SeveredHorseHeads
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I'm just glad FC42 is hooking us up with these fresh "The weatherman is sometimes wrong!" hot takes.
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Snowmageddon 2022 (3 Viewers)
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The Duff Man
Footballguy
Supposed to fly at 4pm tomorrow from Buf to Chi for a meeting I dont want to attend.
Got my fingers crossed...
Got my fingers crossed...
JetMaxx
Footballguy
LOOK AT ME, I WANT TO MAKE FUN OF THE PEOPLE THAT SAY LOOK AT ME!
Baloney Sandwich
Footballguy
For those that lose power, you can still get heat in your house one zone at a time depending on what type of heat you have. Each zone has a switch you can flip to manual.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
My bad, everyone be on the lookout for the historical (never seen anything like it before) event today/tomorrow.
Anyone who has watched the news in NYC (10pm, 11pm, 7-9am) on any channel has heard this nonstop. I just think it is a little ####### ridiculous (and an obvious ratings ploy) to call a blizzard a "never before seen event" or "historical"... It is a snowstorm, fill your car with gas, have some water / canned foods in the house, use common sense and you'll be fine.
Sorry I find the media hype funny
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
Pretty sure the Philly airport will end up shutdown both today and tomorrowI really need Philly help here.
My lady is still "stuck" in Tampa and trying to figure out when to book flight home. Right now, it's booked for 7:30 tonight, getting in at 11.
Note: her car is at the airport, it doesn't move well in the snow. Even if the flight makes it, she would be stuck at the airport until morning if the roads are cleared.
I suggested re-booking for noon tomorrow, arriving around 3/3:30 and figure we'll have the best of it behind us by then?
Updated snow totals for the area? I swear Sheik is doing this to me on purpose for my Sheena Parveen comment last week
John Bender
Footballguy
That's what I'm figuring.Pretty sure the Philly airport will end up shutdown both today and tomorrowI really need Philly help here.
My lady is still "stuck" in Tampa and trying to figure out when to book flight home. Right now, it's booked for 7:30 tonight, getting in at 11.
Note: her car is at the airport, it doesn't move well in the snow. Even if the flight makes it, she would be stuck at the airport until morning if the roads are cleared.
I suggested re-booking for noon tomorrow, arriving around 3/3:30 and figure we'll have the best of it behind us by then?
Updated snow totals for the area? I swear Sheik is doing this to me on purpose for my Sheena Parveen comment last week
Was hoping for a noon departure for her tomorrow putting her in Philly around 3:30 when most of this has passed (hopefully)
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
Bread, eggs, and milk? They are going to be sorry when they don't have some vanilla, cinnamon, and maple syrup to complete their French toast.
If I recall Otis had a survival supplies thread. Any who followed my advice in that thread are already prepared, including for a few days without power.
If I recall Otis had a survival supplies thread. Any who followed my advice in that thread are already prepared, including for a few days without power.
belljr
Footballguy
If you leave right now she could fly to Virginia and you could pick her upThat's what I'm figuring.Pretty sure the Philly airport will end up shutdown both today and tomorrowI really need Philly help here.
My lady is still "stuck" in Tampa and trying to figure out when to book flight home. Right now, it's booked for 7:30 tonight, getting in at 11.
Note: her car is at the airport, it doesn't move well in the snow. Even if the flight makes it, she would be stuck at the airport until morning if the roads are cleared.
I suggested re-booking for noon tomorrow, arriving around 3/3:30 and figure we'll have the best of it behind us by then?
Updated snow totals for the area? I swear Sheik is doing this to me on purpose for my Sheena Parveen comment last week
Was hoping for a noon departure for her tomorrow putting her in Philly around 3:30 when most of this has passed (hopefully)
Stinger Ray
Footballguy
Aren't they predicting the possibility of 2 feet of snow? The record for New York City is 26.9 inches in 2006 and other storms left 20.9 in 2010, 20.2 in 1996, 19.8 in 2003, and 17.7 in 1978. Those are all in the top ten of most snowfall in New York City.
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JaxBill
Footballguy
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
This is exactly what I find funny about the media... 24 hours ago, they were predicting the most snowfall (a historic event, something we have never seen before, etc)... As the storm has neared and the forecast has become more predictable, they're now down to about 12 -15 which is still a lot of snow, but they haven't stopped with the "historic" or "never before seen" stuff in the media, in fact it is almost getting worse.
I'm not laughing at the snowstorm, sorry if that is how it came across as I'm sure some of you will be in ####ty spots, but the media coverage locally in the city is ####### ridiculous with hype and trying to incite fear...
This forecast has as much credibility IMO
Gawain
Footballguy
The latest GFS I see says 8-10 in the city proper which probably doesn't severely impact mass transit.
Businesses had planned to close, but now may be open. People have to leave early if they commute because of the dire tales of the LIE/LIRR shutting down shop. I have family in Worcester and hope everyone in New England stays safe and warm. It sounds like Mass/RI is going to be digging for a while.
