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Rhode Island

well my fellow western new yorkers i hope all in the snow belt are getting through that big lake erie effect snow i keep hearing about.thats one thing i dont miss since moving to rhode island many years ago.
stay wearm and well my griends
pap

12/2/2010 5:52:18 PM

Rhode Island

griends? lol----friends

12/2/2010 5:53:11 PM

[email protected]

Pap, here in the Livingston County side of things we got snow, but it didn't last, and it was a nice clear day today with a dusting of snow, just enough to bring my snow plow guy out to do the driveway, otherwise, not bad. It started out as rain, and switched over to heavy wet snow....free fertilizer I say, horray. I hate the snow but it could be much worse, our friends in Buffalo are not having a good week.

12/2/2010 6:46:44 PM

Western NY

Made the national news tonight I see. A small area (basically from Hamburg - OP - South Buffalo) is getting clobbered. Thin little band coming off the lake, and sitting right there.

Only a couple inches in the yard here, no big deal.

12/2/2010 9:44:13 PM

Niagara Falls,NY

Niagara Falls nice and clear(so far, knock on a frozen pumpkin!) But 25 miles south of us... Stay warm and safe.

12/2/2010 9:57:02 PM

Buffalo, New York

Nothing here just North of Buffalo Pap.....My aunt and Uncle 10 miles south have 3'.....told them I was gonna go cut my grass today.....they got a kick out of that!!

12/2/2010 11:01:09 PM

bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

Pap-
Lucky here too. I estimate 6 to eight inches on the ground.Bill P

12/3/2010 7:51:42 AM

Hamburg, NY

Pap, Got about a foot in Hamburg but a little north and east 3 feet. Thruway back open now and just the clean up ahead. It was a small abnd all in all with nothing in downtown Buffalo to 3 feet in Depew and Elma. This is a case where 3 miles made a 3 foot difference in snowfall. Nothing we can't handle! Only 3-5 inches predicted for today and more tonight. Stay warm! /Ray (Collins had nothing until last night!)

12/3/2010 8:05:50 AM

Hamburg, NY

"small band"

12/3/2010 8:06:43 AM

Hamburg, NY

Just for a little perspective - when conditions are right off open Lake Erie we can get hammered. In 1998 we got 10 feet in 10 days here in Hamburg. Then when the Lake is frozen other conditions can cause a disaster - like in the "Blizzard of '77" when a foot of snow lay over the frozen lake and the wind blew like a freight train for a week and drifted it over Western New York. One spot on Rt 75 had 75 feet drifted in. BUT - the worst driving I've been in in a long time was going to Niagara 3 years ago! /Ray

12/3/2010 8:38:35 AM

South of Buffalo

I live in the southern part of West Seneca near the Hamburg Lakawanna border(quite close to Rich stadium) and can say we had just over 3 feet from wed night through thursday evening. Over 4.5 feet drifted on the roof which required shoveling twice. Completely shut down the town, the thruway and all side roads in and out. Much better now.
jeffp

12/3/2010 4:29:51 PM

Hamburg, NY

I'd still take the snow over the flooding down by Andy!

12/3/2010 5:35:43 PM

Western NY

Went down to Allegany tonight, never seen the river that high. Sounds like it crested the 11th worst it has been in recorded history.

12/3/2010 9:01:10 PM

Rhode Island

thanks guys, its good to chat with growers and friends from my home area.
i miss the good old days....... the snow, the severe thunder storms, the creeks overflowing, all the good stuff around silver creek.
here in rhode island if they get even a forcast of snow people are emptying out the grocery stores, all the milk and bread is gone, gas tanks are toped off and schools either close early or cancel all together.
pap

12/4/2010 10:05:40 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Ray, way funny (that's the year I made it to Niagara)...ask James VanHook about drivin to Niagara, during the snostorm of the Century!!! 3 years ago!!! Peace, Wayne 5 hrs straigt...of "We are f...d"!!! I remember walkin to the restaurant, w/ snow drifts above my waist!!!

12/5/2010 2:19:19 AM

Georgia

Yeah Pap I'll never understand the bread and milk...now beer and chips completely understood.

12/6/2010 7:39:25 PM