Is it beautiful or do you hate it? Today’s snow, which — in our latest winter neologism vocabulary — I’ll refer to as “ohnonotagain” or “fallingfasterbytheminute” started mid-rush hour and isn’t expected to stop until the wee hours of Thursday (and then only for a little while). That’s a long stretch of precipitation for a winter-weary Baristaville populous.
According to the National Weather Service, the fluffy stuff will turn to sleet later, as the temperatures hover just above freezing. At least we won’t have too much wind — only 6 – 9 mph. And it isn’t supposed to accumulate to more than a few inches during the day (though by the looks of it, I’m doubting that prediction), however there is a warning for the evening commute, so cutting the day short might be something to consider, especially if you’re driving. Later tonight is when it’s expected to get really bad.
Here’s what the weather service says:
Accumulating snow will be falling by the end of the evening commute and travel will become more difficult as the evening wears on… Travel may be hazardous during Thursday morning’s commute… with the heaviest snow likely falling overnight.
So while today might not fully warrant a snow day — though the early dismissals are starting to come in — tomorrow is looking like a possible delayed opening at the very least. And then will come the next onslaught, which will last on and off through Saturday. Maybe February will be kinder, though it’s not generally known as a gentle month. Stay tuned for a happy snow story later today…
BaristaKids has a listing of early snow closings. Check throughout the day for the latest news about additional closings.
Which is better: getting some snow-related time off, or not having to shovel & salt again? It’s a tough call…
I’ll take snow over mosquitoes any day.
It’s times like this that I wish we lived in an apartment, with underground parking.
In a different lifetime (or so it seems) as a single man, I lived
in a high rise and had underground parking. The under-ground parking was heated to 60 degrees and one elevator downward ride deosited me there in less than 2 minutes. I recall not even owning a shovel !
Now? I have a man plow us out and I always have to do “touch-ups” here ‘n there, and slip a couple of times as I freeze.
I like your “ohnonotagain” but my personal usage leans more toward “ohforpetesake!” (and sometimes with a stronger word than pete)
bleah!
~>:|
Bah! They had said this might not start until around noon. I’ve already shovelled about 5 inches (very light and fluffy). Most roads in Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, and Montclair have not been treated yet. Be careful out there folks.
I was just out to shovel and walk the dog. Slipped on the layer of ice beneath the snow (am fine). It’s really slippery.
Global warming! Global warming! Where for art thou global warming?
Be careful what you wish for. Global warming is here, and it will have its revenge, on this generation and the next. What we are experiencing is known in the trade as a climate heating inversion. What happens is we are getting warming at the poles and at the equator, creating a dynamic atmospheric turbulence phenomenon that causes temperature zones to fluctuate wildy between extremes of cold in the winter and heat in the summer. So as temperatures approach an equilibrium to the north of us and to the south, our weather will continue to become harsher and more severe. Soon life in the temperature zones will be so miserable there will be no point in going on living.
Already the authorities have quietly recognizing this and planning for it. Those big holes in West Virginia are not strip mines but in fact giant mass graves to accommodate the increase in suicides. The tunnel that was supposedly being dug under the Hudson for commuter trains was really to accommodate the increase in the rat population, many of whom live in New Jersey but work in New York. Gov Christie, by canceling the project, showed his true stripes as anti-animal.
Look at the bright side. For a week to 10 days in May the weather will be quite nice, before the thermometer rises to 105 and stays there until November.
Happy sledding!
My apologies: I meant “temperate zones” above, not “temperature zones.”
Actually, Dag, global warming is alive and well. The ice caps continue to melt and the sugar maples have slowly retreated northward. The sea levels will be rising. So, If you plan on moving back to Brooklyn, consider Brooklyn Heights instead of Fulton Ferry.
Spiro my family roots are very deep in BH. I’ve been considering a move back. I just can’t afford my old brownstone and can’t mentally adjust to an apartment. When that water starts to rise that’s the place to be.
Mathilda, Glad you’re here. Can you come over and help me melt the snow off of my driveway with your hot and fetid breath?
