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Snowmageddapocalypse
By adamg on Fri, 01/28/2022 - 9:07am
We don't get many urgent weather missives in the middle of the night. But at 3:35 a.m., the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for coastal Massachusetts, including Boston, starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday: Snow accumulations of up to 24 inches, high winds, the whole nine yards.
Considerable blowing and drifting snow along with near white out conditions at times. Snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour is possible at times.
Last night, Harvey Leonard, who basically came in professionally with that blizzard (you know the one), was saying we might even set a Boston snowfall record (that blizzard accounted for 27.1 inches, there was a later storm that dropped 27.6, but who remembers that one?). And Ed Harding was wearing a sweater vest.
And that's why the French Toast Alert is at 5 Slices/Severe.
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Snow emergency for Boston?
The law abiding space saver folks probably want to know.
Huh?
Isn't that one from Dec 17th, 1987 still in effect?
We'll find out at 10:30
The mayor's having a press conference.
For all the Covid talk
This is the first real test for the Wu administration.
Ridiculous statement.
Ridiculous statement.
Not really
Politicians receive a lot of attention for how they handle weather emergencies.
Ask people about Charlie Baker as an administrator
See how fast the collapse of the T during the 2015 snowstorms comes up.
Not gonna lie.....
I have cheated and have been using complete pancake mix from the Pearl Milling Co. recently with the family. It is actually very cheap and easy to make and clean up. Saves on milk, eggs, etc. You can add a little milk if needed, but this stuff is golden imo.
French toast is way better don't get me wrong, but I get a few boxes of the complete mix and it lasts a long time.
Nothing wrong with that
Nothing wrong with that.. I've been buying that stuff for years. Its good to have in an emergency cuz all it needs is water to make. (This was a staple at my camp as a kid cuz one box would last years)
I bought some French Toast bread today to make French Toast with tomorrow.
But if I make pancakes. I add a 1/4 tsp of vanilla, and a packet of sweet & low (sugar doesn't work). Gives it a nice taste.
Even if there is a snow
Even if there is a snow emergency, I haven't seen them enforce no parking on snow emergency routes. Not once. So snow emergency is just an announcement for space savers.
Not sure where your data comes from
I had the experience of a very expensive tow after parking on a so-called "snow emergency route" in the Fenway once. Learned my lesson and never let that happen again.
Top Ten Boston Snowstorms Until 2021
Snowfall - Boston - top snowstorms
1. February 17-19, 2003 (Mon-Wed)
27.5 inches
2. February 6-7, 1978
27.1 inches
3. February 24-27, 1969
26.3 inches
4. March 31-April 1, 1997
25.4 inches
5. February 8-9, 2013 (Fri-Sat)
24.9 inches
6. January 26-27, 2015
24.6 inches
7. February 7-10, 2015 (Sat-Tues)
23.1 inches
8. January 22-23, 2005 (Sun-Mon)
22.5 inches
9. January 20, 1978
21.4 inches
10. March 3, 1960
19.8 inches
Most of the list has been in
Most of the list has been in the last 20 years.
Wow, Mondays suck
Most of these storms were on Sunday or Monday. It's not just my imagination.
1. February 17-19, 2003 (Mon)
2. February 6-7, 1978 (Sun)
3. February 24-27, 1969 (Mon)
4. March 31-April 1, 1997 (Mon)
5. February 8-9, 2013 (Fri)
6. January 26-27, 2015 (Mon)
7. February 7-10, 2015 (Sat)
8. January 22-23, 2005 (Sun-Mon)
9. January 20, 1978 (Fri)
10. March 3, 1960 (Thus)
And all but one started or continued through the weekend.
As a kid…
Monday snow days were the best!
You’re wrong on the Blizzard of 1978
It didn’t start on Sunday. It started on a Monday. I remember walking home from school that day, then no school for what I remember being weeks.
Formed on Sunday
But didn't set us up the bombogenesis until Monday.
I didn't live here yet but my husband has many stories! He was fifteen at the time.
It wasn’t snowing in Boston on Sunday
Some of the storms mentioned formed days beforehand, as well. The key time is when they struck the region. The point I’m making is that the Blizzard of 78 wasn’t an extension of the weekend. Surely your husband remembers leaving school that day.
Wasn't there a big storm
Wasn't there a big storm January or February of '04?
