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Too_Many_Tools
Feb 9, 2013, 3:34:23 AM2/9/13
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A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
By Friday night the National Weather Service reported snow
falling in some areas at a rate of up to five inches an hour,
and wind gusts of up to 75mph along the Massachusetts coast and
through greater Boston. More than 18 inches of snow fell in
parts of Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut, and more
was expected by Saturday morning.
Five states � New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
Hampshire and Rhode Island � declared states of emergency on
Friday as the storm approached along the New York to Boston
corridor.
Thousands of people had their travel plans disrupted as more
than 5,000 flights from some 60 airports were cancelled,
including New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Toronto, according
to FlightAware, the tracking website.
Severe weather warnings reached from Pennsylvania to Maine�s
border with Canada, with coastal flood warnings as far south as
Delaware. Hurricane-force winds were anticipated for the south
shore of Long Island from the Hamptons to Montauk at the eastern
tip. Rail travel was also affected, with Amtrak suspending train
services between New York and Boston as well as in Vermont and
Maine.
By Friday night more than 140,000 electricity customers --
mostly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut -- were
without power, a number that was expected to grow.
New York City, where 1,700 ploughs and 450 salt spreaders were
ready to be deployed as darkness fell, was expecting to see 10
to 14 inches of snow with accumulations of up to 19 inches on
eastern Long Island.
>From New Jersey to Maine, shoppers crowded into supermarkets and
hardware stores throughout Friday to buy food, snow shovels,
flashlights and generators, something that became a precious
commodity after October�s superstorm Sandy. Schools in several
states closed early so students could get home before the worst
of the storm.
Connecticut�s emergency management agency warned on Twitter that
�a wide ban of extremely heavy snow� was moving through the
central and eastern parts of the State, dropping snow at a rate
of up to five inches an hour.
Boston declared a snow emergency and shut down all public
transit on Friday afternoon. City officials said 600 pieces of
snow-clearing equipment and 34,000 tonnes of salt were ready for
use.
Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, banned all private
vehicles from the state�s roads after 4pm. Cars were also banned
in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Thousands of power outages were
reported across the state.
As icy rain turned to snow over Manhattan on Friday afternoon,
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg urged residents to leave work
early and stock up on supplies such as medicine in the event of
power failures. He warned that falling tree branches overloaded
with snow could knock down power lines.
Mr Bloomberg said there was no need for panic-buying as �the gas
supply is plentiful�. However, queues formed at filling stations
as worried motorists filled up their cars.
Mr Bloomberg warned: �Stay off the city streets, stay out of
your cars and stay in your homes while the worst of the storm is
on us.�
The Long Island Power Authority, which came under intense
criticism following its performance during Sandy, turned command
of its storm response over to National Grid, the utility that
provides power to hundreds of thousands of customers on Long
Island.
New York City officials said that as of late January some 6,000
families were still waiting for repairs to heat, hot water or
power systems in 3,000 buildings that had been damaged by Sandy.
Mr Bloomberg said the city would find shelter for people living
in unheated homes.
Residents of Brick Township, New Jersey, were asked to
voluntarily evacuate on Friday from their homes in flood-prone
areas that had been battered by October�s storm.
In Manhattan, Fashion Week was still going ahead � with extra
help hired to remove snow � even as attendees were hard-pressed
to find taxis and some high-profile guests were stranded in
Europe after flights were cancelled.
Marc Jacobs postponed his show from Monday to Thursday citing
�weather and production problems�, after fabric and accessories
were not delivered to New York in time.
Mr Bloomberg advised New Yorkers: �Cook a meal, stay home, read
a good book, watch a movie. I will be home tonight, you can rest
assured.�
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fb1c174-720f-11e2-896a-
00144feab49a.html#axzz2KNkczMc2
history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
By Friday night the National Weather Service reported snow
falling in some areas at a rate of up to five inches an hour,
and wind gusts of up to 75mph along the Massachusetts coast and
through greater Boston. More than 18 inches of snow fell in
parts of Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut, and more
was expected by Saturday morning.
Five states � New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
Hampshire and Rhode Island � declared states of emergency on
Friday as the storm approached along the New York to Boston
corridor.
Thousands of people had their travel plans disrupted as more
than 5,000 flights from some 60 airports were cancelled,
including New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Toronto, according
to FlightAware, the tracking website.
Severe weather warnings reached from Pennsylvania to Maine�s
border with Canada, with coastal flood warnings as far south as
Delaware. Hurricane-force winds were anticipated for the south
shore of Long Island from the Hamptons to Montauk at the eastern
tip. Rail travel was also affected, with Amtrak suspending train
services between New York and Boston as well as in Vermont and
Maine.
By Friday night more than 140,000 electricity customers --
mostly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut -- were
without power, a number that was expected to grow.
