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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 07:37 AM
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What a joke, got like 24-28" Sunday morning.

I literally got the boat covered and motor fogged a couple hrs before it started, and then got the snow blower ready (belts, oil, etc) just in time. I still need to get the car off the road and get my inspection done for the year.

I guess this means no more detailing this year either

Too soon...



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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 07:50 AM
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wow i thought we got hit hard over here in NY....I hate snow I think I am going to leave this area, move to Florida or something....I cant take it anymore.
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 08:37 AM
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We got about 6in in CT, a lot of people don't have power, I got lucky and never lost it.
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 08:43 AM
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Yes, lots of power outtages in my area a little more east. Our Area was the one that got slammed 3 yrs ago, where we were out of power for 2 weeks in Jan. Our neighborhood did not lose power atleast this time.

Want to know whats sick. I mowed the lawn about 1 week ago.

Wife got called out of work, whole town has no power
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 08:51 AM
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Too soon is right. I was gonna winterise my car on fri but didnt and thought I could just do it sunday. The snow screwed it all up for sure.
Wow you got hit! Theres barely any on the ground here but still enough for me.
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 08:58 AM
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Good lord thats alot snow
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 11:05 AM
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We lost power for about 3 hours on Saturday night, not bad considering some are still w/o power this morning.

I have inside word from CL&P and they def did not anticipate this storm and did not hire extra crews or do anything before the storm. Word now is some people should be anticipating at least 10 days and some near 20. Depending on where you live and circumstances. Hopefully it wont be near that number but had they planned, it should have been a lot better.
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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I believe we got about 6" of snow. Over 21,000 power outages were reported in my county alone. Some still don't have power. Our's "blipped" a couple of times but we never lost it.

I hope this isn't a preview of what the rest of this winter will be like!
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we had plans to go to the last Test & Tune Saturday..........That didn't work out so well
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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I got nailed at my house, probably 8 trees down. One decided to come down on the GTO. Anyone know a good body shop in central ma???
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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Wow that is a lot of snow. We got some flakes which is still pretty abnormal for october. Not sure how i feel about this. I want it to come so i can make some plowing $$$ but at the same time i just hate how miserable it gets outside.
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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damn man that sucks,over here in western pa we didnt get any,id like to move down south alittle also,i like driving my transam too much to keep it stored in the winter!
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Old Nov 1, 2011 | 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by BoostedLT5
I got nailed at my house, probably 8 trees down. One decided to come down on the GTO. Anyone know a good body shop in central ma???
Really, that is horrible news.
Probably not the best but I've had good work done at American Autobody, might atleast be worth checking out.

I know there must be guys on here who can recommend a place for you. I hope the damage is not too bad.
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Old Nov 1, 2011 | 04:08 PM
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You guys need to invest in some snowmobiles or something. Although, I don't imagine there are many trails to ride in MA.
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Old Nov 1, 2011 | 06:37 PM
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You're probably actually better off with the zillion feet of snow you got, down here in the Pioneer Valley it was a lot less in inches but very dense, wet, sticky snow that left a mess of broken tree limbs everywhere. Of course many power lines went too, I had no power for a day and I was lucky, many people in my area are still in the dark (and cold). Problem was with there still being leaves on the trees it was that much more for the snow to stick to. I do property maintenance and pretty much all our properties are a mess, it will take weeks to clean it all up.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by brians91formula
You guys need to invest in some snowmobiles or something. Although, I don't imagine there are many trails to ride in MA.
few and far. I'd be better off registering in NH. Most of the ones I see are driven down the streets.

Not much into the snomobile thing though. Just another hobby to waste money on that you will barely utilize. I'd be more tempted to get a 4 wheeler though.

Winter time I pretty much hibernate. Nothing to do, its dark when I drive to work in the AM and dark when I leave work. This is the time of year I tend to just sit in front of the tv a lot, sucks.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Formula413
You're probably actually better off with the zillion feet of snow you got, down here in the Pioneer Valley it was a lot less in inches but very dense, wet, sticky snow that left a mess of broken tree limbs everywhere. Of course many power lines went too, I had no power for a day and I was lucky, many people in my area are still in the dark (and cold). Problem was with there still being leaves on the trees it was that much more for the snow to stick to. I do property maintenance and pretty much all our properties are a mess, it will take weeks to clean it all up.
Yeah I know how that goes. Between us getting mostly snow and the ice storm 3 yrs ago destroying all the trees we made out pretty good this time. But just 20 miles east is where people are still without power. My wife still can't go to work either. I hope it works out better for you than it appears.

I've been hearing reports of people causing fire damage to property because of improperly wired generators or running them without ventilation. Living in New England, people need to anticipate this stuff to some degree and atleast have a plan.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 07:00 AM
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so happy that missed ohio, im not even close to ready to put the car away for the year, i plan to do all that in the next few days
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 08:14 AM
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Didnt get too much snow. Was at work at 9 till 6. Still have the nitto DR's on the back.... interesting ride home.
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 08:17 AM
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FYI: for anyone that's sick of snow, house prices are cheap is Dallas, and you can drive your car year round!
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