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Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Dec 26th, '10, 08:14

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WITH CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...11 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

mike ohlstein · Post by **mike ohlstein** » Dec 26th, '10, 08:56

Ready.....

Harry Babb · Post by **Harry Babb** » Dec 26th, '10, 09:31

Has anyone told Giff?

randall · Post by **randall** » Dec 26th, '10, 09:51

where are my goggles? might be enough to snowboard the bluffs. i'm ready too......moved a ton of firewood into the house and shop.

In Memory of Vicroy · Post by **In Memory of Vicroy** » Dec 26th, '10, 10:19

Prof, I like that snowplow....and the lights on the hood, guess it never dawned on me the blade blocks the headlights.

My son wanted me to go mallard hunting with him in Stuttgart, Ark. today for a few days.....and stand in freezing water up to your balls for hours. The low up there tomorrow morning is forecast to be something like 12. I ain't quite as mad at them duckies as I used to be, so I respectfully passed. He and his wife are going to NYC for New Year's Eve....I think the BP oil fumes musta got to the boy's brains, if he got any left.

UV

coolair · Post by **coolair** » Dec 26th, '10, 10:23

Mike is that thing 4x4?
those are cool
UV - and that is why I dont duct hunt plus i dont care for their taste!

Harv · Post by **Harv** » Dec 26th, '10, 12:31

mike ohlstein wrote:Ready.....

show the updated facebook picture. It looks meaner!!!

Harv · Post by **Harv** » Dec 26th, '10, 12:32

Snow blower starts......check.
Gas cans full...............check.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

randall · Post by **randall** » Dec 26th, '10, 12:46

coolair wrote:Mike is that thing 4x4?
those are cool
UV - and that is why I dont duct hunt plus i dont care for their taste!

diesel 4x4.....man van!!

spencer · Post by **spencer** » Dec 26th, '10, 12:58

Visiting my inlaws, near atlantic city new jersey, Im from florida,west palm beach area, there is a ton of snow comming down right now, and this reminds of why i live in florida

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Dec 26th, '10, 13:32

You guys be sure to take some pictures. They are saying it should get down to about 40 tonight here in Marathon. Elevated home with tile floor and no insulation. Just portable heaters to boot! Should be fun.

In Memory of Vicroy · Post by **In Memory of Vicroy** » Dec 26th, '10, 13:39

Kevin - old coonass duck blind trick - charcoal bricketts in a clay flower pot sitting on some concrete blocks, stepping stones, bricks, etc. Puts out a ton of heat & just keep adding charcoal as it burns down. Open a window now and then when you start to feel woozy....

yo Fren'

UV

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Dec 26th, '10, 14:40

We're half way through this crap here on the Northern Neck of VA. and the rock fish weather vane on the boat house has 10" on it. Was about to brag that we're going to Key West but the high there today is 57.
Hueso, I'm coming!

randall · Post by **randall** » Dec 26th, '10, 15:01

we only have three inches here but it is super sticky. everything is white.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Dec 26th, '10, 15:22

Just you wait, brother Randall, just you wait!

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Dec 26th, '10, 15:26

Wind Speed (WSPD): 40.8 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 50.5 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 14.8 ft
NDBC Station 44066

randall · Post by **randall** » Dec 26th, '10, 16:02

there's probably a few guys out surfing in montauk.

Charlie J · Post by **Charlie J** » Dec 26th, '10, 16:18

i was dam lucky i made my flight back to jfk, 45 min to de ice at charlotte nc, and probably one of the last planes in ny at 11;30 am. now iam realy up to my ass in white crap

IRGuy · Post by **IRGuy** » Dec 26th, '10, 16:42

Temp here is 33F, had three sessions today of about 20 min each with snow flurries, but zero accmulation and occasional drizzle. News now is the Storm warning is lifted and only a Travel Advisory in in place. It looks as if we here are the bottom edge of the snow line.

Sorry for everybody north of here though.. but having lived on the MA coast for 40 years I don't want to ever see snow on the ground here. I paid my dues years ago.

Stay warm guys!

