East Coast Snow Storm - Are you guys ready?

[DarrenCT]

supposed to get about 5 inches here in Connecticut. Saturday is apparently supposed to be worse.

some school's have already canceled the day and it's not even snowing yet. whadddda bunch of wimps!!#

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1268/snowstorm7678wu8.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snowstorm7678wu8.jpg)

[myette10]

effen a right... bring it on!!!

[William]

Heavy Snow Warning last night. Predicting 6 - 10 inches for Thursday evening into Friday morning.


Yee Haww!!! :banana:



William

[Peter P.]

I'm scheduled to service some radio equipment today that's AT THE TOP of a ski slope in Pittsfield MA (Bosquet Ski Area). I actually have to take the lift to the top of the mountain with my equipment! Let's hope I don't forget anything because it's a LONG trip back to my truck!

Then, when presumably the storm will be starting (midday), I have to go to Springfield to do the same.

Boss sends me an e-mail this morning-"Hey Pete; if you have time after Springfield, can you PM the site in Hartford as well?"

I don't think that'll be happening.

To keep this cycling related, today is my day off-no rollers.

[old_school]

fark ... 6"-10" and we have a x-mass party booked for tonight, along with several other good reservations. The Saturday/Sunday doesn't look any better.
Can anyone tell me how much fish we will be needing for the weekend?

[Fixed]

I'm scheduled to service some radio equipment today that's AT THE TOP of a ski slope in Pittsfield MA (Bosquet Ski Area). I actually have to take the lift to the top of the mountain with my equipment! Let's hope I don't forget anything because it's a LONG trip back to my truck!

Then, when presumably the storm will be starting (midday), I have to go to Springfield to do the same.

Boss sends me an e-mail this morning-"Hey Pete; if you have time after Springfield, can you PM the site in Hartford as well?"

I don't think that'll be happening.

To keep this cycling related, today is my day off-no rollers.
bro sounds like an adventure be cool be safe
cheers

[Tom]

I want it to snow like hell, and then pop up to 40 or so just for a couple of days long enough for the banks to retreat a little. Then I'll get to go out riding with lots of snow all around to look at. That's when you're really stealing it.

[dauwhe]

Skiing is more fun than biking.

There, I've said it! :)

Dave

[CNY rider]

Skiing is more fun than biking.

There, I've said it! :)

Dave

Right now, I would agree with you.
The past week has been a series of ice storms for us. No good for skiing, awful for biking and just about anything else.
Looking forward to some powder!

[Kevan]

shot ta hell.

[ClutchCargo]

Skiing is more fun than biking.

There, I've said it! :)

Dave

Winter is the time to focus on the broads !

er, I mean "boards" . . . yeah, that's right, boards. yeah
:D

p.s. this wkend will find me cuttin' through the fluff 'n' crud up in Vermont,
on my Atomic Metron M11's. hope the storm(s) put down enough cover for
some tree skiin'! Sweeeeeet !!!

[ti_boi]

I could go for some snowboaring....this is my local hill:

http://www.mountaincreek.com/

....45 minutes from me...not bad if they get some real snow there.
Can be a little crowded though...another little hill is around the corner...a 'secret spot'....


I put my snow tires on last week...to some mild mocking from my wife...gee aren't you glad you put 'those' on.....uh, yeah....I am. Thanks! :banana:

[DarrenCT]

Skiing is more fun than biking.

There, I've said it! :)

Dave

you should have to climb up the mountain in order to go down.

buncha wimps :)

[ti_boi]

:cool: as long as it stays powdery....the sleet...not so good.

[pjm]

Could be good news for the New York Jets. Maybe with bad weather, the slaughter won't be so bad on Sunday. :p

[roman meal]

Aaaaah! We're surrounded!

[DarrenCT]

snow isnt here yet. im heading out to spin!

-snowy d

[DarrenCT]

JUST starting snowing here.

went from nothing to heavy snow :p

[Kevan]

we're about to be buried alive.

[DarrenCT]

we're about to be buried alive.

Let's go to the Captain Lawrence brewery so we'll at least have beer to keep
us warm

[GregL]

Here in the Siber-acuse area, anything less than 2 feet is just a minor annoyance...

Seriously, upstate NY residents (especially those in the lake effect zones) are a hardy lot. Snowfall that would paralyze other areas is taken in stride. I can't wait to XC ski this weekend!

Regards,
Greg

[Kevan]

a palm tree.

[Bruce K]

Nothing here yet. The snowblower is gassed and ready to go.

The kid has the SUV at school until tomorrow night and I forgot to put the snows on the Mini Cooper. :crap:

At least the BMW has AWD.

They're predicting 6" here starting any time until about midnight and our bike club holiday party is tonight.

BK

[ti_boi]

It's rough out there...a lot of non drivers with the wrong tires spinning away....but the X is rockin! baahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa eat my dust people. :rolleyes:

[pjm]

Changed the oil in my snowblower last night. Shot down to the local Pep Boys to get a quart while the oil drained. Grab the bottle off the shelf and when I get up to the cashier I discover the bottom of the bottle is covered with oil, which is now all over my nice clean jacket! I ask the girl if they'd like to pick up my drycleaning tab. I got a blank stare. At least she gave me a paper towel.

I'm sick of winter already, and its not even here yet. :crap: :fight:

[dauwhe]

you should have to climb up the mountain in order to go down.

buncha wimps :)

I do. By skiing I mean cross-country and backcountry skiing. I do not enjoy the lifts!

:)

Dave

[Andreas]

you should have to climb up the mountain in order to go down.

buncha wimps :)


?????

No other option skiing Mt. Washington.

