I find it funny that theyre naming winter storms now...NEMO...lol... well after this weekend its going to be looking like a typical classic winter on the river. Between the wind drifts and different levels of thaw and freeze, its gonna be quite a sight.... a true steelheaders delight... have fun guys

The latest update for my local is 6 to 12 inches,that's a dusting in Salmon country but here it's a "event".The last time we had that amount was Halloween 2 yrs ago.Strange as it sounds I'm looking forward to it,good day to tie flies and dream of spring Steelhead

We will see....................

I think in the schroon lake area we are going to see 12 +.. Hope it stops there.. Awhile ago (december) we did 20+ up there and it was work, fun but work..
Nothing on ice now and little snowpack a shore..
Think we will be fine as it's a 1 day snow event and we will be on ice, in town for 3 days..  Heck there is a bar to boot at lodge if all else fails :)
Maybe the wind will blow the big lakes clean friday night ?? Who knows..
Anyway I'll be loving it !!!
 

I'm in the 12-20+ area in lower Dutchess County east of the Hudson River.  Blew out a brake line on my old Honda Accord yesterday, stopped by my brothers garage to see how he was making out with the repair earlier today.  His partner said he heard 24+ in my area.  Regardless, the snow blower is gassed up and ready to go.
PS: two brake lines along with gas line feed and return & evap mucho dinero just for the Honda parts-ouch.

Whatever it brings I am ready.   Plow truck is ready.  Tractor with 7 foot blower on back  is ready.   Walk behind blower is ready.   Several shovels are ready.   Around here 12 to 20  has already fallen several times this winter and if it  is over the course of 18 hours or so not that bad at all.  He had several instances this year that we had a rate of 4 to 6 inches an hour.
Now that's when it is really coming down.
 
Gerry I purchased the equipment to make all my own brake and gas lines a few years ago  when I priced out some OE Chevy brake lines.   Have a nice hydraulic flaring tool that my friend and I bought and share and several benders.  Have replaced every line on my truck and my dads over the last few years.   25 feet of zinc plated line is about 30 bucks.    Do have to say though the labor to put it in crawling around under the truck or car SUCKS. 

My brothers is a mechanic with his own shop in Pawling, NY.  He also has the ability, tool and material to fabricate those lines but as you know time is money.  If he were to fabricate all five lines it would take too long.  It was my choice to buy the OEM parts.  I'm glad I did because the brake line to the right rear had more twists and turns than a Gothic novel.  I also chose to replace them all at the same time because the odds are that you pop one you pop the others sooner or later.  Its a good thing it happened while I had the car because a little over a week ago it was my daughter's car.  She lives in Albany and commutes to Saratoga every day.  At least I have the peace of mind knowing she's in a new Accord and break downs shouldn't be an issue.
 
Back to the weather:  Enjoy the snow and I'll let you know how much us flatlanders get downstate.  Twenty for you is a dusting, twenty for most of the idiots down here is a major catastrophe. 

Well they just downgraded the totals.  one station says about 8 inches, one says 9 to 15,  BUT all by 7am Saturday.  Was never too worried, but now hardly at all.  I feel for the folks to the north and west, but we will see where it gets.
 
Your right Gerry with some of those line with more twists and turns than a mountain road you are better off with the pre bent and I agree replace them all,when one goes the others are not far behind. Remember the rubber lines too.  They get soft and sometimes collapse internally causing a soft pedal or to burst.

Im interested to see what happens over the lake.... theres quite a big mass sitting over ther west end right now with plenty of wet moisture behind it to the south and west... good luck to all in the path of the noreaster... blizzards with 40+ windgusts can be brutal...

Its really kind of sad but the weather guy has brought it on himself--lol
 Years of hyping bigger and badder rains and winds and snowstorms have produced a 'doubting Thomas' attitude.
 "Is it gonna be windy and wet?? -then they show a old really nasty big storm clip and say -"tune in after the ads for the answer"-- and later say "Naw, we aint gettin nothin" --Hype.
  Yes- Sandy was as bad as they said it would be but lets face it- that dont happen often.
 Yesterday somebody said we would get over 30" and wind over 50 mph  ( thats a really BIG deal here ) -ya couldnt get near stores with folks stocking up. 
   Hey- maybee Old  Bama is behind it and trying to perk up the economy- lol.
   This morning it was 20"and 'perhaps' winds to 40.
 Will have to wait and see- good luck with whatever you get- be safe.