OT: Blizzard of 2022
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Arthur Fonzarelli
"aaaaay"
It's the worst that is coming tho. Thursday is supposed to knock us on our ass.
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I don't have a real problem with this happening in January but mid April??
Spring storms are actually not that uncommon. I think this one seems worse because we have had 3 weeks of relatively crappy weather with below normal temps instead of normal spring weather.
The winter that will not end.
tbcwpg
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Just shoveled my walkway during this lull in the snow. Very easy to move. It's all about work management.
nobody imp0rtant
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According to which weather service? Everything I've seen says today is the bad day.
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The day before the PO are scheduled to begin.
A couple of teams not knowing if they are in or out and a couple more not knowing who their opponent will be.
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bustamente
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Jets are really "feelin' it" soaking up the sun in Florida, pretty sure the WAG's and kids are a little peeved
hockeyarena
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oh well, the WAG's take 8 vacations a year and the nannies raise the kids anyway.
nobody imp0rtant
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tbcwpg
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Today is wet and heavy snow, tomorrow is supposed to be a bit windier and a little more snow, but colder so the snow isn't heavy. Heavy snow can be bad for damage. So I think both days have their good and bad points.
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My earliest memory as a child is actually of the 66 blizzard. I was not quite two years old but I clearly remember looking out the living room window and the drifts felt as if they were as tall as the house. I’ve never seen anything like that again.
86 was the closest. I remember that one vividly because I had bought my first brand new car and was supposed to pick it up from the dealership that day. I tried every which way to see if I could get there.
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Don't know where those numbers came from, but they don't match what I recall - not that my recall is reliable - but 66, 32 inches, not cm - 86 40-45 cm - 97 25-30 cm. People can debate their relative impressions of 86 & 97, but 66 was something else.
My shovels are all broken, i swear they are.
RetroWinnipeg
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cbcwpg
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And as we get older, the farther away from the storm in years, the bigger it seems it was.
At least these days we have the technology to tell us what's coming and can make preparations. Sure it seems crazy to have a run on the stores, but it's better than like what happened during the 1941 blizzard. People were all out and about enjoying a warm sunny spring day without knowing they were just hours away from having a blizzard come thru. Something like 70+ people died in Manitoba, North Dakota, and Minnesota because they were caught in it. Many perished because they got stuck and left their cars, which is why you are told to stay in your car.
My earliest memory as a child is actually of the 66 blizzard. I was not quite two years old but I clearly remember looking out the living room window and the drifts felt as if they were as tall as the house. I’ve never seen anything like that again.
86 was the closest. I remember that one vividly because I had bought my first brand new car and was supposed to pick it up from the dealership that day. I tried every which way to see if I could get there.
Damn, we're frickin' twins.
I don't honestly recall 66 but I have pictures of me plunked on a snow drift. I think I've blocked it out.
'86 was when I got my first brand new car (I've only ever bought one other car brand new). My parents were driving it home from Vancouver (bought it from a dealer out there for cheaper than here and my parents had a condo out there at the time). First time I saw it the car was parked on the median just south of the Osborne street bridge - that's as close as my parents could get the car to the house for a couple of days. To this day I don't know how my dad got it up on the median.
atreyuavenged
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Put in half a day at work out by the airport. Snow wasn't really an issue, the ground is. Forklifts can't really go anywhere as the ground is too soft. Probably won't go in tomorrow as well.
kanadalainen
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Hi Morty
A: CBC news says '66 was a biggy but perhaps not *the* biggy. Your memories and mileage may vary.
Perhaps the timing of these storms (early March vs mid-April) and how they impacted the preexisting snowpack have some bearing on percieved severity?
SensibleGuy
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I can't remember anything specific about any of the previous big blizzards lol. I guess I managed to just hide out and let them roll by...
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Sure some of it is perception. But there is photographic confirmation of the 66 storm. And I don't think pre-existing snow can explain the amount in the pictures.
kanadalainen
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Jetsfan79
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1997 was bigger than 1986 - 48 cm in '97, about 35 in '86.
Also 97 was bigger than 66.
I remember 1997 pretty well. Snowed over a 3-day period off and on. Winnipeg area received about 48 cm while some areas to the south received 80 cm.
Heck back in November, we kicked off winter with our first snowfall of approx. 27 cm over 2 days...remember it was right around Remembrance Day.
Also 97 was bigger than 66.
I remember 1997 pretty well. Snowed over a 3-day period off and on. Winnipeg area received about 48 cm while some areas to the south received 80 cm.
Heck back in November, we kicked off winter with our first snowfall of approx. 27 cm over 2 days...remember it was right around Remembrance Day.
In my opinion there was no storm in Winnipeg that could compare to 1966. Drifts right up to the rooftops on many houses. One hella of a workout to shovel it all out. Not many people had snow blowers in those days.My earliest memory as a child is actually of the 66 blizzard. I was not quite two years old but I clearly remember looking out the living room window and the drifts felt as if they were as tall as the house. I’ve never seen anything like that again.
86 was the closest. I remember that one vividly because I had bought my first brand new car and was supposed to pick it up from the dealership that day. I tried every which way to see if I could get there.
