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The Weather Outside is Frightful...
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| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 11:30 am |
| and there is no damn fire to sit by!!!
Snow is coming down and the wind is blowing up here in the NorthEast.
We should be getting anywhere from 18" to 24" | |
| jkhnwspec 2003-12-06, 11:33 am |
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Keep it there....  | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 11:37 am |
| you know you want some.... | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 12:23 pm |
| Here you go | |
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| jkhnwspec 2003-12-06, 12:34 pm |
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Originally posted by prezbedard
Here you go
Thank you, Thank you!! but that is quite alright by me.  | |
| jkhnwspec 2003-12-06, 12:35 pm |
| However, it does look like a lovely neighborhood you are in. Probably looks even better when there isn't so much of the white stuff covering everything in sight. | |
| ChrisDfer 2003-12-06, 12:37 pm |
| Must be from global warming.  | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 12:39 pm |
| Its ok.
I can't believe how hard it is take a good picture. I tried 5 -6 times I even shut the flash off. I guess the snow is just to bright. Go figure. | |
| jkhnwspec 2003-12-06, 12:43 pm |
| I'd much rather be here.... | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 12:51 pm |
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Originally posted by jkhnwspec
I'd much rather be here....
oh ya stranded on a desert island is so much better...at least when the snow clears here there will still be civilization... | |
| jkhnwspec 2003-12-06, 1:03 pm |
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Originally posted by prezbedard
oh ya stranded on a desert island is so much better...at least whan the snow clears here there will still be civilization...
You do make a good point!  | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 1:11 pm |
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Originally posted by jkhnwspec
You do make a good point!
Well of course I do I live in the real world and paradise does not exist here. It may come and go ... | |
| jkhnwspec 2003-12-06, 1:15 pm |
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Originally posted by prezbedard
Well of course I do I live in the real world and paradise does not exist here. It may come and go ...
But I always heard Boston was paradise....
At least Norm Abrams makes it sound that way. | |
| Boulware5 2003-12-06, 1:21 pm |
| Why is it national news when the east coast gets a snow storm? Hmm...A lil' east coast bias I would say? | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 1:27 pm |
| EAST COAST RULES!!! | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 1:31 pm |
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Originally posted by jkhnwspec
But I always heard Boston was paradise....
At least Norm Abrams makes it sound that way.
Norm Abrams in Boston when , where, why? bet he has never actually been in Boston
Boston is great! Especially in spring and summer time. People are actually less grumpy. | |
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| Boulware5 2003-12-06, 2:12 pm |
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Originally posted by prezbedard
EAST COAST RULES!!!
Yes it does! Just find it a little funny a snowstorm on the east coast is top headlines. If it happened somewhere else it wouldn't be major headlines. | |
| thecomeons 2003-12-06, 3:29 pm |
| we've barely had frost this winter in the uk.
looks like another wet christmas  | |
| Tarzanboy 2003-12-06, 3:38 pm |
| Best of luck with the snow, but at least it is Christmas style weather. It's a bit hard to get into the Christmas spirit while still in shorts and t-shirts.
It is supposed to be around 77F here today, 76F tomorrow, around 71F Sunday, with it dipping into the 60s through the remainder of the week, with maybe some rain on Friday.
Cheers,
TB | |
| DSComputers 2003-12-06, 5:04 pm |
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Originally posted by Tarzanboy
Best of luck with the snow, but at least it is Christmas style weather. It's a bit hard to get into the Christmas spirit while still in shorts and t-shirts.
It is supposed to be around 77F here today, 76F tomorrow, around 71F Sunday, with it dipping into the 60s through the remainder of the week, with maybe some rain on Friday.
Cheers,
TB
wow, thats great.
tarzanboy, go to my post and tell me where you live immediately!
Sounds nice...
I think I'll just work 80hr weeks 6 months a year and hibernate when its cold | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 6:15 pm |
| I just got in from some shoveling. Man that stuff is heavy. I wasn't even cold. I came up with a way to ease the shoveling though. I chopped it up with the shovel and then it made lifting it a whole lot easier.
You are missing all the fun!! | |
| Ling663 2003-12-06, 6:42 pm |
| frightful but beautiful, i'm just south of you prezbedard (sp?)here in RI and it's still piling up and blowing around! no clue how much is out there, i never got outta my jammies today, what's the point?! i'll take care of digging out the car tomorrow to attempt a trip to the food store or just get the sunday paper >> don't wanna miss the Pats' game!! did the Fish get into town i wonder?? at least we have plenty of experience playing in this kind of weather! it's another SnowBowl! Let's hope we won't have to rely so heavily on Adam V's foot this time!
