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National Weather Service Buffalo NY
655 PM EST Wed Dec 22 2021

NYZ002>004-014-230800-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0029.211222T2355Z-211223T1000Z/
Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Ontario-
Including the cities of Medina, Rochester, Newark,
and Canandaigua
655 PM EST Wed Dec 22 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Lake effect snow. Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches.
  Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, and Ontario counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

4 hours ago, Syrmax said:

Neighbor stole your dog?  WTF.  Some neighbors...

Yeaaa...Ill try to keep it as short as possible..
For the 10+ yrs ive lived here we had always been friendly, talked maybe 1 or 2x's a month.  We helped each other with simple little projects around our property's You know neighborly stuff.. I live out in a rural area, one neighbor to my east and nothing to my west or across the street for 1/2 mile.
We left to get take out dinner on a Sat about 430, with my gf car in the driveway, Noted my neighbor outside working in the yard per usual. I have a sunroom where we leave the dogs when we are gone with a doggy door to come in and out and I have about about 3/4 of my 1.5 acre lined with PetStop invisible fence. Which they were trained on and never EVER left the yard.
So we came home about 615 saw my neighbor was gone and immediately knew something was up as the pups didnt come out to greet us. Her dog was there, obviosuly mine was not. Spent the next several hrs til about midnight looking around the area. Well about 1000 my neighbor came home so I went right over to talk to him.
Tell him that Hogan was missing and did you see anything.
He said "oh no I've been gone since mid afternoon"
Me- Really cause I saw you when we left at 430 and I think I saw you on the main rd like 5 mins before we got back.
Him- No I was shopping in Rochester(noted that he had nothing in his hands for shopping) YEa, I dont know probably the coyotes called him over the fence and attacked him.(if anyone knew my dog you'd know that would never happen. He wasnt much for other animals like Im not to most people, almost like he was introvert like me) This also struck me as odd cause that seemed like 0-100, also found it odd that he never commented hope ya find him, let me know if you need any help etc. just the coyote comment.
At this point he was obviously trying to get away from me and inside. Turning around I noted what seemed like fur on him. HE only has cats and one thing about Hogan is he would shed 24/7/365.
Fast forward to next morning I slept maybe an hr and at 330 I go outside to walk around and see if I can hear anything. I eventually took a causal stroll past my neighbors escape looking around the interior and the back seat was covered in what sure looked like fur. Regrettably I didnt take a photo not knowing if it would do me anything good or get me in trouble.
Spend all morning with both families out looking for about 6hrs and nothing. As the morning wore on and I was talking more about my interaction with said neighbor the more suspicious I got. About 1 pm I sent everyone home because I didnt know what else to do. The night before I was convinced he wasnt in the area because he just didnt have that much ambition but i was even more convinced by noon Sunday.
I hadnt eaten in over a day by this point and need comfort food(pizza/wings) As im pulling out the driveway my phone rings and it was the microchip company calling to say they had just gotten a ping on his chip(I had reported him missing to them earlier in the morning) at the Verona animal shelter in Rochester. ABout this time I got a call from said shelter as well. I couldnt believe it and made the lady text me a picture of him. As the crow flies its about 34 miles to where he was found in someones back yard who called it in. It was not a great area of the city either. I wonder if he was hoping he become a bait dog or something...
He was missing his collar with his tags but the 250 dollar collar with the invisible fence receiver was still on him(probably hoping it was shocking him)
Anyways I got him back the next day, called troopers told them everything and plead my case.It'd be pretty brave to drive by and just  come into a driveway and swipe a dog with cars in the drive. Plus the dogs dont lay in an area thats visible from the rd when driving by. In 11.5yrs Ive been here ive had maybe 3 pull in and turn around so that opportunity seems unlikely. I even told them about the fur in the car.
Plus why wouldnt you take both dogs!! TO which I figure Hogan was familar with this guy and would like go right to him where as Maggie didnt know him really and was more like to bark and retreat. It seemed really convenient and stupid that he was found in Roc right where he had just come from.  The few other houses in the area are either older people or younger families with their own dogs.  Everything just seemed to come back to him. The trooper pressed him but he wouldnt confess( I wasnt there but thats what the trooper came back and told me) Also commented how he got really weird when the trooper said we had got Hogan back. But without any confession or video I was SOL... I did go through his garbage that week looking for the collar but no luck.
Anyways ever since then if he's out walking or in his yard and Im driving by  he will look down or away when I get close enough. He stops mowing his yard if I start to mow mine. The other day he just turned around and stared at the wall of his garage as I drove by real slow. MY goal is to make him as uncomfortable as possible going forward. I've of course got a few cameras now and im in the process of getting even more...
 

