North and West

Wait... there are non-Americans on this forum? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hey guys, is it time for IMBY questions, because everything I'm seeing here runs the gamut and I'm exhausted. If it is, what's reasonable for MMU? At this point, I don't care either way, with the exception of being a crippling ice storm and subsequently no heat, hot water, or power.

Right, and they're usually packed with desperate people after a storm, and the cold and icy conditions may hinder replenishment tankers in case they run out.

Good reminder. Get gas today, too, in case there's a lot of freezing rain and power goes out. Pumps won't work sans electricity.

Gracias.

HDD?

My older son is ready and anxious for it to snow. .

Makes me feel like I’m 8 again. .

So at least you remember the lousy late 1990s winters, They were softened at least by the knowledge that we had two amazing winters in the mid-1990s, and we were paying the bill for them.

I distinctly remember going to bed one night (circa 1990/1991/1992) after Al Roker telling me we could expect 4-8" of snow... and waking up to see it was lightly drizzling and approximately 38 degrees. These things stay with you.

That's my all time favorite winter. Basically, the first good winter I could remember, outside of December 1989, but it lasted the entire season.

My sweet summer child... were you around in the 1980s and early 1990s?

IMBY Question, as I'm trying to catch up on everything from last night: What's this looking like for MMU? I lost power for six days total last March, and would not enjoy that again; the house will get terribly cold when it's zero outside. Plus, tree damage from freezing rain would be horrendous after the March 7th devastation here (20"+ wet snow). Thanks, as always!

That’s what she said. .

Every year, same thing. [emoji1744]‍[emoji3603] .

I’ve always wanted to see the 1888 storm, and this one may get cold. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Believe me: none of us want that. Not in the least. With that cold shot coming after it, there will be a lot of people left without heat. I'll take more rain if it means we're warm in the house and I can scroll through this forum on my phone that has a full battery. tl;dr: I feel for whomever gets that ice, if it occurs.

It's good, though; it's good to control insect populations with fewer places to hide in severe cold with snowcover. Of course I enjoy storms, that's why we're here; there's just something to be said for dry and cold.

Sounds like 1994; I distinctly remember there being a large temperature delta between MMU and CPK during one of the January storms.

Interesting.

You know, for the 140+ years of CPK record-keeping, it was bound to happen. It may just be .7% chance of occurring, and this year was that .7%.

Ha! The Adventures of Team Torch™ and The Snow Squad™

Me too! IMAGINE if social media were around that winter. People would have lost their minds. .

I remember several things about that Tuesday, February 8th: We got to school (I was in sixth grade), and watched the snow start in English class, then moved on to Gym class, where I remember opening the door to the outside of the locker room and it being just a wall of white. Later that evening, when I got home, I remember my dad (who had told me many previous times that any snow in the preceding years was “not a real storm” and would regale me with stories of the 1960-1961 and proceeding winters) mentioning how coming home on Route 3 was an absolute nightmare (he had a briefcase cellphone at the time), and that he hadn’t seen something like this in years. He then told me, “Now this is a real winter.” Again, my all-time favorite. It had everything; snow, ice, record cold, long duration, plus I was 11. .

One of my all-time favorite winter sequences. I was 11, so you can imagine how awesome it was. I remember watching the February 8th event from several classes. .