OT: Big winter storm next weekend (01/22-01/24)?
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Kearny Hudson County: a good 2ft with whiteout for the last 3 hrs. At least 6 inches since I shoveled 2 hrs ago.
Update from Summit: 2 trees down on street, we are using yardsticks
to measure and it is somewhere between 20 and 25 inches, and now
has moved over to more of the big heavy flakes.
Winds not as strong as earlier.
Any idea when this will be over? At the half way point yet?
Be safe everyone.
to measure and it is somewhere between 20 and 25 inches, and now
has moved over to more of the big heavy flakes.
Winds not as strong as earlier.
Any idea when this will be over? At the half way point yet?
Be safe everyone.
Don't shoot the messenger. CR rated the Wrangler worst value. JD power rated the brand as less reliable than Kia.
we are in the same boat here in Ocean City. Shoveled my driveway this morning around 8am and its still clear.
Just finished my 2nd pass in New Providence. Easily 24"+ and by the time I finish clearing, there's another inch or two on the ground.
MILFs in Hillsboroguh are going to be very happy and exhausted. Every few hours they get another 6-8"
MILFs in Hillsboroguh are going to be very happy and exhausted. Every few hours they get another 6-8"
Yet for some reason grown men on this board wish for 2 foot snow storms. SMH.
To RU#'s point, though, if the overall number of deaths went down due to other factors, would there be net fewer deaths overall, even with the 6 caused directly or indirectly by the weather itself? It's an interesting question. I'd be curious to know what an actuary might think about frequency of various types of weather events and impact on mortality.
I don't think there's any question about financial cost of extreme weather events like blizzards or snow storms, but the mortality angle is an interesting one.
I don't think there's any question about financial cost of extreme weather events like blizzards or snow storms, but the mortality angle is an interesting one.
so what you are saying is that those families affected could actually bring a lawsuit against RU #s?
THere is a financial cost no doubt but at the same time there are many people who make lots of $$ off a storm like this.
Way below the average for a 24 hour period, and over 200 births so far today.
I thought I just read that the death toll is up to 12 from this storm.
Winds have just picked up in last 10 minutes to the strongest of the storm.
Two more trees down on the street. All fireplaces are on, but about
to prep the generator just in case.
Safe night all.
I gather from neighbors that the shore flooding will be worse than Sandy
TONIGHT AT 11 PM.
Two more trees down on the street. All fireplaces are on, but about
to prep the generator just in case.
Safe night all.
I gather from neighbors that the shore flooding will be worse than Sandy
TONIGHT AT 11 PM.
So all the pictures my friends in Ocean City are posting on Facebook are doctored?
but you know what, snowstorms like this are so much safer than 3 day heatwave of 98, 100, and 95...damn it the statistics say so:rolleyes:
There are numerous power outages, currently, in coastal Monmouth. Parts of LB, parts of Sea Bright. All of the Hook, not that it matters. Outages also reported in Neptune and Manasquan. Probably more out there.
Goldberg and Smith said that the heavy pivoting bands will weaken by around 7 or so and lighter snows until midnight
We just got that one heavy band rotating through. I think Northern Somerset and Morris County seem to be the sweet spot for this storm with amounts of 24 inches being reported.
I think in Belle Mead we have anywhere from 17-19 inches...just missing out on the heaviest of bands
just heard about 3 people dying from heart attacks from shoveling snow in the nyc area..and there will be more...and there will be those who don't die but rushed to the hospital
We just got that one heavy band rotating through. I think Northern Somerset and Morris County seem to be the sweet spot for this storm with amounts of 24 inches being reported.
I think in Belle Mead we have anywhere from 17-19 inches...just missing out on the heaviest of bands
just heard about 3 people dying from heart attacks from shoveling snow in the nyc area..and there will be more...and there will be those who don't die but rushed to the hospital
Looks like the NAM model got the last laugh on this one after many insisted it could not be right.
Some do, but the overall net cost is way higher. There may be short term booms in sales of things like bread/milk/shovels/salt and short term work for snow removal/etc, but the wider negative impact is much greater once you get above a certain number of inches. Think of the lost revenue for an airport that has to shut down for two days, or the costs to rebuild after a storm surge on the shore, or the lost work hours when the infrastructure locks up and people can't get to their jobs. While some people do benefit financially from a big snow storm, the costs overall far outweigh those small benefits.
I am curious about the mortality argument, though. How many fewer deaths are we talking about during a storm (or immediately following it)? Crime and motor vehicle causes of death may be lower due to people being hunkered down in their homes instead of on the streets, but how does that stack up against exposure/exertion/suicide/accident death rates during the same period? Would be interesting to see the numbers broken out.
Frost Lane/Murray Hill Farms. My back yard is on Union Ave., so I'm just up the hill from you.
and they likely purchased their shovels at Wal Mart like the rest of the overweight population in this country
How about the people that light their stove for heat and die? Fires from faulty heat units? I never hear in the summer about deaths from faulty AC's.
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