Comments on: Getting ready for the storm?

By: Paco

Paco — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:23:14 +0000

We have well water. When power is out we can use water stored in old laundry detergent bottles to refill the toilet tank after a flush. One of the few benefits of Low-flo toilets.

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:18:46 +0000

We’ve had less ice than was predicted. Husband and dog are not enjoying their excursions outside. Grass and sidewalk alike are sheet ice. Power still on.

By: Mike Plaiss

Mike Plaiss — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:00:28 +0000

Argh!! My weather app assured me the snow was over! After an hour in the cold getting it all up, I sit here in my comfy clothes, with my coffee and my newspaper, and it’s snowing again – hard.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:23:00 +0000

Looks like Madmani just lost the under-12 (perhaps even under-18) vote…

“NYC schools closed Monday due to snow storm, all students will do remote learning, Mamdani says”—
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/nyc-schools-closed-monday-but-classes-moved-online/

By: Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:51:21 +0000

So far the predictions for my area have been fairly spot on.

By: steve walsh

steve walsh — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:29:00 +0000

Forecasting 18+” here of the fluffy stuff. The winds are also predicted to be in the low to mid teens. Starting at noon Sunday, coming down until midnight Monday. In my experience (68+ years in the Northeastern US) should the forecast prove accurate we will… survive!

Godspeed.

By: Mrs Whatsit

Mrs Whatsit — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 22:47:27 +0000

I took riflery at summer camp and again in high school, both in the 1960s, and I was surprisingly good at it for somebody with compromised vision who generally can’t do things like that. The point is that for years there, it wasn’t unusual to be handed a rifle and taught how to use it.

By: Cornflour

Cornflour — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:55:20 +0000

So far, we’ve had 77 inches of snow this month and 183 inches this winter. Lately, it’s been cold enough to close the schools, the community college, and the university. That’s very rare, although closings during blizzards happens every once in a while. The goal has always been to avoid frostbite among children waiting for school buses. Luckily, there haven’t been any power outages. That’s all folks.

By: Gringo

Gringo — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:11:29 +0000

Super cold here in TX.

By: Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:05:31 +0000

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