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Kendra wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:20 pm There be potty words at the video.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:24 pm I'm really impressed with that guy's ice skating skills, but I'll bet it wasn't fun.

jcolvin2 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:51 pm

Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:08 pm I am in central Arkansas about 400 miles south of the NWA Regional Airport. I don't k ow the weather conditions there.

I did not imagine that the whole of Arkansas extended 400 miles from north to south.

bill_g wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 10:42 am The Willamette Valley where we live south of the Portland Metro area is an ice cube. It's not as bad as a couple years ago, but this 1/4 to 1/2 inch of frozen rain coated everything. Carcicles everywhere. Even tire chains are not an effective means of moving around. Cramp-ons or Yak-Trax (mentioned earlier by mn-skeptic) for your shoes are the best way to maneuver.

bill_g wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 10:42 am The Willamette Valley where we live south of the Portland Metro area is an ice cube. It's not as bad as a couple years ago, but this 1/4 to 1/2 inch of frozen rain coated everything. Carcicles everywhere. Even tire chains are not an effective means of moving around. Cramp-ons or Yak-Trax (mentioned earlier by mn-skeptic) for your shoes are the best way to manuveur.

MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:12 am I'll put in a plug here for Yaktrax. They make traction devices to put on the bottom of your shoes so that you don't slip. Costco carries one of their products when winter begins and I love the ones I bought. Sometimes it's icy on the driveway, then snow falls on top of it. These will save me from falling and breaking an ankle or a wrist. I think the ones Costco sells are the "Spikes Traction Device." Well worth the money!

The Buffalo-area blizzard's death toll rose to 27 in western New York, more than half of the number nationwide, authorities said on Monday, The Associated Press reported.

The people were found in cars, homes, and at the side of the road in snowbanks — some apparently dying while shoveling snow, others when first responders could not get to them in time to address medical emergencies, the outlet.

A 27-year-old man in Niagara County was found dead inside his home after an external furnace was blocked by heavy snow, causing carbon monoxide to get inside the home, The New York Times reported.

In a tour of Buffalo, Gov. Kathy Hochul said the community is grieving for the families who are receiving the "horrible, heartbreaking news" of their loved one's death.

Azastan wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:45 pm We got through snow and an ice storm, but today we are supposed to get high winds.

Can't we just go back to "it's cold and dry today"?

Winds increasing currently along the coast with gusts of 50-65MPH there now. Stronger gusts will continue to spread inland over the next few hours. Look for winds to pick up primarily after 6 PM in the Seattle metro area. #wawx

“You hope for the freaking best and you want the best, and everyone’s praying and everyone wants a miracle, and it doesn’t turn out that way,” Syta said through tears.

At least 64 people in the U.S. have died in the blizzard that wreaked havoc in at least a dozen states, according to an NBC News tally. Erie County, New York, accounted for more than half the death toll at 33, including 28 in Buffalo, officials said.

Among the dead in Erie County were many who perished from heart problems while shoveling or blowing snow, County Executive Mark Poloncarz said. The "once in a lifetime" storm, Poloncarz added, also killed many people in their cars.

On Friday afternoon, Jóźwiak wanted to buy fresh fish to make a traditional Polish meal for Christmas Eve, but her red Chevy Cobalt got stuck in a snowdrift, Syta said.

Azastan wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:23 pm Haven't lost power yet, but there's been a lot of flickering of lights here.