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I only have a half bottle of Cognac left and the snow is coming down sideways here also. my good SIL has a tracked skid loader with a tractor tire cow poop/snow remover on it, it does a super job clearing this white stuff. He makes a lot of money clearing perking lots ETC so snow is good for him.

It seems like a proper snow storm, not all the way blizzard by my reckoning but some bad spots on the road where the wind can get some headway. Visibility about 50ft in the windy white spots.

I was out a little while ago and managed to help pull a police officer out of a little drift.

The drifts are soft, fluff out of the way when hit... a lot nicer than the hard versions seen in some storms.

Most everything is closed up, no plows seen on the road but I did spy a few at the county shop as I passed, maybe mechanical problems or waiting for the wind to stop.

I have enough beer to hold me for a while but I'm getting real low on chips.

I was out earlier pulling snow off the roof and gutters.

It's switched from a real heavy wet snow to much lighter or maybe it's just because it's being blown around. Visibility here is about 50 yards. I've been keeping a couple strips open down the drive and when I was just out had a plow come by. It blowing hard and no doubt there will be some big drifts out there.

We've switched to Irish coffee after shoveling and have nearly a full bottle of Tullamore Dew so we're good!

We went from coffee to mimosas, to bloody marys, to beer. Need to get started on the that brown likker now---

I just heard on the radio news there's 54.9" on the ground at Reagan Intl airport.

Ya lucky bastids!

There's more at Dulles,I believe. Winds blowing sustained at around 20-25 with gustts well over,at times.

This is truly miserable. Being the optimist, I'm going to assume the winds will help those concerned about the 20 tons of snow on their roof tops.

IMO, the wind makes the load asymmetric - lightening one side and loading the other. Not that a large symmetric load is a good thing!

Of course that depends on roof orientation and wind direction.

If it was me, I'd have shoveled after the last dump.

It's three stories to the roof. I'll wait for it to come to me.

I just heard that too!
Talk about a lot of snow.
And here I thought Bob and Allen were just belly achin...

With the pitch on my roof you would have busted your azzzzz for sure.

Anyone else dodging 5-7 feet ice daggers hanging from the gutters when they walk out the door? I have some that look like they are 8 ft and looking for a kill.

Vlad The Impaler meets Frosty The Snowman!

Sweet!!

I had to do the roof of my house in Fairbanks one winter. Well, I probably didn't HAVE to, but I sure felt better without the load.

I thought twice before doing that, because the ridge is 36' above ground!

If it's that steep, probably will go on it's own. Especially if it's steel.

So I'm looking at the storm on radar

Baltimore sun weather radar

and it appears to have gone through and offshore and is now curling back in from the north. Guess that's what you get when two fronts collide.

Save for the wind, are we now in the clear, Allen?

Looks to me like you were but with the weather doubling back expect more. Predictions are continued snowfall for another four hours here.

look at www.weather.com and put in your zip, look at the radar pic and click future view and stifle your scream.

Officially now the most snowfall in Baltimore recorded history for both one event and total for a winter. All I ask if for 5 minutes with Algore, maybe less.

I hear you! And thanks. We're getting pounded by high winds. Same your end??

Hahahahah - that was fun! Hey , that's not real, right, just a joke? A pox on ALGORE !!!