In honor of the "BLIZZARD of the Century"..........

(Sorry, folks, but I believe it's too soon to have another "STORM of the Century" so soon after Hurricane Sandy)
..... post your favorite coin from 1888, in honor of the previous "Great Blizzard" that hit the NE U.S. !
- - Dave
..... post your favorite coin from 1888, in honor of the previous "Great Blizzard" that hit the NE U.S. !
- - Dave

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But I will say this.... I'm right in the middle of where the heaviest snow is supposed to be and there ain't nuttin crazy happening. Just some very tiny
ice like crystals coming down. I think we've been had AGAIN, so come tomorrow maybe we'll be posting counterfeits!
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Could be another dud.
Oh well, it's 55 degrees outside where I live.
I don't have any 1888 coins, the closest is this 1884 nickel
<< <i>Once again, meteorologists attempting to sell us on how crazy a storm is going to be look like fools. Predictions went from 12-24 inches here on Sunday night, to 1-2 inches as of right now. >>
They're predicting 1-2 inches, or 1-2 inches have already fallen?
7.5 inches in Plymouth, Mass. as of 2:30 a.m. Eastern.
So let's change this from honoring the "Blizzard of the Century" to honoring our meteorologists and post an error coin.
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<< <i>It's actually tapering off now, here where 2+ was predicted. At most there's 6".
So let's change this from honoring the "Blizzard of the Century" to honoring our meteorologists and post an error coin. >>
Modern crap meet modern science. Modern science, this is modern crap.
Snow scene photos , while i hate to ruin the integrity of a coin thread, are typically much more beautiful than any coin photos.
Did a basic shoveling at 3:30 am, doesn't look like I did a thing. I do have a 12 pack of Coors Light, for later
Probably will have 2 feet in the drive before it's all said and done...
I live in the northwest suburbs of Boston. The snow is really deep, comfortably over 2 feet already.
That wac a pair of storms!
Happy that I will be walking around in 65F weather again today!
Stay warm and safe!
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I think I will take my kayak out in the pacific ocean tomorrow to look for some fish.
<< <i>there is 26' of snow in much of eastern Massachusetts - seems they got it pretty right to me .. maybe NYC and western Mass was a dud but meterology was never and will never be an exact science as Rick O stated .. If you don't like their forecast models, listen to your big toe
I have to say though, it seems like they were much more accurate back when I was a kid in the 60's when they had far, far less technology. If they say 6 to 10" of snow, that's what you got. Go figure....
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Nothing like a free day off playing in snow, but hated the makeup school days in the spring.
blowing winds. How can they not be prepared? Does the world come to a stop if they can't get to work for
a day or two????
I don't remember it but my Grandparents told me of the winter of 1916 in Carson City. 20 feet on the level
and the world did not end. The kids (my grandparents) had great fun going from house to house in the tunnels.
People had to cut their way out of the houses through the roofs....Life went on even though the snow stayed
on the ground till June...
I've been through many blizzards and snowfalls that were 4 feet and more and had drifts as high as the second
story when I lived in Colorado...I owned a hardware store and had to get there to get it open. Missed work all
of half a day one year....Snow was a yearly occurrence (is it different in the east?).
Perhaps the news just hypes it to the end....
Anyone here on the boards from an affected area? Any problems?
bob
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Of course cars and clothing are made much cheaper en-masse today than yesteryear
Oh well, point made FB. But, if business shuts down for two days it does not get made up
after everyone gets back to work??
bob
Don't have any as mine are all the real deal.
The name is LEE!
The cars across the street were completely buried with 4 feet of snow on their roofs. This must have been drifting snow from the house roof.
Oh my,
bob
There's a saying, "Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get".
And now, back to the original aspect of this thread, here's a coin...
U.S. Type Set
24+ inches so far here in Rhode Island.
Have a Great Day!
Louis
Here in the frozen tundra of Maine we have about 25+" inches of snow so far, but the storm is scheduled to continue for another 12 -15 hours. The storm took a path about 50 miles East of where it was predicted to go, running around the city of New York, and heading for Long Island, Cape Cod, and then directly into the coast of Maine. We just might top that 16 feet of snow in Colorado back in 1916. The governor has declared a state of emergency, but that is just a euphemism for "Summer is finally over, and it is time to take out the window air conditioners". If this gets any worse, they will likely close some of the beaches. Summers are known to be quite short here in Maine. Last year it was on a Tuesday if I recall. This cold weather does make it easier to catch lobstuhs, though. You just walk out onto the frozen ocean, cut a hole in the ice, reach in, and grab 'em. Ayuh.
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<<There's a saying, "Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get".>>
Two more sayings.
"If you don't like the weather here, wait 5 minutes."
"Averages mean nothing, they are merely the arithmetic mean of the extremes actually observed."
Here in eastern MA where I am we have about 30" and it's still coming down.
Cheers,
Bob
I just love the fact that news & weather stations brag all year long about how they have the best "ultra-mega-double-Doppler" weather forecasting systems and to "trust and turn to them first" for all weather info............... and then issue some lame "don't-blame-me-for-a-lousy-forecast" excuse afterwards....
Reminds me of when a news station reports a story as an "exclusive".... usually means it's too worthless for other stations to waste their time on reporting............
Oh, well...... keep those pics of 1888 coins (all 1 of them!) coming!!