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New York City mayor: 'Don't underestimate this storm'

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(CNN)A monster snowstorm is expected to slam into the Northeast on Monday and Tuesday, dumping what could be up to 3 feet of snow in Boston and New York, along with freezing rain and strong gusts possibly reaching hurricane level. The storm is expected to hit northern New Jersey through southern Connecticut and freeze Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts.
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New York City mayor: 'Don't underestimate this storm' - CNN.com

This sounds like a ball buster. Be safe out there.
 
sangha said:
I'm hoping that this year is the one year my power doesn't go out during the Big Storm of the Year.

Pray for me.
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Not looking forward to it. The 4 or 5 we got yesterday was the warm up I guess.
 
sangha said:
I'm hoping that this year is the one year my power doesn't go out during the Big Storm of the Year.

Pray for me.
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I will. Keep us updated. If you see the face of the Virgin Mary appear in a 6 foot long icicle or something, I want pixs.
 
WOOT!!! I was smart enough to check the weather and put in time off for Tuesday and Wednesday.
 
Best wishes for everyone up there, the weather outlook reports are worrisome.
 
It certainly is a nasty system. Remember, assume the forecast is correct and plan accordingly. Even if it doesn't pan out as a super storm... damn a blind man could read the charts and see the danger in this one.
 
The mean estimate is app 2' in NYC, with some as high as 3' in the I-95 corridor: NY/NJ/CT/MA.
Mayor said could be All-time largest snow accumulation storm. (27"+)
Light snow Monday/day, then Monday night into Tuesday.. Blizzard.

THEN followed by a week++ of Below freezing and even brutally Low Temperatures, which will hurt snow removal/dissipation.
Whatever falls will be piled up for weeks at least.
10 Day NYC, 10001
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/l/10001
(Click on right to see second 5 days)
 
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sangha said:
I'm hoping that this year is the one year my power doesn't go out during the Big Storm of the Year.

Pray for me.
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If ours does go out, I'll be thinking of you when I start the generator! :mrgreen:
 
I hope that people get in tuna fish, bread, peanut butter, water, etc...you know, the basics to feed their families so they dont whine like during Hurricane Sandy that the govt owed them. Apparently because they werent capable of keeping 3 days worth of staples in the house.

Maybe make sure they have candles, LED lights (cheap and long lasting), blankets...you know *the basics*.

Edit: heh, without manual can openers, I wonder how many will just look at the tuna fish cans? :doh
 
Lursa said:
I hope that people get in tuna fish, bread, peanut butter, water, etc...you know, the basics to feed their families so they dont whine like during Hurricane Sandy that the govt owed them. Apparently because they werent capable of keeping 3 days worth of staples in the house.

Maybe make sure they have candles, LED lights (cheap and long lasting), blankets...you know *the basics*.

Edit: heh, without manual can openers, I wonder how many will just look at the tuna fish cans? :doh
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Anything that can hold water, use it.
 
Lursa said:
I hope that people get in tuna fish, bread, peanut butter, water, etc...you know, the basics to feed their families so they dont whine like during Hurricane Sandy that the govt owed them. Apparently because they werent capable of keeping 3 days worth of staples in the house.

Maybe make sure they have candles, LED lights (cheap and long lasting), blankets...you know *the basics*.

Edit: heh, without manual can openers, I wonder how many will just look at the tuna fish cans? :doh
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that's the problem for us Western Washingtonians Lursa, we never have bad weather like this.

I keep my survival gear and emergency supplies stocked, then I end up having to replace them without ever using them.

I mean the worst we had was that windstorm 9 years ago. and that only cut power for two days... I'm really praying hard for a massive dumping snow storm while I'm off and at home....
 
Lursa said:
I hope that people get in tuna fish, bread, peanut butter, water, etc...you know, the basics to feed their families so they dont whine like during Hurricane Sandy that the govt owed them. Apparently because they werent capable of keeping 3 days worth of staples in the house.

Maybe make sure they have candles, LED lights (cheap and long lasting), blankets...you know *the basics*.

Edit: heh, without manual can openers, I wonder how many will just look at the tuna fish cans? :doh
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It takes a high level of obtuseness to think that people were whining about tuna fish and peanut butter after Hurricane Sandy when what they were upset about was their homes being destroyed, or not having heat and electricity and not being able to buy gas for their generators
 
Jeez...lots of NE fans might not have power...
 
