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  • Richard in Smithville
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    • Oct 2006
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    Buffalo Snow

    Just a thought for all the people who are dealing with the eight feet of snow that fell in Buffalo, NY, in the past 48 hours.
    From the "deep south" part of Canada

    Richard in Smithville

    http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/
  • phrog
    Veteran Member
    • Jul 2005
    • 1796
    • Chattanooga, TN, USA.

    #2
    In March 1993 we had 25 inches of snow on our back porch. I thought that was a huge amount. I can't even imagine what 8 feet must look like. Good luck to all you folks in that area.
    Richard

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    • jabe
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2006
      • 566
      • Hilo, Hawaii
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      #3
      Just saw it on the news yikes!!!

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      • LinuxRandal
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        • Feb 2005
        • 4889
        • Independence, MO, USA.
        • bt3100

        #4
        New Guiness record for largest snowman?
        She couldn't tell the difference between the escape pod, and the bathroom. We had to go back for her.........................Twice.

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        • Richard in Smithville
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          • Oct 2006
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          #5
          I live about 1/2 hour away from there. We didn't get near as much as they did.

          Check out these pictures.

          From the "deep south" part of Canada

          Richard in Smithville

          http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/

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          • Knottscott
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            • Dec 2004
            • 3815
            • Rochester, NY.
            • 2008 Shop Fox W1677

            #6
            Ironically, 65 miles to the east of Buffalo, Rochester had been largely unaffected by this storm until this morning. It's been cold and we had a dusting of snow, but it had actually been mostly sunny the past two days....this morning we finally got a couple of inches of snow, but nothing compared to Buffalo. It's hard to be believe we're this close, are on the same latitude, and are generally down wind of them, meaning we usually get the same storm after it passes Buffalo. The Great Lakes cause some wacky storms when cold air masses hit them this time of year. Buffalo's proximity to Lake Erie is more east, whereas Rochester is south of Lake Ontario. We often get similar weather patterns, but this time things were freakishly different. It's early in the season, but Buffalo is no stranger to huge snow storms....hopefully their snow removal equipment was 100% ready. For most people it's more of a nuisance than anything, and can make for a really long winter if there's no break in the weather.
            Happiness is sort of like wetting your pants....everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.

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            • cork58
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              • Jan 2006
              • 365
              • Wasilla, AK, USA.
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              #7
              And here in Hatcher Pass Alaska (just north of Anchorage) we haven't had our first snow of the season yet! Weird weather this year, did get a little rain but that's about it.
              Cork,

              Dare to dream and dare to fail.

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              • cwsmith
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                • Dec 2005
                • 2737
                • NY Southern Tier, USA.
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                #8
                No snow down here in the Southern Tier of New York (not yet anyway).

                Worse part about the snow in the Buffalo area, according to the local News last night, is that it is unusually heavy and wet, so some of their conventional equipment can't move it. It was said that the National Guard was bringing in some heavier plows.

                Just glad that I don't live next to that lake,

                CWS
                Think it Through Before You Do!

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                • durango dude
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                  • Mar 2011
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                  • a thousand or so feet above insanity
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                  #9
                  I just chatted online with a friend of mine - who lives in Amherst, NY --- about 5 miles north of Buffalo. He's getting snow - but only a foot or so over the course of a couple of days (small stuff by comparison).

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                  • dbhost
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                    • Apr 2008
                    • 9209
                    • League City, Texas
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                    #10
                    Last time I saw snow like that was the winter of 1977 when we lived just west of Cleveland... And even then I don't think it was quite that extreme.

                    NOW I remember why I live in the south...
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                    • phrog
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                      • Jul 2005
                      • 1796
                      • Chattanooga, TN, USA.

                      #11
                      When I see these things, I always wonder how the native Americans were able to survive a couple hundred years ago. Same is true in the northern plains states. Freezing temps, no grocery stores (and animals burrowed in), how did they do it?
                      Richard

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                      • TB Roye
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                        • Jan 2004
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                        • Sacramento, CA, USA.
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                        #12
                        Do you think they migrated south like some of the the birds and animals?

                        Tom

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                        • durango dude
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                          • Mar 2011
                          • 934
                          • a thousand or so feet above insanity
                          • 50s vintage Craftsman Contractor Saw

                          #13
                          My family still shares oral histories. They're Alaskan native.


                          They'd spend the summer in what's now known as Egegik (Bristol Bay region) ---- and would migrate across the Aleutian Peninsula to a village, Kanatak (now abandoned).

                          In a nutshell - migration allowed them to handle the Alaskan winters.

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                          • Knottscott
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                            • Dec 2004
                            • 3815
                            • Rochester, NY.
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                            #14
                            Here's a recent pic from MSN news that got my attention....the guy's up to his eyeballs in snow.

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                            I even dropped Buffalo Bill's kicker Dan Carpenter from my fantasy team in case he ends up trying kick field goals in the snow, while my opponent's kicker kicks from from a dome!
                            Happiness is sort of like wetting your pants....everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.

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                            • phrog
                              Veteran Member
                              • Jul 2005
                              • 1796
                              • Chattanooga, TN, USA.

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Knottscott
                              Here's a recent pic from MSN news that got my attention....the guy's up to his eyeballs in snow.

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                              I even dropped Buffalo Bill's kicker Dan Carpenter from my fantasy team in case he ends up trying kick field goals in the snow, while my opponent's kicker kicks from from a dome!
                              Where's he going?
                              Richard

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