gravitylover Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 14 minutes ago, Ericjcrash said: Calcium Chloride is your friend. Non corrosive and salt will be useless with tonight's temps. That's what I got. When you're in a watershed zone you have to be careful or the fines are onerous. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 The drizzle has transitioned to light snow here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasiluvsnow Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Ericjcrash said: Calcium Chloride is your friend. Non corrosive and salt will be useless with tonight's temps. Eric = Exactly thats what I use was going to post this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasiluvsnow Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 50 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: The drizzle has transitioned to light snow here here also Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I had sleet, snow, grauple, and (freezing) rain all mixed together at one point while clearing the driveway. It was rather despicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Down to 22° Lgt snow here.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I’m stuck at 27. Just saw photos on the Remembering Newburgh Facebook page of some Hudson River flooding onthe Newburgh waterfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Well, after spending $2k that we didn't have to take down 3 weak, leaning 80 footers yesterday before the storm we lost 2 60 footers today. The ones we had taken down yesterday were either leaning towards ours or the neighbors houses and they were sketchy so they needed to go, the ones today fell harmlessly into the yard. Unfortunately they badly damaged trees that were otherwise healthy and fine. Man, I'm gonna have firewood for years. I need a big boy chainsaw and a Granberg mill so I can slab some of this stuff up and make some nice furniture. I've got maple, ash, elm, hickory and chokecherry down now. Temp is down to 22 and the wind is light out of the N. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, gravitylover said: Well, after spending $2k that we didn't have to take down 3 weak, leaning 80 footers yesterday before the storm we lost 2 60 footers today. The ones we had taken down yesterday were either leaning towards ours or the neighbors houses and they were sketchy so they needed to go, the ones today fell harmlessly into the yard. Unfortunately they badly damaged trees that were otherwise healthy and fine. Man, I'm gonna have firewood for years. I need a big boy chainsaw and a Granberg mill so I can slab some of this stuff up and make some nice furniture. I've got maple, ash, elm, hickory and chokecherry down now. Temp is down to 22 and the wind is light out of the N. How’s the recovery going, how are you feeling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 1 minute ago, IrishRob17 said: How’s the recovery going, how are you feeling? I'm feeling pretty good all things considered. I'm getting tired of just sitting around 'waiting' to get better. The docs, the wife, pretty much everyone I know keeps saying 'relax, it'll be ok, you'll get better...' I need to do something other than walk around the supermarket where it's flat and warm, I'm fkn bored out of my mind. I have the patience of a NYer and it's not serving me well 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestHillWx Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 3 hours ago, gravitylover said: That's what I got. When you're in a watershed zone you have to be careful or the fines are onerous. Fines? Also wood stove is cranking. Down to 23 from a 12:30 pm high of 37. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 30 minutes ago, gravitylover said: I'm feeling pretty good all things considered. I'm getting tired of just sitting around 'waiting' to get better. The docs, the wife, pretty much everyone I know keeps saying 'relax, it'll be ok, you'll get better...' I need to do something other than walk around the supermarket where it's flat and warm, I'm fkn bored out of my mind. I have the patience of a NYer and it's not serving me well The brain says go and the body says no. Take it slow and in a little more time you will be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, ForestHillWx said: Fines? Also wood stove is cranking. Down to 23 from a 12:30 pm high of 37. Yeah if they can track the runoff back to a particular property the DEP can fine you for using the wrong herbicides and pesticides. I solved the problem by ignoring things like that and fertilizing a long time ago. I mean really, who wants a lawn that grows faster and thicker anyway. Not me I haven't heard of people getting hassled by them for using the wrong type of ice melt but it's on the books so I try to avoid using certain things just so we don't have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Just now, hudsonvalley21 said: The brain says go and the body says no. Take it slow and in a little more time you will be back. Yeah it's just tough when you're used to being so active and always moving to just sit around and do nothing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Accumulating ice fog/pixie dust in Danbury right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 22 hours ago, gravitylover said: Yeah it's just tough when you're used to being so active and always moving to just sit around and do nothing. In time this shall pass. I know your dealing with a lot more serious than a broken foot, but I broke mine four years ago and was going insane