I'm even hearing snowmobiles go by, and i live in an apt complex in a very suburban area barely a mile from a good sized airport (not hearing any planes, that's for sure).
and a storm on the East Coast making news is not so unusual because most places on the coast, including us up here in southern New England (quite different from the mountainous areas just north of us), don't get this kind of storm but maybe once a year at most. It always did seem silly to me that our state can't deal with this kind of snow, when barely 2-3 hours drive north of here gets this kind of snow amounts and it's just another day.
supposed to keep coming down thru tomorrow, been over 24hrs already, and blowing drifts to 5-10feet! canceled my work christmas party too, guess nothing's open out there in the white world! so, nothing to do but surf the net from the cruddiest pc in the world (still using dialup,don't ask...), watch the kiddies' christmas specials (rudy will always be my favorite one!) and of course watch the Pats snowplow the Fish tomorrow, and watch the snow keep piling up!! sure is pretty! | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 6:52 pm |
| I am usually the last one to do any kind of shoveling. I went out because I spent most the day just lying around after I decided not to open cyberspace today(I work the Saturday shift now). The exercise could do me good too.
Ling663, have youy checked out patriotsweekly.com yet ? Its all New England sports talk there. Join us! | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 8:01 pm |
| Another | |
| Tarzanboy 2003-12-06, 10:05 pm |
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Originally posted by DSComputers
wow, thats great.
tarzanboy, go to my post and tell me where you live immediately!
Sounds nice...
I think I'll just work 80hr weeks 6 months a year and hibernate when its cold
I live in Arizona, which is great at this time of the year, but sucks in the summer. The jobs here, really don't fit the bill for what you want, the pay is moderate to low, while expenses are moderate.
Cheers,
TB | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-06, 10:11 pm |
| Well we just had a power sag here. Where my sister is they had a complete outage but is coming back up now.
Weird thing is all my computers were affected except this one. | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-07, 11:44 am |
| First off, congrats to Con Ed for not losing power once. This electric company sucks asre so that was a miracle.
Secondly I've been getting smashed since Friday. I sick of frinkin' shoveling my car out. It has finally stopped snowing in NYC.
Take a peek out my back room window. | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-07, 11:58 am |
| Good for you Ruscorp. It is still snowing here. Its a Winter Wonderland and everybody is being told to stay inside. Schools are going to be closed until Wednesday maybe. I have a bout 6" of snow just on my windowsill. | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-07, 12:13 pm |
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Originally posted by prezbedard
Good for you Ruscorp. It is still snowing here. Its a Winter Wonderland and everybody is being told to stay inside. Schools are going to be closed until Wednesday maybe. I have a bout 6" of snow just on my windowsill.
Why is my friggin' street the last to get plowed? Where is DSNY? Time to call 311 and complain! The road is a sheet a ice, it looks like Boston outside. | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-07, 12:14 pm |
| from my window
I took this one with my logitec quickcam.
Every picture I took with my Kodak DX came out white its so bright out there. | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-07, 12:18 pm |
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Originally posted by prezbedard
from my window
I took this one wirh my logitec quickcam.
Every picture I took with my Kodak DX came out white its so bright out there.
My beer is OK.
http://www.ruscorpx.org/crew/beer.jpg | |
| Pavlov 2003-12-07, 12:24 pm |
| Got this one from my brother in New Hampshire last night | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-07, 12:26 pm |
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Originally posted by Pavlov
Got this one from my brother in New Hampshire last night
Grrrrrrrr. New Hampshire.
What part? | |
| Pavlov 2003-12-07, 12:30 pm |
| That particular photo was taken in Londonderry - they live next to a gigantic apple orchard... Here's one way to enjoy the snow rather than curse it: | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-07, 12:33 pm |
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Originally posted by Pavlov
That particular photo was taken in Londonderry - they live next to a gigantic apple orchard... Here's one way to enjoy the snow rather than curse it:
I figured it was Hillsborough County. Never been to that particular town though. | |
| Pavlov 2003-12-07, 12:35 pm |
| Right next to Manchester but far enough from the "big city" to be quiet and peaceful... Living in southern California I envy all the space they have in that state between houses. | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-07, 12:41 pm |
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Originally posted by Pavlov
Right next to Manchester but far enough from the "big city" to be quiet and peaceful... Living in southern California I envy all the space they have in that state between houses.
