It is snowing here, but not sticking at all. I still see the tips of the grass.
The transport for our little foster, Gretchen, was cancelled for tomorrow (since it goes way north to NY). It was postponed til Sunday thinking the roads will be clearer. Safer, surely.
I am all too happy to have it delayed a day....letting go of this little shepherd is turning out to be harder than we thought. :(
Well we are right on the line between 12-18 inches and 18-24 inches.
but we are ready :)
I'm an export from RI, so I used to talk funny too!!! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Karen
It's really coming down here. I was just getting used to most of the snow having melted, too. We're supposed to get 5 or 6 inches tonight. The roads are already a mess. I prepared for it, stocked up on groceries. Guess I'll do the cleaning thing tomorrow and make spaghetti sauce. I'm having some girlfriends in on Sunday. None of us are interested in the Super Bowl, so we're going to eat spaghetti and just enjoy each other's company. The roads should be ok by then. It's funny, I don't mind staying in when it snows if it's my choice but if I have to stay in b/c I'm snowed in, I get panicky. :confused:
There's a very easy solution to the problem >>>Quote:
Originally Posted by Cataholic
Just KEEP THE PUP!
;)
....really sticking now, and coming down hard! All flights cancelled..saying we're going to beat the 24" storm in December...
Hope you all are safe and warm!
Regarding the nor'easter - there is an outfit, hat and coat, made of oiled skin called a souwester. Usually spelled wit'out the apostrophe! The word usually refers to the hat, at least in Newfoundland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sou%27wester
Is this used in the USA east coast area? Would be interesting to know.
Darn - I knew I should have headed out early this afternoon for your house and all that good Super Bowl Food............:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinot's Mom
It's coming down like crazy here now too. Could see 30" before it's over - so they say. I had just put my boots away - and just had to drag them back out. It wouldn't be bad if I didn't have to go out, but the pups will want to go out come 2 or 3 in the morning for a potty break. Wish they would use the cat's litter box!!! :p
Reports in from Eddie's wife in Virginia close to Norfolk, says it snowed, sleeted, and is snowing again. Eddie has a wood heater and lots of wood so at least they will stay warm, she said they got lots of supplies but her brother somewhere along it's path forgot toilet paper! :eek:
Well they just changed our forecast to 1-3 inches of snow.
I wish I was getting a foot of snow. I'm jealous even if you all don't like it hehe. You can just send it down this way ;)
well... it didn't get really started until just recently. Last time I looked was around 6 or a little after and there wasn't much going on.
Just went out now to check and we have this so far
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I'm in the middle of the storm now. Snowed all day, sleet earlier this evening and now I believe it's just rain. Snow is expected to start back here in am. Another weekend w/ Cabin FEVER!!! ;)
Everyone caught in this storm is making headlines out our way. Sure doesn't look good. My friend from Jersey called and it looks like they're stocking up and waiting for it to hit out there too. They're expecting 30 inches of snow. This is usually par for the course up here but this year we have very little snow and so far no big storms. We won't be safe till end of April so I shouldn't get too secure, although it wouldn't affect us the same way, as our plows work 24 hrs a day to keep the roads open and we're used to it so we usually can go about our business. They're even predicting snow for Britain again by next week according to my cousin, they haven't had snow like this that he can remember.
The British pronouce it Nor'Easter, so do the Aussies. I know in Britain it's just the way they speak, they would say Nore instead of North so it's shortened to Nor'. I think they pronounce it the same in Newfoundland.
Pomtzu, your fur puppies might choose to sleep through the night instead of wandering in all that snow.......:D
Holy crap!!!! We are buried, and it's far from over. Blowing and drifting really bad. The pups got me up - they want to go out - but no way!!!! I put down a couple of puppy piddle pads (we use them under the litter box), and I'm hoping for the best. They are just going to have to make do with that till daylight.
Looks like we might get that possible 30" after all. :( Oh joy..........:rolleyes:
I don't know how much snow we got during the night but I can tell that there's well over a foot and it's still coming down. Tomorrow we're supposed to get the high winds. My snow plow guy didn't even come and he's usually here by 5:00 AM. Hopefully, by tomorrow the roads will be good enough for travel. I'm having a spaghetti party and I sure don't want to eat all that spaghetti by myself. (Sadly, I could probably handle it. LOL)
A tiger cat has been coming around and I feed it and hope it will go into LBK's shelter but no dice. There weren't even any tracks in the snow this morning so it's probably underneath my tarped grill. I feel bad for it but I wish it would stop spraying! My patio stinks!
It's still coming down. Hard to tell how much we actually have since it's blowing and drifting so bad. Easily about 18" right now I would think. I won't be going anywhere for a while, that's for sure.
The pups were so good. They finally got to go out about an hour ago, after not being out since late yesterday afternoon. My son forced the back door open (the snow was drifted up against it), and he shoveled the porch off and a place for them to do their business. Poor little ones - they must have been ready to bust! :eek:
The snowfall seems to have lightened up a bit, so maybe it's winding down earlier than predicted. But - more snow in the forecast for Tuesday.
Well we're definately snowed in for the day. It's going to take us at least that long to shovel out:eek:
They say on TV that Piqua got 13" but up to 5 ft of drifting snow (looks like pretty close to what I have in my drive)
YUCK, YUCK, YUCK...I hate snowstorms. The only good thing is I'm not going to work today:D
We got off pretty darn easy here. We are at a Level 2 snow emergency, but I don't think we got more then 3-4". Nothing compared to 40 miles south of us! Some blowing and drifting, but the winds they were showing at 10-15/hr less then 40 miles south.
