Blizzard of the decade! Pics and stories!

[storminsteve]

I have off from work today and wondered how much snow you folks have out there where you live. We got 24". It took me 3 hours to finish all the shoveling. I'll try to take some pics today. If anyone else has some, lets see them!:plastered:

[cardoc765]

Man, this is freaking crazy. I thought we got a lot of snow last year. I cleaned snow twice last night. The first time was like 5 inches deep. The second time there was like a foot. Then I get up this morning, and oh man. I am cleaning the walk way and the snow is up to my knees. The cars on the street are barely visible. There are a couple small hondas and nissans that look like just a pile of snow. The firehydrant was fully covered over. All you could see is the nut for the valve on top. I don't have a snow blower, so it will be a bit at a time to clean it up. I hate driveways lol.

Better yet, once I think i am all done, the snow plow will come through again and make more of a mess for me to clean. So my brothers, this is going to be an all day affair. Can't wait for the warmer weather in the next couple days to melt some of this crap away. Wind is supposed to lie down by tomorrow night. Post some of your stories.:banghead2::banghead2::banghead2:

[DarkSkies]

Sent in by OGB, thanks!:HappyWave:









Violent here 14" so far as of 8 PM sustained NE winds of 25 MPH with gusts to 50 some drifts are 5'
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[voyager35]

20" here in Monmouth county. Be careful out there folks.

[jigfreak]

22", Occo. Stories? Well I had to go the wawa last night to get some milk. On the way there I saw this car spin out and go into a freaky series of manuevers as it got momentum. It was like the guy driving it never drove in snow before. People need to know if going into a spin turn your wheels the opposite way. This guy finally stopped within 2 inches from a telephone pole. There was a ditch next to the pole, he luckily missed that too. He was a little shaken up. He was driving one of those little 2 seater commuter cars. If he would have hit that pole at any kind of speed he would have been dead. You will never catch me in one of those cars. I got out and helped rock his car back and forth until he could get back on track Sent him on his way with a little lecture about maybe not driving a car that small in a heavy storm again. At least he was allright, and I only got a little wet in getting him out. Lucky guy.

[paco33]

28" hudson county. We have some drifts up to 10' deep!

[Monty]

When I opened my garage door this is what was there:
Was a good thing I had my waders on.
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[finchaser]

30" drifts 6 to7' foot . Drive wayshots dodge Ram and 2 full size jeeps. Back yard 6 1/2 foot fences.

[cardoc765]

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[Monty]

Wow Cardoc that's a lot of snow.
This is what we had:
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[DarkSkies]

Nice pics and stories so far, guys. :thumbsup:
I know some of ya's got some more, don't be shy. :d

Rip plugger reported they got 16" a little inland from the S shore of Ct.

As for stories, I'll post an unusual one in the next few days. Happened to me tonight. All I got finished so far is the title line....

"Darkskies -
Good Samaritan? ....or Doofus Dork??" :rolleyes: :don't know why:
The story's a little too fresh in my mind to post it now. I'll simmer down a bit and compose my thoughts, until then...:moon: Effumall!

[DarkSkies]

Sent in by Finchaser, thanks! :HappyWave:


Ocean County...
Bricktown 30.0 150 PM 12/27
Toms River 28.0 941 am 12/27
Bayville 26.0 920 am 12/27
Point Pleasant Beach 24.8 124 PM 12/27

[finchaser]

We officially got 34.5"

[surfstix1963]

Damn you guys got hammered I guess we caught the right wind my truck didn't even have snow on it I'd say maybe a foot drifts maybe 2-3 ft. Thanks to the snow blower me and my wife got it done paid for that too but she just couldn't do it herself.

[rip316]

Cardoc, I hope you didn't trip on any ice stumps and fall to all fours. hahahahahahaha

[jonthepain]

We only had five or so inches, but that's pretty unusual down here. Heck, any snow at all is unusual where I'm at. Power was out most of the day. Thank God for the wood stove!

back yard during
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/backyard1.jpg

and after the storm:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/backyard2.jpg

view from our back deck:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/backyard3.jpg

Wishful thinking from the locals:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/buzzards1.jpg

The dog loves it:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/chloe1-1.jpg

Pecan
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/pecan1.jpg

Walnut
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/walnut1.jpg

My little pals:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/goldfinches3.jpg

Sunday night:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/lights1.jpg

[storminsteve]

Awesome pics jontthepain! It looks from the pics like you are on a little bit of a hill. Nice piece of property you have there. The dog seems to be having a blast too.

