Big weather is coming to Boston tomorrow, that means stocking up! Fill your bathtub with milk and hunker down. Is everyone ready? Let's see.
Shovel? Check.
Rock salt? Check.
Food? Check.
Dog food? Check.
Batteries/flashlight? Eh, don't need it, snow cover means its never really dark anyway.
Gas in car? Pffffft. Where am I going?
Bread, milk, eggs? No, thanks, I overdosed on French toast after some childhood snowstorms.
Little Debbies? Yes sir, yes sir, two boxes full!
Did I miss anything?
Be safe everyone.
Hugs
Bethany
You could use the flashlight in the event that some winds and/or snow shut off power by damaging power lines. It happens. Be prepared.
Also:
-Insulated undergarments.
-Waterproof jacket/pants.
-Window crease insulation.
-Flamethrower (Kidding! :laugh:)
I've been near Boston during a blizzard, y'all can keep that crap. Give me hurricanes any day.
That's what my Mom said! She moved to Florida.
When I saw the title, I was thinking, "What, is DQ having a sale today? Get spoons!" :D
Take care, all ya'all... :o
eta: "DQ" = Dairy Queen, a popular soft ice cream company in the US (I don't think it's just regional).
There's a Dairy Queen here, but it closes every winter.
I keep seeing their commercials, but I've NEVER seen a DQ, or Sonic for that matter. Actually, I saw ONE Sonic in PA. Still, they're hard to find. ???
No Sonics here, no Whataburgers or White Castle, either.
Quote from: DianaP on February 07, 2013, 09:47:40 PM
I keep seeing their commercials, but I've NEVER seen a DQ, or Sonic for that matter. Actually, I saw ONE Sonic in PA. Still, they're hard to find. ???
Re: Sonic. They're a lot easier to find in the Southwest (where I finished high school a long time ago). They've really only begun expanding to the east coast in very recent years. You do see their ads much more than the drive-ins, at least in my part of NJ. Still, I know where one is within about a 5-10 minute drive (close by, for my neighborhood). And I'm seeing more and more of them every year.
DQs are much older, but again, not so many of them on the East Coast, but there was one near the house we rented when we moved to NJ, almost 20 years ago. DQ doesn't seem to be expanding much, and given East Coast weather (or at least that of winters past) I think Friendly's and, at one time, especially around Boston, Brigham's tended to shut them out, for the most part.
Bracing for the edges of the Nor'easter here as well.
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on February 07, 2013, 08:21:21 PM
Big weather is coming to Boston tomorrow, that means stocking up! Fill your bathtub with milk and hunker down. Is everyone ready? Let's see.
Shovel? Check.
Rock salt? Check.
Food? Check.
Dog food? Check.
Batteries/flashlight? Eh, don't need it, snow cover means its never really dark anyway.
Gas in car? Pffffft. Where am I going?
Bread, milk, eggs? No, thanks, I overdosed on French toast after some childhood snowstorms.
Little Debbies? Yes sir, yes sir, two boxes full!
Did I miss anything?
A really good book to fill in the time:
"JamieD's Guide to Toe Nail Cleaning" seems to be a bit of a dark horse on the best seller list!
Be Safe
Not sure how many countries DQ is in but I know there is one on Grand Cayman Island on the Cayman Islands.
The snow has started here. I'm home, got all my supplies. I hope everyone gets off the roads before it gets nasty out there.
Firewood for the fireplace.
Wine.
Generator
Bottled water
Stay safe, beloved sister. And keep warm. Puppies are good for that.
Good luck everyone! (We had a dusting of frost here this morning... :o...in the Seattle area 1/2" of snow = two feet back east, in terms of drivers who get stuck)
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on February 08, 2013, 08:42:46 AM
The snow has started here. I'm home, got all my supplies. I hope everyone gets off the roads before it gets nasty out there.
No kidding. We don't need a repeat of 78 thats for sure.
Maintenance jokes about putting a snow plow on my wheelchair. Now that would be fun. LOL
This is going to be fun because I can go dog sledding tomorrow. I'm psyched lol :)
I don't have any snow yet, waaaah.
Milk in the bathtub? I thought it was water in the bathtub.
