I hope everyone is safe !!
VB

It must be howling out there. I've been there for a couple of these with my wife and kids. Hopefully, you are not directly on the water.

What a mess

That would be a tree
And the chit is still falling,

They just turned me around in the parking lot and sent me home. No power. I could hear trees snapping as I talked to the boss....

We just lost power in RI at our house

tons of ice up at my office (salem, nh) and no power. i'm actually working on my laptop at the mall because there's power and wifi. hopefully there will be power either at the office or at home by the time my battery dies. doubt it though, since that's only about 20 minutes away. maybe bang out some xmas shopping since i have the mall pretty much too myself - except for the old people walking.

Looked like a pretty big storm surge with high tide this morning as well...about as big as I've seen it.

-spence

Looked like a pretty big storm surge with high tide this morning as well...about as big as I've seen it.
-spence

Spence, west passing low pressure (Nor'easter) coupled with a spring high tide (4.7ft predicted at Newport). Add two feet of storm surge on top of that, and the water level is ~7ft above MLLW. Not a hurricane surge, but put some 12ft swells on it and there will be some erosion along the south facing beaches... 2ft is fairly typical for a decent sized nor'easter. Extend it for 5 days and you end up with the Patriots day storm...

There will be a set-down after the storm (most likely) once the Low passes and the NW comes in. Go scout spots at low-tide Sat afternoon, especially up inside the bay... should be able to see some structure if the swells aren't too big to obscure it...

A real soaker also.Over 3.5"s of rain her in NJ..

Spence, west passing low pressure (Nor'easter) coupled with a spring high tide (4.7ft predicted at Newport). Add two feet of storm surge on top of that, and the water level is ~7ft above MLLW. Not a hurricane surge, but put some 12ft swells on it and there will be some erosion along the south facing beaches... 2ft is fairly typical for a decent sized nor'easter. Extend it for 5 days and you end up with the Patriots day storm...

There will be a set-down after the storm (most likely) once the Low passes and the NW comes in. Go scout spots at low-tide Sat afternoon, especially up inside the bay... should be able to see some structure if the swells aren't too big to obscure it...
I guess I just looked at the water under the Sakonnet River Bridge on my way to drop off Griffin, and the water was almost on the road.

That's my yardstick science boy :humpty:

-spence

I was agreeing with you.
Spring tide and 2ft of storm surge looks impressive compared to 'normal' conditions

I came up to Marlboro this AM

60 F in Mansfield, 55 mph gust this am
30 F at the office.

ICE starts at Rte 9 everything south is just soaked

I spent the better part of 45 minutes picking up big branches in my yard and driveway this morning. Then, I had to towel up a little bit of water in the corner of my basement. As long as we have power I'll be fine because the french drains and sump pump will keep things mostly dry.

When I got to work we had about 2 inches of water in the basement, which includes a conference room, 2 offices and cubicles. Fortunately, I'm upstairs where it's dry.

12 hours without power or heat....

i'm having a "Dundee" honey brown beer
and for what its worth....it's almost as good
as Sam Adam's October fest :uhuh::cheers:

we've had no running water here ... for awhile

thankfully the water leaking into the living room
can be re-used in the toilet tank to flush it...
although it's like dark tea.... but no biggy...

just got a load of wood delivered an hour ago
that will save our friggan pipes from freezing...
:point: and us too! even Star the wonder dog
is looking at me with those WTF expressions lol

the other day... the kitchen sink faucet handle was frozen stiff...
and a pot in the kitchen sink was all full of ice...

if you cannot see your breath while walking around
inside the house....things are just peachy. :btu:

been hearing the big "kerack!" of tree's snappin and the wooosh of them falling "all day" as the misty rain
adds to the chandelier effect of the ice covered trees.

come monday, it'll be 13` degrees again....but
with wood available...NOW...we'll shall endure.:rolleyes:

Raven, you are living the life Dude! Where the heck are you?

