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pikachudidnothingwrong said:
Oh crap.. sorry to hear.. Are you in the south or north? That kind of thing tends to happen a lot in sub zero temps for some reason.. heat problems. Make sure to run water off and on throughout the night until heat comes back. Also leave them drip. You DO NOT want the pipes freezing.. a good way to get a free waterfall in you living room or something. And potentially a whole lot of ice.

Thoughts and prayers.
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South, practically none of the infrastructure here is built for this.

I'm alive, power came back in the middle of the night. Wrangling a heat guy now, but it doesn't look great. Least I still have a roof over my head.
 
Yeah.. They are calling this once in a lifetime for a reason. In reality it's probably rarer since it is breaking records, in some cases by multiple times the previous one. (in snow at least)

Oh good to hear.. Was worried you might have been here in the north. With the temps we had/have (-14 and <-25s with wind) no power or heat could be deadly and things like pipe freezes likely. Not that it's any easier for you. Wish you the best of luck with the heat. What is your heater? Full gas system or something else? How far south are you?
 
pikachudidnothingwrong said:
Yeah.. They are calling this once in a lifetime for a reason. In reality it's probably rarer since it is breaking records, in some cases by multiple times the previous one. (in snow at least)
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It’s not really a once in a lifetime event. My family talked about the ‘93 snowfall before this year.

A famous picture that circulates every winter is a lighthouse covered in snow on the beach, on NYE 1963/1964.

So about 2-3 times in a lifetime you’ll see something similar there. Depends on how long you live.
 
Gef Mongoose said:
It’s not really a once in a lifetime event. My family talked about the ‘93 snowfall before this year.

A famous picture that circulates every winter is a lighthouse covered in snow on the beach, on NYE 1963/1964.

So about 2-3 times in a lifetime you’ll see something similar there. Depends on how long you live.
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I think they meant the amounts. Some places saw almost to around a foot.
 
Absolutely bonkers seeing this much snow way down here by the Gulf of America™ - very thankful that power in my neck of the woods stayed on. Shoutout to my dad for recommending I turn up the thermostat to prevent snow and ice buildup on the fan/motor outside. My neighbor had his heat pump motor ice up, but we got it working again with a couple of those little fan-equipped space heaters. Not the most efficient use of generators and propane, but it didn't have to be.

I had figured that getting the snow off my car would be no sweat. "It's just the light and fluffy stuff, blower will get it no problem." Cut to me fumbling around with a broom and a squeegee, standing in 8 inches of snow and scraping off 8 more inches from the car down around my feet. Weirdly cozy experience, listening to John Prine and pushing snow in what was probably the quietest night I've ever seen.

Extremely grateful that nobody near me suffered any snapped or fallen trees, because these tall pines had never seen conditions like this. Hope everybody else is staying cozy or otherwise at least doing alright.
 
Bob's Fuckass Head said:
Absolutely bonkers seeing this much snow way down here by the Gulf of America™ - very thankful that power in my neck of the woods stayed on. Shoutout to my dad for recommending I turn up the thermostat to prevent snow and ice buildup on the fan/motor outside. My neighbor had his heat pump motor ice up, but we got it working again with a couple of those little fan-equipped space heaters. Not the most efficient use of generators and propane, but it didn't have to be.

I had figured that getting the snow off my car would be no sweat. "It's just the light and fluffy stuff, blower will get it no problem." Cut to me fumbling around with a broom and a squeegee, standing in 8 inches of snow and scraping off 8 more inches from the car down around my feet. Weirdly cozy experience, listening to John Prine and pushing snow in what was probably the quietest night I've ever seen.

Extremely grateful that nobody near me suffered any snapped or fallen trees, because these tall pines had never seen conditions like this. Hope everybody else is staying cozy or otherwise at least doing alright.
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Smart. Good thing everything worked out. You don't want your pipes freezing either. They could burst.. and as i put it before, give you a free waterfall in you living room or other place.

lol Not so light and fluffy as it looks. There is a reason why snow kills a lot of people every year.. and not in the ways you might think. Heart attacks and strokes sadly.
Quiet and cozy is the perfect name for it. It's like muffles all the sound so much that it is relaxing. Nothing better as a kid than being out after dark in a lot of snow. We get lots of it hear.

Happy to hear.
 
pikachudidnothingwrong said:
You don't want your pipes freezing either.
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I'm probably running the water at a more generous drip than necessary, but my logic is that I'd rather add $10 to my water bill than risk thousands in repair costs for a burst pipe. That shit scares me. Funny enough, the farms have been a great resource for cold weather preparedness tips. You're not kidding about how much this amount of snow changes the sound and feel of everything. It's the first time I've ever seen total coverage like this, and it completely changes the lighting too. I was working at night without a flashlight, because the moon and snow were basically acting like a floodlight already.
 
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Bob's Fuckass Head said:
I'm probably running the water at a more generous drip than necessary, but my logic is that I'd rather add $10 to my water bill than risk thousands in repair costs for a burst pipe. That shit scares me.
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Always better to be safe than sorry. We were down in the minus teens last night. (minus mid to lower twenties with the wind) Those are temps where you start having to worry about some parts even with heat. Today's high is only like ~11f. lol

I'd love o live right up on the great lakes (Erie) coast. They measure snow depth in feet after a storm. Do an image search for "lake effect snow" for a place like Erie, PA or Cleveland. Nuts.
 