not being able to do much of anything including driving for three weeks. It's just gonna make you appreciate it more when your back to full power. It's coming just listen to the Docs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 7.0° Temperature never dropped all night. I figured with a snowpack, winds dying down and clear skies below zero was a lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 10f here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexcountyobs Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 27 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: 7.0° Temperature never dropped all night. I figured with a snowpack, winds dying down and clear skies below zero was a lock. That's what I figured. Wind never died down here really. Went to bed it was +2, woke this morning and it was +6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I didn't start making hay with regard to radiating until after 5 am when the winds finally died down. After hovering around 0 all night, the temp dropped to -4.5 just before 8 am when the sun crested over the ridge. It's worth noting that fresh, fluffy snow would be a much better radiator than the glacier we have. I would have no way to even speculate on the quantitative difference it makes, but presumably it's not trivial. Then you have the nearly full Moon, which has been shown to warm the BL by a couple hundredths of a degree... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 I saw 2 on a couple of local stations and 4 on the others. It was plenty cold It's not like I'm looking forward to a drenching rainstorm but it will be nice to get ride of some of this ice. I have a feeling it's going to be kind of a disaster though as there's no place for the new water to go with everything frozen solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycemt123 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I saw 2 on a couple of local stations and 4 on the others. It was plenty cold It's not like I'm looking forward to a drenching rainstorm but it will be nice to get ride of some of this ice. I have a feeling it's going to be kind of a disaster though as there's no place for the new water to go with everything frozen solid.This may be a bit off tangent but I'm curious why last night felt colder than the night before. Both were extremely windy but Sunday night was colder in actuality, so why was it so much colder FEELING last night?Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 4 hours ago, nycemt123 said: This may be a bit off tangent but I'm curious why last night felt colder than the night before. Both were extremely windy but Sunday night was colder in actuality, so why was it so much colder FEELING last night? Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk check the zipper on your trousers! I kid, I skied a run yesterday after taking a tinkle in the woods and neglected to zip up my ski pants. it was quite chilly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Hitman said: check the zipper on your trousers! I kid, I skied a run yesterday after taking a tinkle in the woods and neglected to zip up my ski pants. it was quite chilly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 In their morning discussion OKX doesn't seem to be too concerned with the icing potential later today and this evening. It seems to me that with the whole area being a solid block of ice and the streets, sidewalks and everything else being frozen several inches down any liquid that falls has the potential to freeze especially with ALL of the drainages and storm drains filled with ice and ice banks right up to the edge of the traffic lanes keeping whatever falls in the traffic lanes. I foresee a difficult time ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 15 minutes ago, gravitylover said: In their morning discussion OKX doesn't seem to be too concerned with the icing potential later today and this evening. It seems to me that with the whole area being a solid block of ice and the streets, sidewalks and everything else being frozen several inches down any liquid that falls has the potential to freeze especially with ALL of the drainages and storm drains filled with ice and ice banks right up to the edge of the traffic lanes keeping whatever falls in the traffic lanes. I foresee a difficult time ahead. I was kind of wondering about ice jams. Seems like even a short-lived period of 50s would be enough to loosen things up, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Juliancolton said: I was kind of wondering about ice jams. Seems like even a short-lived period of 50s would be enough to loosen things up, maybe? Lots of ice on the Wallkill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I know upton doesnt seem concerned but its still pretty cold out right now with light stuff moving in. Might give people a scare before we warm up later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, BxEngine said: I know upton doesnt seem concerned but its still pretty cold out right now with light stuff moving in. Might give people a scare before we warm up later on I'm already above freezing. What a roller coaster the last four days have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 I'm still at ~30* but things are getting wet outside. We have to go out in a few minutes so I'll track the temps on the dashboard as we're moving around, the street and driveways on my street are looking wet now where they were still dry a few hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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