New York City, where 1,700 ploughs and 450 salt spreaders were
ready to be deployed as darkness fell, was expecting to see 10
to 14 inches of snow with accumulations of up to 19 inches on
eastern Long Island.
>From New Jersey to Maine, shoppers crowded into supermarkets and
hardware stores throughout Friday to buy food, snow shovels,
flashlights and generators, something that became a precious
commodity after October�s superstorm Sandy. Schools in several
states closed early so students could get home before the worst
of the storm.
Connecticut�s emergency management agency warned on Twitter that
�a wide ban of extremely heavy snow� was moving through the
central and eastern parts of the State, dropping snow at a rate
of up to five inches an hour.
Boston declared a snow emergency and shut down all public
transit on Friday afternoon. City officials said 600 pieces of
snow-clearing equipment and 34,000 tonnes of salt were ready for
use.
Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, banned all private
vehicles from the state�s roads after 4pm. Cars were also banned
in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Thousands of power outages were
reported across the state.
As icy rain turned to snow over Manhattan on Friday afternoon,
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg urged residents to leave work
early and stock up on supplies such as medicine in the event of
power failures. He warned that falling tree branches overloaded
with snow could knock down power lines.
Mr Bloomberg said there was no need for panic-buying as �the gas
supply is plentiful�. However, queues formed at filling stations
as worried motorists filled up their cars.
Mr Bloomberg warned: �Stay off the city streets, stay out of
your cars and stay in your homes while the worst of the storm is
on us.�
The Long Island Power Authority, which came under intense
criticism following its performance during Sandy, turned command
of its storm response over to National Grid, the utility that
provides power to hundreds of thousands of customers on Long
Island.
New York City officials said that as of late January some 6,000
families were still waiting for repairs to heat, hot water or
power systems in 3,000 buildings that had been damaged by Sandy.
Mr Bloomberg said the city would find shelter for people living
in unheated homes.
Residents of Brick Township, New Jersey, were asked to
voluntarily evacuate on Friday from their homes in flood-prone
areas that had been battered by October�s storm.
In Manhattan, Fashion Week was still going ahead � with extra
help hired to remove snow � even as attendees were hard-pressed
to find taxis and some high-profile guests were stranded in
Europe after flights were cancelled.
Marc Jacobs postponed his show from Monday to Thursday citing
�weather and production problems�, after fabric and accessories
were not delivered to New York in time.
Mr Bloomberg advised New Yorkers: �Cook a meal, stay home, read
a good book, watch a movie. I will be home tonight, you can rest
assured.�
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fb1c174-720f-11e2-896a-
00144feab49a.html#axzz2KNkczMc2
Gunner
Feb 9, 2013, 2:34:39 PM2/9/13
to
On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:34:23 +0100, "Too_Many_Tools"
<too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
>history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
>on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
>without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
Damn that Gorbal Warming!!!
<too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
>history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
>on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
>without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
The methodology of the left has always been:
1. Lie
2. Repeat the lie as many times as possible
3. Have as many people repeat the lie as often as possible
4. Eventually, the uninformed believe the lie
5. The lie will then be made into some form oflaw
6. Then everyone must conform to the lie
Frank
Feb 9, 2013, 2:55:28 PM2/9/13
to
On 2/9/2013 3:34 AM, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
> A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
> history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
> on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
> without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
>
> By Friday night the National Weather Service reported snow
> falling in some areas at a rate of up to five inches an hour,
> and wind gusts of up to 75mph along the Massachusetts coast and
> through greater Boston. More than 18 inches of snow fell in
> parts of Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut, and more
> was expected by Saturday morning.
>
> Five states � New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
> A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
> history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
> on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
> without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
>
> By Friday night the National Weather Service reported snow
> falling in some areas at a rate of up to five inches an hour,
> and wind gusts of up to 75mph along the Massachusetts coast and
> through greater Boston. More than 18 inches of snow fell in
> parts of Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut, and more
> was expected by Saturday morning.
>
> Hampshire and Rhode Island � declared states of emergency on
> Friday as the storm approached along the New York to Boston
> corridor.
>
> Thousands of people had their travel plans disrupted as more
> than 5,000 flights from some 60 airports were cancelled,
> including New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Toronto, according
> to FlightAware, the tracking website.
>
> Severe weather warnings reached from Pennsylvania to Maine�s
> corridor.
>
> Thousands of people had their travel plans disrupted as more
> than 5,000 flights from some 60 airports were cancelled,
> including New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Toronto, according
> to FlightAware, the tracking website.
>
> border with Canada, with coastal flood warnings as far south as
> Delaware. Hurricane-force winds were anticipated for the south
> shore of Long Island from the Hamptons to Montauk at the eastern
> tip. Rail travel was also affected, with Amtrak suspending train
> services between New York and Boston as well as in Vermont and
> Maine.
