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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-13 09:09 AM
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New England braces for major snow storm
Feb 7, 5:54 AM EST

New England braces for major snow storm

By DENISE LAVOIE and HOLLY RAMER
Associated Press


BOSTON (AP) -- <snip>

As much as 2 feet of snow could fall on a region that has seen mostly bare ground this winter, the National Weather Service said. That's exciting for resort operators who haven't had much snow this year.

The storm would hit just after the 35th anniversary of the historic blizzard of 1978, which paralyzed the region with more than 2 feet of snow and hurricane force winds from Feb. 5-7.

"This has the potential for being a dangerous storm, especially for Massachusetts into northeast Connecticut and up into Maine," said Louis Uccellini, director of the weather agency's National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

Uccellini, who has written two textbooks on Northeastern snowstorms, said Wednesday it was too early to tell if the storm would be one for the record books. But he said it will be a rare and major storm, the type that means "you can't let your guard down."


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The snowmobile season in northern New England started off strong, but after rain and warm weather last month, many trails in Maine turned essentially to thick sheets of ice, said Bob Meyers, Maine Snowmobile Association executive director.

"People got a taste of it," he said, "and there's no question they want some more."


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NORTHEAST_SNOW?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-02-07-05-54-23

Those would be the crazy people.
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-13 12:45 PM
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1. People that want more snow?
I want no snow.
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-13 02:40 PM
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2. I have no need to go out tomorrow, but it may stay on the ground for a while.
A few years ago, I read on the Sierra Trading Post catalog

There is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.



And, it kind of hit me between the eyes. So, I have tried to make sure I have the right clothes for all weather conditions.


Still, I would rather be inside when it's very cold out.
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