Here comes the first big snow storm of 2016!

Ralphy1

Ralphy1

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But I am ready--my liquor cabinet is well stocked and I will rushing out for bread and milk soon. Hope those of you who are being impacted or will be are are ready...
 

Truth be known we haven't even really started winter here - we usually get blasted in February and even March.

I miss those care-free days of summer, skipping around town in nothing at all ... :cower:
 
Over 2000 flights on the east coast have already been cancelled for Saturday, especially in the Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia and New York areas. I never enjoyed flying into or out of an airport during snow, ice or sleet. The airports today do a much better job keeping the runways and taxiways clean, but ice falling off of planes that have landed are often missed and when accelerating down a runway to reach V1 speed and suddenly going over a hunk of ice or snow can present a very dangerous situation. This is why passengers inside the terminal will often see trucks with flashing lights out on the runway making their rounds to check for such debris. (The ATC's are supposed to keep an eye out for this type of situation during inclement weather, but at night, it's nearly impossible to see from the tower onto the runway.)

Quick story. About 7 or 8 years ago, a SUV was parked at an employees lot near the airport in Washington, D.C. When the owner returned from his trip and picked up his vehicle, he noticed a big hole with a huge dent in the roof. The insurance adjuster said that the only way this could have happened was if an airplane flying over dropped something from the plane, or perhaps, a huge chunk of ice (it was winter and we had just had a small snowstorm go through) had fallen on top of the vehicle. I agreed and had already came to the same conclusion, but waited until the adjuster made the statement to tell him so. The vehicle suffered a lot of damage and the inside had puddles of water accumulated on the dash, seats and floor. The insurance company did make the repairs. Guess who's SUV this was? Yeah, mine! I thought for sure that they would total it. BTW, I did search around the outside and inside the vehicle looking for a part from a plane, but found nothing, which lead me to believe that it had to have been an accumulation of ice or snow pack. I drove home very carefully after that thinking that if this could happen to me what else was waiting for me down the road? This is how I felt..................

 
Wow.... you guys on the East Coast are really going to get hammered from what I am hearing... Stay safe.. and stay warm.. (sorry.. but I have to say.. I'm so glad it isn't Chicago this time)
 
QuickSilver said:
Wow.... you guys on the East Coast are really going to get hammered from what I am hearing... Stay safe.. and stay warm.. (sorry.. but I have to say.. I'm so glad it isn't Chicago this time)
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I asked my wife if she wanted to leave for Florida this morning, just for the weekend and she said that we should stay home in case something happens to the house. Say What??? That's a reason why we should NOT be here, isn't it? We get free travel and own a home in Clearwater, so I think I need a better answer than that.
 
oldman said:
I asked my wife if she wanted to leave for Florida this morning, just for the weekend and she said that we should stay home in case something happens to the house. Say What??? That's a reason why we should NOT be here, isn't it? We get free travel and own a home in Clearwater, so I think I need a better answer than that.
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I can understand her reasoning... what if something did happen and you couldn't get back from Florida? Although.. I have to say, I would be very tempted.
 
There's not a cloud in the sky in sunny CT this morning. We will get snow but not as much as was predicted earlier thankfully. Just need to get gas and a bottle of wine.

Everyone in the storms path, be safe. Stay off the roads!
 
Here in the DC area, they've been talking about nothing else all week. We had a minor snowstorm a couple of days ago, which I saw on the news caused terrible traffic
snarls, including one that Obama got caught in! The big one is supposed to start this evening and last until Sunday. They're predicting a possible 2 feet. So far, it's just cloudy and cold.

Everybody ran to the store and stocked up on groceries, etc. At least we had plenty of warning.
 
I think if I had plenty of provisions.. and movies... and wine... and the electricity and heat stayed on ... I would love being snowbound for a few days..
 
We got hit with a tornado which wrecked havoc on some in the area and sadly a couple of deaths Sunday, now the rains are hitting again and another warning for severe thunderstorms, but, at least it's not snow. :rolleyes:.
 
AprilT said:
We got hit with a tornado which wrecked havoc on some in the area and sadly a couple of deaths Sunday, now the rains are hitting again and another warning for severe thunderstorms, but, at least it's not snow. :rolleyes:.
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I had to think for a minute, which I would prefer - snow or tornadoes.

I'll take the snow - tornadoes terrify me. Anything that can take my roof away gets a lot more respect than a few wet socks.
 
SifuPhil said:
I had to think for a minute, which I would prefer - snow or tornadoes.

I'll take the snow - tornadoes terrify me. Anything that can take my roof away gets a lot more respect than a few wet socks.
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The tornados are so rare here, in this particular area, I'll take the chances, that's how much I can't tolerate the cold and snow.
 
America always seems to things on a large scale,
rain, wind or snow, always way over the top!

Stay safe and warm anybody who is in that area.

Mike.
 
My fingers and toes are frozen every day I walk to the store in this 9 degree weather with the wind blowing - don't know what else I can offer to hold the ice.

Don't say it.
 
6 to 12 inches predicted and the supermarket looked like they had announced nuclear war. If I didn't need the Alpo I would have stayed home. Lazy beasts, hope they appreciated me bare knuckled in traffic.
 
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