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Dec 26th, '10, 17:59

Wind Speed (WSPD): 36.9 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 44.7 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 23.9 ft
Thats some Bertram weather!! 23 foot waves. Yikes!!

mike ohlstein · Post by **mike ohlstein** » Dec 26th, '10, 19:05

Tony Meola · Post by **Tony Meola** » Dec 26th, '10, 19:47

Looks like they are upping the snow totals. The City could see 24 inches. Glad the boat is tucked away.

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Dec 26th, '10, 20:05

Wind Speed (WSPD): 42.7 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 54.4 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 26.6 ft

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Dec 26th, '10, 20:09

Wave Height (WVHT): 26.6 ft

Ah come on.
Where all you "Bertram Weather" guys now?

All this will only mean more Yankee carpet baggers heading South to let us know how they do it up North.

PeterPalmieri · Post by **PeterPalmieri** » Dec 26th, '10, 20:10

Ran the snow blower for a 3rd time today. Not loving that the boat is in the water I'll be down to check on her in the morning.

Rawleigh · Post by **Rawleigh** » Dec 26th, '10, 20:13

And still snowing in Virginia!!

gplume · Post by **gplume** » Dec 26th, '10, 20:18

Mike -That is one sweet looking plow rig you have for you van. Never seen a plow on a van before.

We are getting wacked in RI right now.///Howling out side. Tucked the boat in this morning.....Barney next to me has a blue tarp tied to his boat that looks questionable in terms of being lashed down properly.....hope it does not let go and take my cover out in the process.

Surfs up...for sure. But with the amount of snow predicted some land based actiities may be in the cards for tomorrow.

Got the stove cranking.......and some Jack in the glass......."ridden the storm out"...actually, a lot of fun...as long as you have a roof over your head.

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Dec 26th, '10, 20:33

Wind Speed (WSPD): 40.8 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 50.5 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 28.2 ft
28 foot. crazy.

Rawleigh · Post by **Rawleigh** » Dec 26th, '10, 20:47

You can keep it Brew!!

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Dec 26th, '10, 20:52

28 foot is 3 stories tall. Crazy.

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Dec 27th, '10, 00:22

Sounds like you guys are having fun. Just after midnight and still 57 degrees here. Thought it would have been colder by now. I will admit that UV had me thinkin' about having a fire on the tile. As I walk through the front door with a clay pot with red hot charcoal......the look on my wifes face would be priceless. "Don't worry babe, I learned this on the Bertram website."

Harv · Post by **Harv** » Dec 27th, '10, 01:17

PeterPalmieri wrote:Ran the snow blower for a 3rd time today. Not loving that the boat is in the water I'll be down to check on her in the morning.

if the roads get cleared. Haven't seen one plow here in Brooklyn, yet.

Dug · Post by **Dug** » Dec 27th, '10, 09:10

Bruce,

That ain't Bertram weather...

That's the weather for the dumbass sailors we read about every spring who were trying to sail south, got caught in a storm that they really didn't expect because they didn't listen to the news reports, had to be rescued by amazing and life risking coasties, and then end up in Soundings magazine like it was something that was newsworthy. Only newsworthy part is the amazing guys in the coast guard who go out and save people in weather like that.

Thats stupid people weather...

D

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Dec 27th, '10, 09:39

Station 44066 went adrift on 12/27/10 and the last report from the moored positon was at 0200Z. It is still transmitting valid observation data , which will continue to be reported here, but not from the location above

Bertramp · Post by **Bertramp** » Dec 27th, '10, 09:43

Long Island on 12/24
Jersey on 12/25
Flight out of Newark airport to Ft. Lauderdale 9:35PM 12/25 ... last flight out !
..... 40 degrees here in Lauderdale.

bob lico · Post by **bob lico** » Dec 27th, '10, 16:04

brew i depend on that station as my last word before going to the canyon. thats the real deal as is where is other then looking to see what weather predictions will prevail in next 24 hours. that bouy was chain to the texas tower ---------what gives?

dougl33 · Post by **dougl33** » Dec 27th, '10, 17:07

Station 44029 - Buoy A0102 - Mass. Bay/Stellwagen reported a 31.5 foot wave at 304 am on the 27th. Still very windy here in M'head.

mike ohlstein · Post by **mike ohlstein** » Dec 27th, '10, 17:45

Storm was massive in NYC. 12 to 14 foot drifts of heavy wet snow. Cars stuck in the middle of every small street, blocking the plows. 50 mph winds.

