Whatcha got so far? I've shoveled about a foot so far in Rochester and it's supposed to snow for another 12 hours. No school today for the kids and they've already cancelled tomorrow. We still have people without power from the wind storm we had last week. Not a good situation for us.
I didn't get as much as you did!
My son said the same he lives in Meyersville.
Blower handled it very nicely. Whole town and rt 23 corridor down to black top as usual....
Plowing the grounds & neighbors all day with my Old '56 Willys CJ-5 is quite a task (No brakes either ZERO! drop the blade when I need to stop) Will have to get out there today to "clean up" all the shit that blew around last night & it looks like we may have got another 2-3 overnight. The worst part of my clean up after snow storms is clearing roofs!! OMG My F'in arms want to fall off by time I'm done. NOT Looking forward to today!!!
Was that you? I thought it was, you handsome devil.
Took three of us an hour. No fun.
Probably shouldn't have waited so long to start clearing.
The aftermath is worse than driving thousands of kids on terrible in snow school buses up and down un-plowed or under plowed roads and having kids who lives closer to the schools have to walk to and from school in blizzard conditions?
What exactly is the aftermath, maybe I'm just not understanding, but I definitely don't think I agree.
the standard they use in most New England towns is if the roads are clear for buses and the sidewalks clear enough for walkers you have school.
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the day after a snow storm? It's the aftermath that ruins everyone's commute and makes getting to work dangerous.
The aftermath is worse than driving thousands of kids on terrible in snow school buses up and down un-plowed or under plowed roads and having kids who lives closer to the schools have to walk to and from school in blizzard conditions?
What exactly is the aftermath, maybe I'm just not understanding, but I definitely don't think I agree.
the standard they use in most New England towns is if the roads are clear for buses and the sidewalks clear enough for walkers you have school.
Most of the sidewalks in my hood and near my work are still covered in snow that has turned into ice. The trains are a total mess, there are lines out of the subway entrances for some lines.
Should've realized by saying snow day that people would've thought I was referring to school, just meant moreso in general. Doesn't bother me at all to see schools shut down the day of a snow storm. It's forcing everyone to get back the next day that concerns me.
A few years ago around Christmas NYC was absolutely buried, and a combination of Sanitation Dept shenanigans and City Hall miscalculation resulted in the outer boroughs remaining buried for a couple of days. Businesses all over the city were screaming bloody murder, and that was with so much snow on the streets and sidewalks that the city was literally paralyzed.
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the day after a snow storm? It's the aftermath that ruins everyone's commute and makes getting to work dangerous.
The aftermath is worse than driving thousands of kids on terrible in snow school buses up and down un-plowed or under plowed roads and having kids who lives closer to the schools have to walk to and from school in blizzard conditions?
What exactly is the aftermath, maybe I'm just not understanding, but I definitely don't think I agree.
the standard they use in most New England towns is if the roads are clear for buses and the sidewalks clear enough for walkers you have school.
Most of the sidewalks in my hood and near my work are still covered in snow that has turned into ice. The trains are a total mess, there are lines out of the subway entrances for some lines.
Should've realized by saying snow day that people would've thought I was referring to school, just meant moreso in general. Doesn't bother me at all to see schools shut down the day of a snow storm. It's forcing everyone to get back the next day that concerns me.
I knew what you meant I just think school is the barometer, if the cities and towns feel it's safe enough for students and faculty to get to school, which probably has the highest standard, then most businesses will assume it's safe for their employees to get to work.
Boston has the same problems with the T and commuter rails, though they get a fraction of the riders that NYC does.
Most places I worked (Cambridge, Boston, etc.) had a snow policy that if Cambridge or Boston schools were closed, so was the office. Or if the Governor declared a state of emergency the office was closed.
Commuting sucks in general, I work from home and have for the past 8 years or more, so I'm probably less in tune with how bad it is days like today.
I envy you pjcas, up until a few weeks ago I was freelancing full-time and working from home/the couch just about every day. Sure am missing that!
Meanwhile, it's slowed, but STILL SNOWING in the Bing (which is said to be the epicenter of the storm). Yay?
Shit, even cleaning the car off was a giant pain in the ass.
It has continued snowing here all day so the totals are a bit higher. Here in Montreal we had a major accident that stranded 300 cars on Highway 13. Some people were stuck in there cars for 10+ hours.
Highway 13 - ( New Window )
It has continued snowing here all day so the totals are a bit higher. Here in Montreal we had a major accident that stranded 300 cars on Highway 13. Some people were stuck in there cars for 10+ hours. Highway 13 - ( New Window )
What a joke. Why were these people still on the roads? They don't look plowed at all!
But the main point - it's just a few degrees of temp in March that makes all the difference. Up in the Hudson Valley there is 2 -3 *feet* of snow. Like 3 or 4 degrees F and 50 or 60 miles makes a big difference. You can't predict those differences with precision in advance.
It was a big storm no matter how you slice it. I think those criticizing the forecasters are way off base. They mostly had it right.
Those same people are the ones that ran guys like WeatherMan out of here. Fuck them. WeatherMan was a huge loss to the BBI community when he left here
Just down 476 we got half of what you got near Allentown. Amazing what 70 miles will do.
Those same people are the ones that ran guys like WeatherMan out of here. Fuck them. WeatherMan was a huge loss to the BBI community when he left here
Yea, too bad he left but not you.
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criticizing the forecasters right now is an idiot. The track changed at the last second, it's not like the storm never materialized. My area got nearly 3 feet of snow, the most we've ever seen in one day.
Those same people are the ones that ran guys like WeatherMan out of here. Fuck them. WeatherMan was a huge loss to the BBI community when he left here
Yea, too bad he left but not you.
Why don't you go back to your old handle, Trent?
Those same people are the ones that ran guys like WeatherMan out of here. Fuck them. WeatherMan was a huge loss to the BBI community when he left here
1957 or 58 - 48" plus overnight and into the next morning.