Get Ready for the Storm Northeast

[Dix]

Do you see in those maps where it says 3.3 ... right in the middle of the Island, in red???

Welcome to Icey Hollow !!

 

[Dix]

It has begun.

 

[jharkin]

Im in that red bulls-eye

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Never have quite understood the buy all the bread, milk, and eggs right before a storm thing. I'll usually make sure the cabinet is stocked with canned goods and a couple propane bottles for the camp stove.

We're in the 6-8" range for total accumulation which I can easily handle; however, I'm nowhere near ready for single digits. The stove shop still hasn't gotten back to me with a quote for the reline and getting this stove to run right with the oversized chimney just doesn't work real well. I could probably use about 2 more cords of good wood.

Went to the largest grocery store in the area last night for the regular weekly order. Sure enough hardly any bread and eggs left. When i asked what they do with 10 gallons of milk and 12 loaves of bread and 6 doz of eggs after the storm one familys reply was,"just throw them away". Go figure.
About the 30 on an oversized flue. i have one on a chimney with a 12" flue and it works fantastic. Stovetop will go to 800 if i dont watch it. Before i added the 1/4 in. rod to the baffle boards it ran at closer to 600 stovetop.

 

[Badfish740]

This is interesting-going to give it a shot this go-round with my old Murray (MTD clone) 8HP:

 

[fossil]

I was in Newport, RI for the Blizzard of 1978...worst I've ever been through. This storm looks very much like a clone of that one. Dangerous stuff, you all stay safe back there! Rick

 

[Warm_in_NH]

Milk and bread! Must get milk n bread!

Meteorologist are in cahoots with the grocery stores. I'm sure there's a kick back system there somewhere.

 

[Badfish740]

Milk and bread! Must get milk n bread!

The strangest thing about the milk and bread phenomenon is the fact that everywhere from web forums to comments sections on news articles about storms, the majority of people bring up how silly it is, yet the milk and bread still disappears from the shelves automatically after a storm is forecast.

 

[BrotherBart]

I need to go plow the rain off of the driveway.

 

[begreen]

I don't miss that stuff one bit. We're looking at early spring here. Broke a record at 65F and saw a honeybee out yesterday. That was weird. Too early!

Leaves are starting show on some plants and bulbs are sprouting. This is on the north (cold) side of the house!

 

[Warm_in_NH]

So, I'm home in NH, wife is at her house in CT. I attempted to go to the store around 11, for some completely non essential non storm related items. Parking lot was full, cars lined up in the fire lane (normally for mid day on a Monday, it'd be half empty) horns blaring (never hear that around here), absolute chaos. So as soon as I could get around the jammed up traffic, I left and will attempt again either tomorrow afternoon or Wednesday, nothing that can't wait.

Wife, the patient one, went to the store on break from work. After finding a spot, and getting into the store, probably for essentials, (she's the one that stops at the market just about daily) This is what it looked like. She said the bread isles were the same way. Ha! This really just amazes me.

 

[begreen]

Wow!

 

[Doug MacIVER]

I don't miss that stuff one bit. We're looking at early spring here. Broke a record at 65F and saw a honeybee out yesterday. That was weird. Too early!

Leaves are starting show on some plants and bulbs are sprouting. This is on the north (cold) side of the house!
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always thought bees active year round, believe they use the circle inside out to keep warm. live on their honey. no sleep for the poor workers..

 

[GENECOP]

Just finished up, started at 7:30 AM....me and one of my guys, wood shed stocked, generator started, snowblower, flaslights, food, prescriptions.....several tough moments, Genny was tough to start....Gas with oil, straight gas, chainsaws, everything was a struggle. But finally, wood boiler loaded, floors warm, fire in the fireplace, fridge stocked, family comfy....nothing left to do for awhile, sit back, hang out, watch the snow fall....good luck to all.....

 

[Fsappo]

crap, looks like we are only gonna get a sprinkle.

Nothing is more fun than watching Long Islanders insist on going out for a hot shave or 7-11 coffee in a blizzard because they drive a Hummer. Cars everywhere. It causes me to feel bad for them..then I remember they had days to plan for this. Only people on the road should be first responders and guys from Central NY on LI for a visit.

 

[Dix]

The guys from Central New York are already here. The crew I saw is holed up at the old Holiday Inn off the LIE in Riverhead.

 

[Doug MacIVER]

"with this type of storm & ecmwf stall/loop track at 974mb---> mesoscale banding. 50" of snow easy somewhere." Dr. Ryan Maue via twitter at 2:00pm. wasn't hyping just stating, that's some serious snow.

 

[begreen]

always thought bees active year round, believe they use the circle inside out to keep warm. live on their honey. no sleep for the poor workers..

They don't leave the hive until it gets above 55F. Seeing them out collecting nectar in January is very unusual.

 

[Doug MacIVER]

 

[cybex]

No shortage here

 

[Doug MacIVER]

birds eye view http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/index.php#

 

[Dix]

9 AM this morning.Note my new nifty rolled rubber roofing covering that stash of 2 YO oak & 6 - 10 month pine



I launched the mother ship this morning. Hopefully, I'll see her in a day or two

 

[Dix]

Opps !!

LOL

 

[begreen]

That'll stop the snow drifts.

 

[Dix]

That'll stop the snow drifts.

Twas my plan, all along !!