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[geminigirl]

New Jersey has declared a state of emergency after 8 PM and non-emergency vehicles are not allowed out.

They're predicting 15-25 inches where we are, at least.

I can't see the tiretracks in the road. I've yet to see a plow, salt or sand truck in my neighborhood. Lots of businesses, including one of the malls are closed.

We made a big pot of tomato soup this afternoon, we set up the other tv we had, so that Cayne can play video games and I can watch movies.

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[bitty.livejournal.com]

20-30" predicted, here. *sigh* our state of emergency just got declared like 10 minutes ago.

thankfully, we planned to stay in just in case it got this bad.


i'm so over winter already.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

You might make a backup plan for in case the electricity goes out...

*hugs*

[geminigirl]

I'm actually glad we didn't go to Arisia this year...being at the Con wouldn't be bad; it's not Arisia if it doesn't snow, but the travel home would be miserable.

[geminigirl]

With the state of emergency, I'm not sure what we could do in the event the power goes out. Our heat will probably stay on if it does, and that's mostly what matters.

[bitty.livejournal.com]

not even worth walking the block to the T from here. Too Damned Cold.

[geminigirl]

Yeah. I can totally imagine that. If we were there, we'd be staying inside at the hotel; probably not even bothering to go outside the hotel for dinner tonight.

[kitsune-rei.livejournal.com]

Wow, I didn't know they declared state of emergency. Good thing I didn't go to my friend's house. It would suck if power went, I really hope it doesn't.

I just posted some pics from wandering around outside earlier... fortunately we're on a pretty main road so the trucks go through by us. Deptford Mall doesn't like to close for anything and I think they closed.

[geminigirl]

I hope it doesn't either. And it's a good thing you stayed in, though I think it's not supposed to be quite as bad further south; we're in Essex county and still under blizzard warnings. We're just off of a main road, but I haven't heard any kind of a plow or salt or sand truck.

[lala2.livejournal.com]

Hope you don't mind...I just HAD to go check out your pics. They were great!! I thought we had a lot of snow!! Nopers...you guys win.

[lala2.livejournal.com]

Stay inside where it's warm and cozy. Hey!! It's like you're having an adventure. Right???

[kitsune-rei.livejournal.com]

Nah, that's what they're there for ^_^. I've never seen so much snow O.O

[kitsune-rei.livejournal.com]

That sucks. I must be lucky to be in an area where they're good about that, I actually just heard a plow go by, with that horrible scraping sound. I'm over in Williamstown, Monroe Twp, I think Gloucester County? I'm not used to the twp/county thing. I've heard of Essex but not really sure where it is.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

I was thinking in terms of stocking up on candles and battery-powered lights, and choosing alternate entertainment forms (board games, etc). Good luck!

[geminigirl]

Totally. Though I just discovered I can't open our front door.

[jennifer0246.livejournal.com]

yeah, we're only due for 12"-18", which is pretty mild stuff for this area. boy is in/around Boston, and he's due for at least 24", and the wind warnings for Cape Cod are up to 70mph. eeep!

stay warm, and cuddle with boy and kitties. :)

[geminigirl]

We're not far from Newark. The main road is probably fine, but the side streets are probably terrible.

[geminigirl]

We're doing that. Though not being able to open the front door is kind of interesting.

[roosterbear.livejournal.com]

I can open the door to the balcony, although the snow is piled up around it.

I walked out there a couple of hours ago to assess whether or not it was realistic to try to snap pics (it isn't) and the footprints are already totally gone, between the snowdrifts and the new snow.

So very very glad I don't work for US Airways anymore. Today had to totally suck.

[geminigirl]

We'll get out through the garage when we need to. Cayne's not feeling well, and my lungs can't handle the cold weather for any length of time, so no shoveling has happened. If he's still not well tomorrow, I'll go out and do what I can without landing in the ER.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

"alternate entertainment"

*giggle*

[aliki.livejournal.com]

When does New Jersey ever get this much snow.

We got 14-16" in south Jersey. My mother-in-law (lives in Cranford/Linden area) said they only got 8" but I think her number is skewed by the fact that she hadn't left the house and didn't shovel the walkway, so she obviously has no clue how much snow is out there.

We made sure to shovel every 3-4 hours to ensure we didn't get snowed in.

[geminigirl]

I think we got in the neighborhood of a foot and a half here. Less than my parents out on Long Island, but more than you, down the shore.

I know it also drifted a lot, because I dug my car out last night and had quite a bit of snow up the tires.

[cmariewt.livejournal.com]

Mmmm tomato soup. My city was in a state of emergency where no one was supposed to leave their homes unless it was an emergency.Did my work care? NO! I was driving my OLDMOBILE ALERO through snow that kept four wheel drives off the road to get to work. Yeah, and we still had customers coming in to buy shit! Not many mind you, but I did want to shoot every one of them that came in! Grrr! I work at a Ford dealership by the way.