Extended summer stormlover74 future snow hole banter thread 23

[Stormlover74]

 

 

[vegan_edible]

57 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Guys,wish me luck. Just closed on the condo here on LI yesterday. I have a temporary situation now. Looking to buy a coop or condo in Westchester as soon as possible. I would love to be neighbors with the crew up there like Don S and other great posters.

Think my complex in wp has a open spot. hit me if you're looking for details

[Volcanic Winter]

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

Guys,wish me luck. Just closed on the condo here on LI yesterday. I have a temporary situation now. Looking to buy a coop or condo in Westchester as soon as possible. I would love to be neighbors with the crew up there like Don S and other great posters.

All the best Bluewave. You’re genuinely a huge percentage of the reason I compulsively read and love this forum. Wish you nothing but the best. 

[Allsnow]

2 hours ago, bluewave said:

Guys,wish me luck. Just closed on the condo here on LI yesterday. I have a temporary situation now. Looking to buy a coop or condo in Westchester as soon as possible. I would love to be neighbors with the crew up there like Don S and other great posters.

Move to the snow….

[Allsnow]

6 minutes ago, bluewave said:

That’s exactly what I want. I don’t like the heat and really enjoy cold or cool temperatures. The climate down here is turning too much like the Mid-Atlantic for my tastes. I would really like to stay in NY but would consider New England. But an out of state move would be more difficult for me.

I completely understand. My ideal spot would be by Watertown,NY. You get the lake effect and system snow. Rarely do they get a setup they can’t snow in 

[IrishRob17]

50 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Thanks so much. I enjoy your posts also. Would love to join the N and W of NYC crew. 

I believe that @BxEngine has the applications, you should be able to get one from him, always looking for more members. 

[BxEngine]

2 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said:

I believe that @BxEngine has the applications, you should be able to get one from him, always looking for more members. 

Only question on the application is “is rockland county part of the metro area” lol

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

2 hours ago, Allsnow said:

I completely understand. My ideal spot would be by Watertown,NY. You get the lake effect and system snow. Rarely do they get a setup they can’t snow in 

My ideal spot is as high as you can get in the southern greens of Vermont. There’s a poster (Mitch) in the NE forum that’s at 2500’ and averages like 200” a winter. No heat in the summer too at that elevation and you’re only a 4 hour drive from NYC

[Volcanic Winter]

18 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

My ideal spot is as high as you can get in the southern greens of Vermont. There’s a poster (Mitch) in the NE forum that’s at 2500’ and averages like 200” a winter. No heat in the summer too at that elevation and you’re only a 4 hour drive from NYC

Beautiful. 

I’ve been slowly planning a move with my wife as well, and I want to retire way down the road in C/NNE. 

For now I’ll probably have to settle for somewhere near Sparta or that general area. We have friends in Hopatcong and I think it’s beautiful that way. 

[gravitylover]

23 hours ago, bluewave said:

Yeah, very hard to find condos or coops the further north you go. Most of the properties available up that way are whole houses which are too big for me. Also a bunch of time shares in the Adirondacks. Even spoke to a tiny home manufacturer about getting a 450 sq ft unit. But the zoning laws in NY are very hostile to allowing tiny homes. So many get parked on trailers behind houses. 

Many times the zoning outside of town limits is more agreeable to alternative housing options, a lot of times there aren't many restrictions other than meeting basic building codes depending on the size of the property. 

[Brian5671]

On 6/20/2023 at 12:49 PM, Allsnow said:

I completely understand. My ideal spot would be by Watertown,NY. You get the lake effect and system snow. Rarely do they get a setup they can’t snow in 

Nothing up there though it's a boring existence outside of the snow

[Stormlover74]

6 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Nothing up there though it's a boring existence outside of the snow

And who wants to deal with that crap when you're 80

[Volcanic Winter]

4 hours ago, Brian5671 said:

Nothing up there though it's a boring existence outside of the snow

For some it’s perhaps a peaceful existence. I’m tired of the enormous crush of people in the NYC / NJ area, personally. I’ve commuted the parkway for 13 years now into the immediate metro and it’s just scarring already, especially this time of year. 

I desire tranquility and a bit more nature than what I get where I live within the flat, boring fall line. 

