33 states affected, 10,000 flights cancelled - we're in for a whopper!

[Koronin]

Stay safe and warm in the northern part of the country. We're just in for rain down here, but warm temps tomorrow. (I'll take the rain to get the forcast 70 degree weather tomorrow). Of course they're expecting more normal 40 degree weather after tomorrow.

[zoom-zoom]

I'm so desperate to ride my new bike outdoors...almost 300 miles logged, all on the trainer. I am also in MI. Praying for an early Spring!

[hebe]

Stay warm and safe, everyone!

[Crankin]

We are on storm #2 in 2 days. There's about 3 feet on the ground; yesterday we had 8 inches. Today less; I'm in the area where there will be about 3-6 inches, with sleet and ice pellets. Just south of Boston there is a significant concern for ice/freezing rain.
I haven't been anywhere, except down my 700 ft. driveway to get the newspaper, since Monday. Today I'll study, do a trainer work out, and maybe get out and do a ski or snow shoe in the woods if it clears up early enough.
I love this weather. Actually, I love the changing weather. 23 years in Florida and AZ made me appreciate it. The outdoor cycling season always starts for me around March 5-15. I might not get out as much as I do later in the spring, but it's been pretty much the same date since I started riding in 2000.

[shootingstar]

We had our mini-dump and cold freeze. We couldn't go snowshoeing in Banff this past weekend..it was -30 degrees C.

Now it's almost -5 degrees C...the chinook winds are blowing through. So maybe from no snowshoeing to maybe some cycling by end of this week.

[OakLeaf]

Be safe, everyone, and try not to let the cabin fever get to you too much!

[Tri Girl]

we got a foot of snow yesterday. It will shut this city down for days. Temps won't be above freezing until Saturday, so no hope for melting. If I have to go to work tomorrow, I'll probably be better off walking in my yak trax than trying to drive (and if I were brave enough I'd put zip ties on my mtn bike tires and ride to work- but I'm not that brave).
Tonight is supposed to be -5. That will break over 100 years of records for the low. We're just not used to this kind of cold in OKC.
What a mess.
Stay safe everyone.

[mudmucker]

I'm so desperate to ride my new bike outdoors...almost 300 miles logged, all on the trainer. I am also in MI. Praying for an early Spring!

That's got to be the worst. To have a new bike and not be able to ride it outside for months.

I'm feeling for those receiving the ice. Having flashbacks from our devastating ice storm 2 years ago when the power was out at my house for 9 days.

[ASammy1]

An SUV (next to the stop sign) completely buried.

[jessmarimba]

That SUV picture is crazy! We don't have much snow here but the temps are ridiculously cold. My office was 45 degrees yesterday (inside!) so I just stayed home.

We have a couple of semi-feral cats that I've become attached to - I was so worried about them that I left my garage door cracked with food, water, heat, and blankets for them. Silly, and I don't know if they found it, but I had to do something!

[Crankin]

SheFly, we have been in roof hell. We had a new roof put on 2 years ago, after severe ice dam issues/water coming in. Since we don't have an attic and no vents or soffits, it started all over. I thought DH was going to really go off the deep end when the water started leaking in the kitchen, after raking some of the spots. Finally, we called a guy who used to clean our house in Boxborough who now has a general contracting business. He is the most trustworthy person I know! He sent 5 guys over on Sunday, who got up on the roof and cleared every inch of snow, all the icicles, and the 2 decks. I was petrified watching them, running around up there, no harnesses, etc. My house is 4 stories high, with lots of roof lines.
This is what I get for buying an unusual house. We are going to have vents and soffits put in, before going to the last resort tactic of a commercial grade ice dam prevention system.

[limewave]

So much snow!

[PamNY]

Limewave, what beautiful pictures. Reminds me of how exciting snow is for children.

We aren't so badly off this time, with mostly sleet. In fact, we don't suffer too much in Manhattan because the sidewalks are cleared and the subways are running.

Much as I enjoy snow (and the parks have been beautiful) I'm really getting cabin fever. With ice today, I'm not even going for a walk.

Everyone in the hard-hit areas, please stay safe. I hope you are all stocked up with food and your power stays on.

[Tri Girl]

Hmmm. Anyone want to meet south of the snow-line for a ride?

Yes! I think to escape the snow we're going to have to meet in the Virgin Islands.

[Owlie]

We actually didn't get all that much. We were supposed to get about a foot. Where I am (a couple miles from downtown Cleveland), we got about 6 inches. I wouldn't be surprised if the "snow belt" further out got more. We did get freezing rain, though.

My parents got more freezing rain than snow, though, and a few dorms at my sister's university lost power. They got two days off due to ice--apparently various parts of the campus are all connected by stairs, and they are terrible at keeping them salted. Cleveland actually clears all the roads around campus because of the hospital, so DBF still had classes!