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Tomorrow, Ireland and Scotland will be impacted by Storm Eowyn (yes, Europe names storms as well).

Eowyn is likely to be a notable and possibly infamous storm as he will be bringing gusts of 120mph to the western coast of Ireland, and potentially gusts of 115 to the western coast of Scotland as he travels NNE. If this materalises, there is the potential for a new record sea-level gust in the RoI (the current record is 120mph on the nose).

Met Eireann has placed the entire RoI under the highest warning level, and the UK Met Office has done the same for Northern Ireland, most of SW Scotland and the Central Belt of Scotland (Glasgow-Edinburgh). Depending on Eowyn's track, the winds in Glasgow could be the worst since the storm of January 1968, which killed 20 people.

If you are interested, you can compare model outputs here; https://meteologix.com/uk/model-cha...4f65d059f/gusts-1h-3h-mph/20250124-1200z.html.
 
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Nobody's asking the important questions. Did Null freeze? Did his cheese collection get ruined by the cold? Did he get covered in so much snow that he is presently mutating into the super-rare snow version of Florida Man? Is he now an Abominable Florida Snow Man?

Shitposting aside, I hope that Null and the rest of you Kiwis in the affected area are okay. Snow is beautiful and cozy and fun, but if you or the infrastructure of your region are not prepared for it or the cold that comes with it, you can be in for a very bad time. May your power and gas stay on, and your furnaces and heat pumps remain malfunction-free. If you need to run generators, may your fuel supply be enough to ride this out.

Some tips for dealing with the cold:
  • Add additional layers to your clothing to stay warm, and don't care about whether they'd normally fashionably go together. A vest might look weird on top of a long-sleeved polo shirt, but nobody's going to see or care with the hoodie you have over top of everything else.
  • Keeping your hands and feet and head covered and dry will help, a lot. Hands, feet, and crown are the body's primary radiators, and where most body heat is lost from. A simple hat or changing your socks out for heavier ones can make a big difference.
  • Let those faucets drip, and keep the cabinets under the sink open so you don't get burst pipes. Keeping the water flowing, however slowly, keeps it from sitting in any one cold spot long enough to start forming ice. Still water freezes sooner than moving water.
  • Make sure your windows and doors are closed up tight and not leaking cold air inside. Tucking spare towels along the edges can help block any leaking drafts. They will additionally absorb any water that pools from ice forming from water condensing on the windows, freezing overnight, and then later melting again in the daytime.
  • Hanging blankets over your windows and doors can also help block the drafts that will form from the doors and windows themselves being less insulated than the walls, and additionally help block any leaking drafts caused by poor sealing.
  • If you're worried about food spoilage because the power has gone out and the fridge is warming up, putting the food outside when temps are near or below freezing can help keep it cold enough to prevent or delay spoilage. However, do be mindful of potentially attracting wildlife.

Stay warm, frens.
 
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Smyrna said:
Tomorrow, Ireland and Scotland will be impacted by Storm Eowyn (yes, Europe names storms as well).

Eowyn is likely to be a notable and possibly infamous storm as he will be bringing gusts of 120mph to the western coast of Ireland, and potentially gusts of 115 to the western coast of Scotland as he travels NNE. If this materalises, there is the potential for a new record sea-level gust in the RoI (the current record is 120mph on the nose).

Met Eireann has placed the entire RoI under the highest warning level, and the UK Met Office has done the same for Northern Ireland, most of SW Scotland and the Central Belt of Scotland (Glasgow-Edinburgh). Depending on Eowyn's track, the winds in Glasgow could be the worst since the storm of January 1968, which killed 20 people.

If you are interested, you can compare model outputs here; https://meteologix.com/uk/model-cha...4f65d059f/gusts-1h-3h-mph/20250124-1200z.html.
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I hear those places got hit pretty hard. Hope all our UK kiwis are safe and good.
 
I was directly in the storm's path (Scotfag) and it was wild for a day then settled. A few trampolines flew by, retards failed to secure them as usual.
A friend who lives in Glasgow had the roof of her block of flats fly off, which didn't hurt anyone but is a hell of an inconvenience.
I thought I would share this magnificent headline (no video, it's just a screenshot).
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M3xus said:
I lost power. Currently huddled in too many blankets with a furnace hooked up to a generator by me. Earlier the heat died and the repair guy got here after I lost power. Think I'll be okay, gennie's full of gas and I have it sheltered outside. Good luck, kiwi bros dealing with this.
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Make sure you sleep with one in the chamber. It's about this time of year that Wendigos hibernate and Bigfoots enter heat. So there's a not zero chance you may be a Wendy's last lunch or a Sasquatch's first lay.
 
I don't know if we should be worried or not how much more excited he sounds and looks in the thumbnails about the sun over the volcano video or not. Especially since he mentions the earthquakes at the end of the sun video:
 
Meat Target said:
Look at his channel description. It's a bunch of New Age woowoo crap.
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I agree, but I wouldn't bother making a case out of it. Thread consensus is that solar weather is completely legit to post here because solar weather affects Earth sometimes. People seem to find this stuff informative.
 
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