<p>Does anyone else want to make LongPrime go sit in another thread for awhile ;)</p>
<p>Here’s my brag - I actually got warm snowblowing my driveway just now. Take that, LongPrime! Nice change from the temps in the teens we’ve been having!</p>
<p>and, I just got four new snow tires on my car today—take that LongPrime !</p>
<p>daughter at school in Syracuse thinks this is hysterical…they haven’t had much snow since winter break…</p>
<p>lost my Dad (suddenly) during the Blizzard of '78…not good thoughts!!</p>
<p>Blizzard of 78 was for me a rain event , though we were dismissed from school…I recall seeing homes in Scituate just fall right into the ocean…or bay depending on how you look at it.</p>
<p>I bought my husband a snowplow for his 4 wheeler about 10 yrs ago and it is a handy thing to have. Most of those yrs it has sat in the garage , but not this yr !
SouthJerseyChessmom…where are you ? We are in Upper Twp</p>
<p>Smithville , 10 miles from AC</p>
<p>I took off my snows on Monday 
Silly to have studded tires with weather consistently over 40, nites.</p>
<p>SJCM, I used to live in Galloway …good luck to you and batten down the hatches</p>
<p>I do like a good blizzard every now and then as it reminds me of my childhood in Michigan. When I was in ninth grade, we had “The Blizzard.” Three feet of snow in 24 hours. I was at a friend’s house in the country, and it was just so much fun. We jumped off the neighbor’s roof into the huge drifts! I stayed there 4-5 days until the roads were plowed. My dad and our neighbor had to hike about two miles with a sled to bring home milk for the kids.</p>
<p>We had two feet of snow here in the Seattle suburbs Christmas of 08. Plowing was a huge issue, as there just aren’t many snowplows in this area. It quickly becomes an issue when all streets need to be plowed. Our street was plowed with a Caterpillar tractor with snow scoop mounted on the front!</p>
<p>Talked to D in Allentown a few hours ago, and since she doesn’t have class on Fridays, it’s usually her grocery shopping day. She said it was a madhouse today, and I did suggest to her that, if people who were planning on going grocery shopping tomorrow for Super Bowl parties thought they wouldn’t be able to, they might be doing it today instead. She does know that the worst of it is supposed to be south of them, so she was somewhat annoyed.</p>
<p>lje- will PM you—small world isn’t. Long Prime funny.</p>
<p>SJCM, I grew up in SJ, which I think I might have mentioned to you previously. My H and I spent a week in your neck of the woods a few years ago, staying at the Seaview. We ate at the Smithville Inn a couple of times that week. :)</p>
<p>I have to say that I’m just fine with all you ‘southerners’ getting the snow this winter. Here in Toronto we have a dusting on the ground, that’s it. I’m hoping it stays that way for at least another month!</p>
<p>I’m in Baltimore and just took the dog for a walk and it is really gorgeous out. The snow is heavy and has coated every little limb and branch on the trees and I could hear nothing except the slight sound of it falling so it is a perfect winter wonderland. I love the fresh snow before the plows come through or cars have packed it down. I’ll probably go back out one more time tonight and then I anticipate having a hard time walking him tomorrow if the snow is deeper than he is.</p>
<p>Talked to my me D in school in Virginia and she and one of her best friends just set out in the snow to walk to dinner and they chose the dining hall that is the farthest away so they have quite a little trek. I think snow on campus is so much fun - I’m a bit jealous.</p>
<p>sjcm</p>
<p>thanks. My S didn’t send me plane routes, as I get ‘anxious’. (Like I could focus on my paperwork today!) His schools mostly east coast, so this will give him a real sense of how disruptive snowstorms can be. I wonder if P will be able to extend hotel stays, if no way to leave!</p>
<p>Snow tires, shovels, snowplows, don’t miss them at all. I know lucky folks already in FL for Superbowl’ they probably think they got a great deal</p>
<p>Well, Alwaysamom you know exactly the area! Small, small world.
I was quite excited about this storm, until I read about the blizzard of 78 horror stories discussed in this thread… I was living in Utah at the time, so don’t remember that. The candles, radio, flashlights are on the counter. Filled some containers with water, something we did regularly when living in Montana, Haven’t lived in NJ my whole life!</p>
<p>And, the realization I wouldn’t have hot coffee, if the electricity goes out, is not a good thought, and even worse, won’t be able to update you “Northerners” without cable/ electric!</p>
<p>We are in Northern NJ and just had a friend drop in unexpectedly.
He is heading to Utah to sky but his flight out of Philly for Sat was canceled today, BEFORE the snow has even materialized. Guess they’re certain that it wasn’t going to fly.
So, wine and beer passed around here tonite in NJ waiting for the flakes.</p>
<p>SJCM and lje–good luck! We are trying to make our permanent home in Lower (North Cape May), but haven’t found the job(s) yet. We usually get down every weekend, but reluctantly skipped this one. Stay snug!</p>
<p>We’re in rural Maryland. For us the snow storm means plowing 1/2 mile just to get to the road; frequent checking and caging of the free range chickens to keep them safe from the red fox that keeps roaming our field; shoveling a path in the field to get to the dairy goa ts so they can be fed and watered; checking on the new baby kid born yesterday just in time to beat the snow; starting the generator to get ready for the probability that we will lose electricity (we were without electric for a week during Hurrican Isabelle); and the list goes on.THIS, my friends is why you need a college education - oh, wait! I have one:)</p>
<p>DW and I were in NJ in 78. We decided to return to the West. We still have our down coats that we have not worn in 34 years.</p>
<p>I thought radial tires eliminated the need for snow tires. I also thought studded tires were outlawed. (at least where I live, NJ)</p>
<p>Re: Blizzard of '78–I forgot that the roof/ceiling over my living roomin Cambridge got a huge split in it from the weight of 3 ft. of snow and water poured in. The landlord provided “Snow Melt” and thought I should just climb on the roof to sprinkle the substance if there was another snow storm.</p>
<p>I have mostly lived in NJ for 30 years and I have never owned a down coat. I have an unlined wool cape for serious winter. Of course, I didn’t own a winter coat until I went to Antarctica where a red expedition jacket is part of the package. The photos of me show the coat unzipped, wearing no hat and no gloves, surrounded by penguins.</p>