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bethymouse

bethymouse

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I guess I'm in the minority here. I love snow. I love winter. Of course I love my vacations in WDW, but I enjoy the changing of the seasons. We just shovel, get firewood, gas, toilet paper, milk, and eggs and just hunker down.:) We haven't had snow to shovel here in 2 winters!:( We just get freezing rain or sleet with a "nuisance" snow.:( Eastern Panhandle of WV sure has changed over the years!:(:oops:
 
lilclerk

lilclerk

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So far, the internet has gone out for about half an hour, and now the power keeps flickering in and out. Should be a fun night.
 
DABIGCHEEZ

DABIGCHEEZ

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Jersey Shore has had nothing but rain...at least where I am(AND THAT IS JUST FINE) Since Hurricane Sandy took all the dunes and destroyed everything else here, the real concern is the tidal flooding. This area does not need anymore flooding as people were only allowed back to their homes 2 weeks ago in some neighboring towns. The whole barrier island is destroyed beyond what the pics and video showed.
 
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Mammymouse

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We saw the last of the snow about 9 AM this morning here in north western RI. Fortunately we did not lose our power here but the southern half and eastern portions of the state are still without power. It's bad enough you can't turn on your lights but the lack of heat is going to become a bad situation - tonight's forecast is for 10 degrees! Yikes!
 
RetiredFRN

RetiredFRN

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Well I made it through the blizzard!! We got 30 inches of snow! I have snow 1/2 way up my french doors. At one point last night it snowed 3-4 inches an hour. The govenor closed the roads in CT due to the inability to clear the roads and cars that were stuck on the roads. Plows were getting stuck or running off the roads. At one point the plows had to stop because they couldn't see (my husband is a town manager, haven't seen him since yesterday morning) ) I just came in from cleaning off and shoveling out one of our cars, it took me 2 and a half hours. One good thing, we didn't lose power!! So what do you think? I can't plan a Disney trip fast enough!!!
 
dvcbeachclub

dvcbeachclub

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I am also a essential CT employee but Live in Massachusetts on the border. Had to get up at 2am in the thick of it all just to make it to windsor. Mass crews had roads cleared on my way in except some exit ramps and then I hit CT on 91 and there was never any plowing going on. Helped dig out a couple strandeds on the way on 91..and yes...dreamed of disney since yesterday,,,as a matter of fact, looking for options today since i was let go early, options of jobs south of the border if not orlando...We've wanted to move down there for the longest time but always decide not to cause of a pay cut we would take...but screw it, im tired of this
good to hear you are safe...

RetiredFRN said:
Well I made it through the blizzard!! We got 30 inches of snow! I have snow 1/2 way up my french doors. At one point last night it snowed 3-4 inches an hour. The govenor closed the roads in CT due to the inability to clear the roads and cars that were stuck on the roads. Plows were getting stuck or running off the roads. At one point the plows had to stop because they couldn't see (my husband is a town manager, haven't seen him since yesterday morning) ) I just came in from cleaning off and shoveling out one of our cars, it took me 2 and a half hours. One good thing, we didn't lose power!! So what do you think? I can't plan a Disney trip fast enough!!!
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Mammymouse

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RetiredFRN said:
Well I made it through the blizzard!! We got 30 inches of snow! I have snow 1/2 way up my french doors. At one point last night it snowed 3-4 inches an hour. The govenor closed the roads in CT due to the inability to clear the roads and cars that were stuck on the roads. Plows were getting stuck or running off the roads. At one point the plows had to stop because they couldn't see (my husband is a town manager, haven't seen him since yesterday morning) ) I just came in from cleaning off and shoveling out one of our cars, it took me 2 and a half hours. One good thing, we didn't lose power!! So what do you think? I can't plan a Disney trip fast enough!!!
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Same here in RI. We got at least 30 inches of snow and the roads were just opened up in RI and MA at 4 PM. I don't see any traffic on our road though. The TV said that 25% of the traffic lights are not working in RI due to power failures. The City of Providence will be a mess for a while because they have to load up and truck away the snow on most all of the streets. Interstate Rte 95 goes right through the middle of it and that is looking good, but it is the ramps and other local streets that are a mess.

It would take me 15 minutes tops to plan a trip to WDW at the most right now. We are DVC and all it takes is a vacancy anywhere at WDW, and bingo we book it online. Then book a flight on Southwest and we are in Orlando in less than 3 hours. Unfortunately, we wont be back in FL until at least March so WDW is just a dream right now. ....Sigh.....
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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llrain said:
I am also a essential CT employee but Live in Massachusetts on the border. Had to get up at 2am in the thick of it all just to make it to windsor. Mass crews had roads cleared on my way in except some exit ramps and then I hit CT on 91 and there was never any plowing going on. Helped dig out a couple strandeds on the way on 91..and yes...dreamed of disney since yesterday,,,as a matter of fact, looking for options today since i was let go early, options of jobs south of the border if not orlando...We've wanted to move down there for the longest time but always decide not to cause of a pay cut we would take...but screw it, im tired of this
good to hear you are safe...
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I was and still am, totally amazed at how much cheaper it is to live down here. Just think of what you pay for heat alone and it adds up to quite a bunch of money. Even if you rent (heated) believe me, it's somewhere in what you pay for rent. I had a small place in Vermont and have saved over $2500.00 per year on heating fuel costs alone. And my electricity bill, including heat and AC, averages about $65.00 per month. Rents are lower because upkeep is cheaper. Taxes are lower because they don't have to spend millions per year on snow removal. They plant flowers instead.

Don't let lower salary keep you from making the move. You will be surprised. Less pay doesn't always mean a lowered standard of living.
 
Nemo14

Nemo14

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Mammymouse said:
Same here in RI. We got at least 30 inches of snow and the roads were just opened up in RI and MA at 4 PM. I don't see any traffic on our road though. The TV said that 25% of the traffic lights are not working in RI due to power failures. The City of Providence will be a mess for a while because they have to load up and truck away the snow on most all of the streets. Interstate Rte 95 goes right through the middle of it and that is looking good, but it is the ramps and other local streets that are a mess.

It would take me 15 minutes tops to plan a trip to WDW at the most right now. We are DVC and all it takes is a vacancy anywhere at WDW, and bingo we book it online. Then book a flight on Southwest and we are in Orlando in less than 3 hours. Unfortunately, we wont be back in FL until at least March so WDW is just a dream right now. ....Sigh.....
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Where in RI are you? (I grew up in Foster-Glocester)
 
RetiredFRN

RetiredFRN

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Goofyernmost said:
I was and still am, totally amazed at how much cheaper it is to live down here. Just think of what you pay for heat alone and it adds up to quite a bunch of money. Even if you rent (heated) believe me, it's somewhere in what you pay for rent. I had a small place in Vermont and have saved over $2500.00 per year on heating fuel costs alone. And my electricity bill, including heat and AC, averages about $65.00 per month. Rents are lower because upkeep is cheaper. Taxes are lower because they don't have to spend millions per year on snow removal. They plant flowers instead.

Don't let lower salary keep you from making the move. You will be surprised. Less pay doesn't always mean a lowered standard of living.
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I hear ya, if it was up to my husband we would be living in Florida allready!! I'm not really sure why we're still in CT, especially after the 30 inches of snow we just got!! We even have a building lot near Tampa. Call me stupid!! But life, job, money gets in the way. But after this weekend, I'm going to seriously start thinking about moving!
 

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