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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.

24 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

rain most of SNE we need that low stronger I think   weird run though at hr 18 it shot a bunch of precip eastward for no reason

The low is south but too much warm air, I think we do need it stronger to pull down some cold air.

7 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Some snow up here in Northeast Carey rode 202 miles, Awesome day.

Good pack up there

16 minutes ago, H2Otown_WX said:

Meh, I'd look into eastern CT. Much lower cost of living and he'd cleanup in Miller Bs.

Some high spot in Woodstock is a good bet too and it's a nice area.

3 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Yea, LI down to Jersey shore and Delmarva...great season for them.

My cousin moved down to Linwood in the 70's and used to joke that they shut everything down for 2 inches, in the last 15 years they now know what real snow is, especially 2010.

7 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Woke up early this morning and it felt cold inside... huh.  Checked thermostats, set-temps all at 65F and all zones reading the same 60F.  Uh oh.  That's a sinking feeling when temps are in the single digits outside.  Not sure what's up, went downstairs and seems the boiler is not igniting... the fan runs, the thermostat zone relays all are asking for heat (it's baseboard hot water) but boiler (propane) doesn't want to ignite.  A bit harder on a Saturday but emergency service should be here any minute, about 6 hours after I discovered the issue.

Meanwhile my perpetual optimism has me thankful this issue has allowed me to have my first Saturday off from work since November, ha.  This is so nice, getting some stuff done on an extra day off around home while it's 52F inside now.  The funny thing is even at temps of like 10F the floor to ceiling south facing windows have managed to recover the temperature up a couple degrees in the past 90 minutes.

Is it fixed? You need a wood or pellet stove just in case.

42 minutes ago, PhineasC said:

I just learned that people from Mass really go nuts for “Ice Fest” in North Conway. Holy moly it’s jammed down there. 

The Ice Castle too was packed when we went.

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I’m on the left with the Patriots hat. Not the most flattering pic, but we winter outside lol.

Ill be at the next GTG out your way so I'll get to meet more of you weenies.

1 minute ago, CoastalWx said:

The guy texts me as he was about to leave the brewery 10 minutes from me. Lol. He went down the road to get something to eat, so I stopped by for a couple. 

Never met you Scott, are you in the Pic?

Ended up with 1/2 inch snow/ice so everythings covered white

33 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

My fiancee wants to move to Connecticut lol

Check out Southbury, I hear its a great snow spot 

6 minutes ago, bch2014 said:

Just pulled into Jay. Snow covered roads from Bellows Falls north and steady snow from St. J north. 

We used to call it Fellows Balls and Nawfords Crotch

30 minutes ago, bristolri_wx said:

Hmm might get an hour or two of snow out of this. Radar looks robust…

Good for you, NAM had a little more north and west so I'm just missing it.

18 minutes ago, PWMan said:

About 3" of sleet with a dusting of snow on top. It's impossible to move; blew out the drive belt on my snow-blower. What a mess.

Im kind of glad I didn't get a lot of sleet, it's a PITA to move. Just got a coating with a little light snow on top, still slippery as hell though.

28 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

You know it's bad when I lose interest in staying up for models. This season blows just like last three did.

So far but it's not over so we have hope.

Down to 27 and light snow, looks like I may get a heavier burst in an hour or so.