East Coast 2010 Snow Storms

[Banka87]

I did an 8 hour shift at the Fire Department today...

Got bored sitting there, so me and 1 other guy took a ride in our brush truck. (1988 GMC pickup truck acquired from National Guard for the price of free) We have some big tires on it, so were good to go. Were driving around plowing through the snowbanks left by the plows, and we see some other guy who attempted it in a jeep but horribly failed. He was trying to reconcile with a snow shovel

Wish I got a pic

[arrowolf]

When I went to bed last night, the prediction for NTX was about 3 inches. At 5 am the prediction was 6-7". Now it's up to 8-9 inches out here in the country north of Fort Worth. I've already gotten about 2 inches.

[airballrad]

Aaaannnnd here comes the next one:

NWS Hazards map.

[phil_in_cs]

Blizzard bbq.

Silly Yankee. Burgers on propane is NOT bbq.

In other news, WE MIGHT SEE A FLAKE OR TWO HERE! EVERYONE PANIC!! IT WILL STAY ABOVE FREEZING SO NOTHING WILL STICK, BUT DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU FROM PANICKING!

[Finch]

Aaaannnnd here comes the next one:

NWS Hazards map.

ah fucking hell!

[gravediggerfour]

Half the damn post didnt have to do PT this morning. We showed up for formation then ZONK!! WOOOP WOOP! I love Texas!

[Flex]

Aaaannnnd here comes the next one:

NWS Hazards map.

I just spent the last half hour rolling around in our massive snow bank to create more room, sooo...how heavy is heavy?

Saw this lovely exchange on facebook last night:



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[HHaase]

Oh, for fuck's sake. How many times do I have to prove to that bastard "old man winter" that I can handle this shit? Can he PLEASE leave me alone now?

-Hans

[Murph]

Great, they had to shut off the water in my building to fix a pipe... last time they did that to another building they really screwed the pooch.

[Valarius]

Oh, for fuck's sake. How many times do I have to prove to that bastard "old man winter" that I can handle this shit? Can he PLEASE leave me alone now?

-Hans

May I remind you that you chose to live in New York?

California has homes for sale.

[StrangeLove]

Roofs are collapsing around here. This is a pic of the firehouse I vote at; the roof collapsed and broke a gas main. Fortunately, no one was hurt. This is the 3rd firehouse roof collapse in the area. Odd.

[arrowolf]

8.5 inches and still falling.

[Oneswunk]

Blizzard bbq.

Silly Yankee. Burgers on propane is NOT bbq.

1, It was steak not burgers.
2, I completely understand what bbq is.
3, if my coal and wood wasn't buried in 3 ft of snow I would have brought my Klose pit smoker (there out of Texas and the Guy that delivered it thought it was a air compressor its fuckin huge. ) home from my buddy's and did some ribs and brisket.
4, just because your in Texas don't mean you can bbq.
No offense I'm just proud of my skills.

Ot, just ran to the store and had to make a parking spot.



I was parked up higher but I couldn't open my doors.

[Murph]

ZS BOV up in your FACE!

[HHaase]

Oh, for fuck's sake. How many times do I have to prove to that bastard "old man winter" that I can handle this shit? Can he PLEASE leave me alone now?

-Hans

May I remind you that you chose to live in New York?

California has homes for sale.

Hmmm, don't recall having much chance to review real estate literature while still in the womb.... but I get your drift
(and I mean that in a friendly joking sort of way, in case it comes across as harsh).

I have actually been trying to move for a while, but between difficulty finding a good enough job, and too much debt to go without one, I'm kinda stuck where I am. Had a chance for California though, but didn't want to sell half my guns as well as my truck to go there.

-Hans

[Wildeman_13]

Ehh you don't want to move to California right now anyways. Give it a few more months and maybe we can get rid of some of these stupid gun laws. THEN you can come here.

I friend of mine outside of Philly said she had to shovel her driveway three times yesterday to keep it clear so she could attempt to get to work today. And that it was close to 8-12 inches each time. Then she finds out the HOA was sending someone to clear everyones drives. Sometimes HOAs can be a good thing.

[Oneswunk]

ZS BOV up in your FACE!

I had 5 zs stickers on there, but someone helped themselves to two of them. FUCKING SAVAGES!
(2 on back hatch window one on each side back window and one on the front window.) I need to order more.

[AWSMJCBY]

Not sure what forum to put this in so feel free to move it but,

For those of us hit by the recent blizzards:

I’m listening to the emergency responder feeds and, it appears it’s a good idea to try and get the snow off your roof as a bunch of structure are collapsing from the weight. The volunteer fire man I work with said if your roof is sloped throwing ice melt on it is sufficient.

Just a tip. (Im from Texas and not used to this stuff, so if this is well known info, my apologies)

[Doctor Jest]

I'm going to merge this one with the thread in Disasters about the epic snowfall.

[shrimpwd]

Not a major accumulation for me, but it has started snowing here. I guess I can expect 1-3 inches total over the next 24 hours. Schools were let out early or canceled for the day, and I think most aren't planning to get back in until Tuesday or later. I'll take a picture once there's actually something not melting as it lands.

[arrowolf]

I ended up with more than 12 inches total. It was a record-breaking storm in D/FW.

[dogbane]

The last couple of systems moved mostly north of me and this new one is moving mostly south of me. We have a few inches predicted here, but nothing that should be paralyzing for me.

One warning for folks down in Baja Carolina: the snow is predicted to be heavy and wet, which could cause problems with tree limbs and power lines. Mind those live wires and be sure to have safe backup heat.

[Reddington]

The last couple of systems moved mostly north of me and this new one is moving mostly south of me. We have a few inches predicted here, but nothing that should be paralyzing for me.

One warning for folks down in Baja Carolina: the snow is predicted to be heavy and wet, which could cause problems with tree limbs and power lines. Mind those live wires and be sure to have safe backup heat.

I went to the store to stock up on Valentine's presents This morning was the first I heard we would get anything. Then from the morning until the afternoon they went from a dusting to 4". Not that bad, but I'm ready for May

[Persistent Nomad]

I was checking snowfall totals online earlier today. Baltimore, MD has had 79.9" of snow this winter This is more than Syracuse, NY has received, making Baltimore the snowiest city in the US, currently.

http://goldensnowglobe.com/all-snowiest-us-cities/