"Blizzard-like conditions" - DUers up East, are y'all ok?

[VelmaD]

I swear to god NBC News just referred to "blizzard-like conditions" up around Boston. Are they just engaging in a wee bit of hyperbole? Is everybody doing ok?

[curse10]

1. It's still coming down

and it's rather windy where I'm at (Boston). I've not ventured outside since yesterday though. It's scary out there! :scared:

[VelmaD]

8. Don't go out if you don't have to

They talked about lots of car accidents in Boston and we'd rather you weren't in one of them. :-)

[everythingsxen]

2. Any wagers that..

the Daily Show will be referring to it as the "Storm of the Century of the Week" again? :D

[VelmaD]

5. *snort*

The Daily Show is about the only thing I miss about not having cable.

[radfringe]

3. I'm in Northeast PA

still snowing here a bit (light fluffy snow) - looks like most of it went east and north of us

about to be 9 inches in my backyard...

[GalleryGod]

7. Greater Metro Philly, Checking In! We're about done,BUT

Temps are droppin' faster than W's pants at DEKE House Hazing!:dunce:

We got Army-Navy tonite and Iggles vs. CowGurlz t'morrow:crazy:

[VelmaD]

10. I couldn't remember...

whether the game tomorrow was in Philly or Dallas. That should be lots of fun to watch.

GO COWBOYS! :-)

[SiobhanClancy]

4. The snow is piling up outside the door...

I made a big pot of chili earlier,have a nice turf fire going and am going to watch A Christmas Carol in a little while. Nice and cozy in here:)

[VelmaD]

9. Sounds wonderful

Mmm...chili. *drool*

Been years since I smelled a turf fire.

Sounds like all you need now is some hot chocolate or cider and you'll be set.

[MaineDem]

6. Weather service has "blizzard warnings" up here

It's a combination of snow and wind and we're getting both. I live in the woods so it's a little difficult for me to see just how snowy and windy it is but I just spoke with my mother in Portland and she can't see far outside her windows. Forecast is for snowfall between 8 and 16 inches. I was at the local ski area today and this is heaven!

[VelmaD]

13. I've never been skiing...

sounds like you had fun. I'm so jealous of y'all's snow. :-)

[MaineDem]

41. Want some?

This is only the first storm of the year. We'll have plenty more. :)

[Old and In the Way]

11. Central Maine: Maybe 1-2"

Just starting.....we ready for it though.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. I'll be putting on the cc skiis tomorrow AM.

[VelmaD]

14. Was that 1 or 2 inches?

Or did you mean 1 or 2 feet?

[Amaya]

12. Connecticut here

Yup, it's coming down. But we're ok.. Got the fireplace going and watching some movies :D

[VelmaD]

15. Sounds good

Stay warm and safe and have fun doing all that fun wintery stuff we almost never get to do down here in Texas. :-)

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

32. LI NY... blizzard is about the size of it

50+ winds with blowing snow... can't see anything... I would call it a blizzard, for lack of a better term

[TreasonousBastard]

16. Well, they gotta say something...

and it's a good storm, but not a great storm.

A foot to bury-the-dog, depending on where you are or who you listen to. Most of the roads around here are plowed, although not all that well. Funny how the richer towns, with voters with influence to keep taxes down, aren't plowed. No money in the budget.

There will be a few heart attacks from out of shape snow shovelers, and vast numbers of traffic accidents. Death by stupidity, with the weather as proximate cause.

Last night, the local news said 165 car wrecks on the NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. No update on that so far that I've heard, and they haven't mentioned the thousands of wrecks on the other roads.

And we wonder why insurance rates are so high here?

I'm busy all day tomorrow, but Monday I just might build a snowman.

[VelmaD]

24. That sounds like SO MUCH FUN

I've only built a snowman maybe twice in my entire life. Need any help? :-)

[TreasonousBastard]

49. The local kids usually jump in.

Mucho years ago, we had a humongous blizzard that dumped about three feet on the area.

One of the local artists around my place on Long Island grabbed a bunch of kids, a plow, and a front-end loader.

They plowed up a parking lot and made a dragon maybe 20-30' long and 8' high. The thing was huge and took days to finish. Too bad I can't find the pictures I took.

Always wished I had the energy, to say nothing of tools and help, to do something like that.

[DemNoir]

17. Its a decent snowstorm here in CT

But nothing like the apocalypse the media is trying to sell.

[Throckmorton]

36. But this ain't no Blizzard, 1978, now that was a lizard.

I am so sick of media weather hype I could explode.

Niantic, CT maybe 12 inches of snow since 3:00 PM Friday, but no real blizzard conditions.

[bicentennial_baby]

18. It's blizzardy here

Snow is blowing sideways, no cars going by...I'm not leaving the house till Monday!

[matcom]

19. its a blizzard

and i am inside!

another round of blowing/shoveling tomorrow. it isn't supposed to STOP until late tomorrow x(

we are surviving on Southern Comfort! :D

thanks for asking Velma!!!!!!!!!!

[VelmaD]

23. So, when are we having...

the all-comers, DU snow-ball free-for-all? I've got my hat and mittens. :-)

[NightTrain]

20. Hartford, CT: I'm home now and staying inside until Monday morning!

Particularly after my delivery vehicle spun out on Route 2 this morning.

[VelmaD]

25. Glad you're ok...

was your vehicle ok too?

