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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2015 9:57pm
Watching the news tonight I see the Eastern states are getting Hammered with what the weather dude described it as "Thunder Blizzard".

Stay safe east coast Bro's and sisters let us know how you're dealing with it then send pics.
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Pfft, 2-3 feet. We call that a dusting.
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October of 2013 we got 70" in a day and a half. I bet the east coast storm is smaller than that.

Having said that, I would rather be here dealing with 6' of snow than NYC with 2' of snow. At least we have places to dump it when we're shoveling out.
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vet323 wrote:
October of 2013 we got 70" in a day and a half. I bet the east coast storm is smaller than that. Having said that, I...
October of 2013 we got 70" in a day and a half. I bet the east coast storm is smaller than that.

Having said that, I would rather be here dealing with 6' of snow than NYC with 2' of snow. At least we have places to dump it when we're shoveling out.
I would rather be in western NY and have 2 feet of shit fall from the sky then to be in NYC when its 70 and sunny. That fucking city is what is ruining new york state.
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vet323 wrote:
October of 2013 we got 70" in a day and a half. I bet the east coast storm is smaller than that. Having said that, I...
October of 2013 we got 70" in a day and a half. I bet the east coast storm is smaller than that.

Having said that, I would rather be here dealing with 6' of snow than NYC with 2' of snow. At least we have places to dump it when we're shoveling out.
MR. X wrote:
I would rather be in western NY and have 2 feet of shit fall from the sky then to be in NYC when its 70 and...
I would rather be in western NY and have 2 feet of shit fall from the sky then to be in NYC when its 70 and sunny. That fucking city is what is ruining new york state.
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looks like a good week to go ice fishing here in NW PA.
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vet323 wrote:
October of 2013 we got 70" in a day and a half. I bet the east coast storm is smaller than that. Having said that, I...
October of 2013 we got 70" in a day and a half. I bet the east coast storm is smaller than that.

Having said that, I would rather be here dealing with 6' of snow than NYC with 2' of snow. At least we have places to dump it when we're shoveling out.
MR. X wrote:
I would rather be in western NY and have 2 feet of shit fall from the sky then to be in NYC when its 70 and...
I would rather be in western NY and have 2 feet of shit fall from the sky then to be in NYC when its 70 and sunny. That fucking city is what is ruining new york state.
I drove through NYC last winter headed to JFK to fly out and all I heard about coming into town on the radio station was "Stay off the roads, they are terrible from snowfall."

There was maybe 2" of snow on the ground, WTF????? Seriously some of those people that live in the city need to go somewhere that actually has snowfall and bad road conditions.

On a side note I hope it's not to shitty conditions though as I am flying up that way in a few days.
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brlatm wrote:
I drove through NYC last winter headed to JFK to fly out and all I heard about coming into town on the radio station was "Stay...
I drove through NYC last winter headed to JFK to fly out and all I heard about coming into town on the radio station was "Stay off the roads, they are terrible from snowfall."

There was maybe 2" of snow on the ground, WTF????? Seriously some of those people that live in the city need to go somewhere that actually has snowfall and bad road conditions.

On a side note I hope it's not to shitty conditions though as I am flying up that way in a few days.
Asshat here... in for the night. Waiting to see what actually happens. Sometimes this shit just blows over... all this panic for nothing.

Thanks for the concern op.

@brlatm - really hope your trip doesn't get messed up. It's always nice to have an out of towner come and educate us on snow driving.
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vet323 wrote:
October of 2013 we got 70" in a day and a half. I bet the east coast storm is smaller than that. Having said that, I...
October of 2013 we got 70" in a day and a half. I bet the east coast storm is smaller than that.

Having said that, I would rather be here dealing with 6' of snow than NYC with 2' of snow. At least we have places to dump it when we're shoveling out.
MR. X wrote:
I would rather be in western NY and have 2 feet of shit fall from the sky then to be in NYC when its 70 and...
I would rather be in western NY and have 2 feet of shit fall from the sky then to be in NYC when its 70 and sunny. That fucking city is what is ruining new york state.
brlatm wrote:
I drove through NYC last winter headed to JFK to fly out and all I heard about coming into town on the radio station was "Stay...
I drove through NYC last winter headed to JFK to fly out and all I heard about coming into town on the radio station was "Stay off the roads, they are terrible from snowfall."