>
> By Friday night more than 140,000 electricity customers --
> mostly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut -- were
> without power, a number that was expected to grow.
>
> New York City, where 1,700 ploughs and 450 salt spreaders were
> ready to be deployed as darkness fell, was expecting to see 10
> to 14 inches of snow with accumulations of up to 19 inches on
> eastern Long Island.
>
>>From New Jersey to Maine, shoppers crowded into supermarkets and
> hardware stores throughout Friday to buy food, snow shovels,
> flashlights and generators, something that became a precious
> commodity after October�s superstorm Sandy. Schools in several
> Delaware. Hurricane-force winds were anticipated for the south
> shore of Long Island from the Hamptons to Montauk at the eastern
> tip. Rail travel was also affected, with Amtrak suspending train
> services between New York and Boston as well as in Vermont and
> Maine.
>
> By Friday night more than 140,000 electricity customers --
> mostly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut -- were
> without power, a number that was expected to grow.
>
> New York City, where 1,700 ploughs and 450 salt spreaders were
> ready to be deployed as darkness fell, was expecting to see 10
> to 14 inches of snow with accumulations of up to 19 inches on
> eastern Long Island.
>
>>From New Jersey to Maine, shoppers crowded into supermarkets and
> hardware stores throughout Friday to buy food, snow shovels,
> flashlights and generators, something that became a precious
> states closed early so students could get home before the worst
> of the storm.
>
> Connecticut�s emergency management agency warned on Twitter that
> of the storm.
>
> �a wide ban of extremely heavy snow� was moving through the
> central and eastern parts of the State, dropping snow at a rate
> of up to five inches an hour.
>
> Boston declared a snow emergency and shut down all public
> transit on Friday afternoon. City officials said 600 pieces of
> snow-clearing equipment and 34,000 tonnes of salt were ready for
> use.
>
> Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, banned all private
> vehicles from the state�s roads after 4pm. Cars were also banned
> of up to five inches an hour.
>
> Boston declared a snow emergency and shut down all public
> transit on Friday afternoon. City officials said 600 pieces of
> snow-clearing equipment and 34,000 tonnes of salt were ready for
> use.
>
> Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, banned all private
> in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Thousands of power outages were
> reported across the state.
>
> As icy rain turned to snow over Manhattan on Friday afternoon,
> New York mayor Michael Bloomberg urged residents to leave work
> early and stock up on supplies such as medicine in the event of
> power failures. He warned that falling tree branches overloaded
> with snow could knock down power lines.
>
> Mr Bloomberg said there was no need for panic-buying as �the gas
> reported across the state.
>
> As icy rain turned to snow over Manhattan on Friday afternoon,
> New York mayor Michael Bloomberg urged residents to leave work
> early and stock up on supplies such as medicine in the event of
> power failures. He warned that falling tree branches overloaded
> with snow could knock down power lines.
>
> supply is plentiful�. However, queues formed at filling stations
> as worried motorists filled up their cars.
>
> Mr Bloomberg warned: �Stay off the city streets, stay out of
>
> your cars and stay in your homes while the worst of the storm is
> on us.�
>
> The Long Island Power Authority, which came under intense
> criticism following its performance during Sandy, turned command
> of its storm response over to National Grid, the utility that
> provides power to hundreds of thousands of customers on Long
> Island.
>
> New York City officials said that as of late January some 6,000
> families were still waiting for repairs to heat, hot water or
> power systems in 3,000 buildings that had been damaged by Sandy.
> Mr Bloomberg said the city would find shelter for people living
> in unheated homes.
>
> Residents of Brick Township, New Jersey, were asked to
> voluntarily evacuate on Friday from their homes in flood-prone
> areas that had been battered by October�s storm.
> The Long Island Power Authority, which came under intense
> criticism following its performance during Sandy, turned command
> of its storm response over to National Grid, the utility that
> provides power to hundreds of thousands of customers on Long
> Island.
>
> New York City officials said that as of late January some 6,000
> families were still waiting for repairs to heat, hot water or
> power systems in 3,000 buildings that had been damaged by Sandy.
> Mr Bloomberg said the city would find shelter for people living
> in unheated homes.
>
> Residents of Brick Township, New Jersey, were asked to
> voluntarily evacuate on Friday from their homes in flood-prone
>
> In Manhattan, Fashion Week was still going ahead � with extra
> help hired to remove snow � even as attendees were hard-pressed
> to find taxis and some high-profile guests were stranded in
> Europe after flights were cancelled.
>
> Marc Jacobs postponed his show from Monday to Thursday citing
> �weather and production problems�, after fabric and accessories
> Europe after flights were cancelled.
