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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:10 AM

Sandy Creek, about 30 or so miles south of me, and in the middle of today's lake effect event:

http://weather.weatherbug.com/NY/Sandy%20Creek-weather/weather-cams/local-cams.html?zcode=z6286&camera_id=SNDYC&camera_animate=1

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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 1:03 PM

Yup, that indeed looks mighty cold and snowy….the swamp on the other hand is in the mid 40s…

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Posted by The Butler on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 1:30 PM

It was fourteen degrees when I left work last night.  Highs just above freezing for the next five days are expected.  Tonight, single digit temperatures are expected.  The local folks are bemoaning the cold air.  After five years in northern Wisconsin and twenty plus years in northern Illinois, it is just "Winter" to me. Wink

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 2:47 PM

And they just closed the Interstate through that area...

NWS Buffalo posted on FB that the band actually starts at Lake Michigan, and extends through to Vermont, some 800 miles...

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 3:17 PM

edblysard

Yup, that indeed looks mighty cold and snowy….the swamp on the other hand is in the mid 40s…

  Above zero?

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 5:31 PM

work is busy busy busy. need to do some chores.more work tomorrow. Matt gets to participate in the geography and spelling bee at school.

stay safe

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Posted by Norm48327 on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 6:40 PM

Only a couple inches of snow on the ground, but cold. Temperature is supposed to drop to five tonight. Sure wish April would hurry up. Wink

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 8:14 PM

The name of the young lady in the linked article/picture indicates she's probably a cousin (or married to one).  "North Redfield" is right about where the old family homestead was located...

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/lake_effect_snow_starts_a_shouthward_drift_this_evening_another_foot_at_least_up_north.html#incart_m-rpt-2


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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 9:56 PM

Norm, our temperature is supposed to go to five, too...but on the other side of zero.  It's two above right now.

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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:29 PM

Murphy Siding

edblysard

Yup, that indeed looks mighty cold and snowy….the swamp on the other hand is in the mid 40s…

  Above zero?

Yup, and will be in the lower to mid 60s by Sunday.

Thats life in the swamp.

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, December 12, 2013 5:57 AM

You need snow for Xmas - I will work on it!  Mischief

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:56 AM

edblysard

Murphy Siding

edblysard

Yup, that indeed looks mighty cold and snowy….the swamp on the other hand is in the mid 40s…

  Above zero?

Yup, and will be in the lower to mid 60s by Sunday.

Thats life in the swamp.

   Oh sure, but it's a dry heat.

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Posted by Deggesty on Thursday, December 12, 2013 10:21 AM

Mookie

You need snow for Xmas - I will work on it!  Mischief

To whom are you writing? We have enough snow already. And for the people who live lower down than we, they have smog which the snow helps along. When the valley is socked in, the ski resorts enjoy warmer day time temperatures than the people in the valley do.

It is interesting: St. George, which is in the southwest corner of Utah, is in the area known as "Dixie," because its climate is warmer than ours, and some people go there for the winter.. However, St. George has been colder than Salt Lake this month; I do not doubt that those migratory people wish that they had stayed home.

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Posted by The Butler on Thursday, December 12, 2013 12:45 PM

We hit a low of seven degrees last night.  Today, it is above freezing.  Tomorrow, rain, sleet, ice, and snow are predicted, kind of scary weather, fitting for Friday the 13th.  Wink

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, December 12, 2013 1:08 PM

Mookie

You need snow for Xmas - I will work on it!  Mischief

Weather dummies say that’s a maybe!

But then again, they can’t tell me if it will rain tomorrow!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, December 12, 2013 5:36 PM

mookie is sending us snow for Saturday. mamma stocked up at the store. work is still busy busy busy.

need to do some chores here at home.

stay safe

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:08 PM

Someone whispered in my ears that everyone might be able to make snow angels for Christmas. 

Too bad that person will be one wing short.  Oops

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, December 13, 2013 4:46 PM

plan for tomorrow watch it snow.Long work week.

stay safe

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, December 14, 2013 10:31 AM

A couple of successful nights on the Polar Express.  Home for other events for the rest of the weekend.

Our latest lake effect event left me with all of two inches of the white stuff in the driveway.

North Redfield, on the other hand, got six feet of fluffy powder.  Lowville had about 30" and it still showed last night as I drove through.  It's not often you see 8-10" of snow sitting on top of streetlights and the like...

