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    Are you ready for a storm?

    As I sit here the storm of the century is bearing down on us, so they say.. yup it's snowing, the cold is coming, gonna to be sub zero tonight and we'll below that tomorrow night. The kicker is the 20 mph wind with gust up to 45 mph. We haven't done much of anything to prepare I did get the tractor out with the blower on and cleaned the lane out. Glanced at the generator, yup I can unhook the blower and get that on the tractor in a few minutes. Got plenty of wood pellets, food and beer.. there's folks buying a dozen loaves of bread gallons and gallons of milk. Shelves are getting empty for a couple day stom. What to y'all do when something like this hits? Go with it? Panic?  Just make sure  everything is good to go?? 


     

    +5  Views: 978 Answers: 6 Posted: 5 years ago
    Tags: winter
    clu

    Where do you live,JDB?
    JDB

    Clu, We're in Ohio. A balmy 7 degrees nice stiff NW wind and getting ready to clean the lane again.

    6 Answers

    I think there is a Wolf Moon and a lunar eclipse tonight too.   I can't see it for the cloudy weather. 


     


    Last winter we experienced a major weather event which lasted for a few days.  We were well warned in advance so I made sure I bought everything we could possibly want or need before the snow and ice cleared.  

    Always. It's part of life here during the winter so we just take storms for granted. Most are just a regular event but if there is a power outage, now that is hard to take. Nothing to do but wait it out.

    JDB

    That's what I don't understand is this is normal.. it seems like the news media blows everything out of proportion nowadays and everyone starts to panic.
    Ducky

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    Yep. "Huge winter storm grips the U.S." Just 10 minutes ago, I watched a field reporter standing beside a park bench in N.Y. She was all animated and breathless about the snow being so high up on the bench. What? Looked to me like 6-7 inches. The bench seat was very visible. LOL!
    JDB

    EXACTLY Ducky!! That's what I mean.. and it's everything. Not just about the weather. National or local, they really pour it on.
    Ducky

    Moderator
    I suppose they must make the news exciting, no matter what? :)

    If you are forewarned you should be ok As long as you have food ,water, and shelter -- You are ok!

    clu

    I live in SW Michigan. We got about 4 inches of snow and the wind did not go crazy. About 13 miles north of me they got 8 inches of snow.
    JDB

    We had about 5-6" and sustained winds of 20 miles an hour with gusts as high as 35. Last night it was -9.2 around 5am

    ....always, I am married 

    No storm here, 73 degrees. Clear. In West Texas. 

    Ducky

    Moderator
    Perfect temperature for me.

    It's supposed to snow both Sat and Sun. And that wind is a bit much. It's creating deep snowdrifts on my driveway. The " good  news" is..... that it's supposed to be only 15 F  for a high Mon.   :-O  We're going to have a heat wave this Wed of 38F . Maybe that will melt all the snow  :-)

    JDB

    I'm headed out to fire the tractor up and clear the lane again. It's a balmy 7degrees here right now. Stiff wind from the northwest. Great weather


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