Mathilda, I hope you and Al Gore are doing a lot of shovelling.
All the shoveling about global warming these days is courtesy of oil and coal company execs insisting it just ain’t so !
(yet they seem to be buying their retirement mansions in posh communities up on higher elevations, or, if along the coast, on really high stilts!)
Mathilda1, that was hilarious! Mass graves to accommodate the despondent over global warming! Where do you people come up with this stuff? It’s gold baby, gold! Great comedy! Al Gore is too busy inventing the next rollout of iPad to be worried about shoveling, Nellie, as a follow up to inventing the internet, you know that.
I thought this snow was supposed to turn to rain this afternoon? It’s starting to pile up out there!
I do not shovel. I do not believe in altering nature in any way. If nature sees fit to snow on my walk, then I embrace the snow. What I object to is the imposition of the artificial on the natural. Belching carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere is a crime against the universe.
I do not “come up with this stuff.” I am simply in a position to know what is going on in the highest circles of intellectual life, and I have many friends in high government positions.
For instance, I know for a fact that in the event of rapid sea-level rise the Dept. of Homeland Security has plans to confiscate all homes on Upper Mountain Ave., to be used as shelter for residents of Montclair’s lowlands, which will then sit on the new ocean floor. I am personally on taking over the games room in deadeye’s house as my new headquarters, though the moosehead mount and the shelf of Yankees bobbleheads will have to go.
Alert the media. Mathilda1 is clearly a Russian spy. She has many friends in high government positions.
@Spiro, Mathida1 and friends of A Gore. RELAX! All of the scientific community has not signed on to Gore’s well funded story. In fact some down right discount it! Well maybe they are waiting for more data.
Wouldjabelieve?
The proof can be found in the rocks. “There has historically been much more CO2 in our atmosphere than exists today. For example, during the Jurassic Period (200 mya), average CO2 concentrations were about 1800 ppm or about 4.8 times higher than today. The highest concentrations of CO2 during all of the Paleozoic Era occurred during the Cambrian Period, nearly 7000 ppm — about 19 times higher than today.”
And furthermore ..
“It wasn’t until Pangea began breaking up in the Jurassic Period that climates became moist once again. Carbon dioxide existed then at average concentrations of about 1200 ppm, but have since declined. Today, at 370 ppm our atmosphere is CO2-impoverished, although environmentalists, certain political groups, and the news media would have us believe otherwise.”
For the complete entry and Rocks 101 go to:
http://ff.org/centers/csspp/library/co2weekly/2005-08-18/dioxide.htm
Hey Dag, Al Gore has nothing to do with it from my view.
He’s been turned into a handy punching bag by the likes of talk radio blabbermouths, since self-promoting types like Gore are easy prey.
The photos of our slowly changing planet speak for themselves.
As I see it, there’s no shortage of CO2, also known as hot air.
OK Spiro maybe you don’t sign on to Gore and his money making green machine but how are those pictures speaking to you? They are but a snap in time … a very very long time. Much much more data is needed. Did you read the link that I posted? Food for alternative thought!
Dag, need to organize for your request, but this might suit you for now.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/sci_nat_enl_1138619023/img/1.jpg
my day by Iceman: As I opened the back door to clean off my wife’s car, I took one step and went flying feet first and landed heavily on my butt and elbow and hit the back of my head. Shook up and sore but injuries.
Then around 10:15 while facilitating a project conference call, I felt a drip on my head and looked up to see my ceiling leaking. Water is also coming down a side wall. To make matters worse the upstairs bathroom – above my office has leaks and bubbles all over the wall that faces out back. I learned today my roof has ‘ice damming’ and it will take major roof work to fix it. The Home insurance appraiser will be here at 8:00 on Friday.
Will this Winter ever end?
nice ice pic Spiro but read that will ya and then get back
Leaks inside are bad news, Ice. Good luck with that one.
You might have ice backing up from your gutters and under your shingles.
No, Ice, this winter will never end. And those of us who have to climb out on the roof to take down our Christmas wreaths will have decorations up through April…