Was living in Buffalo, NY around that time. Snow banks reaching the power line (height of pole) everyone literally abandoning their vehicles in the city streets, in a similar montage as above. They eventually all got towed to the golf course, across from UB. I was driving a VW bug at the time; it was one of the few vehicles capable of still moving. I remember it starting to "float" over the snow level on an unplowed side street, thinking "I better keep going, else I'll be stuck right here!". I had a girlfriend at the time and didnt mind being stuck at her place for a couple few days, off campus; better than being stuck in the dorms. My heart paid dearly for that experience, after the snow melted - and probably for the next couple years. So yeah, snow. Out here in the PNW is lasts a day, then gets soon washed away.
In the next few days a series of 'Lake Effect Snow Storms' along the south shores of Lake Erie & Lake Ontario, may dump 3 to 5 feet of snow in a few locations.
Moving the Cleveland team to Brookpark is a dumb idea and who has 1.5 billion dollars to pay for it?
While the present Downtown/Lakefront stadium was obsolete the day it was built, the location is one of the best in the NFL
And it has had 3 nasty weather games so far this season.
While the present Downtown/Lakefront stadium was obsolete the day it was built, the location is one of the best in the NFL
And it has had 3 nasty weather games so far this season.
I have heard the words snowmageddon and snowpocalypse too many times on the TV today. Whatever it is, it has begun. Depending on the time and weather info source we could get 6 inches to a foot of snow by tomorrow evening. There is already about 3 inches on the ground and our dirt road is now snow and ice covered frozen mud. The current temp is 22 degrees F with the expected high for tomorrow in the 25 to 29 degree range. The governor of the State of West Virginia has declared a state of emergency for all 55 counties. tomorrow looks to be a fun day.
Here in NEOH just flurries, but it was 18F most of the day. We have only 4 inches on the ground.
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The issue here is that we live a couple miles out of town and our power infrastructure is 50 to 70 years old. Much of it runs through wooded areas filled with dead or dying trees. All heating is electric. I still have the old 5 KW generator that I used In Florida when hurricane Wilma left us without power for 22 days back in 2006. It does still run but needs starting fluid to get going and eats a lot of gas.
Both of our neighbors are in their mid 80's and live alone. I need to keep our driveway and path to the paved road passable so that we can get ourselves and neighbors into town if an emergency occurs.
I can sympathize. We're forty minutes out of the city and our driveway is a 1/4 mile long with a northern exposure. Our prevailing winter wind, particularly after a dump of snow, is from the north-west so our driveway drifts - badly. I've contracted with various individuals for the last 27 years with mixed success. I finally saw the light and bought a used ATV complete with a blade so now, between a shovel, a snow blower, and the ATV I can move enough snow to at least let us get out (AWD & a 4x4 help). If it's bad, and I can wait a couple days, a local landscape/snow contractor comes in with a truck supporting the slickest, articulating, plows - front & rear - to clear things up.
Used to have a couple of Sno-Birds, picked from the town dump when I lived in Sterling, MA. I lined the chute of the big one with plastic from a kids rollup toboggan - boy that would really throw it. The small one was a spare / backup.
Ever since moving west, I dont seem to miss that job particularly. Sno-Birds had a unique chute / expeller design, which I believe is just too expensive to manufacture these days. In the early 60s, they were the machine...
That's a tough place to be. Hard enough to keep your footing in normal conditions, with a fall simply being unacceptable at that age. You're a good neighbor, even if you do play an occasional loud guitar!
The EGO 24" show thrower is pricey, but it does a great job with a pair of 7.5A 56V batteries. We have dogs with short legs (corgi's and a RatChi) so I have to plow paths for them through the yard after clearing the driveway. I can usually clear the 100' driveway and make several paths around the house before the batteries overheat.
We are in the Maryland mountains next to Preston County WV, and we got at least 10".
We are in the Maryland mountains next to Preston County WV, and we got at least 10".
Hard to imagine that mass can be pulled in, lifted and thrown... Not a comment on your purchase, just...batteries? One would think the "unlimited energy" of petrol would be needed for that particular job. Perhaps I'd be surprised what it can do!
We don't get snow in Belgium (but in the south east hills of the Belgian Eifel, the small German speaking part of Belgium in the east). Snow is rare in this country as we are constant under the strong influence of the gulf stream with hot sea water and a more moderate (warmer) climate as result.
The rest of Belgium got tons of rain and heavy windstorms (at 120km/h in some places) like yesterday. A lot of trees fell over and some roofs and garden furniture flew away but that's it.
Today we would get a few centimeters of snow says the forecast, but the sun is out now and shining bright and temperature is about +4*Celcius (34*F). Luckely the strong winds are gone. We did not see a real winter (snow and so) here yet...
The rest of Belgium got tons of rain and heavy windstorms (at 120km/h in some places) like yesterday. A lot of trees fell over and some roofs and garden furniture flew away but that's it.
Today we would get a few centimeters of snow says the forecast, but the sun is out now and shining bright and temperature is about +4*Celcius (34*F). Luckely the strong winds are gone. We did not see a real winter (snow and so) here yet...
Glad to be a Canadian expat in the south of Japan this winter (and all of my remaining winters), although the lack of insulation and central forced air heating takes some getting used to! It was 4 Celsius inside the house on Sunday morning. My daily routine involves getting out of bed at 6:30am to get the oil heater going in the kitchen so we can have coffee and breakfast in relative comfort. The rest of the house is typically the same temperature as outside. When we leave the house for dog walks or whatever, we don’t step out into the cold. I wear a toque to bed because my hair is a bit (a lot) thin up top! Daytime highs range from about 7 to 12 C.
Oh well, by February it’ll be getting warm again…
Oh well, by February it’ll be getting warm again…
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Wow, I cannot even imagine what that's like in summer. Must be hot.
Typical Norwegian summer is rain and 18c, some times it can be a period of good weather but the last years it's been really nice up towards 25-28c in the end of May, a bit nice 22-25c in June and absolutely horrendous in July and this last August we had hail on the ground 3 times.
Going to increase insulation on the house this year, install a vacuum pipe based sun heating system and integrate it with the bedrock based heat pump, replace all doors and windows.
Expecting a new EU directive to cause a flood of energy efficiency demands, even though we are not really part of the EU, trying to stay ahead of the curve.
Typical Norwegian summer is rain and 18c, some times it can be a period of good weather but the last years it's been really nice up towards 25-28c in the end of May, a bit nice 22-25c in June and absolutely horrendous in July and this last August we had hail on the ground 3 times.
Going to increase insulation on the house this year, install a vacuum pipe based sun heating system and integrate it with the bedrock based heat pump, replace all doors and windows.
Expecting a new EU directive to cause a flood of energy efficiency demands, even though we are not really part of the EU, trying to stay ahead of the curve.