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GreatGazoo

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4. Sorry to hear that. Wind makes a huge difference for exposure and frostbite.

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 04:46 PM

Jan 2015

Even indoors, your home heating system has to work harder in high winds. Outdoors it is dangerous as heck -- for those that have to handle metal tools (even with gloves on) or perform emergency functions in blizzards, the wind is brutal.

We got only about 5 inches here by the Hudson River. Hope you guys catch a break and have a chance to clear some of that.

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Elsewhere, storm was less than advertised, but region got genuine blizzard [View all] NutmegYankee Jan 2015 OP

Can you pack some of that up and send it our way? NV Whino Jan 2015 #1

Aside: the term "blizzard" refers to wind speed, not the amount of snow fall GreatGazoo Jan 2015 #2

Yes, we had the winds. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #3

Sorry to hear that. Wind makes a huge difference for exposure and frostbite. GreatGazoo Jan 2015 #4

I finished digging out today. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #5

Thank you for posting this ladym55 Jan 2015 #6

I know! Very frustrating to watch to news. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #7