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2026 Winter Storm "Fern" - Boom or Meh??

9,398 1,428 January 23, 2026 at 01:34 PM
Seems like an awful lotta hype, if you ask me. I call BS on this one.
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01-23-2026 at 04:52 PM.
01-23-2026 at 04:52 PM.
Quote from VorlonFrog :
Seems like an awful lotta hype, if you ask me. I call BS on this one.
What the heck is a "Fern"?
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01-24-2026 at 03:34 AM.
01-24-2026 at 03:34 AM.
It's crazy! 50 degrees & freezing my ass off! HATE IT!!!!
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01-24-2026 at 05:50 AM.
01-24-2026 at 05:50 AM.
Dumb-ass storm can't even get here in the morning. Typical late behavior.
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01-24-2026 at 08:38 AM.
01-24-2026 at 08:38 AM.
Quote from SnakePlisken :
It's crazy! 50 degrees & freezing my ass off! HATE IT!!!!
hehe, try a non-heated toilet seat. Big Grin
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01-24-2026 at 08:27 PM.
01-24-2026 at 08:27 PM.
So far, it's definitely "Meh" here. Looks like it's losing strength after hitting the Appalachians.
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01-24-2026 at 11:27 PM.
01-24-2026 at 11:27 PM.
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hehe, try a non-heated toilet seat. Big Grin
You sit down to pee? Little better today but still a miserable 65 degree blizzard outside!
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01-26-2026 at 09:28 AM.
01-26-2026 at 09:28 AM.
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You sit down to pee? Little better today but still a miserable 65 degree blizzard outside!
Surely I do, don't you think I could afford a cleaning lady?
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01-26-2026 at 09:58 AM.
01-26-2026 at 09:58 AM.
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Surely I do, don't you think I could afford a cleaning lady?
Good for you! Never understood why society forces men to use urinals when sitting down is so much more comfortable & less pissing of the floor.
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01-26-2026 at 02:59 PM.
01-26-2026 at 02:59 PM.
The storm was only a tiny bit above 'meh' here. Dry powdery snow in the early morning, clear most of the day, and sleet in the late afternoon. No freezing rain at all. We lucked out, big time.
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01-28-2026 at 07:38 PM.
01-28-2026 at 07:38 PM.
Fukkin boom in area of peeps a family. Waban MA relatives got close to 32 inches. My old neighbors in north east Ct got 20-25
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01-30-2026 at 12:48 PM.
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I was SO SO sad about it! For a week I kept hearing one to TWO feet of snow and I was jazzed to hell. All stocked up on food, portable chargers, batteries, a little generator, battery operated lights, the whole thing. Then we ended up getting, idk, maybe 8 inches of snow with higher drifts. Power never went out. Gained 100 pounds from eating the "storm" snacks I got Sadwalk
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01-31-2026 at 04:05 AM.
01-31-2026 at 04:05 AM.
Well, good old Mother Nature is making up for it with this second storm. We've got about an inch of light fluffy stuff right now, and temps will be seriously below freezing all day.
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01-31-2026 at 03:08 PM.
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Quote from Autumn :
I was SO SO sad about it! For a week I kept hearing one to TWO feet of snow and I was jazzed to hell. All stocked up on food, portable chargers, batteries, a little generator, battery operated lights, the whole thing. Then we ended up getting, idk, maybe 8 inches of snow with higher drifts. Power never went out. Gained 100 pounds from eating the "storm" snacks I got Sadwalk
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Quote from VorlonFrog :
Well, good old Mother Nature is making up for it with this second storm. We've got about an inch of light fluffy stuff right now, and temps will be seriously below freezing all day.
good luck and stay safe!

we got maybe 8" out of the last storm but are much better equipped in these parts and other than an extra remote work day at home it was not too big of a deal.
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01-31-2026 at 03:52 PM.
01-31-2026 at 03:52 PM.
I'd love a storm. Here in Seattle it's been very mild. Temps in the 50's during the day and 40's at night.
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