>
> Marc Jacobs postponed his show from Monday to Thursday citing
> were not delivered to New York in time.
>
> Mr Bloomberg advised New Yorkers: �Cook a meal, stay home, read
>
> a good book, watch a movie. I will be home tonight, you can rest
> assured.�
>
> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fb1c174-720f-11e2-896a-
> 00144feab49a.html#axzz2KNkczMc2
>
Enterprising New Yorkers would pile snow around Bloomberg's house and
maybe the SOB would never come out.
Kirby Grant
Feb 10, 2013, 1:59:53 PM2/10/13
to
On 9-Feb-2013, Gunner <gunne...@gmail.com> wrote at
alt.politics.democrats:
> On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:34:23 +0100, "Too_Many_Tools"
> <too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
> >history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
> >on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
> >without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
>
> Damn that Gorbal Warming!!!
Dan
Feb 10, 2013, 11:53:49 PM2/10/13
to
On 2/9/2013 11:34 AM, Gunner wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:34:23 +0100, "Too_Many_Tools"
> <too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
>> history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
>> on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
>> without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
>
> Damn that Gorbal Warming!!!
Well, one example does not prove the case. The data say that ACC is
> On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:34:23 +0100, "Too_Many_Tools"
> <too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
>> history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
>> on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
>> without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
>
> Damn that Gorbal Warming!!!
almost certain, but using examples of weather to demonstrate a climactic
trend and cause is just silly.
Dan
Dan
Feb 10, 2013, 11:54:20 PM2/10/13
to
Dan
pyotr filipivich
Feb 11, 2013, 12:50:53 AM2/11/13
to
Gunner <gunne...@gmail.com> on Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:34:39 -0800 typed
in misc.survivalism the following:
Can you imagine what things would be like if things hadn't warmed
up? Mastodons in Central Park! Glaciers in Gloucester! Freezing on
the Freeway, Frimming in the Jimjam! Jamming at the Fremont! Brass
Monkey Eunuchs at the Manchester Union! and Canadians in Connecticut!
All Hail Al Gore and the Outhouse Four!
--
pyotr filipivich.
Just about the time you finally see light at the end of the tunnel,
you find out it's a Government Project to build more tunnel.
in misc.survivalism the following:
>On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:34:23 +0100, "Too_Many_Tools"
><too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
>>history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
>>on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
>>without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
>
>Damn that Gorbal Warming!!!
Be glad for the global warming.
><too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
>>history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
>>on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
>>without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
>
>Damn that Gorbal Warming!!!
Can you imagine what things would be like if things hadn't warmed
up? Mastodons in Central Park! Glaciers in Gloucester! Freezing on
the Freeway, Frimming in the Jimjam! Jamming at the Fremont! Brass
Monkey Eunuchs at the Manchester Union! and Canadians in Connecticut!
All Hail Al Gore and the Outhouse Four!
--
pyotr filipivich.
Just about the time you finally see light at the end of the tunnel,
you find out it's a Government Project to build more tunnel.
Dan
Feb 11, 2013, 9:35:53 PM2/11/13
to
On 2/10/2013 9:50 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:
> Gunner <gunne...@gmail.com> on Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:34:39 -0800 typed
> in misc.survivalism the following:
>> On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:34:23 +0100, "Too_Many_Tools"
>> <too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
>>> history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
>>> on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
>>> without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
>>
>> Damn that Gorbal Warming!!!
>
> Be glad for the global warming.
>
> Can you imagine what things would be like if things hadn't warmed
> up? Mastodons in Central Park! Glaciers in Gloucester! Freezing on
> the Freeway, Frimming in the Jimjam! Jamming at the Fremont! Brass
> Monkey Eunuchs at the Manchester Union! and Canadians in Connecticut!
>
> All Hail Al Gore and the Outhouse Four!
Oh, get a room you two, and leave us alone.
> Gunner <gunne...@gmail.com> on Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:34:39 -0800 typed
> in misc.survivalism the following:
>> On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:34:23 +0100, "Too_Many_Tools"
>> <too_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> A storm that forecasters warned could earn a place in the
>>> history books with up to three feet of snow hit the US northeast
>>> on Friday, leaving up to half a million homes and businesses
>>> without electricity and battered by blizzard conditions.
>>
>> Damn that Gorbal Warming!!!
>
> Be glad for the global warming.
>
> Can you imagine what things would be like if things hadn't warmed
> up? Mastodons in Central Park! Glaciers in Gloucester! Freezing on
> the Freeway, Frimming in the Jimjam! Jamming at the Fremont! Brass
> Monkey Eunuchs at the Manchester Union! and Canadians in Connecticut!
>
> All Hail Al Gore and the Outhouse Four!
Dan
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