Winter Archives - Granite Grok

Morning Update: Media Snow Job

April 15, 2026 The Morning Update

Today, on the Morning update, a local Fake Media report says Ski Industry professionals are concerned about declining snowfall. They call it new research, but it’s from last summer, before a record Northeast ski season – and that’s not the only problem. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. … Read more

Virginia DOT image of I-95 crash and snow

Are You “De-Ranged” Enough to Drive an EV in the Winter?

December 23, 2023 Steve MacDonald

It feels like Electric Vehicle buyers get about as much information as COVID vaccine recipients, which is not much. Like the side effects of ownership. Loss of value, high insurance costs, pricey repairs for minor accident damage, loss of range in the cold of winter.

snow ice cold original Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

Winter Warning: Energy Security Issues Plague Biden’s America

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 Steve MacDonald

We’ve complained about energy security and reliability in the Northeast for years. ISO New England warned policymakers ten years ago that we had demand and infrastructure issues that continue to go unaddressed. And they remain unheeded.

Palate Cleanser – What? You want HEAT In the Winter in New England? Weaklings…

February 19, 2023 Skip

Heh! A wee bit a cheeky tweeking from staunch hardcore NE Yankees: It’s a bit different for me now – I used to really love the colder weather and I generally had no problems in going outside in a T-Shirt and shorts to do something active (as long as the wind was no more than … Read more

Hello, Winter!

January 24, 2023 Steve MacDonald

We have had the good fortune of a warmer winter. It has been wet (very wet), but mostly rain and not snow in the southern part of New Hampshire. That has changed as it must. Winter always comes calling, and it often asks for a heavy price.

Agency That Botched Hurricane Season Prediction Says Northeast Will be Warmer and Drier This Winter

October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 Steve MacDonald

NOAA, the experts who completely botched the 2022 hurricane forecast, have consulted the goat entrails and announced their winter predictions for the United States. If you live in the Northeast, they say it will be a warmer, dryer winter. Can we believe them?

Save Yourselves, Democrats Won’t.

August 12, 2022 Steve Earle

With NH State primaries only a month away now, folks here in NH, and especially here in the Lakes Region, should be taking notice of who is running and for what. Those on the Democrat side of the ticket are going all out, again, promoting misinformation (even outright lies) in their efforts to swing the … Read more

Science or Scam

November 27, 2021 Steve Earle

Panic! The sky is falling and all our coastal cities will be under water in ten years! Wait, that was predicted twenty some years ago wasn’t it? Now, though, yet another environmental group decided to block morning traffic coming to work in NYC because the “city will be under water by 2200.” So is the … Read more

Snow!

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Steve MacDonald

It is that time of year, and we are in the middle of a Nor’easter, but it is damp, wet, and miserable for most of us, but not cold enough to snow. Not so, along New Hampshire’s Kancamangus Highway where yesterday, they got the white stuff (Racist!).

Rising to Darkness and the Dulcet Tones of…Generators

March 2, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Strong winds caused numerous outages across the northeast last night, with at least 23,000 customers in New Hampshire losing power. Ours went out just before 2:30 am. I woke up, noticed, then went back to sleep. But it was mighty cold when I got up a few hours later.

Northeast ‘Energy Policy’ – How About Freezing to Death My Pretties….

August 24, 2021December 26, 2020 Steve MacDonald

The ‘Grok been sharing the declining fortunes of the New England Energy grid (As well as energy in general) for years. As the left has swept up political power, forward-thinking means green “capacity.” This is useless in the bitter cold when we need it most while what we need – natural gas – is blocked by the same politics.

Hello, Winter!

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Accu Weather reports that Spokane Washington is having the snowiest October in 44 Years. They are also seeing record snowfall in parts of Montana for this early in the season.

Coal Coal Photo by Nick Nice on Unsplash

“Eliminating Coal Is a Gas, Gas, Gas!”

August 16, 2021August 27, 2019 Skip

On Tuesday, a few protesters dumped a few buckets of coal at the State House. It was, they said, a bold act of civil disobedience because they stole the coal from the Merrimack Station power plant in Bow. Yes, they admitted this.

Ivanka Buys a White Dog – Leftists Lose Their Minds

March 8, 2024July 23, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Ivanka bought her daughter Arabella a white dog. Guess what happened next?

USA Today – Bomb Cyclone Nuclear Winter Snow Hurricane Disaster Hits Central US…or Something

March 14, 2019March 13, 2019 Steve MacDonald

These hyperbolic media pronouncements are getting out of hand. Don’t ask how I ended up there but the MSN headline reads: Bomb Cyclone Hits Central US with Blizzard and Fierce Winds. If you click it, and who wouldn’t (cuz’ that’s the point) there’s a USA Today article.

Enviros hate it when you point this out – even if with a smile

January 13, 2019January 13, 2019 Skip

Given that the northern part of NH borders on Canada, this oft is the same deal in the winter time. (H/T: Powerline)

Late start to Winter in Northeast – normal snow amounts

October 4, 2018October 3, 2018 Skip

Kinda like the last few years – a few touches of cold early on, then rather mild, and then the gut punch:

Oh, and it looks like we will get to blame El Nino warming up the Pacific waters again for it:

Ron Moore – Storm Chaser

July 15, 2024February 17, 2015 Steve MacDonald

In our first “official” (recurring) climate and weather segment Ron Moore, a real storm chaser, talks about his new book, the current winter storm pattern in New England, Climate, Global Warming, storm frequency and intensity, and what we could expect for the rest of the winter and heading into Spring.

Just Pack Up The Igloo And GO!

September 26, 2018January 12, 2011 Steve MacDonald

Just Pack Up The Igloo And GO!