WOW. Bad weather forecast again in western NY.

Starting around 9 pm tonight, heavy snow for about 30 minutes, with winds of 45 mph. Then sub zero weather to minus 20 until Sunday morning.

I know those temps are common enough in some western states, and they do happen here sometimes, but not often.

Buffalo schools have already announced that they will be closed tomorrow due to sub zero temps, winds, and snow accumulation.

Local media are warning people that frostbite can occur within 30 minutes.

EDIT TO ADD: I just saw the thread in Breaking News about the Arctic Chill in New England and New York for this weekend. Looks like Maine will get the worst of it at wind chills of 60 below zero. Compared to that, we'll be having a warm spell.

Statute of limitations on Trump over Stormy Daniels

I have seen a few posts that claim that AG Bragg allowed the statute of limitations to run out against Trump on the Stormy Daniels case.

That's what Trump claims, but, as usual, it is a false claim. Under NY law, the statute of limitations can be extended an additional 5 years if the suspect continually lives outside of NY. Trump spent 4 years in DC and has lived in Florida since then. So Bragg is able to pursue the case, still within NY's statute limits.

Scroll down to the end of this article to read what it says about the NY statute of limitations.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/30/trump-hush-money-new-york-grand-jury-gets-evidence-.html

Ground penetrating radar helps locate graves of First Nations children.

In Canada, ground penetrating radar can help to locate "anomalies" in soil that indicate possible graves of First Nations children who died at residential schools. The method does not identify actual bodies, only anomalies in the soil that could represent graves. Then further research and investigation are necessary to determine if they are graves.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/01/20/news/ground-penetrating-radar-used-find-unmarked-graves-residential-schools

Something to think about while the House is in disarray.

The people who have voted against McCarthy are MAGAs. Some of them were associated with the insurrection. Also, over half of them voted against certification of the Biden electors AFTER the J6 attack on the Capitol. Their holdout votes have forced McCarthy to give in to so many demands that, even if he gets the Speaker title, he will have no real power. The MAGAs will control him.

So half of our nation's legislature is under MAGA control.

The Speaker is 2nd in line for the presidency.

House Republicans have removed the prohibition against carrying arms to the floor of the House.

So the House of Representatives is being run by armed MAGAs.

What could possibly go wrong?

Fascism video - Description of its origins

I came across this on You Tube. It compares Italian and German fascism and the core ideologies. Relevant to our times.

Buffalo flood watch as temps rise and rain is forecast.

Covers Erie County, which includes Buffalo. Flooding expected to be mild to moderate.


https://www.localconditions.com/weather-buffalo-new-york/14201/alerts.php

Blizzard kills 27 in Buffalo area while searches continue

Some were found in cars and snowbanks. Others had medical emergencies at home but responders could not get to them due to the blizzard. Snow plow crews got stuck in snow and had to be rescued by snowmobile. City and county requested volunteers with snowmobiles to call a special number to get instructions on how they could help.

ON EDIT: Officials expect to find more deaths once the weather clears enough to find buried vehicles and do house checks where power went out. 3 days straight of blizzard conditions in the worst blizzard in Buffalo history.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/death-toll-rises-buffalo-frigid-cold-freezes-eastern-us-christmas-day-2022-12-25/

UPDATE: 27 confirmed deaths, not the final total yet.


https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/erie-county/7-deaths-from-buffalo-blizzard-as-4-more-reported-overnight-on-christmas-eve/

Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas from Snoopy

Illustrations with it and a good message at the end.

Made some chicken vegetable soup in the crock pot yesterday.

So glad that I did. The perfect lunch for today's cold weather after yesterday's storm.