Major Winter Storm to Hit the Northeast

[Jersey Devil]

Looks like we should batten down the hatches........forecast is saying that here in NJ we could see 8-12 inches by Sunday AM. Yikes!!!

[m14brian]

Sucks for you guys. We had a nice storm system here that lasted about a week but it was mostly rain. Chains on the truck? Or do you guys get days off when it's this bad?
m14brian

[jak]

The worst part is all the idiot drivers that forget how to drive in the snow. They must enjoy playing bumper cars on the highways.
A good set of snow tires is all I use. Also I still drive standard transmission vehicles. I find them a lot easier to control in the snow than
an automatic transmission.

[RAMMONT]

I don't get it, hasn't it ever snowed back east before??

It seems to me that several feet of snow in those areas is pretty common, why is it such a terrible thing now?

We've had snow for several months and nobody is screaming about needing to declare a State of Emergency around here.

[Jersey Devil]

Well.....apparently an inch of snow brought DC to a standstill last night. Wait until they get two feet Saturday.

We have gotten quite a lot of snow here in NJ in the past, but people just enjoy freaking out. We'll be fine, I'm sure!

[Phil McGrath]

You want too talk snow, I grew up in New England. My wife driving for the first time in good snow up here in the PNW was a thrill ride I wouldn't want too relive again, she's a Desert Rat and has no clue you have too drive for the road conditions. All I could do was scream OFF THE GAS then it was OFF THE BRAKES, YOUR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE then all I could mutter was a quick prayer too the Lord PLEASE MAKE HER STOP I can't take it. My wife is a freaken nut job behind the wheel! I must have aged 20 years and almost lost bladder control and that's saying something.....

[Orlando]

My daughter moved to Nashville a couple years ago. I called her to see how they were doing with the snow they got. Her husband is stuck sideways in the driveway and they dont even own a snow shovel

[m14brian]

At least 28 dead so far due to the storm.
m14brian

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/18-killed-snowstorm-related-deaths-36482591

[RAMMONT]

Yup, and probably most of them were like these guys.