47 miles Northwest of you at 600 feet above sea level.

of course that's as the Raven flies....:tooth:

i have to go load another wood stove down stairs

it's way to small... though... the door to it is about as big as a 15 inch monitor screen or smaller. :mad:

I have a 'hang over' from all that rain and wind. My house has cathedral cielings and as a result, I couldnt sleep at all.. ugg.

you should play rain and wind tapes then Eben
and desensitize yourself....

or have the wife knock you out before bed time lol :kewl:

just alittle liquid sunshine on the cape,,just enough to dampin the ground.Passed wind harder then what it was doing outside.

the sun's shinning now melting all that ice....phew

As bad as this storm was, it's still nothing like the one back in '99.
When you loose power for weeks because the high tension lines snapped like cheap mono, and thousands of old growth trees get snapped from the wind and ice, you know you're in for trouble.
We got more water than ice, but one disaster is as bad as the next.
Hopefully this won't ruin anyones' Christmas.

The 99 storm in Quebec and Northern New England was unreal

yeah we were without power for 10 days

I guess I just looked at the water under the Sakonnet River Bridge on my way to drop off Griffin, and the water was almost on the road.

That's my yardstick science boy :humpty:

-spence

Chit.. that means our property over there flooded.. :cens:

I was agreeing with you.
Spring tide and 2ft of storm surge looks impressive compared to 'normal' conditions

The correct term for the tide we experienced is "perigean tide" Tonight, the moon will be the closest that it ever will be in a year..

I thought you would know that Beavis. :angel:

here in mashpee .my paper boy was10 min late.:bshake::bshake::bshake:

I thought you would know that Beavis. :angel:
He's just book learned, but didn't finish the book :wave:

-spence

Our power came back on around 5PM

I had to cut 3 trees up this morning at 4 AM, just to get to work. No power at the plant in worcester, sent the 70 something people home at 830, 835 power comes back on. Gotta work saturday now. Everything was covered with ice on the pike between worcester and sturbridge. Looked beautiful. Just got power back at 530, lost it sometime before 330 this am. Lots of firewood to be had out there right now.

He's just book learned, but didn't finish the book :wave:

-spence

yep. Did you notice 'the idiots guide to navigation' next to the wheel when you went fluking/?? The boy's dangerous... plain dangerous. :lasso:

He's just book learned, but didn't finish the book :wave:

-spence

Actually Eben I did know that, I believe it was 18,000 miles closer than normal, and the 16 year anniversary of the 'Blizzard of 1992' another very significant nor'easter for the south coast of RI to boot....

If you want, I can stop by and we can have a riveting discussion of tidal datums; I can use lots of fun acronyms; NAVD88, NGVD29, MSL, MLLW, MHHW, we can even put it in context with the tidal data we collected in the river a year or so ago if you like. I can bring graphs and data and you can go nuts analyzing it.

I didn't want to over whelm the corn fed farm boy, and I'm too lazy to type long answers...

For the record,
Nebe is quickly reducing the number of invites out in the boat with comments like that :happy:
Spence is already banned for being a p-ssy when the lightning is 20miles south :D and for tangling up goosefish while we are fluking :D

Rockhound, I heard the great tidal expert Nebe wasn't too good at catching from a boat anyways. Esp. when it was cold.
Sounds to me like someone Googled tidal info to get your dander up

Nebe wasn't too good at catching from a boat anyways. Esp. when it was cold.


In his defense he stands in front of 2100deg furnace all day. he can't help being a cold weather p-ssy :crying:

:D:D:D

...Sounds to me like someone Googled tidal info to get your dander up

Well, it appears the Toginator also knows more than his fair share about trolling too...

I think it's alright, tautog01 - it appears Nebe only had him lip-hooked...easy release...:hihi:

BTW, I was out running errands yesterday and noticed seaweed, sand and flotsam on the road between Johnny's and Flo's - the storm surge, moon high and swell must have pushed right thru Johnny's lot -

Didn't look like it got high enough to float that derelict lobster boat in front of Flo's or ruin any of the chowda...but it's probably the closest the clamcakes have gotten to clams in a while...:laughs:

:buds:

Lost my chimney cap and had nasty black water run down into my basement and furnace.Great.

What a %$%$%$%$ing year.Quite possibly one of the worst ever.

this storm ain't over for us....

just finished our 2nd blackout

the car door locks won't open

they are frozen stiff :doh:

BTW, I was out running errands yesterday and noticed seaweed, sand and flotsam on the road between Johnny's and Flo's - the storm surge, moon high and swell must have pushed right thru Johnny's lot -

Didn't look like it got high enough to float that derelict lobster boat in front of Flo's or ruin any of the chowda...but it's probably the closest the clamcakes have gotten to clams in a while...:laughs:

Must have been exciting there for a little while at high tide.

