Guys I really hope our power doesn't go out...Our power went out in 2002 from an ice storm like this, and it took a month for us to get our power back on. Meanwhile, old people in the area died, because they froze to death. Sometimes I hate being in N.C.
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On 22 Jan 2026, morningstarr said the following...

Guys I really hope our power doesn't go out...Our power went out in 2002 from an ice storm like this, and it took a month for us to get our
power back on. Meanwhile, old people in the area died, because they
froze to death. Sometimes I hate being in N.C.

Good luck MS!! I am up in NY and expecting between 12-18 inches of snow! Half the country is getting hit by this same storm!!


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Re: Re: bad weather for nc
By: Bucko to morningstarr on Thu Jan 22 2026 06:47 pm

On 22 Jan 2026, morningstarr said the following...

Guys I really hope our power doesn't go out...Our power went out in 200 from an ice storm like this, and it took a month for us to get our power back on. Meanwhile, old people in the area died, because they froze to death. Sometimes I hate being in N.C.

Good luck MS!! I am up in NY and expecting between 12-18 inches of snow! Hal the country is getting hit by this same storm!!

I know my sister has to have oxygen. She has stage four cancer. I'm hoping our power doesn't go out.
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Bucko wrote to morningstarr <=-

Guys I really hope our power doesn't go out...Our power went out in 2002 from an ice storm like this, and it took a month for us to get our
power back on. Meanwhile, old people in the area died, because they
froze to death. Sometimes I hate being in N.C.

Good luck MS!! I am up in NY and expecting between 12-18 inches of
snow! Half the country is getting hit by this same storm!!

Well............. it's January. In New York. Is this really that
unusual of an event? I mean... yeah. Winter. OK.




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Morningstarr wrote to Bucko <=-

Guys I really hope our power doesn't go out...Our power went out in 200 from an ice storm like this, and it took a month for us to get our power back on. Meanwhile, old people in the area died, because they froze to death. Sometimes I hate being in N.C.

Good luck MS!! I am up in NY and expecting between 12-18 inches of snow! Hal the country is getting hit by this same storm!!

I know my sister has to have oxygen. She has stage four cancer. I'm
hoping our power doesn't go out.

Does she/you have a generator? If not.... why not?




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Good luck MS!! I am up in NY and
expecting between 12-18 inches of
snow! Half the country is getting
hit by this same storm!!

Also in NY! Here on the island, last I heard we were looking at 6-12+. I really hope it's not more than that!

Stay safe everyone!


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On 22 Jan 2026, Gamgee said the following...

Well............. it's January. In New York. Is this really that unusual of an event? I mean... yeah. Winter. OK.

LOL true, but in my area closer to NYC it is an unusual event we haven't had snow like this in probably 4 or 5 years..


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On 23 Jan 2026, slacker said the following...

Also in NY! Here on the island, last I heard we were looking at 6-12+. I really hope it's not more than that!

Stay safe everyone!

Yes, they are now saying closer to the coast will be less.. Good luck to you also my friend!


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Bucko wrote to Gamgee <=-

Well............. it's January. In New York. Is this really that
unusual of an event? I mean... yeah. Winter. OK.

LOL true, but in my area closer to NYC it is an unusual event we
haven't had snow like this in probably 4 or 5 years..

Okay, true enough, it is a significant weather event.

I guess my point is that the "news media" seems to portray this whole
thing as an apocalypse event, the absolute end of the world as we know
it. Yes, it's a winter storm and will produce <gasp> snow and ice.

Nothing real new about any of that. :-)



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On 24 Jan 2026, Gamgee said the following...

I guess my point is that the "news media" seems to portray this whole thing as an apocalypse event, the absolute end of the world as we know it. Yes, it's a winter storm and will produce <gasp> snow and ice.

Completely agree! Tomorrow it will be wall to wall news coverage of the snow storm of 2026! They will replay the same video over and over again, then cut to the reporter driving around in Snowtracker 2.0 with the cameras all over it showing how deep the snow is then go back to the same video! LOL


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Hello Bucko!

22 Jan 26 18:47, you wrote to morningstarr:

Good luck MS!! I am up in NY and expecting between 12-18 inches of
snow! Half the country is getting hit by this same storm!!

Here in California's San Joaquin Valley, we deal with dense "tule" fog (named after the tule reed found here) with visibilities less that 200 feet.

