Is everyone on the north east bracing for the big Nor’Easter Blizard Conditions Sunday Night? - See snow maps

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Nothing yet in the Freeport area of Maine. We are only forecasted to get 4 to 7 inches from this storm. So not a big deal.

This is more of a southern storm, so Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the like will likely get a lot.
 
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I just called our local Salem NH USPS Post Office today and Mail is Not being delivered in Salem due to the Blizzard! Check with your local post office for delivery info!
 
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So far 100k customers in MA with no power.
The policy is if the wind is over 30-40 MPH then the utility crew is not allowed to climb and fix the poles because it is too dangerous so they said customers maybe without power for 5 days! See current outages map
 
recent update in MA 235,000 homes without power. Approaching 175k outage on the cape alone. The wind is howling here. Good storm, if you're prepared. Wind gusts are all over the map, but I doubt there are many crews out making repairs. The wind is supposed to be more reasonable this evening,
 
I just called our local Salem NH USPS Post Office today and Mail is Not being delivered in Salem due to the Blizzard! Check with your local post office for delivery info!
You’re lucky, our post office (it is a small one) only has one driver to deliver mail. In general we only get mail four out of the six days the post office delivers mail.

What is surprising is snow storms usually don’t affect delivery.
 
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So far 100k customers in MA with no power.
The policy is if the wind is over 30-40 MPH then the utility crew is not allowed to climb and fix the poles because it is too dangerous so they said customers maybe without power for 5 days! See current outages map
recent update in MA 235,000 homes without power. Approaching 175k outage on the cape alone. The wind is howling here. Good storm, if you're prepared. Wind gusts are all over the map, but I doubt there are many crews out making repairs. The wind is supposed to be more reasonable this evening,
That’s when winter storms get scary/dangerous. People trying to stay warm using whatever appliances they have on hand.
If it wasn’t so expensive to bury power lines a lot of grief could be avoided.

Good luck to all those affected.
 
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I'm Metrowest Boston. Forecast is 12 -18". Looks to be on course for that based on seeing what the neighbor across the street blew off hsi driveway.

National Weather Service has posted totals over 30" in some locations in RI already.

My snowblower engine is dying. Excessive blowby under load. Need to keep an eye on oil level, and hope I can get through the rest of this year.
 
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The family owns a house on the Cape. Power has been out there since 7:15. If the power isn't back on by tomorrow I'm going to have to load up the generator and get the furnace running there so the pipes don't freeze. The house holds warmth pretty well so I've got some time, but I don't want to push my luck either.
 
I shoveled from 9 am to 1 pm. I'm about 75% done
No way that say how much we got, as the winds were so high that I see one place around a tree where everything blew away and see a few grass leaves, but the majority of the yard, and driveway, is 2.5 ft or so
Many places it got to my family jewels.

One square yard in the driveway had 13". The road easily is 26",.where no drifts are.
 

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Market Basket closed all their MA stores at Noon today! See their web site for any open stores below
 
Market Basket closed all their MA stores at Noon today! See their web site for any open stores below
I had never heard of Market Basket but checked it out. Reminds me of our Sobeys.
Looks like I'll be getting about an inch an hour but with the winds I'm not sure where it will pile up.
I brought 2 bags of pellets into the porch plus a shovel. Tomorrow I can bottle beer.
 

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I spent 3 hours today on unplowed roads going through 8” of snow. 4wd is nice sometimes.
 
This guy maybe should have a better spot for his generator
 

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