Lifts are for people who ride bicycles with gears :D

[William]

We're at about 2.5 - 3 inches already and coming down fast. Bunch of du-mosses on the road. I went to pick up the kids in the old landcruiser. Felt it starting to slip a little so I got out and locked the hubs in. Hooked up and was like driving on dry pavement. Got to love the old skewel 4X4. :cool:



William

[Dave Hickey]

We're at about 2.5 - 3 inches already and coming down fast. Bunch of du-mosses on the road. I went to pick up the kids in the old landcruiser. Felt it starting to slip a little so I got out and locked the hubs in. Hooked up and was like driving on dry pavement. Got to love the old skewel 4X4. :cool:



William

Any one in the Windsor Locks, CT area? I have to decide whether to close an office...

[William]

Any one in the Windsor Locks, CT area? I have to decide whether to close an office...

http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USCT0266?from=36hr_fcstHourLink_undeclared


Currently heavy snow there, but I can't find a current amount of snowfall listed. I'm East and a little south of there and we're getting socked at the moment. They just closed my wifes office down in Wakefield.


William

[Dave Hickey]

http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USCT0266?from=36hr_fcstHourLink_undeclared


Currently heavy snow there, but I can't find a current amount of snowfall listed. I'm East and a little south of there and we're getting socked at the moment. They just closed my wifes office down in Wakefield.


William


Thanks....It's difficult making that call when I'm sitting here in Texas... We're going to shut it down,,,

[davids]

Someone flipped the switch here in downtown Boston. A few lazy flakes drifted by my window an hour ago (half of them heading up...) An hour later, there's 1/2" on the sidewalks, and we're shutting down for the day.

[roman meal]

Someone flipped the switch here in downtown Boston. A few lazy flakes drifted by my window an hour ago (half of them heading up...) An hour later, there's 1/2" on the sidewalks, and we're shutting down for the day.


Sigh.. We're still on here at UNH. I want to go drink beer. Hey, that never stopped the students..

[William]

Thanks....It's difficult making that call when I'm sitting here in Texas... We're going to shut it down,,,

WOW! I have the power!!! :banana:
Anyone else want to go home for the day?? ;) :)



Not a problem,
William

[Dave Hickey]

WOW! I have the power!!! :banana:
Anyone else want to go home for the day?? ;) :)



Not a problem,
William


Ha ...you give a great second opinion.... The manager in CT called me this morning and according to him, the world was coming to an end....I wanted to confirm from a second source that it's that bad... :beer:

cheers

[stevep]

snowing hard here.
just lit the wood stove for the first time. nice and warm.

last winter- never lit it once.. it was really warm pretty much all winter.

[ti_boi]

Turning to rain....icy....rain.

Wife...child...dogs...and I all home...good to be here. :beer:

[roman meal]

snowing hard here.
just lit the wood stove for the first time. nice and warm.

last winter- never lit it once.. it was really warm pretty much all winter.

Steve-

I' sending about 3,500 drunken undergraduates down to your house for a party.
How much Keystone Light do you have?

[stevep]

Steve-

I' sending about 3,500 drunken undergraduates down to your house for a party.
How much Keystone Light do you have?

there's a half a case and 1 bottle of chimay that you could not find last time you were in my refrigerator...it was under the box of tubes in the basement.

[roman meal]

there's a half a case and 1 bottle of chimay that you could not find last time you were in my refrigerator...it was under the box of tubes in the basement.


That'll have to do. Pinto's getting Flounder's brothers Lincoln ready.

[Dave Hickey]

That'll have to do. Pinto's getting Flounder's brothers Lincoln ready.


was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

[davids]

snowing hard here.
just lit the wood stove for the first time. nice and warm.

last winter- never lit it once.. it was really warm pretty much all winter.
Remember last year's cross nats? It was frickin balmy.

I just spent an hour shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. When I finished round 1, there was another inch of snow where I'd started. And then the snowplows went by.

Save one of those Keystone Lites for me.

[Blue Jays]

"...I want to go drink beer..."Isn't that a line from the old Cheers television show or something?

"I think I'll have another beer."
"And why wouldn't you?!"

:beer:

[stevep]

Remember last year's cross nats? It was frickin balmy.

I just spent an hour shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. When I finished round 1, there was another inch of snow where I'd started. And then the snowplows went by.

Save one of those Keystone Lites for me.

its here when you finish shoveling.

[davids]

its here when you finish shoveling.
I'll just hop in my car. Where in CT did you leave it?

[myette10]

days like this remind me why I love NE, even in the winter.

let it snow.

[stevep]

I'll just hop in my car. Where in CT did you leave it?

yeah, i forgot about that.
you owe me some money for a bus ticket home...
thanks for the reminder.
s

[Karin Kirk]

There is a certain sound... a sort of whump...whump
as you flop one ski and then the other down onto the soft powder and prepare to step into them. Skiers, do you know that sound? It's a beautiful thing, filled with anticipation of powder turns about to be realized.

That was the sound this morning, with an unforecasted snow event here, which deposited snow at a rate of 1 inch per hour at the ski hill while the sun was shining in town. Days like this are such a treat because no one knows its snowing and the place stays empty for endless freshies. The snow started at 7:00 and we got over 6 inches in a hurry. We got 11" throughout the day. And what a fine day it was! :)

I hope you east coast skiers get a nice storm. And for the non-skiers, I hope the driving/shoveling is not too bad.

[roman meal]

It's a nice, powdery snow. I hope the nor'easter snow we get on Sunday doesn't kill it too soon.

[DarrenCT]

It's a nice, powdery snow. I hope the nor'easter snow we get on Sunday doesn't kill it too soon.

for sure.

good snowball weather today.

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1524/snowballfightyk2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[DarrenCT]

remember the old snowball trick when you toss up a high one and then sock the guy right in the nuts????