It's really weird to be on the edge of a major storm

[Armstead]

(On edit: Ooops. Accidentally posted this here instead of General Discussion as intended.)


Here in the central New England/Upstate New York region it's really strange at the moment. It's overcast, a little chilly and windy, but otherwise calm and quiet.

On the TV the mid Atlantic and upper south are getting hammered and there is a definite crisis. The Mayor of New York is telling everyone to hunker down.

Here? Meh. Business as usual. Nothing dramatic expected.

But if the storm shifts a few miles or does anything unexpected, it's possible that this calm midwinter day could quickly shift -- WHAM! Big time blizzard.

A roll of the cosmic dice.

[hedgehog]

1. A metaphor for this election season?

[cali]

2. I love it.

[farleftlib]

3. Already over a foot here in Philadelphia

Accumulating about 1"/hr. and windy. Hopefully them's the winds of change that are blowin'.

Stay warm.

[Armstead]

7. Hopefully -- Good luck

[Lucinda]

4. We live next to the GSMNP and it's the same for us...often the really bad stuff

sort of flows around us, but every now and again we get smacked. Love living next to a national park, but it makes for weird weather.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

5. I for one am glad we are on the norther fringe.

With the walloping we took kast year I an happy that at least one storm has missed us.

I hope everybody stats safe, though.

My bro, outside of Atlanta, has more snow from this storm than we have so far.

Big storm system.

[Armstead]

6. I was talking to my sister in law out West last bnight

"You guys deserve a break after last winter," she said.

That's for sure....but winter isn't over yet.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

8. We started getting hit about this time last year so

anything is possible.

I wouldn't mind rain.

[daleanime]

9. Oh god, please no.....

don't need a coat of ice on everything for the next month or so.

[Gregorian]

10. My mom barely made it home from school in the 1938 New England hurricane

She was a small child. They let school out, and the kids had to make their own ways home. She said the only thing that saved her was a cable that ran along the side of the road. As she hung on, she said there were animals flying through the air, and even entire roofs from houses. After it was all over, there were worms everywhere, and from that moment on she has been afraid of worms.

I hope you don't have to experience anything like that.

[MiniMe]

11. We have almost 2 feet just north of DC

And the storm is still going. Probably get another 6-8 inches