Scorpio64 5,163 Posted January 4, 2018 Quote Gov. Chris Christie Declaring state of emergency in Cape May, Atlantic, Ocean & Monmouth Counties. All state offices will now be closed. Please stay off the roads and stay sheltered and warm. 5:29 AM - 4 Jan 2018 It's official, my office is closed for the day. Kinda cracks me up that 70% of vehicles on the road these days are 4x4, or AWD, suv's, trucks and crossovers, and nobody is allowed to go out because they call this storm a blizzard and declare a state of emergency when only 10" is expected to fall. Has anyone been out on the roads yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capt14k 2,052 Posted January 4, 2018 Gov. Chris Christie Declaring state of emergency in Cape May, Atlantic, Ocean & Monmouth Counties. All state offices will now be closed. Please stay off the roads and stay sheltered and warm. 5:29 AM - 4 Jan 2018 It's official, my office is closed for the day. Kinda cracks me up that 70% of vehicles on the road these days are 4x4, or AWD, suv's, trucks and crossovers, and nobody is allowed to go out because they call this storm a blizzard and declare a state of emergency when only 10" is expected to fall. Has anyone been out on the roads yet?My damn Jura has yet to arrive so I had to go get my Vanilla Flat White. It's Blizzard Conditions and roads are iced over. I wouldn't suggest venturing out.Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sota 1,191 Posted January 4, 2018 I had the good fortune to be in Erie during this year's Christmas snow storm. 56.5 inches in a 48 hour period. We drove between the hotel and the inlaws a couple times without incident. It's amazing what happens when you have good tires, a brain, and drive with caution... you can actually get places even when there's a metric fuckton of snow on the ground. Hard pack is easy to drive on. I was commenting to someone locally about the icing. It's because they insisted on laying down an inch layer of salt. All that does is melt just enough snow to re-freeze on the road surface as ice, making it MORE dangerous than just snow alone. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jm1827 284 Posted January 4, 2018 I drove 45 miles into work this morning and the roads were fine. I get here and the place is a ghost town. Out of 4500 employees we have less than 400 on site. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
High Exposure 5,668 Posted January 4, 2018 I just tried to head into work - I live by Sandy Hook and work in Central Middlesex County and my daily route takes me along the bayshore in Monmouth county. We are getting hammered here on the coast. I turned around about 5 miles out from home. I will try to go in again later - I’m lucky in my position I can flex my schedule, as long as I work my hours in the week. The roads do suck but the wind blown snow is the big safety issue. Visibility just flat sucks. It varies between 50 yards and 5 feet second to second. People were sliding through red lights right across Rt 36 from cross streets. If you don’t absolutely have to go anywhere, stay home. Stay safe. Stay warm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checko 180 Posted January 4, 2018 Stupid fucking retail. If course my store is open so I just drove all the way down 31 which is a hot messSent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Purple Patrick 638 Posted January 4, 2018 I drove in and ended up turning around. Ef that Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueLineFish 615 Posted January 4, 2018 No snow days here 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,878 Posted January 4, 2018 I'm working from home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malsua 1,422 Posted January 4, 2018 No snow when I was coming to work. Of course I left at 5:15 so I could miss the traffic, 42 minutes later I'm at work. Normally it takes me 50-55 minutes in the morning. By the time i got to work, it was blowing pretty hard. I had a tough commute across the parking lot since I was too lazy to zip up my coat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackDaWack 2,895 Posted January 4, 2018 My Wrangler has snow tires on it, they didn't even plow here yet... I slid all the way down my hill and wound up on jumping the curb at the bottom to keep from flying into the street. We're getting like pellets of frozen snow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,878 Posted January 4, 2018 Just now, JackDaWack said: My Wrangler has snow tires on it, they didn't even plow here yet... I slid all the way down my hill and wound up on jumping the curb at the bottom to keep from flying into the street. We're getting like pellets of frozen snow. Yikes. Good luck getting back up. Good thing it's a wrangler... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackDaWack 2,895 Posted January 4, 2018 Just now, Krdshrk said: Yikes. Good luck getting back up. Good thing it's a wrangler... With front and rear lockers it never gets stuck, lol. Its just heavy so it's hard to stop. People never believe me, but the best car I had for the snow was a Honda Accord with blizzaks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Bill 649 Posted January 4, 2018 Just NE of the Delaware Water Gap wind is howling, light snow, and about an inch om the ground. Route 80 is a mess, calls all over the place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackDaWack 2,895 Posted January 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, T Bill said: Just NE of the Delaware Water Gap wind is howling, light snow, and about an inch om the ground. Route 80 is a mess, calls all over the place. When I was on 80 they didn't even plow it, between rt15 and Parsippany at least. Real shit show. