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17 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

ACL/MCL maybe?  Labs (especially big ones) are prone to that 

I have to bring my dog to the vet,  She twisted her leg running and has been limping. may be an ACL/MCL I thought she was ok after it happened but has a limp. She was on her back howling but then got right back up like nothing,

40 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I love this area for two reasons .. decent elevation relatively speaking and interior enough and far enough east to catch 95% of the coastals .. as opposed to similar elevations in NW CT who miss out on many coastal events. What I don’t like is no CAD . So if any semblance of a cutter happens , this area is toast . 55 miles to the ocean being the highest elevation with a S or SE wind means no buffer to hold the warmth off 

Same here

20 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

So I bought a used car today and my trade in had been having electrical issues, so I purchased the electrical service contract. 
 

I am already regretting it lol… are those warranties they sell refundable? The best I can find is most can be cancelled anytime for a prorated refund 

They can, I bought one once but traded the truck in after a year (it was a problem truck) and they refunded me the balance.

1 minute ago, MJO812 said:

I'm already calling out of work for the Blizzard 

Im scheduling around it.

35 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I could def buy 40+”.  Maybe 48” based on my experience in Foxboro at the time. Hard to know for certain due to the insane winds

It was impossible to measure, my town recorded 27 inches and I swear it was at least three feet.

42 minutes ago, 78Blizzard said:

Actually, N RI was the area that had some 50"+ reports.  Also, it was a very wet snow so drifting was minimal.  I know, because we had to shovel it from the driveway without a snowblower.  Luckily it was a small driveway.

Back then Rhode Island gave snow removal money based on how much snow you had so it was not unusual to exaggerate the amount, that said you guys had a shatload.

Pakistan is stealing our snow

Cold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort (yahoo.com)

5 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Yes sir…cuz the “The rates”  in a marginal(light) event are not very good, so hence the non accumulating nature with that event.  But if the rates are good..it DOES NOT MATTER,  could be 80 degrees the day before, and the snow will stick regardless.
 

We had that exact thing happen here a few years ago in February, was 80 degrees here one day, barely 24 hrs later it was snowing and accumulating like the 80 degree day never happened!  That’s all there is to it. 

April fools storm was similar, not 80 but I think it got up to 60 the days before and all 25 inches stuck.

29 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Oh god that’s really clown range. I was thinking it was for around day 9/next Monday.  Lol..ya a few feet is ok

Does look active for awhile and we're on the cold side right now, could get interesting.

55 minutes ago, JC-CT said:

The day after.

I always wondered how much snow falls in the ocean.

Colder this morning than I thought it would be

Im already down to about 6 inches, hopefully Sundays liquid will freeze into it and give me a solid base.

Wind kicking up, blowing the snow around, wintry feel tonight.

15 minutes ago, Modfan2 said:

My thought is you will have 3-4” of solid ice by Tuesday; pack padding

Good base, now we just need another 30+ inches on top

Just now, Cold Miser said:

What are people here doing wrong with their measurements vs. the "official' ones from the NWS final tallies? More than not the official numbers are lower than the ones we give.

Slant sticking , actually I usually find the official measurements are higher than what I have.

20 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

They don’t mKe stuff like they used to, that’s for sure. My dad had a craftsman snowblower that we would beat the piss out of and just put it away during the summer. Thing fired up next winter no problem.

I had a craftsman lawn tractor, never did a damn thing to it and started for 15 years every single time. Only thing I did was sharpen the blades now and then.

Just now, WalpoleJoe said:

That's a great suggestion, thanks. I never thought to do it that way. It's always the simple thing that makes a difference.

I do it every time I fill my 5 gallon gas can, only time I don't is in the middle of summer when I know I'll empty it in a month.

9 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

The 20:1ness of the snow quality might be problematic without refits, outside of the meso band/lolly axis.  The 4-5'ers, those of us skirting that band, sublimation might take some toll on it. 

That said, it does not appear there is any kind of rapid turn-around in thickness after this thing.  In fact, it'll be rather chilly through the weekend.  As Will mentioned - there's some sort of whisky boundary threat for rain/snow showers ..probably ending as a WINDEX as that arctic truer blue expression comes through.   Between the cold before that front, and the cold during next week... probably what fell is safe.  Areas like me to ASH and FIT may be down to grass blades poking through.   Squalls can help but not much...

Fleeting possibility a clipper like S/W later this week may emerge from the mid range as refit potential but that's long odds.  

 

It'll get crushed down but after Tuesday it may be a nice solid base, albeit half as deep.

 If we can preserve most of today's snow before the next we can start pack building.

My snow is kind of sticky, surprised because it was 26 during and only 28 now. Thank God I bought a new snowblower, what a dream, ate through the snow like it was buttah, just have to get used to the stick shift auger.

3 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

I just looked on YouTube about taking the carb off. What a project that’s going to be. Of course it’s not easily accessible.

Would taking just the bowl off and cleaning that and hitting the inside of it with some carb cleaner work? I can see the nut and bowl without taking anything apart… so I’m wondering if just removing the bowl would be enough 

You can try that before you get more involved but like JC said, 90% of the time it's the carb.

2 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Congrats. Mine didn’t work today…lol. The gear shifter is messed up. Prob a rusted gear wheel inside but not 100% sure. Thankfully there’s an older dude around the corner who repairs snow blowers so he’s gonna look at it tomorrow. 
 

At least this was a good storm to not have the snow blower. It was rpettt east to shovel this champagne powder. Only annoying part was the denser snow banks at each end of my horseshoe driveway. 

The banks are always the worst, especially when you 15-20 inches and it's not powdery, its usually a heavy snow.

Just now, moneypitmike said:

Just broke in the new snowblower.

It works.

Going it to use mine in 5 minutes, it started last I tried so hoping it also works.

51 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Thanks. I tried running it just on choke and it runs for a bit, then stalls out.

Sounds like the carb just needs a cleaning, check you tube on how to do it, that's how I did my old one.

16 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said:

Good storm. Looks and feels like winter. I’m content. 

Just need the frigid air now to really get the feel