Stay safe folks in the path of the Nor'Easter

[malaise]

Damn this is early snow

[handmade34]

1. oh yes

I was not ready; this is way too early... it started earlier this week with 8 inches and COLD... -0 wind chill... the new snow will start here later tonight and fortunately for me I can stay in if I want... already told work (outside work) I probably won't go out this weekend... I really hope all those who have to be out can stay safe...

[central scrutinizer]

2. Thanks to the blue tsunami

And zero repig representatives in New England, you're on your own. No federal help.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. It's not that bad

Stopped about an hour ago - another squall at daybreak. Probably done until January.

That said - I moved here from the great lakes in January 2006 - I don't remember this ever happening in this manner except for 12/20/2009 before Christmas.

A few year ago in Christmas Eve my patio temp was 78 at 7:30 at night. We grilled the seven fishes for Christmas eve dinner that year!

This is what climate change looks like. Erratic weather.

[2naSalit]

4. What? Early?

When I lived up there we'd have a foot of snow on the ground by now, it's mid November! Winter start in October.

[malaise]

6. Some years back we landed in Binghamton for the family reunion

only to see snow on the ground. Everyone knows I hate the cold and it hates me. That was Thanksgiving week and it was their first snow, but clearly it's happened several times. Since then I go no further than Miami for reunions after November 1.

It sure was early for Houston and other parts of the south to have snow this week.

[2naSalit]

8. For the south, yeah, it's early.

I'm north of the 45th parallel so I expect snow by Halloween, I mean several inches that won't go away. And I have seen the same in New England. And then, I've seen it in the 60s on xmas day in Maine. And 40s in Feb at 7Kft in the Rockies. I like winter, that's why I live here where it's winter half the year, most years.

[phylny]

5. We're stuck in New Jersey (not that I dislike New Jersey).

We were supposed to travel about 45 minutes southwest to get a head start on a trip home tomorrow, but no way. We are so fortunate to be warm and safe in a hotel. The secondary roads are packed here, and it's sleeting now. Fortunately, the temps should rise by the morning and turn to rain overnight.

[malaise]

7. Stay safe

Lots of flights have been canceled as well.