It was also cold overnight.  When I left Utica the mercury was hovering just above the zero F mark.  As I drove north it kept dropping, to a low of -14F.  As I got closer to the lake, things warmed up again - to zero...

Off to the local library to play the conductor for their showing of "Polar Express."

And I got a pie to make for a get-together tonight.

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Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, December 14, 2013 10:57 AM

.....Finally, the threat of snow, provided us with some...and still snowing.  measured about 3" overnight, and it continues, perhaps until about six this evening, according to reports.

I shall stay in today.  No point of trying to go out when one doesn't need to.

Hopefully, church tomorrow, then to the Sunday meal at a local restaurant.

Warmer here today....Now 35.  Warmest we've seen for  some time.  Almost no wind.  Has been a rather wet snow.  Just the right temp. for that.

Best wishes to all preparing for the seasonal events.

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Posted by rvos1979 on Saturday, December 14, 2013 2:41 PM
Sitting out the storm in Youngstown, OH, got up at 0030 today and beat it to here. About two to three inches on the ground here now......

BTW, since nobody has mentioned it on here, the 12th was my 34th......

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 14, 2013 3:19 PM

rvos1979
Sitting out the storm in Youngstown, OH, got up at 0030 today and beat it to here. About two to three inches on the ground here now......

BTW, since nobody has mentioned it on here, the 12th was my 34th......

Happy 34th there Randy!

Glad having you with us in the Dec B-Day Club,

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Posted by Mookie on Saturday, December 14, 2013 6:23 PM

rvos1979
Sitting out the storm in Youngstown, OH, got up at 0030 today and beat it to here. About two to three inches on the ground here now......

BTW, since nobody has mentioned it on here, the 12th was my 34th......

Randy - you need to holler when it is close and we will all sing to you.  Fortunately, you won't be able to hear it.  But belated Happy Birthday.  Seems I have lots of company in December.

I also am willing to give the 7th to anyone that will take it.  Free to a good home.  Actually to any home!

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, December 14, 2013 10:05 PM

A belated happy, Randy.  Still gotta arrange a meet when you're up this way sometime.

The winter storm is here, in force.  Snowing consistently - not inches per hour, but still accumulating, and with a decent wind, which means it's drifting as well.  Means an early start in the morning to make sure our banquet hall is accessible to all those who care to join us for breakfast, and to visit with Santa.

The radar isn't showing anything that looks like a break, so we're probably in it until dawn, anyhow.

Time for bed.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, December 15, 2013 12:51 PM

afternoon

took care of what the plow left behind this morning and got matt to sunday school. Lot's of fender benders last night. We stayed home. Randy happy birthday.Keep it rolling safely. Another week of busy work for sure this week.

stay safe

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, December 15, 2013 6:15 PM

About 8" of snow overnight, with some wind, so it settled in pretty well.  Definitely snowblower territory, which I did before leaving he house for the FD's Holiday Breakfast.

That event got off to a slow start - opened at 8, but our first customers didn't get in until after 9.  We were considering cancelling, but folks started to show up, especially with kids, to see Santa.

All in all it turned into a decent event.

Now I get to rest a bit for a few days.

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Posted by Mookie on Sunday, December 15, 2013 7:57 PM

A little warmer here for at least a day. 

I did receive a holiday card from a good friend.  For animal or in particular, cat lovers:

2 half grown kittens in red and green collars facing you.  Left one sez "Last Christmas I swallowed a ball of yarn!"

Right one sez "Oh yeah?  What Happened?"

(Inside) - left one alone:  "I had mittens!" 

Laugh

 

OK - so it isn't SNL - but I got a chuckle out of it. 

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Posted by CShaveRR on Sunday, December 15, 2013 8:20 PM

Clever kitty...most of the ones I know are just knit-pickers.

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Posted by Deggesty on Sunday, December 15, 2013 9:01 PM

It was a good bit warmer today than it had been. When I left for church this morning, it was 28 degrees in the garage, and the temperature dropped only two or three degrees before I reach the church. There was quite a bit of drip from Katie's deck, so I will have to be really careful when I go out tomorrow, for there will be areas of ice on my porch.

It's still cold tonight.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, December 16, 2013 5:06 PM

get it loaded and get it out!!! busy busy busy. Got a card from Nebraska today.Ns had a freight waiting to go when I left work.Ma nature is going to give us some more snow tomorrow. Got chores to do.

stay safe

Joe

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