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Major East Coast Storm to Hit Mid-Atlantic and New England Tuesday
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Roland_Gunner
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My company is based in NYC and they sent out an email strongly recommending everyone there wfh tomorrow and potentially for the next several days.
Whelp, I'm boned. Luckily just bought a bunch of food since there was none in the fridge 
Hopefully it won't be as bad as the storm from a few years back when most of CT was without power for like a week
Hopefully it won't be as bad as the storm from a few years back when most of CT was without power for like a week fluffydelusions
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Maybe it was snow drift? The last big snowstorm in NYC when I opened the front door was like up to my waist. But it wasn't like that everywhere
The city is too far west and north to get hit harder than Boston or eastern Long Island during Nor'easters. There's also a bunch of buildings and it's normally warmer than places inland which bring down snow totals.
I live there!
18 to 28 in mine, currently.
dinazimmerman
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same lol
Me as well. Northern NJ usually escapes the worst of storms, but it looks like we are truly getting bent over this time around.
lachesis
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My job in nyc (i'm in bergen county, nj) offered me to stay 2 days in the city @ company paid hotel... and I would have loved to do so, but thinking of shoveling my car out of outdoor parking lot, which was abandoned for 2 days, probably totally buried under a lot more snow due to the snow cleaning folks - along with my 3-40 ft driveway in 1 single night... I thought I'd rather stay at home and clean the driveway as it falls 2-3 times at night, as I would park my car in my garage.
Well, one thing for sure though... it's still not as bad as last year.
Well, one thing for sure though... it's still not as bad as last year.
Fuckkkk, I'm on the northern coast of middle Long Island so I'm about to get hammered. Really hope we don't have power outages, supposed to be dry snow so hopefully that doesn't mess w/ the power lines too much. Gonna be shoveling at my in-laws house for hours on Tuesday/Wednesday.
Few days ago I was thinking about how tame this winter has been here on Long Island, knew it was too good to be true.
Stay safe and warm fellow north easterners.
titiklabingapat
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I'm in Boston now and I just got an email from my airline that my BOS to LAX flight at 7 am in the morning might get cancelled. I really hope not. I don't want to get stuck with this storm.
Stay safe NE GAF and heed the warnings!
Stay safe NE GAF and heed the warnings!
That makes zero sense, storm isn't going to pick up until 6pm in boston tomorrow
peteykirch
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So glad I'm sitting in Newark International waiting for my plane to Orlando.
StriKeVillain
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Lol yup.
VistraNorrez
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Early school closings in NJ are being sent out now. I know North Brunswick Township has early dismissal.
smokeandmirrors
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Apparently the NWS is using 11:1 and 12:1 snow ratios for nyc and long island and still getting 24-36"...
That's a fuck ton of liquid with this storm.
That's a fuck ton of liquid with this storm.
franknbeans
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This happened to me last year. Took me 4 hours to get home
maquiladora
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Sounds right. The wind will prevent higher ratios for most of the area.
I'm still not completely sold on the totals.
andthebeatgoeson
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It's a north easter? RIP in peace.
Splash Wave
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Is it totally ridiculous to think that my Chinatown apartment will have power and internet throughout the storm? I'm an online teacher, so not being able to work is a huge headache.
And of course my girlfriend bought Louis CK tickets for Tuesday--bummer!
Anything else I should keep in mind? This is my first major NYC snowstorm.
And of course my girlfriend bought Louis CK tickets for Tuesday--bummer!
Anything else I should keep in mind? This is my first major NYC snowstorm.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
This better not fuck up my free Chipotle tomorrow (i.e., I hope they don't close early).
Not totally ridiculous; outages are generally more of an issue in non-urban areas, where they're lengthier and more widespread. You should be prepared for some possible downtime, though; if power goes out during the height of the storm, don't expect it to come back until the worst is well over with.
while i lived in the city i never experienced power outages or internet outages during storms.
Gnome Scat
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Bring it on.
So I'm trying to figure out what the timing is going to be. We're working on a big project at work for a Wednesday meeting in Chicago. I think my boss is flying out Wednesday morning. I think that's unlikely to happen. But let's suppose it does. She probably won't come into the office on Tuesday (she lives about 45 minutes from the city). So if we had to courier the project materials to her...
It won't even be possible. Because what driver is going to drive things to her in a blizzard on Tuesday night?
Wow I'm really not sure how this is going to work.
It won't even be possible. Because what driver is going to drive things to her in a blizzard on Tuesday night?
Wow I'm really not sure how this is going to work.
jamesinclair
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You should be good. Anything after 11am I'd worry because they'd cancel the inbound
it's pretty easy, you'll be unemployed come wednesday afternoon
AbsolutBro
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Maryland GAF, reporting in!
Hoping we don't lose power. We're on a well, and the previous owners weren't smart enough to install a bypass. So if we lose power, we lose water...
Other than that, we're all set. Plenty of food, gas for the generator, and I'm all set to remote work if for some reason the government stays open in this shit.
jamesinclair
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Can you edit out the word possible from the title?
speculawyer
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I prayed for days like this as a kid so they would cancel school for the day. And they were generally not a big deal, just took a while to clear the roads.
But that was Minnesota who is a bit more prepared for it.
But that was Minnesota who is a bit more prepared for it.
That was the best. I remember being a senior in highschool playing through ME2 as everything was cancelled for over a week.
ShooterMcGavin
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Holy crap, almost the exact same situation for me lol. I was a junior and I remember doing NOTHING but play ME2 the entire week. Damn good times.
Never been in a snow storm. What should I expect?
SO, I can think of 3 things:
1. Even if you can go outside you probably won't want to much so make sure you have all the stuff you need for the next few days!
2. Have blankets and fun books and board games in case you lose heat! The games are v important because sitting in 30-40 degree temps for days makes you lose your morale. ;_;
3. No one ever tells you this, but looking out at a snowstorm, especially once the sun comes out, KILLS your eyes. Just a warning.
ginger ninja
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fuck groceries, i am just gonna pick some food for the week from the Indian place tomorrow since its just me in the house. Since i don't have a weed connection, someone suggest me a good six pack beer. I generally don't like the tasty of beer, but it helps me get drunk on the cheap which is good.
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