Winter Wonderland? heck no!!
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
United States
January 23, 2016 9:44am CST
The blizzard of 2016 is in full force and it's just nasty out there.
The overnight snow left us with at least 12 inches and it's supposed to snow for the rest of the day. Going from no snow to this is crazy. Who knows what the totals will be when it's over.
I'm hoping that we don't lose power and I don't mind being stuck inside while the storm howls outside. The worst thing would be to have a power outage. It's just too cold for no heat or not being able to brew a pot of coffee 
I'm hunkered down and watching the news as the storm moves up the coast.
Guaranteed there will be lots of us posting about the blizzard today 
I'm hunkered down and watching the news as the storm moves up the coast.
Guaranteed there will be lots of us posting about the blizzard today 16 people like this
16 responses
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@juliaacv good idea about the thermos. So far everything is ok but the snow is adding up quickly at between 2 & 4 inches an hour. What a mess
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
23 Jan 16
Hi Marilyn. Lots of snow for you then there.
Glad your power is not affected by it.
Stay safe and warm my friend.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@tiarasoceanview I'm doing my best...no way I'll be venturing out in any of this crazy weather. So far the power is still on and the house is warm
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 Great you are fine indoors now Marilyn.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
23 Jan 16
Since we've always had a gas grill if the power went out I had a old fashioned peculator that we could make coffee with on the grill. We had 1/4 inch...then a few flurries now the sun is out.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
23 Jan 16
We're up and over the 18" and it's still snowing heavily. It's a total whiteout and I can't see across the street
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@AbbyGreenhill I bet your happy you don't live in New Jersey anymore.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 I am not sure how is out there anymore but it's still falling
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
23 Jan 16
No snow here. The storm has been marching by and not even getting close to touching this area, though we used to always get hit. I have yet to see even a single snow flake from the blizzard system. Although we did get lake effect the other day of several inches.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 Our skies turned blue eventually. But it is really cold today. My face was frozen when I walked the dog.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
23 Jan 16
We're getting more than originally forecasted and it's adding up pretty quickly...we're heading to 2 feet already
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@dianneN a blizzard like this makes me wonder why I don't spend the winters in Florida!!
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 The one we had 4 years ago made our decision for us. Right there in the driveway filled with 38 inches of snow!!! How are you doing?
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 I can't afford to that's why I'm not there.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@paigea being stuck inside isn't too bad and the power stayed on. My internet was wacky but I could deal with that
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
24 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 Glad it wasn't any worse than that. We have to be ready for power to go off when a storm has a big wind.
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
23 Jan 16
That blizzard you got missed us and it's just going in surrounding states. I'm ok with no snow and the temps back in the 30's. Stay safe.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@blondie2222 I would have been happy if the storm missed us too. I haven't seen a blizzard like this in years
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@pauliek I do remember that blizzard of 2000 and this one was about the same. We got about 30 inches of snow once it finally ended.
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@marlina now I know what's it like to live in Alaska (or Canada)
@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
23 Jan 16
Stay safe my friend,i hope it passes away soon
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jan 16
Yes, there is lots of the white stuff out there and it's still coming. It very cold out there. I am sitting here drink my tea all nice and warm inside.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
24 Jan 16
Yes you must keep yourself nice and warm. Can you make up a thermos flask of hot water just in case so at least you can make yourself a hot drink should the power go?