I did adopt another guy here a month ago, Tigger. It’s early but it’s not quite the same and it’s hard some days. 

On 12/4/2021 at 1:09 AM, BuffaloWeather said:

I cried more tonight then the last few years combined. It’s so hard saying the final goodbye

I feel for ya. My girlfriends 6-7 yr old dog got what we think was some form of  cancer and we tried everything for about 5 months to limited success and put her down late June. Then my 10-11 yr old guy suddenly collapsed on a walk in mid August. Ultrasound at emergency vet found a mass on his spleen had ruptured. 25% it was non cancerous and 75% chance it was cancer and even with surgery was only giving him 2-4 months. It was the worst decision I’ve ever had to make….My guy had a rough last 10 months as my jackass neighbor stole him back in oct 2020 but thanks to microchip we got him back after 18hrs…

My guy Hogan on the left, gf Maggie on the right . 
 

10 hours ago, Luke_Mages said:

So I’d say this was a “green” move but I’d be lying. If any of you guys are car guys I highly recommend the Tesla model y performance. Faster than any of cars and motorcycles I’ve owned. 

I rented a model 3 performance when we were on vacation in Colorado back in September. I’m not really for or against them, all autos have pros and cons, but that thing was pretty fun to drive. Very quiet (obviously) but no wind or tire noise.  I’d be up for getting one now.

1 hour ago, Syrmax said:

Jackpot looks like it was just west and southwest of my location, from B-ville and to the SE from there, roughly.  So close...

I can vouch for that. I was on the thruway near the Warner’s service plaza heading East this morning around 4ish and from there to about exit 36 was pretty nasty.  Watch another semi start to jack knife trying to get off for 690 but saved it. Seemed as though the thruway was caught off guard.

41 minutes ago, Syrmax said:

If you like those...try Chili NY.  I have it good authority that it's not pronounced "chilly" as in the food or description of temperature.  It's...wait for it...  Ch-eye-Lie.    Perhaps some of our local ROC people can confirm.  

You would be correct 

14 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Has anyone ever passed any kidney stones? I was going to the bathroom this morning and had intense pain. I passed out and was unconscious for over a minute on the ground and then my wife said I had convulsions for 1-2 minutes after. I slowly came back to consciousness. It felt like I died and came back to life lol. Almost fell down the staircase. Was in urgent care most of the day running tests.

They think it was kidney stones. The pain was so severe it caused me to pass out. The first things that came to my mind was kidney stone, UTI, or Kidney infection. They wanted me to go to ER but didn't go as they are so understaffed everywhere and with the strikes. Also, felt better after this morning. Been drinking cranberry juice all day, man that sucked. It still hurts to go to the bathroom. No pains in my abdomen at all. Anyone ever experience this?

Either way I'm so done with 2021, by far the worst health year of my life. I go to the gym 3 days a week and play volleyball/hockey 2 other days and eat relatively healthy. I also hike/walk all the time. Getting old sucks.

I’ve had stones 4 times and I’m 37. 02,12,Easter 2020 and July 21. 
Having sharp pain while urinating is a good symptom but I can’t believe you didn’t have something more leading up to it. That’s where honestly  the ridiculous pain comes from when the stone is trying to get from the kidney to the bladder. At least for me, this typically lasts for a couple hrs to a day, again for me.

This is what they compare to child birth because the urinary tract or kidney itself ( can’t remember) is expanding and contracting trying to push the stone out. So you get 10-15 minutes of just pure debilitating pain then a 5-10 minute reprieve. 
Once it drops into your bladder the pain is dramatically reduced til it actually passes.

ive never had pain intense enough when actually passing it to pass out, that part is usually just a quick sharp sting.

 Ibe drank cranberry juice like crazy since I was young to. The last one I passed I caught and sent it in to be tested and see if I can narrow down the issue.

50 minutes ago, Syrmax said:

Same thing here.  One bathroom door began sticking a bit, actually during Summer. Never saw that in past 15 years in this house. I started looking for door/hinge misalignment but everything looks tight.  Weird.

 

Another downpour from the lake just started.  With small graupel mixed in....A month later and this event would be Snowvemberish...

This could be my first frozen precip of season...

I thought it was just me. My bedroom door had been shutting hard the last few weeks and the door jamb looked all out of sorts especially the bottom . I ended up reshiming it and it seems to straighten out yesterday.

Been out here enjoying Woodland park since this past Sunday. Will be moving up to Boulder tomorrow and staying there til this coming Sunday .

it’s been a bit warmer than I expected but the lack of humidity makes it easier to deal with. 
WP seems like a nice area overall it’s on a short list of mtn towns if we ever make the move.

