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19 minutes ago, ice1972 said:

Ya….it’s why I get so pissed off when you lose December…..if you lose December you by default can’t have a “deep” winter…..deep winter means wire to wire pack and constant shots feeding that pack…..doesn’t have to be big shots but building shots…..throw in the biggie in January and/or February and you have the season of yore…..lose December and ****in who cares….or worse like this year where you get some then nothing builds it and it wimpily melts away all sad and shit…..sad sad winter 21-22 is….sad

I agree mostly but 2015 gave me a new perspective on that thought.

44 minutes ago, ice1972 said:

I wasn’t here for the 01-02 and 97-98 seasons but 11-12 I was and I just don’t remember it now…..maybe the bad ones you repress IDK…..the octo bomb was epic though…..we took it up the ass hard here…lol…10 days on genny

How could you forget it, March was like a nice May.

1 hour ago, Hazey said:

It ain’t quite dead yet. Like horror movie.


#NovaScotiaStrong

You could be in the game for something really decent.

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Wind doesn't really do it for me...Super Storm was the only exception. I thought 1/29 may rival that, but it was nothing like it as far as drifting, despite comparable snowfall. Maybe winds were less? I had like 5' drifts in that one...1/29 was like 14" max drift, at least in my yard.

Really underwhelming.

78 wouldn't have been 78 without the winds. I love to see huge drifts.

1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said:

Drunk?

I think he said that before the blizzard too, might be a reverse psychology thing.

18 minutes ago, Snowcrazed71 said:

Well, as much as I am succumb to the fact that this winter is probably going to be not such a hot winter for most of us Central Southern New England and the tri-state area. Except for those areas along the coast I got the big snow, most of us have been below average. It's fine, but, can't rule out a big storm to up our totals to normal or even just above. You just never know. Once we get to the second week of March I pretty much write everything off and it's springtime for me

I write it off after St Patrick's Day, I remember having snow and an ice storm one year on St Patty's Day and I remember a couple years where it was a beautiful warm spring day.

23 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

If weather starts to look up later this month going to start construction my raised beds. For two people, we can get a lot of crops in a fairly small space… going to try a lot of things that can be started from seeds, see how it goes.

You have a small greenhouse setup?

Just now, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Drunk with sleepy eyes.

It's all in the glasses you wear when you read weather maps.

40 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Lol well I don’t want to rain on his parade. I joke with the sema peeps, I’m not trying to steal their snow, wish we can all cash in big, but if that’s what is needed for WOR and interior to get a big event, I won’t feel bad about it just like they don’t feel bad when their digging out of another two footer while we brush our walkways of a few inches of sand. 

That's not fair, I cry for you WOR people

21 minutes ago, dendrite said:

OK...I need a few days of backup fuel until my #2 oil comes next Monday...

Anyone have the pros and cons of diesel vs kerosene? Diesel is cheaper, easier to get at the gas station, but I assume dirtier? Just curious.

Where would you get kerosene? If it's only for a couple days just get the diesel.

41 minutes ago, PhineasC said:

FYI, my cam is back up now, should be up for good now, in case you didn't have it:

https://video.nest.com/live/KaUbLsdLHN

Every time I mess with it it ends up with a new web link which is annoying...

How deep is your pack Phin?

Nothing like a 34 degree rainer 

Im at 34 with steady rain, not a lot of melting yet

Full on winter in PF land next two weeks, might have to spend a weekend in Stowe to experience winter.

33 and rain here

Up to 34, snow that I had this morning is gone gone

13 minutes ago, Connecticut Appleman said:

Temp has shot up quickly here.  Went fro 21 degree to 30 in 3 hours. 

Same here, I'm at 30 now and was low 20's not long ago.

19 minutes ago, Cold Miser said:

lol. For some spots, but not for CT.

For Dendy and Phin

1 hour ago, NorEastermass128 said:

A friendly reminder to get the layer of ice off your car roof. I saw three cars with smashed windshields between here and Route 62 on 128 S. 
 

Then I was hit by a sheet of ice from an SUV merging on the highway. Smashed onto my front end and hood, but luckily no damage I can see. 
 

Don’t be that idiot. Thanks. 

The ice flying off the 18 wheelers is the worst, I remember reading about someone that got killed because the ice flew off the truck and into a car.

3 hours ago, weathafella said:

44 years since 78.   Great story Steve.    We all have disappointments in life and living in California and therefore missing  78 is among my biggest to take to the grave with me.

That was the first year my father hired someone to plow the driveway because it was pretty big and he was getting tired of shoveling. The plow guy told my father to shovel out out cars (we had 3) then he would come and plow. By the time me and my father shoveled out the cars the driveway was just about cleaned so he ended the relationship with that plow guy. I think it took me and my father 4 hours Tues night shoveling that snow, we had snow banks that would make Kevin envious.

1 hour ago, wxeyeNH said:

Sorry to hear all the heat issues.  We have oil and a  wood burning stoves.  I go 50/50 depending on how lazy I am.  The wood burning stove keeps the house comfortable on days above 20F.  We don't have a house generator but a portable Honda generator that runs fridge, space heater and lights but not the well.  We can always melt snow for water needs.  So we are all set for prolonged ice storm situations.  That is the only thing I really dread in winter.

-3F last night  Only 32" of snow so far this winter.  Looking forward to see what the 12Z GFS looks like for this possible wet snow coming up. 

How big is your generator? I got a 8500 watt so I could run the well and whatever else I need, 8500 is plenty to keep everything I need going. I know the well sucks a lot of power that's why I went bigger.

1 hour ago, Snowcrazed71 said:

Was a lack luster Winter thus far here. Not sure we see any major shifts towards a change to more a more Snowy winter. Although there were many places right on the coast that saw record snows. 

I would look to next year at this point for a good winter ( but I wouldn't rule out a few surprises though ).

If we can get one blockbuster blizzard that'll save this winter for me. I'm talking 18-24+ incher. We've had the cold and I've had a small pack for awhile but if we're not going to get several small/medium storms I'll hope for one more biggie.

Tree House borrowed 10 mill from the bank when they opened and business was so robust they paid it off in two years, Place is still packed so I don't think they're in trouble.

14 hours ago, powderfreak said:

The irony is we were going to put in an electric heat pump for A/C and heat last August/September but deferred until the spring.  I wanted it primarily for better AC than what we have now and it’s much more efficient.

Had we gone ahead with that project we’d be fine.  It wouldn’t have been hot like a stove but serviceable heat. I just balked as I wanted it for better AC than what we have now and given it was later in summer, temps on downhill slide, I figured we’d do it in April/May before the warm season.  Oops.

My sister in Maine had the mini splits put in two years ago mainly for the AC, her main furnace broke down last year and the mini splits heated the house just fine. They're a good investment.

18 minutes ago, Cold Miser said:

Breaking out the entombed cars has been fun.

I'm lucky I have a big garage but I've seen cars around that are coated in ice, they looked like they were dipped in glaze, must have been a fun time getting the doors open.