predictions for 3 ft of snow in NYC area and 2-3 ft in my neck of the woods. Good grief I'll be shoveling until May. :(

It's been such a mild winter up till now. This is called paying the fiddler. However, if you didn't lose power, this is really nice. Storms like this is why we love to live in New England.

BlazingPedals 01-28-15 12:31 PM

This is what my place looked like this time last year. I think the temps were running in the single digits.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ps6a98bd3b.jpg

The lowest fence wire showing is at the 2 foot mark, so 'only' about a foot and a half of standing snow. You'll notice, no drifts though.

rumrunn6 01-28-15 01:14 PM

digging 3 cars out from 33" and raking the roof took a lot of effort and several glove changes. need to pick up some more toe warmers

bruce19 02-02-15 09:00 AM

And.......it's snowing again. This time it's wet, icy crap and we're supposed to get 8-12" of it. This really blows....seriously... it's windy too.

Barrettscv 02-02-15 09:08 AM

Chicago got 19+ inches over the weekend. 4th largest since records were kept. I'm sitting 200 miles to the south, no measurable snow here. Ill ride tomorrow, temperatures will be in the upper 40's.

trackhub 02-02-15 09:58 AM


Originally Posted by OldsCOOL (Post 17501128)

Heh-Heh. Great graphic. Don't forget the D-cell batteries. At grocery stores around here, people tend to go for the Milk, bread, eggs (Why?) and D-cell batteries. It's difficult to understand why this is. The great Blizzard of '78 was 37 years ago. So, an entire generation of suburbanites are too young to remember it. So, why the panic at the grocery store?
Anyone with any common sense would surely know enough to have a few food items on hand, as well as batteries, flashlights and lanterns, and at least one battery powered radio. One of the emergency radios that can be hand cranked is perfect.

Barrettscv 02-02-15 10:14 AM


Originally Posted by trackhub (Post 17521708)
Heh-Heh. Great graphic. Don't forget the D-cell batteries. At grocery stores around here, people tend to go for the Milk, bread, eggs (Why?) and D-cell batteries. It's difficult to understand why this is. The great Blizzard of '78 was 37 years ago. So, an entire generation of suburbanites are too young to remember it. So, why the panic at the grocery store?
Anyone with any common sense would surely know enough to have a few food items on hand, as well as batteries, flashlights and lanterns, and at least one battery powered radio. One of the emergency radios that can be hand cranked is perfect.

Or just keep your phone and laptop computers changed (unless you expect a full day of no power).

OldsCOOL 02-02-15 10:28 AM


Originally Posted by capejohn (Post 17507655)
It's been such a mild winter up till now. This is called paying the fiddler. However, if you didn't lose power, this is really nice. Storms like this is why we love to live in New England.

Or northern Michigan.

Looigi 02-02-15 11:13 AM

D batteries?


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