There was maybe 2" of snow on the ground, WTF????? Seriously some of those people that live in the city need to go somewhere that actually has snowfall and bad road conditions.

On a side note I hope it's not to shitty conditions though as I am flying up that way in a few days.
There's a lot more to poor winter driver conditions than the number of feet of snow. Some of the worst driving conditions I have been in were under 6 inches.
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brlatm 1/26/2015 6:51pm
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DPR250R wrote:
Asshat here... in for the night. Waiting to see what actually happens. Sometimes this shit just blows over... all this panic for nothing. Thanks for the...
Asshat here... in for the night. Waiting to see what actually happens. Sometimes this shit just blows over... all this panic for nothing.

Thanks for the concern op.

@brlatm - really hope your trip doesn't get messed up. It's always nice to have an out of towner come and educate us on snow driving.
Wasn't trying to educate you on your driving..... Just the sky is falling scenario I was hearing on the radio driving into town was proportionally overblown. So apologies for the asshat comment that was maybe a little harsh. Smile

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brlatm wrote:
I drove through NYC last winter headed to JFK to fly out and all I heard about coming into town on the radio station was "Stay...
I drove through NYC last winter headed to JFK to fly out and all I heard about coming into town on the radio station was "Stay off the roads, they are terrible from snowfall."

There was maybe 2" of snow on the ground, WTF????? Seriously some of those people that live in the city need to go somewhere that actually has snowfall and bad road conditions.

On a side note I hope it's not to shitty conditions though as I am flying up that way in a few days.
DPR250R wrote:
Asshat here... in for the night. Waiting to see what actually happens. Sometimes this shit just blows over... all this panic for nothing. Thanks for the...
Asshat here... in for the night. Waiting to see what actually happens. Sometimes this shit just blows over... all this panic for nothing.

Thanks for the concern op.

@brlatm - really hope your trip doesn't get messed up. It's always nice to have an out of towner come and educate us on snow driving.
No Problem DP, Thats the problem when you send out a concern on a public forum. You get all the "ASSHATS" out in droves letting everybody know how tough they are.
Those people are badly needed on the front lines defending our country, God knows we need more Badass Military folks killing off Terrorism then being here in the states kickin it on the keyboard.
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GMalzee wrote:
There's a lot more to poor winter driver conditions than the number of feet of snow. Some of the worst driving conditions I have been in...
There's a lot more to poor winter driver conditions than the number of feet of snow. Some of the worst driving conditions I have been in were under 6 inches.
Totally agreed on that statement, iced over black ice roads suck! I have driven in 40 out of the 50 states and I would take the wet heavy snow over a Chinook winds and cold freezing temps any day of the week. The situation I was referring to was 2" of wet snow and the temps were right about the freezing point so it was slushy.
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DPR250R 1/26/2015 7:46pm
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The news does overdo it. I get why though. People need to stay off the roads for multiple reasons. The guys up all night plowing should to not have to worry about backing over someone. The police should not need to rescue someone that shouldn't have been on the road to begin with... etc...etc..

I think we can all agree the the general public contains its share of asshats (of course... Vital members are not included in that group) and around here mixing a high population of asshats in with shitty weather.. creates trouble.

Side note... I had to email a vendor in Colorado and tell them I would most likely have to run a conference call from home tomorrow due to snow. I am sure they were chuckling... like.. yeah... this guy don't know snow.

Sir Roostsalot 1/26/2015 8:00pm
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10:55 pm in central Connecticut (yes we are actually a state) and only about 2 inches new snow on the ground. Calling for 2 to 3 feet, and honestly that's a lot for around here, we are a wanna be winter state and half the time we get rain.
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Over 3000 flights cancelled out of JFK, EWR, LGA and BOS. Flights from Europe are reduced into New York area and waiting for information if they can fly back. Most if not all of United Airlines flights will be cancelled from today on. Also reduced staff at the airports. Stay away if you have the option. Poor people using aviation to commute with a have-to-try clause.
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With global warming/climate change/climate disruption, every storm is the storm of the century. It's winter, it is supposed to snow and it is supposed to be cold, especially in the NE.
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Haaa Built up by the media and once again fell way short of what "they were hoping for" ~ Al Roker

