Stay safe, Northeast brothers

Kyle76 · Post by **Kyle76** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:13 am

Hopefully, Nemo won't be a major catastrophe. Keep us posted about conditions, if you can.

desertbadger · Post by **desertbadger** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:21 am

+1.......after what you've been through, I hope all is well with you and your families.

Regards,
David

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:47 am

High winds and big drifts here - it's just light enough to see. I shall have two mugs of tea then go and try to get to the hospital for rounds. If lucky I can bash through with the Expedition. If not, I'm wading through the snow and that's hard work (I don't have Wendell's facility with snowshoes).

Chris

Spenser · Post by **Spenser** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:21 am

I've got snow today and still snowing, but nothing like what I see on television for the northeast. Heart felt best wishes and prayers for you guys and your families.

Nitrox · Post by **Nitrox** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:21 am

We got blasted yesterday with a big one. Most snow in over five years. It had to have been over 24 hours of continuous heavy snow which only let up last night. I must have cleaned the snow outside at least ten times.

jww · Post by **jww** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:43 am

Just another typical snowstorm day in Ottawa yesterday ..... I think the total snow fall was around 20 cm give or take. Nothing we haven't faced before. South-east and south-west of us was/is another story altogether though. N'or Easters can pack a wallop and a half and then some.

On a somewhat lighter side of observation, my son in Toronto tweeted how his native hometown of Ottawa handles the snow removal with typical aplomb, while with yesterday's snow, his adopted hometown of Toronto hadn't had any removal equipment out near his place in Bloor-Court (downtown core) at all during the day. We're so used to it here, even some of the really big dumps (50+ cm in 24 hours a couple of years ago) haven't crippled the city in the past. I consider ourselves lucky on that front.

My solution on snow days is to simply work from my home office until the evening, dig us out, and make a trip to Ikea where the store is empty and you have the run of the restaurant .....

Rufus · Post by **Rufus** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:58 pm

jww wrote:Just another typical snowstorm day in Ottawa yesterday ..... I think the total snow fall was around 20 cm give or take. Nothing we haven't faced before. South-east and south-west of us was/is another story altogether though. N'or Easters can pack a wallop and a half and then some.

On a somewhat lighter side of observation, my son in Toronto tweeted how his native hometown of Ottawa handles the snow removal with typical aplomb, while with yesterday's snow, his adopted hometown of Toronto hadn't had any removal equipment out near his place in Bloor-Court (downtown core) at all during the day. We're so used to it here, even some of the really big dumps (50+ cm in 24 hours a couple of years ago) haven't crippled the city in the past. I consider ourselves lucky on that front.

My solution on snow days is to simply work from my home office until the evening, dig us out, and make a trip to Ikea where the store is empty and you have the run of the restaurant .....

You're dead right Wendell on snow removal in Ottawa vs Toronto. I lived in Ottawa for 10 years and Montreal for 8 years before that and have lived just outside TO to the south west for 20years, our snowfall yesterday was approximately 30 cm (about 12 inches) and you'd think it was the end of the world; remember when Mayor Mel Lastman called on the army to help with snow removal a few years ago? When I lived in Ottawa and Montreal we referred to this part of Ontario as the "banana belt" due to the relatively mild winters we have here. Mind you, Ottawa is known as "that subarctic lumbering town".

GA Russell · Post by **GA Russell** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:40 pm

I once spent a winter in Quebec City, and snow removal was daily and very professional. No big deal to get it done right.

I hope no one of SMF loses power!

GregPQ · Post by **GregPQ** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:47 pm

I live in a Boston suburb. 5th worst snowstorm in Boston history. Bought a snowblower a couple years ago and today was the first time I needed it. Sure glad I had it.

This was late in the day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfdCkG8Sq9w

Greg

changabang · Post by **changabang** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:53 pm

Just another day in paradise.

CMur12 · Post by **CMur12** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:30 pm

My best to all of you faced with this extreme weather.

- Murray

ShadowsDad · Post by **ShadowsDad** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:54 pm

Nothing major in central Maine. We had a lot of snow (no idea how much because of drifting) and plenty of wind. No public utility supplied power outage either. The southern Maine coast got the worst of it from what I gathered from the talking heads.

Two more months and we'll definitely be headed the other way as far as the weather.

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:03 am

glad to read all are well. thankfully not as bad as predicted, for my section of the world anyway

clive

ShadowsDad · Post by **ShadowsDad** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:24 pm

To cap off the weekend, today was an absolutely gorgeous day! In the low 30s with mild breezes and bright warm sun.

I had a couple on the hook waiting to finish their range session to complete their handgun class and it was an absolutely fantastic day for it.

As usual after a class where I'm the instructor and the range officer, I was absolutely exhausted mentally. I just wanted to take a very long nap. But the day was fantastic! 2 more fantastic "salt of the earth" folks with their CC permits. And one of the couple a new handgunner and the first time she ever used a handgun.

JayTrek · Post by **JayTrek** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:41 pm

ShadowsDad wrote:To cap off the weekend, today was an absolutely gorgeous day! In the low 30s with mild breezes and bright warm sun.

I had a couple on the hook waiting to finish their range session to complete their handgun class and it was an absolutely fantastic day for it.

As usual after a class where I'm the instructor and the range officer, I was absolutely exhausted mentally. I just wanted to take a very long nap. But the day was fantastic! 2 more fantastic "salt of the earth" folks with their CC permits. And one of the couple a new handgunner and the first time she ever used a handgun.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:43 am

As they say, Brian, back to work!

jww · Post by **jww** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:01 am

Happy to hear all have weathered the storm -- no pun intended.

Today we have freezing rain in the forecast for most of the day -- and that is never any fun to deal with regardless of how good or not-so-good the local snow removal is.

ShadowsDad · Post by **ShadowsDad** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:04 pm

Gary, I almost wish I was "back to work", almost ! I've never worked so hard or put more of myself into anything until I was retired.

I sure do get far more enjoyment and fulfillment out of it than I ever got out of working for someone for a weekly paycheck. They never appreciated anything extra or superlative, so after awhile one simply doesn't do it anymore. I absolutely love helping good folks though, and the look on their faces when they realize "I can do this!". It takes it's toll on me, but it's worth it. I just need to find a way to deal with it, like maybe a nap. Hey, I'm an older fart, I'm due a power nap!