We are supposed to go see Colin Mocherie and Brad Sherwood (from Whose Line) tonight. We are wondering if they will be able to get in...not becuase of the weather here as much as wondering where they were coming from....
Round 1 - morning...and we're in the middle!
I like the last picture....MOM I can't see out my door!!:(
The first picture, by the way, is the first cut of our snowthrower-what a BLESSING that is!
Right now in the Butler/Cabot area of Pennsylvania we have AT LEAST 24" of snow with more in drifts. The driving here is almost impossible and it's still snowing. The snow is supposed to stop later today with about 3-5" more to come. I'll have to give credit to the staff here at Concordia. Whoever could have possibly made it in did so and were able to help with essential services.
I slept in knowing the store would be closed :) I woke up to 14" outside my back door.
I haven't needed to shovel a doggy pee path in years. Callie apparently had to pee so bad that she couldn't wait for the path and darted outside as soon as I opened the door. The steps were completely obliterated and she dove into the snow. Oh my.... if only I had my video running as I opened the door!!!! The look on her face as she turned around was priceless! She darted to the yard, peed faster than I ever saw her pee, and RAN back to the door and looked at me as if to say "are you INSANE? Lets go back inside!" (Man I miss Nicki, she adored snow!)
Oh, and as I type this, the roof is leaking into the bucket. Sigh. Hey, at least I knew to expect the leaking! :p
Gosh, I am reading all this and feeling so bad for all of you! The sun is shinning here and it is 48*..
Just came in from feeding the birds, squirrels and stray cats and I sank down in the snow past my knees. That was fun. :rolleyes: Those dumb cats just won't go in the shelter that I've provided for them. They'd rather sit on the cold concrete underneath my grill. What's their deal?
We are in the heaviest band (again) of snow. We are at 32" now and it's coming down at 2" per hour at this moment. This really is epic; seriously.
I just took Mikey out, he was doing his little frolick thing he does when the snow's too deep for him. He also couldn't pick his leg up to pee. He was ALSO trying to go in the middle of the street where the snow was shallow, but I was being cautious about ice. I have funny videos of him frolicking.
You've got us beat. First it looks like it's clearing, then it snows like crazy again. It's such a heavy snow too. I was looking out the front window and noticed that a couple of big limbs on the cedar tree by the garage have snapped under the weight of the snow. I sure wish Steve had been able to find a snow blower when he went looking for one a few days ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinot's Mom
How in the world do you make it up that hill by your house to the main road? My little car would just slide back down!!! Living in the "flatlands" here has it's benefits!
Well we've got about 2 1/2 feet so far and it's still snowing. although not as hard
Well here are some pics.
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I was out this morning with a really long pole clearing the blue cypress and japanese cedar - they just cannot take this weight! It was my first priority. Now we're in for a meal break - next order of business is the deck. The snow is up to my waist. Way too much weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by pomtzu
As far as the hill? Thank goodness for an all wheel drive Subaru and a four wheel drive Toyota truck! :)
There's still a state of emergency declared in Pennsylvania so all of the media is asking everyone to stay off of the roads unless it's an absolute necessiity.
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Originally Posted by Cataholic
Awww, my prayers may be working.:D
It snowed all day yesterday & most of the night. It's stopped today. We
are not to bad off, only 8 or 9 in". I will have to clear off my driveway if
I want to go anywhere.
It's OVER!!!
The snow is done!!!:D
What is your official total??
I live in Central NJ and we got about 6" which is a lot less than we thought. Here are a couple of pics taken around 12 noon today:
This one is taken from my front door showing the porch steps,
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This my car and as you can see the tires aren't even covered but there was plenty on the car,
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Stay safe everyone.
When Brian went out to shovel he took a few pics of the front of the house and the vehicles
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that big white lump... is our minivan LOL
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The birds are enjoying the feast we put out for them
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Pinot's Mom-
I'm in Richmond VA and it's snowing still really hard here. I don't know if this will make it to you or not. It's been snowing all day...We've probably gotten about 8-10 inches.
Finally - it's over here too - now that it's too late to start digging out today. That was 26 straight hours of snow. Officially we only got 19", so Maggie hit the jackpot. Of course, there's 4 foot drifts between the house and cars to get thru, and we still can't get to the front of the house yet. Oh well - tomorrow is dig out day here. :(
Our son lives in Midlothian, and we've been teasing him about all the snow he's had this year - compared to the paltry amount we've had here in Michigan.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3Catcondo
Paltry describes the snow we've had up to date. Looking at all the pictures reminds me of what we usually get every few days during a normal winter but this isn't a normal winter and everyone is happy. Please God, let it stay this way for once, we appreciate the break. And our high today was -6 so still very mild. It only goes down in the -20's overnight too....lucky us so far this year.
The snow has finally stopped. Thank Goodness! Maybe tomorrow I can get out of here. And yes, Grace, this is the most snow I've seen here in ages.
Sorry, I was off line for quite a while helping with the dig out. BWI will issue a final total at some point this evening, but we were running about 11-12" over them all day here in Howard County. The last tally here was 34", but we started digging out before taking another one. Ellie, the snowthrower was a workhorse today! The main driveway is done, the driveways to the houses are done, my car is fully accessible, but the main road is still not plowed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
For the record, this is the heaviest snowfall in one storm ever in Maryland, and it's the only time in history there have been two storms over 20" in the same season. My arms are killing me.
Oh, and for those digging out tomorrow, I wish you luck and really strong arms. The temp will be 12F this evening and that stuff is going to be like a ROCK tomorrow.