A frame of plywood! Genius idea! I’ll adapt it. What was the worst part of the storm? Snow doesn’t sound so bad. A foot or a little over is manageable. was it wind?
It’s 6 degrees here with windchill of -15. Roads are fine and I just saw town truck filled with sand drive by, since salt won’t do a thing in these temps.
I’m headed out to salon in a few. So happy my car has heated seats and a heated steering wheel.
Next week at this time we will be in he 40’s too. Can’t wait.
I keep house at 68 and at night turn it down to 64 or 66 depending on temp outside. Our bedroom has 3 outside walls so if I put it too low that room is frigid.
My small electric snowblower is a godsend. Takes longer than my two neighbors’ big gas units, but hey. Got it one cyber Monday for $120. It was fine through what looked to me like 14".
Today, 14 degrees. Winds gusts, but not sustained. Yet. And the house feels toasty. (I do have an elec space heater in the kitchen and bedroom.)
In case some don’t know, there are live traffic cameras on most major highways. Here’s one for 95 in Stamford https://cttravelsmart.org/map#map-col-container
Plow driver pulled in a few minutes ago to do the main driveway. Dog and I were out earlier this morning in the ten-degree breezy weather. We didn’t even try getting out in the high winds last night. Luckily it was light and fluffy, I didn’t realize that some of you got the wet, heavy stuff. 
Cleared off the balcony (and vowed we’ll get granite posts to replace the weaker wooden ones sooner rather than later), both cars, front porch, and steps. Dug out the path to my propane tank three times, because dog’s favorite game is “run and shove snow drifts in the parts that Mommy cleared.”
Waiting hopefully for snowmobilers to enjoy the trail out back. Once they’ve come by, the walking is fantastic.
Some people around here hang their mailboxes on chains like a swing, from either a tree or a set-back post.
@Nrdsb4 - our weather in San Diego is gorgeous this morning. Should be near 70 at the coast over the weekend, but we may get a bit of rain Monday into Tuesday. I don’t know what your plans are, but it will be a great weekend to take a hike at Torrey Pines or to enjoy a cocktail at Eddie V’s or La Valencia and take in the view.
In the Boston area most of us experienced a run of the mill snowstorm, the kind we have one or two of each year. High wind, a foot to a foot and a half of snow, the possibility of outages, cold temps. One difference with this storm is that it hit at just the right (wrong) time for coastal flooding. Google “Scituate flooding” and you’ll see what I mean. Multiple sea walls were breached. The city of Boston was working at breakneck speed last night to clear the road of flood waters before they froze in place today and tomorrow.
Maybe it’s a matter of perspective, but a foot of snow (and more, depending on location), high winds, bitter cold, seawall breaches and flooding, loss of power, etc., sounds pretty bad to me.
Hiking at Torrey Pines is on the list! La Valencia sounds awesome as well. 
Flooding in the city, too. D2 said the Sumner Tunnel was closed.
@lookingforward, thanks for the intel. I’m heading to the airport in an hour and would usually take the Sumner. Will have to see what routes are open.
Portland had its third highest tide in recorded history! The two highest were during the winter of '78.
@Sue22 closed yesterday. May be fine today. Best of luck.
For us, the snow wasn’t a huge deal. I have no idea how much we got because of the drifts… I could see the grass poking up beneath the tree on our front lawn, but it was above my knees in other places. Everyone here has shovels and snowblowers, winter coats and snowproof gloves, lots of us have snow pants. But it was a light, powdery snow so I’m not even that sore this morning.
My tiny little, goes-nowhere one way street had been plowed by the time we went out to shovel at around 4, so no complaints on that front.
As far as I know, none of my family or friends lost power, though one of my colleagues was breaking out the generator after her power flickered a few times.
But the wind was something else!!! I faced south the whole time I was shoveling-- roughly 1.5 hours-- because the wind was howling from the north!!!
One thing people who got a lot of snow will have to be careful about is ice dams. Next week we’re expecting temps slightly above freezing during the day and below freezing at night. With a foot of snow on the roof the conditions are perfect for ice dams, so I’d advise anyone with conditions like ours to get out and clear a couple of feet off the edge of the roof so you won’t have water streaming through your ceiling the next time the weather turns warm.
That’s the true delight of a New England winter- standing on the porch roof in two feet of snow pulling another foot of snow directly onto your own head in the howling wind. Fun!
A foot of fluffy snow here - not that big a deal. I drove to my gym in a neighboring town this morning. Streets are plowed and full of traffic. DH spent some time snowblowing.
My family from Texas arrived on December 20, the last day we had above freezing temperatures. My niece is still here. She leaves next Tuesday, when we are forecast to be above freezing finally!
Portland had a full week of temps at 15 degrees or lower. That had never happened before in the city’s recorded history.
We didn’t lose power, yeah! BTW, I want to make it clear that I keep the place at about 62 because I like it that way. I put on a sweater. Not suffering at all.
I suffer when I go to places heated to above 65. That’s why I’ve taken to wearing the down parka with something thin under it: warm outdoors, cool enough indoors. 
Not fashionable, but I don’t really care.
I am not familiar at all with living in feeezing temps so I am freaked out that my son’s school put out this alert. His flight was canceled twice already and he’s trying to fly back tonight. He isn’t familiar with dealing with wind chill this cold and subzero temps as it wasn’t this bad his first year.
We had about 11" but it was uneven, with drifts. My H, D and I spent about an hour and a half yesterday evening clearing snow from the driveway, mail box area plus creating a path through the front lawn to the street for oil delivery. Even though I used a snowblower, I’m feeling it today. Thank goodness for microwaveable hot packs.
We keep our home at 68º during the day and 67º at night. One winter we decided to economize and kept it at 64º. We calculated that we only saved about $35 that winter. I’d rather be more comfortable and spend a little more. I don’t mind wearing a sweater, but having a cold nose isn’t pleasant.
The Cornell Alert reminds me of my days back in college at SUNY Cortland in which it was below zero for about 5 days in a row and then that weekend it was sunny and 10 degrees and so it seemed like a heat wave, people walking around with jackets open, no gloves or hats. The alert is a reminder because kids think that they can do anything and not take precautions. The Friday night of New Year’s weekend was cold and DH and I were out to dinner with a friend at a restaurant across from a Long Island Railroad station where we saw a group of about 5 or more boys heading out into NYC for the evening, not one wearing any kind of jacket, scarf. hat. etc
Rebooked tomorrow’s Newark flight for next week for free due to the ‘Bombogenesis’ travel waiver offer. Kiddo is thrilled to spend several more days of winter break in NYC at a friend’s.
Bookmama that’s what I’m afraid of, my son thinking it’s not as cold as they say it is and not covering up properly. I didn’t know hypothermia could strike so quickly. His body isn’t acclimated to that weather as he’s been home in CA in 75* weather for his entire break