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I want this again

My folks did. I was in Boston at the time. Great storm there too, but yeah it stung to not be home for that one.

Parts of Jersey did, but everyone in CT was dealing with shredded needles.

Like this? There was another run that was like 70" in NH, but I couldn't find an image.

Until 0z:

I'd settle for a 3-6" type deal at this point. Just want it to look like winter for once.

Where do I sign for the CMC?

Trade the shovel for driver?

This was when I was first introduced to the concept of an ice dam.

Bus drivers sick?

I believe it. Almost a fifth of the faculty at the school where my mother teaches is out with COVID and subs are almost impossible to come by. They're pulling administrators to try to cover, but it's a real stretch. A lot of folks couldn't get test results back in time as well.

Feb 6, 2010 has entered the chat. I believe that was the one where there was huge gradient just on Manhattan.

GFS has always sucked with nor'easters. I don't know if the update has resolved that though.

This reminds me of Feb 5-6, 2010, the storm that first cemented "confluence" as a dirty word in my winter lexicon. I expect to smell the snow, but see nary a flake.

Yes, they've developed a taste for meat.

I've been seeing rabbits in my yard. I don't recall that before in January.

Days and days of grey miserable light. I feel for people with SAD.

It's been awhile. Maybe 2010?

Two Fiddleheads down the hatch and I'm already hung over. Getting old sucks!

Dunno, but tail risk isn't often a popular topic of conversation. I imagine folks in Texas weren't discussing their potential risk prior to last year either.

What's the backlog for a generator these days? My cousin was looking to install one, but there was a solid six month wait, so he gave up.

As much as I generally dislike this kind of weather approaching peak winter climo, I'm actually a little relieved that intense cold has held off. New England is an energy crisis waiting to happen. Since we seem to have a complex about building gas pipelines directly from producing states, we have to ship all our gas via LNG carriers. There are no domestic LNG builders, so much of our gas gets shipped via international carriers from the Caribbean. The LNG facility in Everett usually receives 6-10 shipments of gas each winter to offer adequate supply for home heating and electricity, but thus far this winter they've only received one, presumably because the crisis in Europe is offering much higher prices. Add to that the shutdown of Pilgrim a few years ago and New England is one 2018 style cold snap away from having a Texas-sized blackout problem on their hands.

This was Main Street in Cambridge. Note that the cars are parked pointing out into the lane of travel.