Batten down ...
 

Looks like the nor'easter will be gathering strength today and tomorrow
as it intensifies off the coastline just south of here. It's slow
moving, so plenty of time to develop high seas due to fetch. Weather
people are predicting 25 to 30 foot seas along the coastline with 65 to
75 mph wind gusts. There are already astronomically high tides over
three tide cycles so places like Scituate that got creamed in the last
storm are going to get clobbered again with flooding.

Then, to add insult to injury, cold air is supposed to move in on
Saturday resulting in a change over to snow. Been a cold, rough winter.

Batten down ...
 

On 3/2/18 7:34 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

Looks like the nor'easter will be gathering strength today and tomorrow
as it intensifies off the coastline just south of here.Â* It's slow
moving, so plenty of time to develop high seas due to fetch.Â* Weather
people are predicting 25 to 30 foot seas along the coastline with 65 to
75 mph wind gusts.Â* There are already astronomically high tides over
three tide cycles so places like Scituate that got creamed in the last
storm are going to get clobbered again with flooding.

Then, to add insult to injury, cold air is supposed to move in on
Saturday resulting in a change over to snow.Â* Been a cold, rough winter.



We're getting NW winds, 25-35 mph, a bit of rain, and temps about 40.
Not very pleasant. :(

Batten down ...
 

On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 07:34:31 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


Looks like the nor'easter will be gathering strength today and tomorrow
as it intensifies off the coastline just south of here. It's slow
moving, so plenty of time to develop high seas due to fetch. Weather
people are predicting 25 to 30 foot seas along the coastline with 65 to
75 mph wind gusts. There are already astronomically high tides over
three tide cycles so places like Scituate that got creamed in the last
storm are going to get clobbered again with flooding.

Then, to add insult to injury, cold air is supposed to move in on
Saturday resulting in a change over to snow. Been a cold, rough winter.

We're having gusts in the 55-60 mph range right now. My front yard is full of branches. The big oak
out front is scary. A couple big chunks have come down, but luckily none have hit the electric
wires.

Batten down ...
 

On Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:31:01 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 07:34:31 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


Looks like the nor'easter will be gathering strength today and tomorrow
as it intensifies off the coastline just south of here. It's slow
moving, so plenty of time to develop high seas due to fetch. Weather
people are predicting 25 to 30 foot seas along the coastline with 65 to
75 mph wind gusts. There are already astronomically high tides over
three tide cycles so places like Scituate that got creamed in the last
storm are going to get clobbered again with flooding.

Then, to add insult to injury, cold air is supposed to move in on
Saturday resulting in a change over to snow. Been a cold, rough winter.

We're having gusts in the 55-60 mph range right now. My front yard is full of branches. The big oak
out front is scary. A couple big chunks have come down, but luckily none have hit the electric
wires.

Y'all be careful now Ya hear.
For some reason those "mighty oaks" don't seem to do that well in the
wind. I gave mine a "flat top" haircut to avoid those upper limbs from
snapping off and hitting the screen cage. If you look at a really old
oak here, they look like that anyway, from nature. I understand you
have different oaks but I lived with them too.

Batten down ...
 

On Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:32:45 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:31:01 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 07:34:31 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


Looks like the nor'easter will be gathering strength today and tomorrow
as it intensifies off the coastline just south of here. It's slow
moving, so plenty of time to develop high seas due to fetch. Weather
people are predicting 25 to 30 foot seas along the coastline with 65 to
75 mph wind gusts. There are already astronomically high tides over
three tide cycles so places like Scituate that got creamed in the last
storm are going to get clobbered again with flooding.

Then, to add insult to injury, cold air is supposed to move in on
Saturday resulting in a change over to snow. Been a cold, rough winter.

We're having gusts in the 55-60 mph range right now. My front yard is full of branches. The big oak
out front is scary. A couple big chunks have come down, but luckily none have hit the electric
wires.

Y'all be careful now Ya hear.
For some reason those "mighty oaks" don't seem to do that well in the
wind. I gave mine a "flat top" haircut to avoid those upper limbs from
snapping off and hitting the screen cage. If you look at a really old
oak here, they look like that anyway, from nature. I understand you
have different oaks but I lived with them too.

Our big one out front has dropped a couple big branches - 6" diameter or so. Both dead. Lucky they
didn't hit the power lines, but don't know how they missed. Pieces were in the road and in the yard,
straddling the power line.

Batten down ...
 

On Friday, 2 March 2018 08:34:38 UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Looks like the nor'easter will be gathering strength today and tomorrow
as it intensifies off the coastline just south of here. It's slow
moving, so plenty of time to develop high seas due to fetch. Weather
people are predicting 25 to 30 foot seas along the coastline with 65 to
75 mph wind gusts. There are already astronomically high tides over
three tide cycles so places like Scituate that got creamed in the last
storm are going to get clobbered again with flooding.