[jonthepain]

thanks steve. yeah it's nice being on a hill. it was even nicer before the neighbor put a house in our lap.

oh well. such is life.

the dog loves snow. she runs around crazy and bites it. must bring out the puppy in her lol

[surfstix1963]

Cardoc, I hope you didn't trip on any ice stumps and fall to all fours. hahahahahahahaHis hands are probably still froze to the shovel Cardoc what are friends for he is not letting that one go too easily:d:HappyWave:

[cardoc765]

Cardoc, I hope you didn't trip on any ice stumps and fall to all fours. hahahahahahaha

I slipped near the fire hydrant and landed with one leg up on it. hahahahahahahaha you jack wagon. I am so gonna send you to mamby pamby land u tart

[dogfish]

hahahahahahahaha you jack wagon. I am so gonna send you to mamby pamby land u tart :laugh: :clapping: :clapping:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o7oKQECBjs

[dogfish]

some more for you jackwagons!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzyW1ZtR2W0&feature=related

[albiealert]

We had 14" in Ct. You jersey guys had it much worse than us.
jonthepain, nice photos. Did you use a tripod for that last picture at night?

[williehookem]

Hey at least there were not too many car accidents. The snow was blizzard like but I think we were fortunate not to have black ice underneath it. check out the crashes here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PApZm9-rwFc&feature=related

[jonthepain]

thanks, nope no tripod. i think tonight i'll break it out, though. i'm not as steady as i used to be...

[DarkSkies]

Rip plugger sent in some more pics, thanks!

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[DarkSkies]

I have AWD, and had no problems maneuvering through the snow in different areas until I got stuck helping that girl in the BMW out. I don't think I would buy another vehicle that didn't have AWD. I'm that impressed by it. You sacrifice a little in gas mileage, but the stability is a great feeling. :thumbsup:

We got about 28" of snow. The pics below are where my car was completely buried in a snowdrift. Took a while to dig it out.

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[captnemo]

Here is what I had to shovel. Some people had worse.

[nitestrikes]

The kids made this snow igloo. It has 2 windows, those are the holes you are seeing. The lighting when I took the pic doesn't show the depth or the height. It is about 8' high and 20' around. It kept them busy all day.

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[porgy75]

Cardoc, I hope you didn't trip on any ice stumps and fall to all fours. hahahahahahaha

Hoho watch the yellow snow, fellas!:wheeeee:
A picture I took, we had 29".

[jonthepain]

Hoho watch the yellow snow, fellas!

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/044-2.jpg

[DarkSkies]

^^ Jon, I can''t believe ya did that, name in the snow. How old are ya now? :kooky: :laugh: :clapping: :clapping: :HappyWave:

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Time to post up the "How I rescued a damsel in the snow and ended up looking like a fool" story. I'll try to fill in details after work today. :o

[baitstealer]

Watch out, get the snow blowers ready again. More snow is coming this weekend.

[jonthepain]

53 goin on 7

:laugh:

[DarkSkies]

I hear ya Jon. A friend used to say...
You're only young once, but ya can be immature forever! ;)


Fin sent this in, Ocean Ave after the storm, thanks!

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[gjb1969]

Snow for me =pulled my back on the right side helping my friend down the street

[jonthepain]

You're only young once, but ya can be immature forever! ;)




lol priceless.

awsome shot of Ocean Ave. a buddy of mine sent me some aerial photos of LBI yesterday (he's a pilot, lives a couple of doors from where i grew up in Surf City.) looks like the bay is frozen over.