Speaking purely in fanciful, idealistic terms; were money no object and lacking any pragmatic considerations I’d want to live in Alaska (puts me closer to my greatest earthly passions, three guesses on what that is ) or possibly coastal Maine. Perhaps one day I’ll be able to go exactly where I want, isn’t that the beauty of life? 

[rclab]

7 hours ago, Stormlover74 said:

And who wants to deal with that crap when you're 80

Good evening Brian. In 46 months I’ll be happy if I still can. Stay well, as always….

[etudiant]

4 hours ago, Volcanic Winter said:

For some it’s perhaps a peaceful existence. I’m tired of the enormous crush of people in the NYC / NJ area, personally. I’ve commuted the parkway for 13 years now into the immediate metro and it’s just scarring already, especially this time of year. 

I desire tranquility and a bit more nature than what I get where I live within the flat, boring fall line. 

Speaking purely in fanciful, idealistic terms; were money no object and lacking any pragmatic considerations I’d want to live in Alaska (puts me closer to my greatest earthly passions, three guesses on what that is ) or possibly coastal Maine. Perhaps one day I’ll be able to go exactly where I want, isn’t that the beauty of life? 

Afaik, the NYC area expressways and parkways were designed to ensure that the commuters would be ready to kill by the time they got to their office. That helped ensure NYC's dominance in business negotiations. 

Alaska is just wonderful, your fancies are entirely justified.

[Juliancolton]

Today's xkcd comic for @IrishRob17

[IrishRob17]

13 minutes ago, Juliancolton said:

Today's xkcd comic for @IrishRob17

Hoodies today for some...so is summers back broken already?

[Nibor]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8JnpWWe/

[Pellice]

Was just out in the garden for an hour with the accompaniment of near constant thundering - but barely audible.  It was at the lowest level of my awareness.  At times I thought I was hearing airplanes.  Is there some mechanism where a number of different, distant storms can produce this effect (nonstop barely audible thundering), or is a single storm cell capable of generating constant thunder for a long time?

There certainly ought to be some Germanic term for this effect!  I looked up "growling thunder"  in German, which is "grollender Donner," which does give a good impression of the sound.

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

On 6/21/2023 at 2:26 PM, Brian5671 said:

Nothing up there though it's a boring existence outside of the snow

That’s exactly why I would choose the mountains, plenty of amenities with the ski resorts year round. Plus that part of upstate ny is flat, so not generally that pretty. 

[gravitylover]

Re: Watertown area - I guess nothing to do depends on your perspective. There is everything outdoors, hiking, riding, skiing and it's not hard to get to some of the other cities for cultural things, shows, museums, etc. I'm looking forward to getting out of the Metro Area and having less to do, I'm even thinking it wouldn't be so bad to have to get a bigass snowblower so my aging self doesn't have to deal with the shitty side of snow removal. My wife doesn't necessarily agree :shrug:

[rclab]

19 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

Re: Watertown area - I guess nothing to do depends on your perspective. There is everything outdoors, hiking, riding, skiing and it's not hard to get to some of the other cities for cultural things, shows, museums, etc. I'm looking forward to getting out of the Metro Area and having less to do, I'm even thinking it wouldn't be so bad to have to get a bigass snowblower so my aging self doesn't have to deal with the shitty side of snow removal. My wife doesn't necessarily agree :shrug:

Good morning gravity. My experienced guess is, nothing will happen without that agreement. Stay well, as always …..

[Rtd208]

I can sense the sarcasm. 

 

[Volcanic Winter]

Monster blizzard(s) at CFS hour 3705:

@snowman19 you want to send this to Joe Bastardi to confirm? This looks like a civilization ender and it’s only a couple seasons away at this point. 

[Rtd208]

2 hours ago, Volcanic Winter said:

Monster blizzard(s) at CFS hour 3705:

@snowman19 you want to send this to Joe Bastardi to confirm? This looks like a civilization ender and it’s only a couple seasons away at this point. 

 

[BxEngine]

99 pitch perfect game. That was awesome. 

[forkyfork]

wow someone threw a ball 99 times

[rclab]

Some folks should use a barometer when they take their temperature. As always ….

[MJO812]

8 hours ago, BxEngine said:

99 pitch perfect game. That was awesome. 

No one cares about the Yankees

[IrishRob17]

17 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

No one cares about the Yankees baseball