Nor'easter on the Way - stay safe

Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon

02/07/2013 08:34:23 PM · #6

I have heard everything from 15 cm (approx 6 in) to 1 ft on BOTH Friday and Saturday to hit our region - one from the stations in Ottawa, the other set of figures from stations in Upper NY....just planning to sit tight wih lotsa firewood on hand and not venture too far!

bohemka

Nikon D700

02/07/2013 08:52:15 PM · #7

Welp, time for a beer run then.

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

02/07/2013 08:59:32 PM · #8

Originally posted by bohemka:

Welp, time for a beer run then.

Better buy a loaf of bread too.
:/

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

02/07/2013 09:01:56 PM · #9

Originally posted by sfalice:

Originally posted by bohemka:
Welp, time for a beer run then.

Better buy a loaf of bread too.
:/

LOL! When hurricane Sandy hit, I didn't buy bread. Guess what? I ran out of bread and there wasn't a loaf to be bought for days! I actually had to make homemade bread (in the dark no less).

So get the bread, and might as well stock up on TP and milk while you're at it. ;D

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

02/07/2013 09:10:28 PM · #10

I call bullshit, not a flake here yet.

The wife just got home from work in Georgetown and it was snowing "a lot" there so she says, and there's snow on her car, but I think she's faking that too.

I've already "made arrangements" that I'd be missing work tomorrow, but the evidence just isn't looking so good from my E-Z-Boy at the moment.

C'mon weather! I wanna build a snow fort!

Enlightened

02/07/2013 09:10:46 PM · #11

Originally posted by sfalice:

Originally posted by bohemka:
Welp, time for a beer run then.

Better buy a loaf of bread too.
:/

Beer is liquid bread!!!

Message edited by author 2013-02-07 21:14:49.

snaffles

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G

02/07/2013 09:26:43 PM · #12

Hmmm ok...

TP...check. Milk...check. Bread...check. Liquid bread...check, and check again for overfermented grape juice :-) I will be fine.

Now off to bed with my fave reading material, The Coming Storm: Extreme Weather and Our Terrifying Future by Bob Reiss.

Bring it, Nemo!!

Message edited by author 2013-02-07 21:34:38.

nygold

Nikon D5000

02/07/2013 09:31:46 PM · #13

Now a days they name every damn cloud.
Just silly.
Snow in the winter oh my. :P

Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon

02/07/2013 09:35:55 PM · #14

Looking forward to it, I am. Nothing like a good, hefty snowfall to create photo ops. Assuming we keep our power, that is... We're gonna get the brunt of the winds here on our little sandbar out in the Atlantic.

bohemka

Nikon D700

02/07/2013 09:50:45 PM · #15

I just accidentally reported a post as spam on my phone. Not even sure which one. Sorry.

alohadave

Pentax K-5

Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF

02/07/2013 09:57:01 PM · #16

Much ado about nothing. It's a typical Nor'easter. Usually results in a blizzard when they come in the winter. It's not like they are particularly rare.

They are predicting about 24" in Boston.

I think that because the anniversary of the Blizzard of '78 was a couple days ago, people are thinking that it's the second coming or something like that.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/07/2013 10:16:52 PM · #17

Originally posted by alohadave:

Much ado about nothing. It's a typical Nor'easter. Usually results in a blizzard when they come in the winter. It's not like they are particularly rare.

They are predicting about 24" in Boston.

Nothing "typical" about this if it lives up to expectations. They've been keeping snowfall records in Boston since 1892:

1. February 17-18, 2003
27.5 inches

2. February 6-7, 1978
27.1 inches

3. February 24-27, 1969
26.3 inches

4. March 31-April 1, 1997
25.4 inches

5. January 22-23, 2005
22.5 inches

6. January 20-21, 1978
21.4 inches

7. March 3-5, 1960
19.8 inches

8. February 16-17, 1958
19.4 inches

9. February 8-10, 1994
18.7 inches

10. December 20-22, 1975
10. January 7-8, 1996
10. December 26-27, 2010
18.2 inches

Only FOUR storms in that time have deposited in excess of 24 inches on the city. 2 feet of snowfall = 5-6 feet drifting. This will be paralysis time if it happens. We'll see...

PGerst

Canon EOS-20D

02/07/2013 10:46:28 PM · #18

I love it....on the way home today, passed by a gas station. Yes, some were filling up portable cans, most were filling up their cars.

So.....where do they think they are driving to??

Looked at the rate...1" per hour here in CT. Didn't buy a snow blower, going out every 2 hours or so....makes up for the Girl Scout Cookies I just bought. :)

cowboy221977

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

02/07/2013 10:50:07 PM · #19

I hope ya'll are stayin warm

PGerst

Canon EOS-20D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/07/2013 11:02:41 PM · #20

Can't wait to go sledding....my 6 year old and I have a speed record to break. :)

littlemav

Nikon D90

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR

02/07/2013 11:11:54 PM · #21

Turn on some really big FANS n blow some of that down here... I've waited for snow all year and 1 itty bitty piss ant of a snow... So we'll take half, and I'll be happy! My big ol' Dodge Pick-em up 4 wheeler goes ANYHWHERE on snow!!!!

Other wise break out the fire wood, games, and family fun times!!

Send us PLENTY OF PICUTRES!!!!

02/08/2013 05:40:31 PM · #22

Here comes the snow... Heavy and wet. Governors declared a state of emergency and banned all non-essential travel on roads until further notice. They make the usual exceptions (emergency workers, utility crews, etc etc) and then include an exemption "if it is safe" for going to get food and fuel. Does going out to take storm pictures shoehorn in there anywhere?

snaffles

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

02/08/2013 05:52:41 PM · #23

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Free Study springs to mind, Robeart....sit tight! Up here we have had fine steady snow since last night, about 10in deep at 1pm when I got home from work by way of town, where I loaded up on supplies. Lots of drifting snow. Now parked in at home and expecting to not go anywhere til Saturday pm.

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littlemav...careful what you wish for kiddo...just because it's pretty and scenic doesn't make life easier for us in the snowzone!!

giantmike

Canon EOS R6

02/08/2013 05:54:51 PM · #24

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Some would argue that going out in a blizzard to take photos is "absurd" ... :)