[jonthepain]

this is 21st and 22nd street in surf city. i grew up on 21st, the fifth house from the beach. the house is gone now (it was a little Cape Cod) and they put up some monstrosity in it's place.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/21st22ndst.jpg

Little Egg Harbor Bay, a couple of days ago.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/LittleEggHarbor800x.jpg

[DarkSkies]

i grew up on 21st, the fifth house from the beach. the house is gone now (it was a little Cape Cod) and they put up some monstrosity in it's place.


Is it the square tan house in the middle of the pic, close to the main drag, or one to the left of that?
As always, awesome shot Jon. What a cool thing to be a pilot and being able to take pics like that whenever you're up there. It seems you have friends in both low and high places. ;)

[jonthepain]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/jonthepain/21st22ndstannotated.jpg

[jonthepain]

It seems you have friends in both low and high places. ;)

lol i just got that :D

[DarkSkies]

The story of the Dark the Samaritan, or Dark the Doofus Dork?

Time to post up the "How I rescued a damsel in the snow and ended up looking like a fool" story...



I was coming home from work at the end of the day the first work day after that monster snowstorm. I was driving through Newark. Parts of it still looked like a war zone and weren't plowed.


As I was driving down one "cut-through" street used by a lot of people avoiding the traffic on the main drags, I came to a traffic jam.


A girl in a late-model BMW was stuck sideways trying to get into the track in the middle of the street. The BMW has absolutely no traction and she was getting nowhere fast.


Since the girl was smoking hot, about a "9", I figured some guys would gallantly jump to her rescue, so I decided to stifle my normal helpful persona and let someone else take charge for once. :laugh:


3 Spanish guys got out of a white construction van (NC plates) and proceeded to rock her car back and forth. They got nowhere. After about 2 minutes watching this, I decided it was up to me to save the day. ;)


I have awd in my car and wouldn't trade it for the world. I hadn't yet got stuck in the snow.


I went into the parking lot adjacent to her car, told the 3 guys helping her to still push but stay away from my car in case I mis-calculated. Then I told the girl I was going to push her down the street. I specifically told her not to slam on her brakes after we maneuvered. I wanted to get her in the right position and on her way for good. I also said if she slammed on her brakes, I might hit her from behind with the momentum I had going and cause some damage.


She said she understood. http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/images/icons/icon3.png
I pushed her out and continued to give her a push into the clear track in the middle of the street. We became separated for 1 sec and she did what I told her not to, she slammed on her brakes.:scared:


I started moving toward a collision with her, and to avoid a crash swerved to the side, ending up in a snowbank. :bucktooth:


Everyone looked at me, got in their cars, and took off.
The hot girl waved to me as she drove away.
The Spanish guys looked at me sheepishly as I begged them for a little help... "no puede, senor" they said. :2flip:


Everyone else drove by with blinders on.
It became apparent to me they were only helping her because she was in the way of them driving down that road.
Since my aZZ didn't look nearly as good as hers, I soon realized I was out of luck and would have to dig myself out.


I felt like the biggest sucker in the world. :beatin: :embarassed:


For about 5 secs I seriously contemplated throwing a snow shovel I had at the white van. I was so aggravated I was ready to fight all 3 guys at once. What remaining maturity I have calmed me down, and I resorted to digging myself out.


40 minutes later, I was still digging. :mad: Almost out, I had dug a path back to the center of the street.

I don't pray a lot, but did ask God to help me in some way. 5 minutes later, 2 Spanish guys showed up and asked if I needed help. :bigeyes:


Together with me rocking the car back and forth, and a push from them, I made it out and on my way.


I threw some $$ at them. They wouldn't accept it. One kid said he was a Christian and just likes helping people, I made them take it anyway, said thanks, and was finally on my way home.

[albiealert]

40 minutes later, I was still digging. :mad: Almost out, I had dug a path back to the center of the street.

I don't pray a lot, but did ask God to help me in some way. 5 minutes later, 2 Spanish guys showed up and asked if I needed help. :bigeyes:

I threw some $$ at them. They wouldn't accept it. One kid said he was a Christian and just likes helping people, I made them take it anyway, said thanks, and was finally on my way home.




You know dark, they say God works in mysterious ways.
I think you did the right thing to help her.