I went to the "big city" Manchester. I took a lot of pictures. More people live in my borough twice over (and it's the smallest).
Heads up, incoming New York driver!
http://www.ruscorpx.org/pics/manchester01.jpg | |
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| ruscorp 2003-12-07, 12:44 pm |
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Originally posted by prezbedard
Here I am Don't I look so excited?
I look more excited when I do my taxes. | |
| Pavlov 2003-12-07, 12:46 pm |
| Man, I sooooo don't miss that shoveling. Spent the first 24 years of my life where you are - much prefer the average winter day where I am now | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-07, 12:47 pm |
| of course you miss it. All the lovely snow. Picking it up and moving it. Its so much fun!! | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-07, 12:48 pm |
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Originally posted by Pavlov
Man, I sooooo don't miss that shoveling. Spent the first 24 years of my life where you are - much prefer the average winter day where I am now
Great! How fast can you get here? I have a shovel for you. It has enforcer's face on it so it feels like you're throwing him. | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-07, 12:50 pm |
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Originally posted by ruscorp
Great! How fast can you get here? I have a shovel for you. It has enforcer's face on it so it feels like you're throwing him.
so doesn't it also feel like you're breaking your back? | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-07, 1:00 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by prezbedard
so doesn't it also feel like you're breaking your back?
Yea, it's great. When you get fed up with the snow you just throw his face in it. | |
| azimuth40 2003-12-07, 1:55 pm |
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Originally posted by prezbedard
Here I am Don't I look so excited?
http://www.bedardinc.com/storm03/storm03_me1.jpg
Man that looks nasty and here I am complaining about the idiot drivers in the first winter rain in So. Cal. People here just don't get it that summer road oil and water are dangerous. People are spinning out worse than on ice. Its only going to be 68F but that is probably a heat wave for you guys right now. | |
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| MistyRing 2003-12-08, 8:06 am |
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Originally posted by thecomeons
we've barely had frost this winter in the uk.
looks like another wet christmas
Spoke too soon thecomeons. Well below freezing last night (where I live at least). | |
| enforcer 2003-12-08, 10:29 am |
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Originally posted by thecomeons
looks like another wet christmas
Hell, a wet xmas is sure better than a dry xmas | |
| enforcer 2003-12-08, 10:32 am |
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Originally posted by ruscorp
Note to elf: Don't call, he's not Gnome.
Thinking small again ruscorp | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-08, 11:00 am |
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Originally posted by enforcer
Thinking fall again ruscorp
I wish it was like fall outside. Feels more like winter these days. | |
| enforcer 2003-12-08, 11:18 am |
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Originally posted by ruscorp
I wish it was like fall outside. Feels more like winter these days.
You should be used to icy stairs | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-08, 11:21 am |
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Originally posted by enforcer
You should be used to icy stairs
What would you do for a Klondike bar? | |
| enforcer 2003-12-08, 11:36 am |
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Originally posted by ruscorp
What would you do for a Blond like Roseanne Barr?
Upchuck | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-08, 11:48 am |
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Originally posted by enforcer
woodchuck
There's no reason to bring animals into this. | |
| enforcer 2003-12-08, 11:49 am |
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Originally posted by ruscorp
There's no reason to bring animals into this.
baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa humbug | |
| ruscorp 2003-12-08, 12:10 pm |
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Originally posted by enforcer
baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa hamburger
No, I just ate. | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-08, 10:40 pm |
| We officially got about 38" where I am. | |
| yanqui 2003-12-09, 9:28 am |
| Jumping in late here, but we'll get to about 70 today on the Gulf of Mexico. Then tomorrow night back to freezing, and warming again and rainy for the weekend. Merry-go-round weather! The flu made it through our family, the last two members (hubby and baby) are on the mend finally, but we were lucky it wasn't worse. My kids are hoping for snow this winter, but we just don't get any. Can you send some our way--I could use a vacation. I haven't seen real snow since I was a teenager! Our area looks almost comical to a northerner, with all the inflatable snowmen out in the yards. I'd like to fly north for about a week, get snowed in at a well-stocked ski lodge, go for a sleigh ride and ski a little, then fly back to the G of M for some spring. | |
| prezbedard 2003-12-09, 11:32 am |
| hehe
I'll see what I can do. How about a nice picture of snow?
