How are our Bald Brothers in the NE making it?

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Noticed a few absences from the Forum today, Koz, Andrew, etc.  If you guys still have power let us know you're okay.  There's not much the Southern Domes can do for you, but we'd like to know if you're ok.  Sounds like there's yet another storm coming next week on Wednesday or Thursday due to El Nino's influence--oddly it's credited w/ keeping the hurricanes at bay last season. 
Let us know you're okay, we can't do anything about your cabin fever.  Hope you're getting along w/ everyone else in your respective igloos.
Stay Smooth,
Saintc

[Razor X]

Just desperately counting the days until spring.     

[Mikekoz13]

We're OK here. This one skirted past us. We got just a couple of inches of snow and a LOT of wind.

I was off today and it's my son's 13th Birthday. He has four other boys spending the night.... we just got home from taking the five of them to the movies to see "Wolfman".

I spent the day out with the wife... we're looking for a new home gym to go with our elliptical. We had a nice lunch while the kids were at Grandma's because school was closed.

[andrew]

Doing fine up here in Connecticut, Paul.   Thanks for asking....

We had white-out conditions today but not as much accumulation as expected.  I'm actually hoping for some more deep snow as I'm still testing my new snowblower.  So far so good ... 

[tomgallagher]

Only got 3 or 4 inches, NBD. North of us got hit pretty bad. C'mon Spring.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Doing fine up here in Connecticut, Paul.   Thanks for asking....

  I'm actually hoping for some more deep snow as I'm still testing my new snowblower. 

Glad your new toy is giving you pleasure, but be careful what you ask for.

[mangosink12572]

We still have 34,000 without electric in Dutchess County  NY  - - -We have a generator so we  had heat and hot water  (so the melon was kept  slick)  and  we got  our electircity back after two days - - - - -  Spring cannot come soon enough  - - -

[D.A.L.U.I.]

We have a generator, but it's for tropical storms and hurricanes for refrigeration, lights and a small a/c for the bedroom.  Sort of strange hearing that you use it during power outages in winter.  I've never even looked to see if our's could hook up to a hot water heater or the blowers on the central heating and a/c because that would require 220 & 120 I would think. 
Then, we have gas for cooking and hot water during our outages that generally last 4-5 days..  All 120v.

[Nonick]

Gee, just when I thought I was missing New England.     Maybe it's just my mis-spent youth when I was in New England that I miss. 
Out here in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains, we have underground utilities.  I have never been without electricity for more than an hour and that was due to a car taking out a transformer nearby!  Yikes!   
Our source of heat is natural gas.  It bothers me a little that something like "the big one" [earthquatke] in Chile could happen and take out our utilities, or if Yellowstone popped it's cork (volcano) then we'd have a lot more to worry about; like how fast can I get to El Paso, TX or some other relatively "safe" location.   
It's good to hear that more people are preparing for bad events and getting auxillary heaters and generators and such.  There are even websites dedicated to such measures, such as: http://www.homelandpreparedness.com/ 
It kind of reminds me of the Boy Scouts "Be Prepared", and I don't mean that in a sense of fear, but common sense that we need to be prepared to take care of ourselves if/when something bad occurs! 

[aarrggh]

  If anyone gives a rats pa-toot..Its been sunny all week in the north ( minneapolis ) and the snow is melting away..................