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sarge43

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36. Because it isn't said enough

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 12:19 PM

Jan 2015

Profound thanks to all people who stand between us and nature's wrath: Medics, firefighters, dispatchers, linemen, cops (yes there are good cops) and all the others who won't being going home tonight or tomorrow - the silent heroes.

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Holy Moly -- blizzard en route! [View all] magical thyme Jan 2015 OP

If you're in the New York area aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2015 #1

Woah. I talked to my sister who lives in the Hudson Valley and she said Raine1967 Jan 2015 #3

Can't remember if it was 76 or 77, but I was in upstate NY when a blizzard hit. cwydro Jan 2015 #6

I was living on Long ISland at the time. Raine1967 Jan 2015 #7

My cheek got frostbitten that time. cwydro Jan 2015 #8

Cornell is an AWESOME place to get stranded (and party) Raine1967 Jan 2015 #9

Yes, it was. cwydro Jan 2015 #10

It was 77 Sweet Freedom Jan 2015 #32

Here in Mass. where I am, the storm will start 6 pm Monday and end 8 am Wednesday. valerief Jan 2015 #2

we're starting a few hours after you magical thyme Jan 2015 #13

You can take hot showers without power if you do what we did. DebJ Jan 2015 #15

what runs your well pump? magical thyme Jan 2015 #16

Oops. I've never lived with a well. Didn't think of that! n/t DebJ Jan 2015 #27

I feel the same way! During an ice storm I went w/o a shower for 3 days. Yecch! nt valerief Jan 2015 #29

Stay safe all my North Friends! Raine1967 Jan 2015 #4

Call out! I would! cwydro Jan 2015 #5

I grew up in Maine and have lived in Oklahoma avebury Jan 2015 #11

Friday the forecast was was just a little snow between tonight and Monday - LiberalElite Jan 2015 #12

Florida: The weather's nice when you're not dodging bullets NightWatcher Jan 2015 #14

Not necessarily - we had flooding the other day, maybe from the same system csziggy Jan 2015 #26

Here the St Johns River flows the wrong way, so we skip most of the floods NightWatcher Jan 2015 #28

I admire you guys PasadenaTrudy Jan 2015 #17

It's all what you're use to sarge43 Jan 2015 #35

Stay safe and cozy magical thyme. lovemydog Jan 2015 #18

even my dogs have flashlights, lol magical thyme Jan 2015 #19

Haha, that's awesome! lovemydog Jan 2015 #21

they run around the pasture barking at coyotes magical thyme Jan 2015 #24

We are smack-dab in the middle of the 12" to 24" band. In_The_Wind Jan 2015 #20

Dayum. Stay safe & warm In_The_Wind! lovemydog Jan 2015 #22

per accuweather, one map shows me in 12-24 magical thyme Jan 2015 #23

too far. the main thing will be the combination of some 8+" on the ground and wind magical thyme Jan 2015 #25

10 minutes. Most of it on a major state route, so if we ever got snow, it would be salted pretty Aristus Jan 2015 #34

Isn't it "call in" sick? Shrek Jan 2015 #30

Ha! NOAA report for my area... magical thyme Jan 2015 #31

With that kind of forecast, I don't think your employer can fault you Tobin S. Jan 2015 #33

Because it isn't said enough sarge43 Jan 2015 #36

36 inches or more possible bigwillq Jan 2015 #37

please, no one take any chances Skittles Jan 2015 #38