They actually had to call the national guard into Salem just over the bridge from me. The last time the national guard was called in for snow removal was blizzared of '78 when I was just 10 months old or so. | |
| yanqui 2003-12-16, 2:51 pm |
| I grew up in Ohio, where nobody not from Ohio really thinks we know anything about snow. But up on the lake (I just can't seem to stay away from the water!)we got snow! In 1978, my sister was driving to work about 7 miles away (and in that neck of the woods, it was almost unheard of to do so in good weather). The snow started falling so thick that she was going to turn around and come home at a certain intersection, but the visibility was so bad she never saw the traffic light that marked the intersection. It was working at the time, but it wasn't penetrating the snow in the air. Just beyond that intersection she slid off the road into the same snowbank she'd been pulled out of two days earlier--probably went into the same frozen wheel ruts she had created. It was about 5:15 in the morning when she went off the road, and she was there through the day and into the night, till about 1AM. One of our friends was listening to his CB radio base and heard the National Guard talking to each other on their way to a school to turn the electricity on there to use as a way station for stranded travelers. My sister didn't hear them coming, but heard them go past. She turned on her emergency flashers, and our friend heard the Guardsmen say, "There's someone back there!" They turned around and took her with them to the school and then back into town. 20 hours in an old VW Beetle, and she had recently gone winter camping and still had her sleeping bag in her car. When she got out of the car, she couldn't close the door all the way, and when we came back two days later to get it, there was snow up to the knob of the gearshift. She was fine, the car was fine, and the National Guard were our heroes. | |
| jkhnwspec 2003-12-16, 4:00 pm |
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Originally posted by yanqui
I grew up in Ohio, where nobody not from Ohio really thinks we know anything about snow. But up on the lake (I just can't seem to stay away from the water!)we got snow! In 1978, my sister was driving to work about 7 miles away (and in that neck of the woods, it was almost unheard of to do so in good weather). The snow started falling so thick
Hey yanqui... I'm from Ohio too and I know about snow. I was in that Blizzard of '78 too. I was in the NW corner of Ohio when it hit. | |
| yanqui 2003-12-17, 1:32 pm |
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Originally posted by jkhnwspec
Hey yanqui... I'm from Ohio too and I know about snow. I was in that Blizzard of '78 too. I was in the NW corner of Ohio when it hit.
We lived just south of Cedar Point. I was a senior in HS, and I worked at the same place my sister did, but my shift was afternoon.
(BTW Cedar Point was one of many subjects addressed in a PBS special, "Old Amusement Parks." I thought it deserved more attention than it got, because it really is a fabulous place, but it was cool that it was mentioned at all.) | |
| Tarzanboy 2003-12-17, 4:21 pm |
| Weather forecast for:
Thursday December 25, 2003
Mostly Sunny
High: 78°F
Low: 44°F
Chance of Rain: 0 %
Cheers,
TB | |
| jkhnwspec 2003-12-19, 5:16 am |
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Originally posted by yanqui
We lived just south of Cedar Point. I was a senior in HS, and I worked at the same place my sister did, but my shift was afternoon.
I worked over that evening into the wee hours of the morning at a Giant Off Road Tire facility that had its roots in Akron at the time. Took 2 hours to get home that morning when it would normally take 25 minutes.
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(BTW Cedar Point was one of many subjects addressed in a PBS special, "Old Amusement Parks." I thought it deserved more attention than it got, because it really is a fabulous place, but it was cool that it was mentioned at all.)
I've been there many times over the years. The Travel Channel had them included in one of their 10 best roller coaster park shows. The place looks quite a bit different now compared to what it did when I started going there as a kid in grade school. | |
| yanqui 2003-12-19, 10:44 am |
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Originally posted by jkhnwspec
The place looks quite a bit different now compared to what it did when I started going there as a kid in grade school.
I noticed that when I hit 30 everything started changing from my childlike perceptions. A few years past that, it's even worse. I almost harbor regrets that I've learned things that have caused that paradigm shift. Nothing looks as "big" like the world's largest ferris wheel, stuff like that. Still, it's a great park, and I'd like to get back to it with my kids soon. Got a 25 year HS reunion coming up this summer--we may have to make it happen. | |
| yanqui 2003-12-22, 2:38 pm |
| Forcast for Christmas day is 69 F and clear--kiddies ought to have some fun on the 4-wheelers! Great weather for a game of slo-pitch. Kids have been cooped up forever between flu and windy weather, and then Christmas shopping, they'll be glad it's all over on a good weather day! (me, too, come to say it.) |
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