There's a Sonic in DE along RT 13. If you've been to DE, you know that it's pretty much the main road for anywhere you go in the state.
They're banning travel on the roads after 4 PM with the exception of essential services. Get home if you live in Massachusetts. Hugs, Devlyn
Its sixty, sunny and windy here near Cape Lookout. A rather pretty day despite the wind. Do have high tides though. I certainly don't envy your snow a bit. When I went to First Event in '05, it snowed 30 inches up there. It made me a few days late getting back home due to cancelled flights, but I had a friend to stay with.
Took the dog out, we have six or eight inches so far, and there's a big tree down across the street.
I worry about you, sis. Please stay warm and safe.
Dairy Queen but not World of Warcraft? Oh my god people get it together. Amurrica needs you to eat AND be sedentary. Get on the ball already.
Well, this sucks.
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damn, girlfriend
Quote from: Felix on February 09, 2013, 03:37:23 AM
Amurrica needs you to eat AND be sedentary. Get on the ball already.
But if we try to be sedentary, then we're not being sedentary. :P
Quote from: Devlyn Marie on February 09, 2013, 07:07:40 AM
Well, this sucks.
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I feel your pain. I have been outside digging out of the snow. On the plus side the huskies are besides themselves with happiness :)
Hahahahaha! Screw you, old man winter!
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Glad you made it through the storm ok! (but how you made it without Devil Dogs is beyond me! :laugh:)
I had Little Debbie swiss rolls and mini powdered donuts! Glad you made it, too.
@Devlyn,
Well prepared as we had stocked up for a previous storm. Got about 30cm in my suburb a bit west of Toronto. Luckily I have an electric power shovel snow thrower, used it twice on Friday and finished the job today. The little snow cover on the ground melted with the Sunshine, so the main roads should be good now.
Jamie
Devlyn I know that sucks but it looks gorgeous.
Jamie, that's a bit over a foot unless my metric conversion skills fail me!
Felix, the snow and the wind create some beautiful things. I'll try to get you a few interesting shots tomorrow.
This snow is four or five feet high.
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Nature's funny!
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No fair! Our snow is pretty much gone after 24 hours. Anything that's left is gross and icky. :(
Neat shot, Devlyn. You need one showing the puppy playing in the snow.
Same snowdrift, looking back the other direction.
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Action Hound
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Puppiers playing in the snow. Weeeeeee
That drift look nasty.
Here are some great pictures from the Boston Globe. Click on the photos tab
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/02/09/lose-power-storm-expected-continue-into-midday/1I0rzzSPGsdJ58jf0LfFIK/picture.html (http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/02/09/lose-power-storm-expected-continue-into-midday/1I0rzzSPGsdJ58jf0LfFIK/picture.html)
Quote from: Bethany Dawn on February 10, 2013, 03:47:16 PM
Here are some great pictures from the Boston Globe. Click on the photos tab
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/02/09/lose-power-storm-expected-continue-into-midday/1I0rzzSPGsdJ58jf0LfFIK/picture.html (http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/02/09/lose-power-storm-expected-continue-into-midday/1I0rzzSPGsdJ58jf0LfFIK/picture.html)
That's the first time I've ever seen a snow angel create a person.
Snowblower saved me on this one. In central NY and got about 8-10" at my house. just got the snowblower and used it friday night and saturday morning (plow put 2.5' at the end of the driveway). I think the dog hated it more than me. He's 10 lbs and acts like he's drowning when there's more than 6" of snow on the ground.
Quote from: Emily Elizabeth on February 10, 2013, 04:04:54 PM
That's the first time I've ever seen a snow angel create a person.
LOL I know right. My favorite is the photo of the row house.
@Devlyn,
I'm lousy at metric conversion so I googled and you are right on at one foot of snow. 1 cm = .39 inches. 30 cm = 11.81 inches. Not that much compared to what you got. I had drifting in my driveway up to my knees, I am short only 5 feet, so one of your drifts would be my height.
@Bethany,
that link has awesome pics of the snow. That is going to take quite a while to get the streets unplugged from the snow. Good thing you don't have to go outside.
Jamie