The most snow we had here in my lifetime (6+ decades) was the last time we had snow here. The amount was 6". The date was January 25, 1999. I remember I walked to school in the snow when I was in the fourth grade, likely the early 1970's. Although I can often see snow on the Sierra Nevada if the fog lifts. Yesterday, it lifted by mid-morning and turned out to be a beautiful day in the mid 60's with a very nice view of the mountains. Good weather to mow the grass.

Everyone stay safe and warm, if possible. My son and his family live in north-central Arkansas, so they will likely experience some of it as well.

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I guess my point is that the "news media" seems to portray this whole thing as an apocalypse event, the absolute end of the world as we know it. Yes, it's a winter storm and will produce <gasp> snow and ice.

For me it's been non- stop fun !! m

I took one of m y skateboard decks and i have fun on grassy hills
&* AND evejn better
(ghetto snowbaording :"D)


I have some Shark wheels on my 'bad weather' board and i find the hardest surface and attempt to roll around a :D DHH


If this the apocalypse then A M E N !!!

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Hello Gamgee!

** On Saturday 24.01.26 - 10:23, Gamgee wrote to Bucko:

I guess my point is that the "news media" seems to portray this whole
thing as an apocalypse event, the absolute end of the world as we know
it. Yes, it's a winter storm and will produce <gasp> snow and ice.

Nothing real new about any of that. :-)

It is when you have to deal with -38C.

Latitude 45.07ø N | Longitude 77.88ø W

24 January 2026
18:00 n/a -23 (-23.4)
17:00 n/a -20 (-20.0)
16:00 n/a -16 (-16.1)
15:00 n/a -16 (-15.5)
14:00 n/a -17 (-17.1)
13:00 n/a -18 (-18.4)
12:00 n/a -20 (-20.2)
11:00 n/a -23 (-22.9)
10:00 n/a -29 (-28.8)
09:00 n/a -35 (-34.9)
08:00 n/a -38 (-37.7)
07:00 n/a -38 (-37.5)
06:00 n/a -36 (-36.4)
05:00 n/a -36 (-35.5)
04:00 n/a -35 (-34.6)
03:00 n/a -34 (-33.8)
02:00 n/a -32 (-32.3)
01:00 n/a -32 (-31.7)
00:00 n/a -29 (-29.0)


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Ogg wrote to Gamgee <=-

Hello Gamgee!

** On Saturday 24.01.26 - 10:23, Gamgee wrote to Bucko:

I guess my point is that the "news media" seems to portray this whole
thing as an apocalypse event, the absolute end of the world as we know
it. Yes, it's a winter storm and will produce <gasp> snow and ice.

Nothing real new about any of that. :-)

It is when you have to deal with -38C.

Latitude 45.07ø N | Longitude 77.88ø W

Yeah, we were talking about the "emergency" in the USA, not in
Kazakhstan, which is basically southern Siberia. I suspect that is near normal temperatures there in Kazakhstan this time of year.

Even here in the USA, I have been in lower temperatures than that, and although it can be dangerous, if you have any sense at all, it isn't.

Nothing new about any of that, as I already said.




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Hello Gamgee!

Latitude 45.07ø N | Longitude 77.88ø W

Yeah, we were talking about the "emergency" in the USA, not in
Kazakhstan, which is basically southern Siberia. I suspect that is near normal temperatures there in Kazakhstan this time of year.

Those Lat and Lon figures give you Kazakhstan? That's wrong.



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Ogg wrote to Gamgee <=-

Latitude 45.07ø N | Longitude 77.88ø W

Yeah, we were talking about the "emergency" in the USA, not in
Kazakhstan, which is basically southern Siberia. I suspect that is near normal temperatures there in Kazakhstan this time of year.

Those Lat and Lon figures give you Kazakhstan? That's wrong.

Okay, did it again and this time get midway-ish between Toronto and
Ottawa. I grew up not far from there, actually (in the USA).

My same statements that are now snipped out still apply. Cold, but not unheard of. Carry on.




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Gamgee wrote to Ogg <=-

Those Lat and Lon figures give you Kazakhstan? That's wrong.

Okay, did it again and this time get midway-ish between Toronto and Ottawa. I grew up not far from there, actually (in the USA).

I looked at my car's nav system and realized that it gave me lat/long
coordinates. I can finally update the icbmto: url in my email
signature.


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