Staying home sounds like a plan.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

21. I ventured out earlier when it had slowed down; now it's coming down

not going out for the rest of the night. Making dinner and staying warm!

[chefgirl]

22. Near Portland here...

Its been snowing since about 9am, and so far (7pm) we've only gotten about 3 inches. :shrug:
Lots of wind, though, and its not supposed to stop till tomorrow evening sometime, so they might be right about that 18 inch forecast.

-chef-

[NJCher]

26. NJ: really, really snowed in

Last night, the local news said 165 car wrecks on the NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. No update on that so far that I've heard, and they haven't mentioned the thousands of wrecks on the other roads.

Well, Edison Twnship is reporting 75 fender benders. With those samples, you can imagine how bad it is going to be.

On Friday I took the back roads home from the university where I teach and while most people were driving slowly and carefully, there were still about a half-dozen idiots who seemed to think it was OK to weave in and out of traffic and pass on Main Street.

I felt so lucky to get home safely and be met at the door by a (lonely) kitty cat. My husband is in--of all places--Boston! Wonder if he'll even make it back on Monday.

By tomorrow we are supposed to have 15" of snow.


Cher

[VelmaD]

28. Glad you made it home ok...

why do some people drive like such idiots? :eyes:

Hope your hubby is safe and warm and makes it home ok. :hug:

[Kool Kitty]

35. Central Jersey is a mess.

Not alot of plowing being done, either. It took my husband 4 1/2 hours to get home from Newark last night (we live in Aberdeen), a trip that usually takes about 45 minutes to an hour, depending on traffic. I just looked outside and it's snowing again.

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. If this was happening in Chicago....

I'd be expected at work. And it has happened many times here. You get where you are going, one way or the other.

[VelmaD]

29. Sounds like just the opposite of here.

In Austin, if we get 2 flakes of snow the whole city shuts down.

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. Yeah, it sucks here.

We are expected to walk miles and miles if we have to, just to get there. Parents who have to stay home because their kids get snow days have to cut into their vacation time. No mercy. I wish the city would shut down when we get a big snow. I have dodged downed power lines to get to work after snowstorms.

[Kat45]

31. Checking in from Boston -- I'm ok here, but the weather sucks.

I'm glad it's not on a work day because in this area, most companies expect you to come to work every day, including snow storms. At least I don't have to be anywhere, so I can just relax at home. Unfortunately, a friend was going to come over today and had to cancel. This is the kind of day that I wish I had an S.O. so we could just stay in and have sex all day. (Not that I don't wish I had that--both an S.O. and sex all day-- on other days as well.) :-)

There's a snow drift about a foot high on my porch, nothing is shoveled yet since it's going to continue through tomorrow. I hope I'll be able to get my car out to go to work on Monday. It's too early in the winter for it to be getting this bad; could be the beginning of a very difficult and boring season.

[midnight armadillo]

39. Lots of shoveling

Unfortunately the only shovel I have here in my apartment is a mini 3.5' shovel I keep in the trunk of my car. My back is aching already...

[MrScorpio]

33. Hampton Roads, Clean as a whistle

Those of you that are snowbound, more power to ya!!!

[populistmom]

34. Hubby drove from just east of Hartford to Boston this morning

...and back for a work related test this morning without incident. It wasn't all that bad. Then again I learned to drive in the Winters in Nebraska, so I have a different perspective on bad weather. Once at 14, I drove a motorcycle down a snowy gravel road on my grandpa's farm (and lived to tell the tale). Not that I'd be that reckless now though, but I can dream.

[DoNotRefill]

37. We got about 10 inches of snow....

covered with ice.

Maybe we can get out tomorrow....maybe not

[matcom]

38. no ice but something over 2 Feet here

hard to judge because the drifts are so widespread. 24" plus here in Metrowest MA.

*sigh* pray the snowblower starts again today

[MaineDem]

40. I have to update my report from yesterday

This morning we have 34" according to the news. It was mid-thigh on me when I walked to the car. And it's still coming!

It's actually quite beautiful and I have nowhere to go today so "let it snow".

I hope everyone else in this storm is doing okay.

[LizW]

42. My 74 year old mom is snowbound in Manhattan

She and her gang of lady friends went up for their annual "shopping and shows" trip. They usually go in October, but decided it would be fun this year to go after the tree was up at Rockefeller Center.

She HATES winter, HATES the cold, HATES show and ice. She is NOT enjoying this. She's supposed to fly home tonight, but it's not looking good.

[goobergunch]

43. All good in Southeastern PA

A pity about it happening on a weekend, though...only got 3/8ths of a Snow Day from it.

[MaineDem]

44. 40 inches!

Maybe it's the "chamber of commerce" type of reporting but the local ski area says we got 40" with more coming. I know when I went out this morning I was almost waist deep in the stuff and it hasn't let up yet.

Yikes! (But I do love it.)

[trof]

46. Holy Snowdrift, Batman!

Is there a car in there?

[WindRavenX]

45. This is my first NE storm!

It takes me for_ever to get around Boston now...

[DinahMoeHum]

47. All dug out in Westchester County, NY (southern, anyway. . .)

Had a ba-a-a-a-d case of cabin fever this morning (cooped up all day Saturday with nothing to do except make a huge pot of gumbo, bake some bread, and watch the football games). Fortunately, with the sun and the storm past, digging out wasn't too bad today (Sunday)

:-)

[radfringe]

48. we ducked the worst of it

6-8 inches in my back yard