Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
Originally Posted By: css9450
I'd love to get 12+ inches here in Chicago. I love snow and winter is my favorite season.
This year has been a disappointment so far; we had something less than an inch total until late January and since then we've had a couple little (like, 2") snowfalls. I'm ready for some real snow.
I am about to suggest you (and anyone else who claims to love snow and winter) do something anatomically improbable with a snowblower!
AMEN! People that sit there and talk about bring on the storms drive me nuts. They will be the 1st to complain though when the power goes out for 2-3 days and they can't get warm. People like that don't take into account the cost of dealing with these storms either. Just freakin ridiculous.
Ok, so some of you here at BITOG like snow. That is fine. 3-5 inches I can see being happpy about. Small storms like that don't generally do much harm and they help out with people who enjoy winter sports. But when they start talking 2'-3' in one storm you are talking a serious and dangerous storm that literally could lead to deaths, massive prolonged power outages, huge financial burdens on towns and cities, and just on and on. Storms like this are no joke. These storms for those of us in the North are like Hurricanes for the South and Tornados for the Mid West. You don't make light of them even if you like snow and live here in the North. Just unbelieveable.
Looks like I am going to get slammed here( Coastal NH ). Forecast is for upwards of 24" of snow from Friday afternoon through Saturday AM. Snow will start sometime tonight or early Friday AM but won't get serious until later in the day. Worst time will be Friday night through early Sat AM. The forecast seems to have changed a bit since last night. Was going to be spread out more( Thurs - Sat ) but now looks more like we will get hit hard and fast. At least the winds are not forecast to be as bad now. That is a HUGE help in avoiding power outages.
My generator is ready to go as is my snowbllower but I really hope we don't lose power. My Dad is 88 and it can be a real problem if we do lose it for a long time. With a storm this big it can be hard to get out and get him somewhere safe and warm too. My Brother has had the power go out for literally 2-3 weeks after a storm like this because of where they live( low on the list of priorities ). Just not a fun time for many of us ahead I fear.
I remember 78 here and if this is as bad or worse =