Ocean Drive saw some serious action as well; judging by the carnage Green Bridge might have been 4 wheel drive only at high tide. Many new holes in the sea walls too. A few more big storms and parts of the road may be in jeopardy out near Brenton.

Many new holes in the sea walls too. A few more big storms and parts of the road may be in jeopardy out near Brenton.

I believe the company Toonoc works for is supposed to be repairing them. He was out there 2 years ago surveying all the seawalls.

Lost my chimney cap and had nasty black water run down into my basement and furnace.Great.

What a %$%$%$%$ing year.Quite possibly one of the worst ever.

1 million without power sized ice storm
even "W" said so....
shouldn't he be here with a bull horn :huh:

must be blessed. Never lost power. 1/4 mile away in Bolton the downed trees and powerlines look like hurricane damage. Downtown Clinton has 3 places open, a bar, a pizza joint and a packie. Can't ask for more than that, I guess. Solomon Pond Mall did open at 1 on Friday and was rocking yesterday. But try to buy a generator within 300 miles...

For once Northern RI escaped the Ice. Lots of rain, in fact the most that fell in RI was in my town, Burrillville 5.31 inches in 2 days. Some basement water but I have had worse. Never lost power and I'm heating 100% with wood so I didn't care anyway.

And the next Nebe or Spence who busts Bryan's *#@ls will be bitch slapped by me.:hihi:

I was starting to get concerned, Paul - I hadn't seen you online in a while -

That Burrillville is a wild place - heard they got wild emus running amok up there...:eek5:

No power till possibly Fri. Looks like a tornado went thru here. Telephone poles are down not just wires.

1 million without power sized ice storm
even "W" said so....
shouldn't he be here with a bull horn :huh:

As far as this storm went I guess I really don't have that much to complain about,considering what I've seen on the news.

I've got good temp fix for the chimney and the furnace got a full douching is now working again.

I was starting to get concerned, Paul - I hadn't seen you online in a while -

That Burrillville is a wild place - heard they got wild emus running amok up there...:eek5:

Chuck:
Been working like a madman. On the road in the since before Thanksgiving (Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Columbus, Chicago).
EOY for sales guys is hell on wheels. Management always wants that one last deal. Just haven't had any time for anything. I'll slow down after the 19th.

Happy Holidays!!!!

Sunday afternoon and we still don't have power and it looks more like Tuesday before we get it back. Last night it was 6 degrees here so the line crews were having a tough night. It should be warming up now for the next few days. Got heat but it would be nice to have water.

I saw the ice storm on the news - the last time I saw anything like that in RI was about a week before the blizzard of 78. Back then I was 13 and wayward - Yeeee Haaaa!
Looking back I'm glad I was a kid and not an adult for that storm.

Lucked out with just rain at my house but 25 minutes away I have a sister and some friends that got nailed with the ice (hilltowns). They are saying possibly no power until the 20th :doh:


Sis says the tress that didnt snap by friday are now snapping every time the wind blows.....

Co-worker in Sterling are still out, wires are on the ground,no sign of improvement, 38F in the house yesterday, pipes frozen, area looks like a microburst hit it.
Sutton same thing
co-worker in Paxton just got a genset this morning.
Samething in Worcester

National Guard in the neighborhood today. Was a sureal site to see.

T19 not to mention VT trails (as I am sure NH & ME too) took a big hit :(

How about some pictures?
I just got rain and my trees didn't fall, I am lucky

We are expected to get snow tomorrow night 1-2"

Maybe if these dumb asses would put they're wires under ground we wouldn't have this problem,

I'd like to post pics but I can't use my comp.

Finally got power back tonight around 1600. Unreal storm! So much cleaning to do...chainsaw will be running for weeks! Trees hit the house, shed, deck, utility trailer....just never stopped. Now, they're calling for snow the rest of the week! What a mess....looks like a tornado went through Northern Worcester Cty!

Were up in running too. I have a bunch of pics. Have spent the last 3 days cutting and clearing. My fingers are raw and can barely lift my arms.

My fingers are raw and can barely lift my arms.

Sounds like your fishing again :)

VB

Yeah, like he wasnt