A bomb cyclone is a blizzard with winds the force of a hurricane. Which I had no idea existed till now. Staring Friday morning, and not ending till Sunday morning, we got hit with the worst blizzard I have ever been through. Being from Buffalo, that says a lot. We’ve already had a major snow storm this year. But my son and I ventured out Saturday night to do a little exploring. We weren’t out long, winds were up to 70mph and the wind chill was well below freezing. I’ve included some pictures, and a couple of pictures from Sunday morning.
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Wow! that is a white Xmas 🙂
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Definitely a white Christmas! I was able to take a long walk in my snow shoes on Christmas morning.
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Wow! 70mph… if you had any Christmas lights on your house they’d either be in the next state or buried in snow in somebody’s backyard. Glad you’re safe. Christmas morning looking beautiful.
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Thank you. It was a bit surreal on Christmas morning, I was able to take a long walk in my snow shoes through the city. Definitely a weird feeling to be walking on five foot snow drifts through the streets.
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Five foot of snow. So unimaginable here.
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I hope all is well…I’m reading an awful lot about the conditions in your region. (Being from W. MASS, I do keep an eye on Wester, NY.
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Thanks! We’re hanging in there. Unfortunately, there have been some causalities.
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Oh, wow. It’s pretty cool that you walked around and explored like you did. I imagine a storm like that is a once in a lifetime experience.
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Yes, I think this is the worst storm I have ever been apart of. It was surreal to walk around, felt like being on another planet or something.
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It’s nice to see the Stop sign as in Stop snowing. Thanks for taking the pictures and sharing them. I hope you still have heat so after the walk around you can warm up. Take care Bob!
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We kept our power and heat. And did a really good job of stocking up on food. So we were lucky with that. But I’ve never been through a storm this before.
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Thanx for your “bravery” in sharing these, Bob.
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Or maybe a little dumb to go out in it. But we weren’t out long. I’ve really never seen a storm like this.
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Incredible! I would want to go out exploring too, although I would probably be up to my eyeballs in some of those snow drifts. Thank you for sharing your photos.
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Thanks Michele. Definitely had to be careful out there.
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Fascinating! I know it’s dangerous but I still love snow like that! It looks beautiful.
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Yes, we definitely had to be careful. But there was a beauty to it.
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I just realised you’re not far at all from Niagara Falls! That is amazing. And you’re right on the border of Canada. Stupid question but can you walk across the border? Or is it manned by security?
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Yes, I live right at the border. Dividing Canada and the US where I live is the Niagara River. So you have to cross a bridge. It’s an international border, so there is plenty of security. And you need a passport. But I go to Canada all the time. I like to ride my bike there. About a two hour drive is Toronto, which is a fantastic city to visit. I live about a 20 minute drive to Niagara Falls. But I also like to ride my bike there, which takes about three hours. Maybe this summer I’ll take a bike ride up there and take some photos and post them.
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Ohhhh that is amazing! If I lived that close I’d be doing the same thing! Sounds fantastic. How wonderful to cross the border like that and be in another country just like that. Please do take some photos and share them, I’d love to see them. You would have no end of excellent photo opportunities! I saw in the news yesterday that part of the Niagara Falls had iced over. That alone would provide countless amazing shots 🙂
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I definitely will! Though it will have to wait for spring/summer before I get on my bike again. I didn’t get a chance to go up to Niagara Falls and see the ice. Though I saw pictures, and it looked really cool.
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Happy New Year, Bob! 🙂
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