The people here have all seemed pretty nice so far to…

9 hours ago, lakeeffectkid383 said:

I’m flying out at 6am so I’m in the same boat. Interesting to see if my flight is delayed or not. As of now just some scattered showers and no T-Storms. 

We took a 600 am out this morning to. Southwest to Denver….Weather is gorgeous!Sunny 75 with 18 dp 11 humidity….

14 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

We plan to mainly be hiking during day, but looking for places to eat or any must sees.

The bunnery in town had awesome breakfast. Jackson hole buffalo meat company had some different exotic meats and beef jerky if you like that.

You can ride the gondola at Jackson hole mtn resort to the top of the tetons(I forget which peak) that’s a pretty amazing view. You can roam around up there or hike back down if you want. There’s a Waffle Bar at the top.10,??? Ft

I love flying into there as you fly in right against the mtns, so if you can swing it id suggest a right hand side window seat.

1 hour ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Any suggestions for jackson hole? I land there on Aug 18th, going to yellowstone/tetons for 5 days. My air bnb is in Idaho though. 

Sights? Eating? Activities?

12 hours ago, Luke_Mages said:

I can hear these in Clarence, pretty frequent lightning. 

Another .75  with those storms. Several very close lightning strikes as well.

3.6” here…. On top of the 2.2” since the 4th….

It’s just a missed keystroke that Ontario county is out, right?

Looks like a nice storm taking aim at home…. Figures I’m not there for it….

Didn’t check the gauge but decent  soaking overnight. Nice looking storms down in Chautauqua currently.

8 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

I was looking into turo but never used them before so was hesitant to use. How does the insurance work if something happens?

So, you have to purchase insurance from them or else roll without it. Your typical credit card car rentals policy typically won’t cover turo because it’s not recognized as a rental company, it’s recognized as peer to peer  if I remember correctly.

Most  of the cars I looked at had 2 options minimum and standard. I think they’re were some that had a premium plan as well. I simply went with the minimum, it’s  about 22/day. The rate must be set by the owner as each car is different, the insurance itself is through liberty mutual. My cost savings is with insurance already factored in.

if you go that route watch the pricing like airline tickets. I looked stuff up on Tuesday, saved a handful to discuss with the gf, came back Wednesday and 3 were 5-10/day cheaper and then went up a couple days later.

 I’m a little iffy about what the “turn in” will be like. Being that it’s someone’s personal vehicle I feel something as innocent as a rock chip could sing me

my cost savings was with insurance already factored in.

3 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Looks like the heat is here to stay. So my Alaska trip looks to be a dud as a rental car for 10 days is $3600. Think I'm going out west again Montana/Idaho/Wyoming for a 12 day road trip to Glacier national park, tetons, and yellowstone. 

 

Can’t go wrong with the Tetons!! It’s big money but it’s goal of mine to own a house in Jackson so I can wake up to them every morning eventually.

I’m using turo as an alternative to traditional rental when we go out to Denver/Colorado springs (possible relocation idea)Labor Day week. I don’t know anyone personally whose used it but seems like Airbnb for cars. May not be super popular in Alaska though.I saved about 350/wk and renting a ‘21 Tesla.
Disclaimer : I was planning to  rent a f150 so not apples to apples cost comparison you any means. But I’m curious to the Tesla fad so…

19 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

A few rumbles of thunder and some decent wind/rain. Nothing special, last night was better. The real show is going to be near Syracuse when that line hits that instability. Can almost guarantee a tornado spinup in central/eastern ny this afternoon. 

Agreed, came home a different way to try and hit the best part just outside Batavia. About the time it started to rain I could already see the clearing…Yawn

Definitely got some graupel mixing in.. pinging off the windows something fierce right now 

Partly cloudy here do keeping the heat at bay a bit... I’ll take it, early this week was perfect, mid to upper 70s for a couple hours... sigh...

42 minutes ago, lakeeffectkid383 said:

Nope bought $500 worth at 8/10ths of a penny a share. It’s now worth 75 x that amount. So $500 x 75 is $37500. Blows big time. 

Ahh yep my bad. I read that wrong earlier...

9 hours ago, lakeeffectkid383 said:

I bought Doge at 0.8 cents a share. Like an idiot I sold it at 10 cents a share. Had I held onto it I would have had $37,500 right now off of $500 smh. 

Maybe I’m missing something but I think your decimal is in the wrong spot...still being down 3750 is a bummer for sure... I know the feeling my portfolio is down almost 40g from the start of the year...