I remember being at a "I'll know who really loved me by who shows up and stays to the end in this weather" funerals Saturday morning. Sleet turning to snow and cold. Came back from the cemetery & repast early afternoon and just managed to putt-putt our little car into the driveway at home as the storm strengthened. That was the last we went anywhere for three days. Plow contractor screwed us over, so the parking lot was impassable. Roads were okay, but most destinations were still digging out, too. I had a wake to go to the Monday evening (meeting a family member coming in from out of state) and took a chain of buses to get there and back.
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It must be one of those ones that gets deeper each time I tell the story (uphill, both ways), because I don't see it on the list here. I'll be terribly disappointed if it turns out to have been a modest foot at most.
May have been January '05
I had to postpone my sons birthday parties, so that was a big deal - would have been late January.
Late January '05 would fit
Late January '05 would fit with what I remember.
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...and I'm really not 100% sure it was a super-deep storm. The main point I remember is the plow contractor screwed us and we couldn't get out of the parking lot. That didn't require 20".
...and I was (cue Bob Uecker
...and I was (cue Bob Uecker voice) just a bit outside.
Just dug through the memorial card collection. Not January or February at all, and not 2004 or 2005. That person died December 4, 2003.
Googling the weather history, there was a major nor'easter from Saturday 12/6 through Monday 12/8. Left Boston about 17" of snow, and a lot more in other places (Peabody)
Link?
Where did this list come from?
EDIT: I found the link and this list as posted is out of date: https://www.boston.com/weather/local-news/2022/01/28/top-10-boston-area-...
Feb. 18, 2003: 27.6 inches
Feb. 7, 1978: 27.1 inches
April 1, 1997: 25.4 inches
Feb. 9, 2013: 24.9 inches
Jan. 27, 2015: 24.4 inches
Feb. 17, 2003: 23.6 inches
Jan. 23, 2005: 22.5 inches
Jan. 28, 2015: 22.3 inches
Feb. 9, 2015: 22.2 inches
Jan. 21, 1978: 21.4 inches
That list looks a little odd,
That list looks a little odd, too. separate 23" and 26" storms on Feb 17 & 18, 2003?
Hmmm
Yeah, it seems to be missing earlier storms from the other list.
But the 2000s dominate for certain.
Bread & Milk - Vic Dibitetto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6zaVYWLTkU
Italian bread ...
Italian bread makes French toast that is far superior than when white bread is used. French bread is good, too.
There.
I've said it.
Most Delish
Most Delicious french toast I ever had was made with Challah (sp) bread.
Hands down the best damn french toast I ever had.
Sounds good.
Sounds good.
Gotta cut it thick though….
Most Challah bread is thinly sliced and breaks apart easily. Cheryl Ann’s will cut it thick if you ask.
Supposed to cut challah yourself
Only heathens get it pre-sliced!
Thickish slices - IF you're
Thickish slices - IF you're slicing it.
Really, though, you're just supposed to pull it apart.
Is Cheryl-Anns open again?
That would be good news.
No still burnt out…
earlier this week anyway…
Blacker's in Newton is good
Blacker's in Newton is good too.
Baker's Best
Ok I do have to admit I've never made it myself but have been tempted. And yeah it does..
I admit the only times I've ever had it was when Bakers Best catered breakfast at two companies I worked at. Its just that good.
"Challah bread"
is a tautology.
Challah is great
But can’t believe no one has mentioned brioche. Stop and Shop and Whole Foods both sell great unsliced loaves of that buttery, eggy delight. Cut it nice and thick and sprinkle some powdered sugar on top before you serve it. And don’t forget a splash of vanilla extract in the egg mixture.
My vote
I believe that excellent French toast can be made from many kinds of bread, and there is no "best", but my personal favorite is a good shokupan. Not heavy but with a nice tight crumb, which I think is key for pain perdu.
Sourdough or cinnamon raisin in our house
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We're getting nine yards?
That's twenty-seven feet. I think Harvey might react to something like that.
I hope someone checks on Mike Dukakis
Hope he's got enough sweaters - sounds like he might be home in Brookline, now that he's retired from the winter UCLA course he taught:
https://luskin.ucla.edu/mike-dukakis-taught-here
He's doing a Zoom webinar on
He's doing a Zoom webinar on turkey soup, Saturday at 2 PM Eastern time.
Start a playlist?
the whole nine yards