The roofs are all bare from the wind. One side of a street might be clear, while the other side is burried. This was about as bad as I've ever seen here.

randall · Post by **randall** » Dec 27th, '10, 18:24

we lucked out....we got the wind...still have it but only 5 inches at my house. drove the honda out no prob. didnt even put the truck in 4 wheel drive.

Charlie J · Post by **Charlie J** » Dec 27th, '10, 18:52

still at work till midnight, getting alot of calls for arching wires with this wind.

Harry Woods · Post by **Harry Woods** » Dec 27th, '10, 20:18

Brew,
Gusts at Shinnecock Inlet are 55 MPH now and were 62 MPH last evening. I can't wait to get to Florida.
Harry

Brewster Minton · Post by **Brewster Minton** » Dec 27th, '10, 20:20

It was more than 62 mph last nite.

Tony Meola · Post by **Tony Meola** » Dec 27th, '10, 20:59

Randall you got off lucky. Have close to 24 inches here in North Jersey. Hard to measure with all the drifting.

JP Dalik · Post by **JP Dalik** » Dec 27th, '10, 21:40

Over 30" here in Pt Pleasant. So bad I stuck the wifes H3 (needed new medicine and on an emergency journey)............. it was really fun, gotta admit though there was so much white I got lost in my own town, that lil truck ran good.

Shoveling dog paths to let the 130lb PIA out. 7 straight hours of moving white stuff while geese fly over my head (Getting pretty angry at them birds right about now.)

In Laws, Parents, Partner and Neils have not even seen a plow yet. Can't even get a pizza everyones closed.

Near as I've been told worse one in 40 maybe 50 years.

Hey Al Gore Kiss My Ass!!!!

Its all better now though I've found peace in Rum and Coke.

In Memory Walter K · Post by **In Memory Walter K** » Dec 27th, '10, 22:14

OK JP-130 Lb PIA?

TailhookTom · Post by **TailhookTom** » Dec 27th, '10, 22:28

Walter:

I feel JP's pain of shoveling for the 140lb Pain in the A$$ -- I had a Rottie, the big baby thought he didn't have to go to the bathroom if he needed to squat his butt into a bit of snow -- he thought wrong. Since he was a 3 year old rescue dog, and a stubborn Rottie to boot, it took him a while to understand that he wasn't going to win!

Tom

JP Dalik · Post by **JP Dalik** » Dec 27th, '10, 22:38

Walter here is the long answer-- sorry but I'm gettin comfy now.

130lb Pain In the Ass ='s 130lb Greater Swiss Mountain Dog- Apparently to comfortable in his suburban housing to walk outside in the snow. Good news bad news is the dog is 28" to the top of his shoulders- the bad news is the snow is 30". Gotta shovel dog paths to make sure he isn't pissin and crappin on the path of least resistance----- my deck.

Had to bring the rabbits in because both of the hutches are covered in snow, santa brought chinchillas for christmas to add to the love fest- very nice critters I personally named them "hat" and "glove", hope they die soon so I can make one or both out of them, but with my luck they'll live like the rabbits- forever!

A real wild kingdom over here- I hope to christ one of these kids does something with animals in the future otherwise I'm gonna have the coolest- fish, frog, chinchilla, rabbit, hamster wallet on the planet. Couldn't use the dog I mean that's just sick!?!,,,,,,,,,,, Right?????

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Dec 27th, '10, 23:10

JP, You do not come across as a guy that would have rabbits! Can you train them to hunt?

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Dec 28th, '10, 10:58

I'm still waiting to see some photos of Mike's 4WD diesel van snowplow beast in action............

Raybo Marine NY · Post by **Raybo Marine NY** » Dec 28th, '10, 18:20

Tony Meola wrote:Randall you got off lucky. Have close to 24 inches here in North Jersey. Hard to measure with all the drifting.

we got 2 feet of snow as well

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