I dont know how man of you guys and laddies, have heard about the little snow storm we're having up here in New England this weekend, but we're expecting any where from 18"-24'' some spots could get 30"+. Sooo here I sit with a nice bottle of Glenlivet 18, and wait for the power to eventually go out. Hope everyone else thats getting hit by this same storm stays safe. I'll try and post pics if I can tomorrow after its stopped snowing which they say should be arround 1pm.
Blizzard of 2013
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Fizzi6ergal
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Lost power with only 4-5"??? We'll have 3 feet of snow and I wish power would go out just so I could go home. It's not uncommon for 3 feet to dump here and still have power.
Good luck with the snow! Blue sky and a little chilly here today! Supposed to be beautiful here this weekend!!!!!!
Good luck with the snow! Blue sky and a little chilly here today! Supposed to be beautiful here this weekend!!!!!!
trees falling and car accidents usually cause power outages... where I live, we used to lose power a lot... got a new power company and they actually trim the trees once a year... power has been more stable since... I still have a UPS on my pc, still need to pick up another for my entertainment system (last one died a year or so back)... and I have a 6500watt generator that has paid for itself 
Thats the only way to do it.Do you hook it up to your main breaker, or mess around with cords?trees falling and car accidents usually cause power outages... where I live, we used to lose power a lot... got a new power company and they actually trim the trees once a year... power has been more stable since... I still have a UPS on my pc, still need to pick up another for my entertainment system (last one died a year or so back)... and I have a 6500watt generator that has paid for itself
a xfer switch is on my list... for now, my kids help me run cords through the window into the house....
one guy I was talking with said he backfeeds through the dryer plug... but that's a big no-no... if you forget to throw your mains, you run a chance of seriously hurting someone...
ours is setup with a automatic system in the main box, all we have to do is plug in the main cord into the generator when crap happens and start it up.
We built a good structure next to the house that holds the generator and a few tanks of gas just for it. Even have some nice vents for it and a exhaust routing to go outside the "shed". But the main thing was making it so that when we open it up the generator can be taken with us to be able to take where it's needed.
linkgt
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Got hit pretty hard here in Long Island. And of course, the county takes forever to plow the roads let alone salt them. Also railroad service was suspended which ruined my weekend plans damn nature
damn natureUpdate
I'm safe and sound currently located at my parents house in Gloucester, MA. I'm up here because I will be without power until Tuesday at the earliest. I would conservatively estimate my town received 21" of snow since no totals can be found on the local news web sites, and towns around me are reporting totals at or above 21''. I still cant post any pictures since I have no access to my own computer, but I can report that my Jeep narrowly escaped major damage by a falling tree limb. All that happened was my radio antenna was ripped off by the branch. All in all it was tame in terms of snow totals nothing I haven't seen before (meaning more than 20" in one storm), but the 80 mph gusts that were recorded in my area with the storm were a new treat to deal with. That is all for now, I'll try and check in when I get back home to RI with PICS!!!
I'm safe and sound currently located at my parents house in Gloucester, MA. I'm up here because I will be without power until Tuesday at the earliest. I would conservatively estimate my town received 21" of snow since no totals can be found on the local news web sites, and towns around me are reporting totals at or above 21''. I still cant post any pictures since I have no access to my own computer, but I can report that my Jeep narrowly escaped major damage by a falling tree limb. All that happened was my radio antenna was ripped off by the branch. All in all it was tame in terms of snow totals nothing I haven't seen before (meaning more than 20" in one storm), but the 80 mph gusts that were recorded in my area with the storm were a new treat to deal with. That is all for now, I'll try and check in when I get back home to RI with PICS!!!
At least you put the windshield wipers up. LOL!
On all 4 cars!
We've gotten lucky here in PA the last few years with snow. Last big storms were about 3 years ago when we got two back to back storms with close to 24" each time. Got my fingers pulled into a snow blower trying to clear my wife's and had two fingers ripped off, but glove was intact. They're reattached and function pretty normally now although the nail on my middle finger never grew back right.
And this is the first we're hearing about this?!? This needs it's own thread!
And what you guys call "Nemo" is what we call "Tuesday" where I work.