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[irvingj]

Years ago.... back in the late 60s... I had a Swedish girlfriend. She impressed upon me the weather we have here -- she was very surprised at how we can have a big snowstorm (this was back in the 60s, remember?) and then the next day the sun's out! Having a west-coast maritime climate, Sweden is more like the Pacific NW than the way it is here in New England. The beginning of my real education, far more ethan I ever learned in college... After four trips to Scandinavia, at all times of the year, I saw first hand what she meant.

So it was, that yesterday we had brilliant sunshine all day. I went after the remainder of the clean-up in the morning, and once again was so happy I had gotten my driveway paved some years back.

At the end of the day, my driveway was 95% clear and dry. Love it!

 

[cdaigle430]

Got 14 inches here but upper 3 inches sleet and frozen rain. Coudnt use my walk behind snow blower so I had to break out my Massey and the 60 inch blower. The pile the city snow plow left wasnt even a challange.

 

[irvingj]

So here we go again... another "complex" storm with snow beginning Wed morning and continuing until Friday morning -- a lot like the last one, but one day (of the week) sooner. Weather people are still refining forecasts, but the expected snow is beginning to get up there -- now up from an initial 5-6" to now talking about one foot of the heavy, wet stuff.

Glad my chains and blower are still mounted!

 

[ray66v]

So here we go again... another "complex" storm with snow beginning Wed morning and continuing until Friday morning -- a lot like the last one, but one day (of the week) sooner. Weather people are still refining forecasts, but the expected snow is beginning to get up there -- now up from an initial 5-6" to now talking about one foot of the heavy, wet stuff.

Glad my chains and blower are still mounted!

Snow? I've mowed my front lawn, twice.

 

[irvingj]

Holy cow, Ray! My MMM won't see the light of day until the middle of May....

 

[Dmacleo]

So here we go again... another "complex" storm with snow beginning Wed morning and continuing until Friday morning -- a lot like the last one, but one day (of the week) sooner. Weather people are still refining forecasts, but the expected snow is beginning to get up there -- now up from an initial 5-6" to now talking about one foot of the heavy, wet stuff.

Glad my chains and blower are still mounted!

yup

Nor’easter may dump up to 14 inches of snow over Bangor this week

The nor'easter will arrive in Maine on Wednesday afternoon and stick around until Friday morning.

www.bangordailynews.com

 

[hube2]

So here we go again... another "complex" storm with snow beginning Wed morning and continuing until Friday morning -- a lot like the last one, but one day (of the week) sooner. Weather people are still refining forecasts, but the expected snow is beginning to get up there -- now up from an initial 5-6" to now talking about one foot of the heavy, wet stuff.

Glad my chains and blower are still mounted!

right now the local weather is saying 1 to 3 here, but they are always wrong for me because of my elevation and terrain. I sit on a peak that is in the middle of a valley. It's like being in a funnel.

Holy cow, Ray! My MMM won't see the light of day until the middle of May....

Same here. I don't even think about the mower until May.

 

[ray66v]

Doesn't matter what the calendar says, if the grass is high, and you have inches of rain in the forecast with already soft ground, if you're smart, you need to look at mowing.

If for no other reason, it dries out faster when the grass is short.

My neighbor tried waiting it out one spring, It got 3' high, and a big mess, with a buried mower, before it finally all got cut. They had to hand rake acres of grass.

My back up mower is a nice light Husqvarna 48". It is able to run on kind of soft ground. It usually gets the nod, for the first couple of mowings here until things firm up.

Zero turn mowers are notorious for getting stuck, and making ruts. So, it's not going out there anytime soon.

 

[cdaigle430]

Well...they are calling for 18 plus inches tonight 4\3\24 Heavy wet snow and 55 mph winds. I should have had some half dead trees cut on the side of the house but nooooooo, procrastination is my middle name. They are right on the property line between my and my neighbor so I will have to work with them. I hope they make it or at least miss the house. Yes I am a bit worried about that.

 

[Dmacleo]

Well...they are calling for 18 plus inches tonight 4\3\24 Heavy wet snow and 55 mph winds. I should have had some half dead trees cut on the side of the house but nooooooo, procrastination is my middle name. They are right on the property line between my and my neighbor so I will have to work with them. I hope they make it or at least miss the house. Yes I am a bit worried about that.

exactly what is the success rate of ALL forecasters in Maine this year??
From NWS Caribou and NWS Gray to local news.
although my luck they will be right for once.

 

[ray66v]

Good luck to you guys with that, hope it's not as bad as they expect.

 

[irvingj]

OK, just now up -- slept in, no school for grandkid, daughter can work from home, and took my first look outside. Not all that much snow, but it started as a freezing rain, so crusty on the bottom. Maybe 5" or a bit more --so far-- so that's not too bad... but it's supposed to continue snowing pretty much all day, with heavy stuff coming in around 10AM, another 6" predicted at this point. Current temp 28F.

But the WIND!! It's been howling loudly since yesterday. So far only a few branches down round here (that I know of), but all schools in the area have cancelled. So far we still have power.

Grandson also showed me something on my weather station -- apparently I'd been reading it incorrectly. I recall setting a new record some time back of 17mph or so... but I've now learned that was for sustained wind, not gusts. Now that he showed me how to get MAX GUST to show...

This morning, it showed max wind of 24.4 (a new record) but max gust of 32mph! Yep, it's windy, darned windy.

 

[Dmacleo]

running about 5 inches or so here also

 

[hube2]

I've got 3 or 4 and it's still falling. Everyone was able to get out so waiting till this afternoon to go out and move it when it's mostly over.

 

[irvingj]

So about 10" now; wind has finally died down and temps are rising (currently 30+). Hit driveway with the blower -- pretty wet, heavy stuff, but it handled it. As it's still coming down, I'll have to hit it again later, methinks....

 

[hube2]

Just got in, total was maybe 6 inches here. My driveway is now a wet, muddy, sloppy mess. Not supposed to be moving snow during mud season.

 

[Dmacleo]

just got in myself about 9" now. swapped over to wet stuff about noon.....hour before I went out. should have gone out hour earlier. lot of bucket work this one due to gravel driveways after 3 or so days of 50 deg.
from looks I'll get another 3 inches that I will prob just leave on ground.

 

[hube2]

just got in myself about 9" now. swapped over to wet stuff about noon.....hour before I went out. should have gone out hour earlier. lot of bucket work this one due to gravel driveways after 3 or so days of 50 deg.
from looks I'll get another 3 inches that I will prob just leave on ground.

Yes, lots of careful bucket work. I tried to use the blower but after a minute of blowing stone I gave up on that.

 

[Dmacleo]

Yes, lots of careful bucket work. I tried to use the blower but after a minute of blowing stone I gave up on that.

some spots I could use blower others could not. often times w/i 20ft LOL
lot of turning around involved on this one...

 

[Dmacleo]

Ended up around 13 inches. Lot of work to do today. My yard plus 3 customers. Gonna be long day.