Meanwhile, there's a storm approaching the West coast too.


Check it out!


See that? 30% chance of rain tomorrow night. Brutal!
 
sangha said:
It takes a high level of obtuseness to think that people were whining about tuna fish and peanut butter after Hurricane Sandy when what they were upset about was their homes being destroyed, or not having heat and electricity and not being able to buy gas for their generators
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well you build in a storm prone area you take the risk of getting your house blown away... I keep wondering why we need billion dollar recovery bills to bail out people who didn't insure their junk. everything I own is insured, my insurance, combined car, renters, and firearm rider is like 80 bucks a month.... cut out the cigarettes and 40 ounce malt liquors and you can afford that...

it's like those of us who live in mild climates, like here in the PNW pay taxes to subsidize people who live in dangerprone areas and they won't even buy an 80 dollar insurance policy...

it's like New Orleans, why in the hell was anyone under the river uninsured? we even subsidize flood insurance premiums! (which we shouldn't do because that only encourages risky development, another subject)
 
Lursa said:
I hope that people get in tuna fish, bread, peanut butter, water, etc...you know, the basics to feed their families so they dont whine like during Hurricane Sandy that the govt owed them. Apparently because they werent capable of keeping 3 days worth of staples in the house.

Maybe make sure they have candles, LED lights (cheap and long lasting), blankets...you know *the basics*.

Edit: heh, without manual can openers, I wonder how many will just look at the tuna fish cans? :doh
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EMNofSeattle said:
well you build in a storm prone area you take the risk of getting your house blown away... I keep wondering why we need billion dollar recovery bills to bail out people who didn't insure their junk. everything I own is insured, my insurance, combined car, renters, and firearm rider is like 80 bucks a month.... cut out the cigarettes and 40 ounce malt liquors and you can afford that...
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everything of yours is insured? Why, that's awesome!!!

But if you ever lose your house in a natural disaster, the insurance will help you get back in a home, but not in the days immediatelly following the disaster.
 
sangha said:
everything of yours is insured? Why, that's awesome!!!

But if you ever lose your house in a natural disaster, the insurance will help you get back in a home, but not in the days immediatelly following the disaster.
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everything that costs a lot to replace anyway.

I have 1800 dollars of firearms insured, my electronics insured, my car insured, and my home furishings insured, I hope my landlord has insurance in the building I'm living in, but I have cash reserves to get out of dodge and rent a hotel for a few nights. and friends and relatives who live all over the western US. if a massive storm came off of the pacific or a rock slide off of Vancouver island makes a tsunami, I'll go chill wit mah cuz in Kalispell MT for a week, or my coworker in Fontana, CA or something...
 
EMNofSeattle said:
everything that costs a lot to replace anyway.

I have 1800 dollars of firearms insured, my electronics insured, my car insured, and my home furishings insured, I hope my landlord has insurance in the building I'm living in, but I have cash reserves to get out of dodge and rent a hotel for a few nights. and friends and relatives who live all over the western US. if a massive storm came off of the pacific or a rock slide off of Vancouver island makes a tsunami, I'll go chill wit mah cuz in Kalispell MT for a week, or my coworker in Fontana, CA or something...
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You should not assume that you will be able to find a hotel room or travel out of the area in the event of a natural disaster.
 
Stay warm folks.

(it was 78 degrees here today...LOL)
 
sangha said:
I'm hoping that this year is the one year my power doesn't go out during the Big Storm of the Year.

Pray for me.
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if you fear a power outage,i wonder what backups could work in your arfea.if you live in an apartment,a generator is a nogo,unless you want to suspend it outside the window to avoid carbon monoxide.a solar panel wont work because of cloud coverage plus snow blocking the panel.i guess you could have a battery bank charged by solar and use it when power goes out conservatively,or one of though wall charge jump start/power supple boxes with built in inverters.


but in all prepperness,people in the northeast big cities are kinda screwed,most backup power supplies arent viable and those that are arent viable in an urban environment.
 
sangha said:
You should not assume that you will be able to find a hotel room or travel out of the area in the event of a natural disaster.
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It depends, if you wait until after it's happened you're right. if you leave in advance you can usually get out...

besides I'm well situated geographically, my home is on an island on a protected harbor. on the leeward side. I'm protected from wind, and have well stocked provisions. I probably wouldn't need to leave.
 
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