Feb 2013 Storm thread

[jharkin]

I'll be at work in NYC until almost 11 tonight. Then a 40 mile ride home. Should be interesting.

Fat lady didn't sing yet, eh?

 

[Flatbedford]

Not yet. She gonna die at about 11 though. Another will dance topless at about 10:30 though. Opera is just not what it used to be. Oh yeah, back at 9 am tomorrow. There's no business like show business.

 

[Dix]

The deck is on a 12" riser



Shoulda seen the Murph in this



Branches are cracking big time.

 

[Dune]

Getting nasty here now. Stuff is slamming into the house (tree branches I guess.) Few inches on the ground, and the town plow actually made a pass up my street. Lights have flickered a few times.
Planning on checking on my boat at high time (9:30 PM). I wonder how the cops are going to feel about that.

 

[tfdchief]

I'll be at work in NYC until almost 11 tonight. Then a 40 mile ride home. Should be interesting.

Steve,
Let us know when you are home safe. I am going to drink until you get home to relieve the stress. Really though, I am genuinely worried that you all make it through this storm OK. And that sure will be a nasty drive.

 

[tfdchief]

The deck is on a 12" riser

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Shoulda seen the Murph in this

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Branches are cracking big time.

Holy crap. Hope you are OK.

 

[BrotherBart]

I wonder how the cops are going to feel about that.

They are gonna feel like you owe them five hundred bucks and a year in jail.

 

[tfdchief]

I really wish I could see this but all I get is a black rectangle. Maybe I'll look again for a solution (other than "use Firefox").

My Firefox worked fine ??????

 

[tfdchief]

And on the lighter side:

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That is the spirit! Booze solves a lot of things

 

[jharkin]

Plows have been going by the house seemingly every 15 minutes. I can see lots of branches hanging low in the back yard. Per the news there are scattered small outages all over but we are fine so far.

 

[Flatbedford]

... I am going to drink until you get home to relieve the stress.

Maybe I should do same.

 

[firefighterjake]

Home alone tonight . . . wife is working a double. Volunteered to do so . . . figured if she didn't volunteer and make the offer in return for getting off next Wednesday she might be mandated to work it anyway and not get a day off next week. It will be 16 long hours for her.

 

[velvetfoot]

Branches are cracking big time.

That's not a good sign.

 

[tfdchief]

Governor just called a state of emergency and ordered all traffic off roads statewide at 4pm.

You all be careful. Worried about all of you.

 

[thewoodlands]

I just heard that this coming Thursday we have another nor'easter coming, we will see if they are correct.

 

[tfdchief]

Home alone tonight . . . wife is working a double. Volunteered to do so . . . figured if she didn't volunteer and make the offer in return for getting off next Wednesday she might be mandated to work it anyway and not get a day off next week. It will be 16 long hours for her.

How's it going Jake. Is it pretty bad? The news back here is making it sound that way.

 

[tfdchief]

Maybe I should do same.

NOT 'TIL YOU GET HOME!

 

[tfdchief]

I just heard that this coming Thursday we have another nor'easter coming, we will see if they are correct.

I don't want to hear that. I have to fly to PA on Wed. and home on Thurs.

 

[firefighterjake]

How's it going Jake. Is it pretty bad? The news back here is making it sound that way.

Not much here . . . I'm hearing it really depends on where you are in Maine . . . and I hear the bulk of the storm really hasn't got here. We've got maybe 2-4 inches of powder here -- it's so "dry" and cold that it squeaks when you walk on it. Wind is just starting to pick up now, but the snow from this other storm hasn't come in yet.

 

[thewoodlands]

I don't want to hear that. I have to fly to PA on Wed. and home on Thurs.

Just heard it so keep your eye on the weather for the east coast, I'm sure we will hear more this weekend or week.

 

[tfdchief]

Just heard it so keep your eye on the weather for the east coast, I'm sure we will hear more this weekend or week.

Maybe I should find out who the hearth.comers are in the Ephrata PA area, in case I need a warm place to stay if I get hung up in weather.

 

[Flatbedford]

Maybe I should find out who the hearth.comers are in the Ephrata PA area, in case I need a warm place to stay if I get hung up in weather.

If its one of us, you'll know its gonna be warm.

 

[thewoodlands]

Maybe I should find out who the hearth.comers are in the Ephrata PA area, in case I need a warm place to stay if I get hung up in weather.

In PA you might be safe but I do like your idea.

Edit; You might not be safe, I like your idea better. I thought it was more in central PA, I was wrong.

 

[jharkin]

You all be careful. Worried about all of you.

Don't worry Steve, I've got lots of beer.

 

[tfdchief]

In PA you might be safe but I do like your idea.

Edit; You might not be safe, I like your idea better. I thought it was more in central PA, I was wrong.

Yeah Zap, I think the best idea is to just have a warm place to hold up. Gotta be somebody from Ephrata on hearth.com. In January when I was there, I saw lots of Class A chimneys sticking up from roof tops.