bigfurmn
Master of the Pit
The warmest I will be seeing things until about Wednesday.
Anyone in the northeast remember the nor'easter of 1969? Fun times!
I remember 77 - I was 19 years old and Buffalo was buried in 117-inches of snow in places. At the time, I drove a plow for the NY State Thruway between Nyack and Newburgh, and I came awful close to being sent to Buffalo with the plow, which would have been a heck of a drive... Thankfully, bureaucracy moves so slow that Buffalo dug itself out before any word to go was reached.I was 8 .. And lived between Buffalo/Rochester... Snowmobiles were a blast... Then a few years later (77)... All roads were impassable, Snowmobiles were only transportation.... A semi/trailer was burried in a snow drift... Being smartass kids... We rode snowmobiles up over the rig long ways... No damage was done... LOL...
It's in Missouri and heading your way . That wind is tough .Its absolutely a beauty out today.Sunny,40s,no wind.
Real winter is but a minor inconvenience when you are up north where they are equipped to deal with it (I grew up in northern NJ). When it happens in the south, it turns into a major issue where even interstate highways can be shut down for weeks.I miss real winter!
Calling for 8in snow and below zero temps here starting Sunday night then another round of snow starting Thursday. Will definitely keep us locked down up in these hills.Real winter is but a minor inconvenience when you are up north where they are equipped to deal with it (I grew up in northern NJ). When it happens in the south, it turns into a major issue where even interstate highways can be shut down for weeks.
Last I checked, we are supposed to get around 3 inches Monday and another inch Thurs.Calling for 8in snow and below zero temps here starting Sunday night then another round of snow starting Thursday. Will definitely keep us locked down up in these hills.
I learned how to shovel in a hurry that year.
Man I miss the good ole days...
LOL I made up for it by shoveling snow until 1980 when I moved out of the house. Dad didn't buy his first snow blower until I was gone. Lets not forget mowing the yard with one of these.Lucky you... Started shoveling as soon as I could hold one... The smaller one for kids...
Well a lot of that goes on too! lolMy position is - the terms "Ice" and "Fishing" don't belong together! Unless I put my beer on ice while I'm at the lake!
Red
Back in early 60's my father took three of those reel mowers and hooked then all together and I cut 3/4 acre of grass with that rig pulled behind a Rototiller.We lived in a three story apartment house on Gatling Place in Bay Ridge that my grandfather owned. Two of my fondest memories from that time were. One, crawling down two flights of stairs to my grandmothers apartment for her baked beans, and two being attached to a harness on the clothes line so I could ride my tricycle up and down the driveway and not venture out onto the main road.
LOL I made up for it by shoveling snow until 1980 when I moved out of the house. Dad didn't buy his first snow blower until I was gone. Lets not forget mowing the yard with one of these.
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Chris
Back in early 60's my father took three of them and hooked then all together and I cut 3/4 acre of grass with that rig pulled behind a Rototiller.
Ever been through the ice? Its life changing lol! Fell through in a "crick" when I was a kid! That is a whole new level of cold! So was the 1/2 mile walk home! Had to try skipping and jogging to keep internal heat up and keep my clothes from completely freezing! So glad to get home, just to be called a dumbass anf get yelled at by my dad! Well, thats how we learned back in my day lol!100% 1) it's too damn cold and 2) as the Coast guard says the only safe ice is the ice you don't go out on