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Inky13 said:
View attachment 3542160 Lake effect storm approaching downtown.
It’s coming!!
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I experienced one of the Buffalo lake effect snow storms years ago. I left Niagara Falls and the weather was clear. As I drove south on Interstate Route 190, I figured I should stop for gas. Just as I was heading toward Cheektowaga, it looked like a curtain of snow where it went from bare road to snowy road. The traffic was almost at a complete stop. I got off the exit ramp and saw two gas stations. I pulled into the one station lot and they already closed. By then the snow was coming down really fast. I slid across the road to the other gas station and convenience store. I filled up my tank and watched cars and tractor trailers sliding in every direction.

At that point, I decided to park next to the building and wait it out. I figured that the store was open with food, drinks, and restrooms and I was safe. Many people asked me if they could help and I said I was good and appreciated their offer. I was told there was an emergency shelter down the road but I did not want to chance it.

It ended up there was about 2-1/2 feet of snow and ice in 4 hours. After the roads were clear of traffic, I decided to venture out. I had a treacherous ride to Orchard Park, NY, where I picked up Route 219, which goes the whole way to my hometown, Johnstown, PA.

We get horrible snow and ice storms here; but, that lake effect storm came down out of nowhere fast and furious.
 
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Richland123 said:
I experienced one of the Buffalo lake effect snow storms years ago. I left Niagara Falls and the weather was clear. As I drove south on Interstate Route 190, I figured I should stop for gas. Just as I was heading toward Cheektowaga, it looked like a curtain of snow where it went from bare road to snowy road. The traffic was almost at a complete stop. I got off the exit ramp and saw two gas stations. I pulled into the one station lot and they already closed. By then the snow was coming down really fast. I slid across the road to the other gas station and convenience store. I filled up my tank and watched cars and tractor trailers sliding in every direction.

At that point, I decided to park next to the building and wait it out. I figured that the store was open with food, drinks, and restrooms and I was safe. Many people asked me if they could help and I said I was good and appreciated their offer. I was told there was an emergency shelter down the road but I did not want to chance it.

It ended up there was about 2-1/2 feet of snow and ice in 4 hours. After the roads were clear of traffic, I decided to venture out. I had a treacherous ride to Orchard Park, NY, where I picked up Route 219, which goes the whole way to my hometown, Johnstown, PA.

We get horrible snow and ice storms here; but, that lake effect storm came down out of nowhere fast and furious.
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...from Pulaski to Watertown, NY through 3 winters...

I remember it vividly, but not fondly.

Hella Winters... :woot:
 
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These two photographs are amazing only because they are of paintings done by Jack (John Francis) Pastorius, Jaco's father. They are different in style. I don't know when they were done. It would be nice to have a proper photograph taken of these.

Jack Pastorius - painting 1

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Jack Pastorius - painting 2

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