Then, to add insult to injury, cold air is supposed to move in on
Saturday resulting in a change over to snow. Been a cold, rough winter.

We're expecting some of that too.
Took our Springer Spaniel down to Point Pleasant park this morning but opted to stay on the wooded trails rather than the shore road open to south and south easterly winds The harbour looked like a washing machine with the water being agitated. Did meet two other Springer Spaniels though..on from two streets over who goes to great lengths to avoid Bronson and another beauty from the litter a year after Bronson..same parents.

Batten down ...
 

On 3/2/2018 12:32 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:31:01 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 07:34:31 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


Looks like the nor'easter will be gathering strength today and tomorrow
as it intensifies off the coastline just south of here. It's slow
moving, so plenty of time to develop high seas due to fetch. Weather
people are predicting 25 to 30 foot seas along the coastline with 65 to
75 mph wind gusts. There are already astronomically high tides over
three tide cycles so places like Scituate that got creamed in the last
storm are going to get clobbered again with flooding.

Then, to add insult to injury, cold air is supposed to move in on
Saturday resulting in a change over to snow. Been a cold, rough winter.

We're having gusts in the 55-60 mph range right now. My front yard is full of branches. The big oak
out front is scary. A couple big chunks have come down, but luckily none have hit the electric
wires.

Y'all be careful now Ya hear.
For some reason those "mighty oaks" don't seem to do that well in the
wind. I gave mine a "flat top" haircut to avoid those upper limbs from
snapping off and hitting the screen cage. If you look at a really old
oak here, they look like that anyway, from nature. I understand you
have different oaks but I lived with them too.



I just came back from making a Dunkin' Donut run. Saw two transformers
on poles arcing and spraying sparks all over the place. Funny thing is
that there were no trees near them. It's apparently just the wind
driven rain causing shorts.

Lots of power outages all around us but so far only a few flickers here.
Don't expect it to last though. The worst is yet to come.




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Batten down ...
 

On 3/2/2018 1:15 PM, True North wrote:
On Friday, 2 March 2018 08:34:38 UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Looks like the nor'easter will be gathering strength today and tomorrow
as it intensifies off the coastline just south of here. It's slow
moving, so plenty of time to develop high seas due to fetch. Weather
people are predicting 25 to 30 foot seas along the coastline with 65 to
75 mph wind gusts. There are already astronomically high tides over
three tide cycles so places like Scituate that got creamed in the last
storm are going to get clobbered again with flooding.

Then, to add insult to injury, cold air is supposed to move in on
Saturday resulting in a change over to snow. Been a cold, rough winter.

We're expecting some of that too.
Took our Springer Spaniel down to Point Pleasant park this morning but opted to stay on the wooded trails rather than the shore road open to south and south easterly winds The harbour looked like a washing machine with the water being agitated. Did meet two other Springer Spaniels though..on from two streets over who goes to great lengths to avoid Bronson and another beauty from the litter a year after Bronson..same parents.



I don't think you'll get the brunt of this storm Don. It's supposed to
stop it's northward movement later tonight and then slowly drift off to
the south east. You got lucky.



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Thank you...thank you very much for not sending this one up our way. I imagine the winter surfers will be flocking to Lawrencetown Beach for the big waves tomorrow.

Batten down ...
 

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/2/2018 12:32 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:31:01 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 07:34:31 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


Looks like the nor'easter will be gathering strength today and tomorrow
as it intensifies off the coastline just south of here. It's slow
moving, so plenty of time to develop high seas due to fetch. Weather
people are predicting 25 to 30 foot seas along the coastline with 65 to
75 mph wind gusts. There are already astronomically high tides over
three tide cycles so places like Scituate that got creamed in the last
storm are going to get clobbered again with flooding.

Then, to add insult to injury, cold air is supposed to move in on
Saturday resulting in a change over to snow. Been a cold, rough winter.

We're having gusts in the 55-60 mph range right now. My front yard is
full of branches. The big oak
out front is scary. A couple big chunks have come down, but luckily
none have hit the electric
wires.

Y'all be careful now Ya hear.
For some reason those "mighty oaks" don't seem to do that well in the
wind. I gave mine a "flat top" haircut to avoid those upper limbs from
snapping off and hitting the screen cage. If you look at a really old
oak here, they look like that anyway, from nature. I understand you
have different oaks but I lived with them too.



I just came back from making a Dunkin' Donut run. Saw two transformers
on poles arcing and spraying sparks all over the place. Funny thing is
that there were no trees near them. It's apparently just the wind
driven rain causing shorts.

Lots of power outages all around us but so far only a few flickers here.
Don't expect it to last though. The worst is yet to come.




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Most of out lines are underground. So either a transformer gets flooded,
or one of the main feeder lines get zapped for power outage.