JSngry Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 It always happens, Dude. Always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 man I LOVE these wicked snowstorms-particularly on a saturday when we get to stay inside and listen to music! This is about the only good thing that can be said about living in an apartment, as I watch the guys clearing the sidewalk and parking lot from my window! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 but you are the rara avis social-smoker, Actually, I'm a stupid idiot......stumbled mightily around July 4th. I feel your pain. To quote Mark Twain, "It's easy to give up smoking... I've done it hundreds of times." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 BTW, are rumors of his death still greatly exaggerated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Only just starting to come down in the Beantown area now. Going out to play snow football on (hopefully) snow-covered astroturf later tonight. If 48 hours go by and I haven't posted again, you can safely assume I've gotten hypothermia out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 I had to wear a long sleeve cotton pullover today, since the temperature dropped down to the low '70s. Still dressed in shorts and sandals, though. B-) (I don't miss the northeast - where I'm from - especially at this time of the year) Dropped "down"? C'mon Marty, this week's been mostly in the 60s, with some pretty chilly nights. And tonite, after the rain clears out, its supposed to fall into the 30s, with Sunday's high only near 60. (I grew up in the northeast and while I welcome the south Florida cold snaps, I know my time in Florida has thinned my blood. The last time I was up in Connecticut in the winter, it was damn cold and felt a lot colder than I remembered.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Had to throw something like 2 feet from our sidewalk this morning. A great neighbor with a blower did most of the drive (25 x 50). Thanks Jack. I love having 4 seasons and if I die pushing snow, so be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 (edited) I like this weather, too. The deep snow is beautiful. I filled up the birdfeeder out back, went around to the front of the house with the seed bag, and came back to see a bright red cardinal already perched there. I just hope this sticks around for a few weeks, instead of melting in a few days like the last snow we had. Edited January 23, 2005 by Joe G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I love the snow. I love it even more that I live in a condo deep in the heart of DC. Unfortunately, I had to run up to my family's place in the 'burbs and shovel the @#$%!! driveway one final time, before they move down to Williamsburg. This driveway is 1/4 mile long. #$@%%^!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I actually braved the streets and went to the store this evening. My driveway is on an alley, which of course has not been plowed (nor has my street, a side-street). Needless to say, getting the van out of the alley was scary in itself. Getting it down the side streets to the first plowed street was even more scary. But I made it out. Then, after getting my groceries, I had to get back into my driveway! It is beautiful out, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I live near Lake Michigan and we got about a foot of snow, not quite as much if you lived further west. The most annoying thing was the snow kept falling all day, and there weren't nearly enough plows out. At least I get to take CTA and not have to worry about driving. But I had to travel north to shovel the sidewalks near my building, and I'll have to do it again tomorrow. I was pretty surprised at how badly the merchants on Clark St. had shoveled the snow off in front of their stores, and far more places were closed than I expected. Seriously, this is Chicago, this happens nearly every winter. Many years back I lived in the Portugeuse part of Newark. We got hit with a blizzard/ice storm you wouldn't believe. The whole state pretty much shut down (was this 93 ?) but the Portugeuse merchants had everything cleared off and open for business the next day. That's the way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmirBagachelles Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 It's Brooklyn in the country here tonight in Brooklyn, everybody just rambling down the lane out in the middle of Smith St. Quite a few drunks. And who is out driving? Totally nuts! Tomorrow we go by dog sled to Prospect Park! (Don't tell the dogs, it's a special surprise.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I have anywhere from 18-22 inches outside my door this morning and it's still coming down pretty hard. My poor dog had a tough time "takin care of her business" out there! I'm just glad that this stuff is of the "fluffy" variety. If this was heavy, we'd have roofs collapsing. Later, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Hang in there everybody in the East coast! The storm has passed us now. Toledo got perhaps a foot or so, but Cleveland took it harder I believe. They've got the lake effect. What's the toll in Michigan, guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Gots about 30" up here in Cape Ann, MA. Swirling ocean effect stuffand still blowing now! Shoveling was not as bad as "throwing" the load over top of the now 4 foot walls that line my driveway! It does look Martha Stewart pretty tho. My neighbor's Trans Am is completely covered. Just think if that Jets kicker had a bit more poop last week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 This may sound crazy, but I'm envying you guys in the snow. It's January and we are experiencing record and near record highs in AZ. This morning by 9:00 AM it was already 70 degrees! For me, having a 4-5 week break from summer is just not long enough. Hopefully I will be gone before summer hits full force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 This may sound crazy, but I'm envying you guys in the snow. It's January and we are experiencing record and near record highs in AZ. This morning by 9:00 AM it was already 70 degrees! For me, having a 4-5 week break from summer is just not long enough. Hopefully I will be gone before summer hits full force. You're welcome to spin on by and dig my car out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted January 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 (edited) Just drove around and got some lunch. I'm a poor gauge of these things but I don't think we got much more than a foot in the Haven. Here's a picture of my car before I shoveled it out. Edited January 23, 2005 by Guy Berger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted January 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 And a picture of Pearl Street, New Haven, with the snow plow barrelling ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I just finished clearing the driveway. It looks like we got around 20 inches. I even had to clear a path out the back door for the pooch. Here's a (rather dark) picture out the back door. Later, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I brushed off snow from my car about 7 last night and while the doesn't seem to be lot of snow on the car (I can't really see it from up here on the 8th floor) I'm not going to bother to do anything today. Monday morning, when other folks have gone to work, I'll have room to drive my car out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I just finished clearing the driveway. It looks like we got around 20 inches. I even had to clear a path out the back door for the pooch. Here's a (rather dark) picture out the back door. Later, Kevin Is that Atkinson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 My in-laws live about an hour west of Boston (little town named Berlin) and report getting 27 inches... they say the going rate for a driveway clearing job is up to $25 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 I'm not sure how exactly how much we got in Cambridge but my guess is at least 24 inches. It's up past my knees in the unplowed places. Snow football was fun until the wind really started picking up and blowing ice in our faces at 30+ MPH. Still a bit too powdery for good sledding. Crossing my fingers and hoping I don't have to go to work tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 I just finished clearing the driveway. It looks like we got around 20 inches. I even had to clear a path out the back door for the pooch. Here's a (rather dark) picture out the back door. Is that Atkinson? Yes it is... right over the border from Haverhill, MA, who reported 34 inches on one channel tonight. I think the snow drifts are messing up some snow totals. Luckily it was fluffy. The snow blower ripped right through it. Shoveling the dog path was a PIA. Later, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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