Posible blizzard coming to Massachusetts and surrounding states

[lostcause]

Playing in snow is for nothing.

oh, i disagree. that snow has a great and important purpose. if it wasn't for cold weather and the threat of big snow, we'd never get the summer tourists to go home after labor day.

sorry, but i get a little confused. we get regular storms dumping 1-2 feet in a day or so up here, and its no big deal. people stay home 1 day, the roads get cleared, then all gets back to normal.

be thankful for that. i live in a nice rural state and over the last 15-20 years i've seen a lot of changes in traffic and driving habits. early this morning the news said there was a 19 car pileup on the highway (we only have one primary interstate highway in this state). 19 cars? i wasn't near that area, but seriously, with as much publicity as this storm has had, and the fact that it had been going on for a while, why is it that speeds were high enough and traveling distances were low enough for a 19 car pileup? snow isn't anything new here, but many drivers disregard and have little respect for it. someone will probably even blame the state for not having it plowed, salted, and sanded enough.

 

[vtsnowedin]

Lets see now. Ordered off the road early on Friday, office closed, snow predicted all the way to Canada. Might as well go skiing in Vermont or New Hampshire for the weekend. Betchah they are full up in every ski area north of NY and Boston. It used to be that an inch of natural snow brought in a million bucks to New Hampshire state coffers from tolls and room and meals taxes. It is probably double or triple that now. And every state or hired truck driver is getting the first good overtime they have seen this winter. One person's crisis is another person's opportunity.

 

[aczlan]

4-6" of heavy wet snow on the ground around here. Cleared the driveway at our place and the inlaws at ~5:45. Took 1.25 hours to clear both places out.

Aaron Z

 

[dave1949]

oh, i disagree. that snow has a great and important purpose. if it wasn't for cold weather and the threat of big snow, we'd never get the summer tourists to go home after labor day.



be thankful for that. i live in a nice rural state and over the last 15-20 years i've seen a lot of changes in traffic and driving habits. early this morning the news said there was a 19 car pileup on the highway (we only have one primary interstate highway in this state). 19 cars? i wasn't near that area, but seriously, with as much publicity as this storm has had, and the fact that it had been going on for a while, why is it that speeds were high enough and traveling distances were low enough for a 19 car pileup? snow isn't anything new here, but many drivers disregard and have little respect for it. someone will probably even blame the state for not having it plowed, salted, and sanded enough.

I-295 was closed or slowed for 4 hours they said.

Well, there is a silver lining in every snow cloud I guess. :laughing: Some claim it's the black flies that keep this place civilized.

I see home mail delivery is cancelled for Saturday in Maine, NH and VT. Yahoo! I don't have to clean up by my mailbox in the storm.

 

[The Deerslayer]

Whipping around out there pretty good right now. Looking forward to getting some seat time tomorrow. For now, just have to be satisfied being hunkered down with the wood stove blazing. Gotta love New England!!!

 

[drivadesl]

I checked my genny and started her in two pulls. Love them Hondas! Got my new holland positioned to go for saturday am to clear the driveway. At this moment looks like about 8" on the ground and they say that will double overnight. Hopefully this is the last big one and spring is not far off....

 

[case245]

i have an inch on the ground rite now with up to 4 inches on the way i guess i can use the shovel no need to start the bota i hope you folks in ny maine NH are doing alright

 

[Don87]

I checked my genny and started her in two pulls. Love them Hondas! Got my new holland positioned to go for saturday am to clear the driveway. At this moment looks like about 8" on the ground and they say that will double overnight. Hopefully this is the last big one and spring is not far off....

Glad to hear that it started, but next time..........turn the switch to the 'on' position, and it will start on the first pull(as per the commercials).

 

[Don87]

It seems like the IQ might also go down, or at least the common sense. In the country you just don't see folks out unless they have to be in bad weather and no one needs to tell them that. Last night I got a recorded call from my electric utility, about 5 emails from various companies (oil, gas, etc) and every TV station telling me common sense things that I wouldn't have thought anyone would need to be told. Now they're legally mandating it (travel ban). At some point folks have to be able to fend for themselves and have enough common sense to stay out of danger.

I heard that stuff on TV, so I went to Walmart............they said it was on aisle 3........halfway down on the left. I couldn't find it, musta been sold out??

 

[Don87]

All joking aside.........You guys be safe up there.