The General
Footballguy
Are the projections up to 60" yet?
Stinger Ray
Footballguy
The National Weather Service just updated their website predicting 20-30 inches of snow for New York City with potentially higher amounts on Long Island.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=blizzard%20warning
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Stinger Ray
Footballguy
The National Weather Service is predicting 20-30 inches of snow for New York City. If that happens it's historic.
ClownCausedChaos2
Footballguy
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I'm the one who originally posted the link which said "historic storm." For context, I am in R.I. and that's what the snippet was about. This is supposed to be in the same neighborhood as the Blizzard of '78, which folks still talk about around here like they saw Jesus himself.
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El Floppo
Footballguy
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Actually, I think it's the opposite. He was making a joke. People here got too "serious business" on fc42.
JerseyToughGuys
Tough Guy
Winter Storm Juno will bring historically ######ed arguments to internet message boards in your area.
El Floppo
Footballguy
ok.
and a couple days ago the forecasts all had NYC in the eye of this thing... but I guess they shouldn't report anything, in case they're wrong.
El Floppo
Footballguy
umm... obviously he was making a joke. the same one he keeps making over and over about this... which leads me to believe he's got a bug up his butt about it, bunching said panties.
PinkydaPimp
Footballguy
Franknbeans
Footballguy
schools closed tomorrow and Wednesday up here in NE mass
CurlyNight
Footballguy
Yeah I always love the exaggeration. According the how the media portrayed how the N. CA storm was going to play out, we should have all bought flood insurance. I think they do this to try and keep those who are bound to be stuck and in trouble off the roads so they can focus on the clean up. There's always a story about some yahoo trying to brave the elements, gets stuck, and creates a major cluster####.fantasycurse42 said:HISTORIC BLIZZARD!!!!! YOUVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS!!!!! ITS GOING TO SNOW!&!!@!@!@!@!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still not backing off this historical nonsense even though the models keep dropping. NYC now 12-18. Pretty sure I've seen those measurements at least a dozens times in the last 30 years. HISTORIC!!!!
Also I think there is a contract between grocery stores/gas stations and the media...
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
CurlyNight is in your corner, fc.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Curly is rooting for snow, rain, sun, wind, humidity, sleet and unsafe UV levels.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Whatever...
In the link above that I posted to Floppo, even the image of that random woman is there for what purpose? They're trying to incite fear, like they do with every storm.
El Floppo
Footballguy
people read the daily news? and when was that taken? if it was this morning, they wouldn't have been too far off... but obviously still pumping the hyperbole for freak out reasons.
fwiw, NY1 had their forecast at 12-18" this morning at 7. that's a big change from 24-36" from yesterday.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I wonder what the NYTimes front page looked like this morning... as bad as the rags like post and daily news?
CurlyNight
Footballguy
I'm rooting for nothing as I sit in sunny CA with highs to be around 70 today except that people stay safe. The snow may not be a problem to those who are used to it, but power outages is nothing you get used to.
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
Ever since Sandy I don't freak out on the media or government when it comes to storms. I'd rather they overreact.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
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CurlyNight
Footballguy
Amused to Death
Footballguy
Christie declared a State of Emergency for NJ this afternoon. All state offices closed remainder of today and tomorrow.
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El Floppo
Footballguy
who apparently want that kind of hyperbole.
my point is- you know what you're getting with both of those- to then act dumbfounded or annoyed over and over that they're reporting in this way seems... pointless. and fwiw, I like both of them just fine for what they are.
which is why I asked about what the NYTimes site looked like this morning. I'm guessing it was much like the NY1 broadcast- we're getting a lot of snow and wind (blizzard) but not as bad as we thought yesterday.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I was hoping someone would get the joke.This reminds me, how are my NBA teams doing??
CurlyNight
Footballguy
I was hoping someone would get the joke.This reminds me, how are my NBA teams doing??
I guess you can add GS Warriors to my list. I do live in the Bay Area and should be rooting for the home team...
El Floppo
Footballguy
this.
there was also that Bloomberg fiasco from a few years ago when we had a big snow coming and told everybody to just chill out, not planning for the worst.
I prefer my politicians and news telling me as much as they know- and if it's currently forecast as storm of the century then tell me that... until the forecasts change and the news needs updating.
PinkydaPimp
Footballguy
NJ transit shutting down until thursday
http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=CustomerNoticeTo&NoticeId=2398
http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=CustomerNoticeTo&NoticeId=2398
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
I have DirecTV, the worst part of DTV is no NY1...
It isn't just Daily News and Post... It is every channel. Fox News at 10, NBC at 11... Then every morning news show this morning (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX). I get the fact that the storm is bad, but give us the actual news as it becomes available, don't make it worse than it is...
My exclamation points, bold, capital letters that people are ripping me for, are exactly what the news has been giving us for the last 24 hours, even as the forecast locally has gotten better, they continue to make it worse. That is my point.
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