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Yeah... pretty much a "bust" by me (20 mins west of EWR). A lot of CYA on TV now.
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DPR250R wrote:
Yeah... pretty much a "bust" by me (20 mins west of EWR). A lot of CYA on TV now.
Yeah the news over hyped it again, it's not so bad here on Long Island, our local news scared the shit out of everyone

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GMalzee wrote:
There's a lot more to poor winter driver conditions than the number of feet of snow. Some of the worst driving conditions I have been in...
There's a lot more to poor winter driver conditions than the number of feet of snow. Some of the worst driving conditions I have been in were under 6 inches.
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Totally agreed on that statement, iced over black ice roads suck! I have driven in 40 out of the 50 states and I would take the...
Totally agreed on that statement, iced over black ice roads suck! I have driven in 40 out of the 50 states and I would take the wet heavy snow over a Chinook winds and cold freezing temps any day of the week. The situation I was referring to was 2" of wet snow and the temps were right about the freezing point so it was slushy.
Just saw this exchange- I can assure you that Brian (brlatm) knows what crappy winter driving is all about.
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DPR250R wrote:
Yeah... pretty much a "bust" by me (20 mins west of EWR). A lot of CYA on TV now.
Uncle Tony wrote:
Yeah the news over hyped it again, it's not so bad here on Long Island, our local news scared the shit out of everyone
I don't think it was the media issuing $300 fines for motorist taking to the roads! The land of the free my arse......
Sir Roostsalot 1/27/2015 9:37am
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Storm took a more easterly path and missed most of northeast. Cape Cod, R.I. and Boston got hit pretty good. Downeast Maine probably the worst. I'm in central Connecticut and only about 18" to 24" here. NOT the storm of the century for sure.
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the year i buy a brand new snowmobile is the worst fucking snow season in like 10 years, yet the East is getting HAMMERED...


on a less selfish note, i hope everyone affected is able to stay safe and out of harms way
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peelout wrote:
the year i buy a brand new snowmobile is the worst fucking snow season in like 10 years, yet the East is getting HAMMERED... on a...
the year i buy a brand new snowmobile is the worst fucking snow season in like 10 years, yet the East is getting HAMMERED...


on a less selfish note, i hope everyone affected is able to stay safe and out of harms way
No shit, been in the mid 60's here all week. 65 now supposed to get to 70 today.

Not that i'm complaining mind you, my old broken bones can dig it
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MR. X wrote:
Pfft, 2-3 feet. We call that a dusting.
In July. Shit gets real in late November.
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vet323 wrote:
Just saw this exchange- I can assure you that Brian (brlatm) knows what crappy winter driving is all about.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. No love for ol' scooter?
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DPR250R wrote:
Yeah... pretty much a "bust" by me (20 mins west of EWR). A lot of CYA on TV now.
Uncle Tony wrote:
Yeah the news over hyped it again, it's not so bad here on Long Island, our local news scared the shit out of everyone
PalerBlue wrote:
I don't think it was the media issuing $300 fines for motorist taking to the roads! The land of the free my arse......
2 years ago we had a pretty big storm on Long Island, 2 days prior the town supervisor took off on holiday in the Bahamas, his assistant who was suppose to take care of business, took off on vacation also, needless to say Long Island was declared a disaster area, it took 3 days to dig out of 28 inches, the gov didn't want that to happen again, so he said he would issue summons in an effort to keep people off the roads, the fines didn't seem to stop people from driving around away, but you're right paler, it doesn't sound like land of the free, oh New York, got to love it
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vet323 wrote:
Just saw this exchange- I can assure you that Brian (brlatm) knows what crappy winter driving is all about.
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. No love for ol' scooter?
Dude! You KNOW how much I love you!
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vet323 wrote:
Just saw this exchange- I can assure you that Brian (brlatm) knows what crappy winter driving is all about.
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. No love for ol' scooter?
No, now get back in that smoke wagon and haul some oil Biotch!!! You know I love me some Scooter baby!
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vet323 wrote:
Just saw this exchange- I can assure you that Brian (brlatm) knows what crappy winter driving is all about.
scooter5002 wrote:
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. No love for ol' scooter?
vet323 wrote:
Dude! You KNOW how much I love you!
Aw shucks , stop it, I'm BLUSHING. Laughing

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