this could be an awful mess

[stoveguy2esw]

we shut down about an hour and a half early at my call center, even still I was 'wreckin" all the way home.

have about 3-4 inches of dry snow currently with it still coming down. looking at the maps Mrs K posted earlier im in the heart of the deep streak (just east of Roanoke)

as it stands currently my call center will not be open tomorrow so I actually get to spend a day at home (rare for me) will be working on my new project but will have the hearth running in the background for questions if they come in

 

[JoeyD]

That is my sister-in-law and her husbands Honda Pilot imbedded in in the back of that tractor trailer in the PA picture, kind of in front of that ladder. Imagine being pinned in your vehicle and seeing that propane trucks sliding sideways towards you and you are stuck in your vehicle. They got out with some bruises and a lot of aches and pains but the fear will be with them for a long time.

FWIW, that PA accident happened in a freak snow squall. MY BIL said it was a total whiteout almost instantly, and it was over in about 20 minutes.

 

[Doug MacIVER]

They waited too long to let people go home.

And is Chicago "Northerns"?

Or Pennsylvania?

THIS COULD BE AN AWEFULL MESS

 

[jatoxico]

They waited too long to let people go home.

And is Chicago "Northerns"?

Or Pennsylvania?

Those Virginia plates I see?

 

[BrotherBart]

The stuff has started here in the last half hour. Fine ice crystals covering everything. Not sleet or snow. Ice dust.

 

[Doug MacIVER]

The stuff has started here in the last half hour. Fine ice crystals covering everything. Not sleet or snow. Ice dust.

curious, what your temp?

 

[BrotherBart]

25 at the moment. Bout the same as it has been all day.

 

[Doug MacIVER]

25 at the moment. Bout the same as it has been all day.

too cold, to make a flake it has to have something to cling to.

 

[BrotherBart]

Clinging to everything in sight just fine.

I know. Until we moved here 30 years ago I never knew it could be too cold to snow.

 

[Lighting Up]

They waited too long to let people go home.

And is Chicago "Northerns"?

Or Pennsylvania?

Chicago...well that' s a different country but up here they tell us were in for and manageable snow fall and it looks like this.

 

[begreen]

Helpful storm weather following tips in this article:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technolo...follow-the-weeks-monster-winter-storm/283776/

 

[Badfish740]

Still waiting for it up here in NW Jersey... Work is already closed for tomorrow which means I can spend the day tending the furnace, playing with snow removal toys, and posting on hearth.com

 

[Ashful]

Started here about 9:45pm.

 

[BrotherBart]

Chicago...well that' s a different country but up here they tell us were in for and manageable snow fall and it looks like this.

The path to my generator shack in 2010.

 

[Doug MacIVER]

(broken image removed) enough said.

 

[Lighting Up]

I think these guys are playing with us...

 

[lopiliberty]

10 inches and counting but it looks like a lot more in the pics because we had 3 or 4 inches already on the ground . Very dry powdery snow. Going to be real fun to blow

 

[Ashful]

I think my yard is 24" - 30" deep, from accumulation the last two weeks. A fresh 6" - 8" drifting in the driveway when I left for work this AM. Forecast is 10" - 14", but I think we'll be on the high side of that.

Saw an interesting bit of stupidity at Home Depot last night . Maybe he was upset they were out of salt?

In case you can't tell, that car managed to run into the wall of that loading area.

 

[Mrs. Krabappel]

As usual were told it's going to be 12" and it turns out to only be 7" ;-)

(broken image removed)

 

[BrotherBart]

As usual were told it's going to be 12" and it turns out to only be 7" ;-)

I found your missing snow. In the yard. We were supposed to have 8" to 10" by the end of it tonight. There is an even one foot out there measured in four level spots. Drifts are two to five feet.

 

[Badfish740]

I found your missing snow. In the yard. We were supposed to have 8" to 10" by the end of it tonight. There is an even one foot out there measured in four level spots. Drifts are two to five feet.

And here too. NW Jersey is about to surpass the 12" mark.

 

[Doug MacIVER]

for a change this winter se mass will get rain. golf will be back at the cape with the next sunny day!

 

[burr]

well, we had quite the doozy. As I type, I hear another transformer or three exploding so Ima gonna leave it at that. No power till just a few minutes ago (actually a pot of coffee ago) from yesterday before dark. Its gonna be a different world when this gets straightened out.

On a good note, my inverter / woodstove kept me real comfortable, now i need to split some wood.

 

[BrotherBart]

Yeah I heard "down the road" got hit pretty hard.

 

[jatoxico]

Usually the news gets hysterical over every little snowfall but this time so far much worse than they predicted. Started out was supposed to be 3" overnight then turn to rain at 9. Revised to 10 then to noon. We have solid 8 maybe 10" and not slowing down (edit they're calling it 12"). Just as well I'd rather it stay snow than turn to rain. Did my first pass with the blower.

Still waiting for a little warm up but I ain't gonna hold my breath.