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Yes! Sledding down in stolen lunch trays was always fun :D. The funny thing is that Ithica isn't even that close to the lakes, so they get off easy. The real nasty areas are usually all within 10 miles of Lake Erie or Ontario. The northern suburbs of Syracuse always get hit the hardest. Because as long as the winds don't shift, it snows until they do. That's how you get these record storms in the past that dumb incredible amounts of snow. About 11 years ago, over a 5 day period, Buffalo got 82.3 inches of snow. Absolutely mind blowing, especially considering it was over Christmas(Dec 24th-Dec28th).
 
dreadnatty08 said:
Wow, that's crazy! They're generally prepared for it, but not sure even that amount they were able to get through.
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Usually we are prepared for it, and do a better job than many at removing it, but when you start talking about just under 7 feet of snow, that's a lot. These don't happen very often, but getting squalls that randomly dump 6 inches in 3 hours and then end are very common. Up until these last 2 winters, it would snow more days than it wouldn't here. Can't say that I'm complaining; I hate dealing with the snow.:rolleyes:
 
Good lord, now they're talking about "safely" shoveling snow on the news! :rolleyes:
It's called, pay the neighborhood kid to shovel it for you. ;)

Edit: or live in an apartment where you're not responsible. :)
(granted I help shovel around the sidewalks at work. :()
 
dreadnatty08 said:
Good lord, now they're talking about "safely" shoveling snow on the news! :rolleyes:
It's called, pay the neighborhood kid to shovel it for you. ;)

Edit: or live in an apartment where you're not responsible. :)
(granted I help shovel around the sidewalks at work. :()
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Unless your apartment complex sucks at snow removal, lol.
 
Never mind 7 feet, here in the UK 7cm is a national emergency! Heck, 7mm is enough to cause problems :p

You'd think we'd never seen the stuff before the way the transport system fails to cope...
 
When we were visiting NC before we moved there (from MA), they forcasted a dusting or so of snow the night before. What came after that? Immediate school closings. What resulted? Basically nothing. :rolleyes:

Jhawk, I live in a small building so it's more about a couple guys removing snow from the steps down to the sidewalk (which rarely happens). We're lucky to get some salt sprinkled.
 
dreadnatty08 said:
When we were visiting NC before we moved there (from MA), they forcasted a dusting or so of snow the night before. What came after that? Immediate school closings. What resulted? Basically nothing. :rolleyes:

Jhawk, I live in a small building so it's more about a couple guys removing snow from the steps down to the sidewalk (which rarely happens). We're lucky to get some salt sprinkled.
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They put a large bucket of salt inside the front door, and every once in a while they use it. I think I sprinkle it on the steps more than they do.
 
Big fan of it myself. We have a ton of ice melter at work. It's more important because or vendor deliveries come through the back door down a custom ramp. If it's raining or snowing it's really precarious. I try to keep it as "tractional" and clear as possible.
 
Yeah a couple years back we got the most snow in 30 years in Statesboro (4in). But it hit at 7pm on a Friday night, stopped by 12am, and the warmth in the roads had cleared the snow on them by 5am Saturday morning. So didn't cause much hassle for most. And it was beautiful the next day with all the White everywhere.
 
I feel bad for folks who never get to experience much snow in their lives. :o
Our family friends got back from a cruise on the Reine through Germany. Lot's of international folks (many from Australia and New Zealand) who got to see snow for the first time! :)
 
dreadnatty08 said:
I feel bad for folks who never get to experience much snow in their lives. :o
Our family friends got back from a cruise on the Reine through Germany. Lot's of international folks (many from Australia and New Zealand) who got to see snow for the first time! :)
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That must have been something to witness. I remember taking a trip to Orlando during February a couple years ago, and it was suppose to be "cold" there, like upper 50's, nothing like the teens I left behind in NY. I was out in shorts and a tee and thought nothing of it; though I got some interesting looks from the locals to say the least.
 
The most snow we have ever gotten here was about 6-8" or so when I was 4. We would get 2-4" every 5 years or so and maybe a dusting every other year. That was until the last 3 years.

Three years ago we were supposed to get rain on a cold January day. My wife got 5 miles from work (20 miles from home) and it started sleeting so hard that she almost couldn't get the car off of the road to a safe place fast enough. After a couple of inches of sleet was deposited over 30 minutes, about 4" of snow fell in a couple of hours. She was stuck in a parking lot for 3 hours while I drove 40 miles in my 4x4 truck to pick her up.

Two Christmases ago we were supposed to MAYBE get a "dusting". Usually that means they're just hoping to see some white rooftops. Woke up to 6". Two weeks later we were supposed to get about 3", which usually means we won't see any snow :p Woke up to a foot! I was giddy with excitement! :D
 
For all you snow-haters :p

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Hi MP! If it's warm most of the year I'm good.....I like my temps to range in the 50's to 90's (low 90's with no humidity would be good). :D
 
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