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-16 here. The high today should be in the low to mid 20s so almost a 40 degree temperature rise.

Same here.

I have a hat like that! I could let my beard go for five years and it wouldn’t be close to his.

The 1998 ice storm brought down almost the entire electrical grid in the north country. This led to farmers having to milk their cows by hand then dumping the milk since they couldn’t get it picked up. So just remember how destructive these storms can be.

The event is still 5-6 days away so now is not the time to be pessimistic. The talk last night was there was more likelihood that the cold air and TPV (there, I got to use it) would push the baroclinic zone south. Let’s hope it stays just south of us and we get predominantly frozen precipitation.

At the last observation from the Albany airport the visibility was down to 1 mile so decent snow has made it that far north and west. Looks like they could get 1-3, 2-4 inches.

Snow from the Canadian maritimes to Missouri!

The “Big Whistle” was one of a kind. A one eyed former referee. Some of his classic expressions: “He went around him like a rope around a post” and after Anders Hedberg missed a wide open net: “He couldn’t spit in the ocean off the end of the pier” Im not sure what got into Francis when he decided to disband the team. It started when he traded Giacomin to Detroit. His first game for Detroit was back in the Garden against the Rangers. Giacomin was so loved by Ranger fans that they loudly cheered against the Rangers that night with chants of Eddie, Eddie. The game was won by Detroit. Ratelle and Park both went on to have successful second careers with Boston as much as I hated that team. When I was a kid I loved all the fighting in hockey at that time. When I see those games now it doesn’t even look like hockey.

Heresy I say!

I think I’ve made my age obvious but I became a Rangers fan in the late 60s when we got a NY tv station (WOR) on cable. My hero was Rod Gilbert (RIP) and the rest of the GAG line and Eddie Giacomin. They made it to the Stanley Cup finals in the early 70s but couldn’t get past the Bruins. Then the team was broken up by Emil Francis. They had the magical run in (I believe) 79 with Jon Davidson but wasn’t until the early/mid 90s that they became contenders again. Then about 10 years ago they had several good years with Lundqvist et al. They have a pretty good team this year but I’m not sure if they’re cup contenders. BTW, I think it’s ironic that I grew up in Little Falls, NY. and you’re in LF, NJ.

The Rangers are a cursed franchise who had teams in several eras that were capable of wing the Cup but just couldn’t get over the hump. If it wasn’t for the will of Messier in ‘94 their cupless streak would be at 80 years.

2 feet of snow in Buffalo, 40 and rain in Sizzlecuse.

Hopefully you have a way to dig out.

Measured 1.3 inches here this morning and still coming down lightly.

Raising the next generation of weather weenies?

6 hours later it’s 20 degrees colder in KSYR.

I’m at 45.0 inches for the season, almost 10 inches more than the airport that I’m 10 miles from.

Brings measurable snow right up to Albany. Only 150 miles to go!

I just asked about him. Stash responded with some info about him.

I wonder what a board like this would have been like in March 1993. Of course the number of models to analyze were far fewer than there are today. The non stop posts for the storm of last week would have been nothing compared to the lead up to the superstorm of 93.

That’s the guy! Like you said he seemed to be a good guy but I don’t think he really posted in this sub forum.

I’m old enough but that’s before I got into these internet weather boards.

Whatever happened to the guy from the Albany area that used to post a lot. His name is on the tip of my tongue. I think he lived (maybe) in the Helderbergs. I think he used to post in the NE sub but I don’t think I’ve seen him in quite a while.

Hit a new low for the day at -11. It was -10 this morning.