Snowmageddon: Northeast Blizzard of 2015!

[maflynn]

Well, my town called school off for tomorrow. I can't say that I'm surprised. I took a quick drive out at lunch hour and the roads here are in horrible condition. many of them are completely unplowed.

I'm not sure I understand why, did my town only hire a single snow plow for the storm?

 

[diane143]

20-30 inches of snow at one time isn't insignificant anywhere in the U.S. (then add to that the drifts from the wind). But the rush at the stores always amused me. Do people really run their cupboards, refrigerators, and freezers that low they can't survive a couple days without groceries?

I do.... BUT I never run for the store at the mention of bad weather either! Even in the 2013 Blizzard we were dug out in 24 hours.

What I want to know is, what on earth do people do with all the damn milk they buy?

 

[Plutonius]

This is the most overrated snowstorm ever.

Not at all. Southern NH got 24" (with 4' snow drifts) with high winds and no visibility. On the plus side, the roads got plowed pretty quickly.

 

[richwoodrocket]

Not at all. Southern NH got 24" (with 4' snow drifts) with high winds and no visibility. On the plus side, the roads got plowed pretty quickly.

In buffalo we had 5+ feet of snow not counting drifting.

 

[Plutonius]

In buffalo we had 5+ feet of snow not counting drifting.

Yep, but you don't have the roads, population, and traffic that the Boston area has. Declaring the state of emergency and closing the roads to most traffic was the right thing to do.

 

[senseless]

Believe me, if I could have pulled over somewhere, I would have.

The last 20 feet to the bathroom is the most agonizing.

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In buffalo we had 5+ feet of snow not counting drifting.

Buffalonians are a hardy bunch.

 

[Don't panic]

storm was a complete no-show in NYC.

a few inches of snow. it was barely the biggest snow storm of the year, let alone 'historic'.
didn't prevent the administration to completely shut down the city for a day.

sledding with the kids in central park, however, was fun.

 

[maflynn]

In buffalo we had 5+ feet of snow not counting drifting.

You guys are used to that much snow, I'm sure folks in Alaska are in the same boat, where as Boston being a 385 year old city with narrow winding streets that isn't used to that much snow, its been difficult.

 

[Gutwrench]

In buffalo we had 5+ feet of snow not counting drifting.

And then shrugged it off and still tried to have a football game. Thumbs up to Buffalo.

 

[richwoodrocket]

And then shrugged it off and still tried to have a football game. Thumbs up to Buffalo.

Lol it actually was a lot more severe than that.
Even buffalo can't deal with that much snow. But I guess we tried