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillC. 26 Posted January 4, 2018 My company closed, boss called and said, stay home. They were going to do a delayed opening but bagged it. Nothing plowed so far in Hopewell up on the mountain. We have about 4" so far blowing around but road is slippery, no point in going anywhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bighungry618 450 Posted January 4, 2018 i'm typing this from work because Corp won't close for anything....they'll make us come in, then realize that it's getting worse, then send everyone home early, you know, during the worst part of the storm. Bassackward nimrods. It's getting pretty bad here in mid-west Burlington county and they haven't even attempted to clear anything. Even the turnpike has a mix of slush, packed snow and blowing powder. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Glock guy 1,127 Posted January 4, 2018 Drove five minutes from home to my office in my Wrangler. No problems at all, but not much happening here, so I'm sitting around goofing off and posting on NJGF. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 90 Posted January 4, 2018 10" in Bricktucky. I already did the driveway, easier to finish later. Our business is based on trucks in & out so they closed (smart). UPS is the only thing on my road today so far. That's gotta be a fun truck in this weather. I am ready to deploy my army of snow beers for later. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carl_g 568 Posted January 4, 2018 I am sort of working from home today 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpio64 5,163 Posted January 4, 2018 As of 12:30p.m. From APP Monmouth County Middletown (Lincroft): 9.5 Shrewsbury: 8.8 Freehold: 6.5 Aberdeen: 5.5 Manalapan: 5 Long Branch: 4 Manasquan: 1.5 Ocean County Bayville: 16 Brick: 12.5 Toms River: 10.3 Mantoloking: 9.5 Manahawkin: 7 Tuckerton: 5.5 Stafford: 5 Bayville: 4.5 Barnegat: 4 Lakehurst: 4 Toms River: 3.5 Berkeley: 3.3 Jackson: 3 Forked River: 2.5 Lakewood: 2 Whiting: 2 Elsewhere Margate (Atlantic Co.): 16 Northfield (Atlantic Co.): 12 Green Creek (Cape May Co.): 11 Erma (Cape May Co.): 11 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 4, 2018 27 minutes ago, Scorpio64 said: As of 12:30p.m. From APP Monmouth County Middletown (Lincroft): 9.5 Shrewsbury: 8.8 Freehold: 6.5 Aberdeen: 5.5 Manalapan: 5 Long Branch: 4 Manasquan: 1.5 Ocean County Bayville: 16 Brick: 12.5 Toms River: 10.3 Mantoloking: 9.5 Manahawkin: 7 Tuckerton: 5.5 Stafford: 5 Bayville: 4.5 Barnegat: 4 Lakehurst: 4 Toms River: 3.5 Berkeley: 3.3 Jackson: 3 Forked River: 2.5 Lakewood: 2 Whiting: 2 Elsewhere Margate (Atlantic Co.): 16 Northfield (Atlantic Co.): 12 Green Creek (Cape May Co.): 11 Erma (Cape May Co.): 11 Ya, AC is getting hammered! And the shore isn’t used to this stuff. Funny watching all the predictions mutate as snow fell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
High Exposure 5,668 Posted January 4, 2018 We’re at over 12” here at Sandy Hook bayshore with drifts over 21” and my front walkway almost blown completely clear by the wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueLineFish 615 Posted January 4, 2018 My trip into NYC was horrendous. Tpke was a disaster. Manhattan I'd a mess. Not sure if I'm going to even bother coming home Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpio64 5,163 Posted January 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, High Exposure said: We’re at over 12” here at Sandy Hook bayshore with drifts over 21” and my front walkway almost blown completely clear by the wind. The wind is making the snow weird. Can see grass in some spots and 3' drifts in others. I don't even know if it's possible to take an accurate measurement. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 4, 2018 Hmmn, got garage heat on. Getting ready to flip a skid on blower and fire her up! My chances.... sumtin wrong and no worky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Bill 649 Posted January 4, 2018 Snow has stopped at the DWG, but not the wind, about 2". Good luck to those south and east, stay warm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob0115 1,105 Posted January 4, 2018 5 hours ago, capt14k said: It's official, my office is closed for the day. Kinda cracks me up that 70% of vehicles on the road these days are 4x4, or AWD, suv's, trucks and crossovers, and nobody is allowed to go out because they call this storm a blizzard and declare a state of emergency when only 10" is expected to fall. Has anyone been out on the roads yet? My damn Jura has yet to arrive so I had to go get my Vanilla Flat White. It's Blizzard Conditions and roads are iced over. I wouldn't suggest venturing out. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk How’s the machine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howard 538 Posted January 4, 2018 4 hours ago, JackDaWack said: With front and rear lockers it never gets stuck, lol. Its just heavy so it's hard to stop. People never believe me, but the best car I had for the snow was a Honda Accord with blizzaks. I believe you. I had a big BMW 740 IL with rear wheel drive and Blizzaks on all four corners. Threw a 60# of cement over each rear wheel and that car could out drive most four wheel drives. Winter tires make a HUGE difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capt14k 2,052 Posted January 4, 2018 How’s the machine?I wouldn't know. Seller hasn't even shipped it yet. She is in CA and said she would try and ship today. I'm sure it will arrive just as the weather gets warmer. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites