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Old 11-20-2014, 05:47 AM
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Whats the latest on the storm guys, I'm heading to Buffalo on Friday on my way to FL????
can I get through >>>>>>>
 
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Whats the latest on the storm guys, I'm heading to Buffalo on Friday on my way to FL????
can I get through >>>>>>>
If you're heading down to Buffalo you won't run into any snow problems until you get halfway in to Buffalo. We have these snow bands that drop 4' of snow on one road and three blocks away there's practically nothing. It just depends on what part of Buffalo you have to get to. It's supposed to warm up by the weekend but then roof collapses will become a problem as well as flooding. If the weather stabilizes they'll open the Thruway and you might be okay. It's a mess here.

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Coming down here to VA yesterday, I saw 3 Quebec motor homes with snow still piled on their roofs. Clear down I81 if you can get that far, Gerry.
 
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To put this much snow in perspective:
 
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Old 11-20-2014, 10:38 AM
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I HOPE YOU GUYS & your ROOFS are OK, holly crap

Thank you Wally, George & Mike, much appreciated...

Mike did you get all that snow in NC

Daytona Speedway is having their annual 'Hot Rod Turkey' run & car show,
I've been invited by a friend here who has a time share right on Daytona Beach..

we're leaving here at 6 AM Friday ........ I hope we can make it thru that storm....
 
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Old 11-20-2014, 12:13 PM
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i would if it wasent so ugly. id miss mountains too much to leave here and natural lakes and rivers.
You always have something negative to say......
 
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Old 11-20-2014, 12:35 PM
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Boy do I remember those days, here is a guy walking down the street I lived on in South Buffalo in the early 1970's...



And just like back in those days, when you send the wives to the store for emergency supplies and they are sold out of shovels, they know to get the next BEST thing...

 
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So you think that the Great Lakes and the Niagara River aren't natural?

i just dont think they are great to look at like the stuff we have here in Alaska.
 
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To put this much snow in perspective:

need to get a torpedo heater out and some burn barrels. you can turn each foot of snow into a inch of ice.
 
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i just dont think they are great to look at like the stuff we have here in Alaska.
I'm just curious, when was the last time you were in the Buffalo, WNY area?
 
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I'm just curious, when was the last time you were in the Buffalo, WNY area?

hey buddy go argue with your wife. im not looking for one. accept my opinion and move on.

was was there last in 98 or 99
 
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Guys, Like the Man said. Check on the elderly in your
area and help them all you can. This scares the crap
out of them. I know cuz I am one. And somehow clean
off them roofs as when it warms up it will turn into tons.
I am praying for ya all. Please be safe and smart.

PS: Maybe go get a sled, Snow machine thing. I doubt
the law would give ya to much trouble if ya road slow
for beer and other supply's. Heck how they gonna stop
you anyway. There cruisers ain't going nowhere. But neither
is the ambulance. Again folks, be safe and make the
best of it helping out the folks next door.
 
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Old 11-20-2014, 05:19 PM
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I hope the border crossing is open in Buffalo cus I'm heading down there tomorrow. ..
 
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I hope the border crossing is open in Buffalo cus I'm heading down there tomorrow. ..
As of right now, all of the bridges are open, however, the I-190 (between I-290 and I-90) and the I-90 (Rochester to PA line) are closed.

You might want to consider a detour through Detroit.
 
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Thx for the info Joe, much appreciated ........ we're gonna ride by the seat of our pants & hope for the best........

I hope you & yours are all OK
 


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