I'm ready for the

WINTER STORM

(be careful driving home Joe)

Hey Guys,
We get snow in Florida too, the only difference is your snow comes from Canada, ours comes from Columbia

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Your forecast is for 1-2" at this time. But there's time for you to come to NoVa for the 16-24" forecast My poor dog is only a foot tall, how's she gonna poop?
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Yer dog's gonna die....

Seriously, I had the same problem when I lived in Northern Maine. Dog usually went in the shoveled areas as the snow was over my head at times.

Never forget when I put her on the snow crust at 30 below to do her thing. Poor thing's paws broke through the crust and her unprotected belly landed on the snow....

All four paws kicked into overdrive, but she was unable to get traction in the powder below. Thee poor hound went nowhere....

The look on her face...

Zach, sounds like you're getting your wish.
My brother just told me over an inch/hour of snowfall right now.
Mike

Are you happy now? I am going to have to dig the bus out to install the engine

Not going anywhere today...

very pleased, yes. between 26 and 23 inches, depending on where I measured. Over 4 feet in some of the drifts.

A good bit of the drive is already plowed out, and the streets around me are passable. But, there is a 4 foot snowdrift between me and the bus, that I have not even attempted to move yet.

I am thinking about turning on the 70KBTU heater against the drift and waiting to see how fast it can melt a path through it. Whatever I do, I am waiting for the wind to die down. VERY windy!

I asked Noel to take a pic of me shoveling out our street. I was board, and looked forward to the exercise. She did not get the whole pic, only about half of it. I shoveled out about 100yds + around my car and the walk way. We got a solid 24" here.

Noel makes snow angel.

Cute angel.

My wife Katherine is so smart!. Thought to ask our neighbors if we couldl borrow their snow blower since they would be out of town over the weekend. I ran the darned thing 6 hours today clearing our driveway and the neighbors too.

We had just shy of 30". Zach, can you stop wishing for snow now?

I am content. For now.

I am looking forward to sledding the monster hill tomorrow.

Zach

Thanks Zach,

Spent the whole day, playing in the snow/ shoveling/ snowball fight/ shoveling/ climbing trees/ shoveling/ building real igloos (how cool is that)/ oh yeah i shoveled some more. I had a lot of fun, but now i am back at work in baltimore

a few pics of my oldest daughter in the mega igloo...

Where is Sasha, Joe?

Oh ya, a word of caution. Dont let her play in the igloo unattended. I heard tale recently of a kid that build a tunnel in a snow bank only to have it cave in on her and suffocate her.

Sasha is like Jody, two step outside and that was enough.

It was just me and Lila all day. Yes i also thought about the "cave in" and structured it just so, in case it caved in we would have an escape.

I would never leave either of my kids unatended. That was never an option

I figured. You suck with cars, but your good with your kids Lila is such a cutie. I showed Noel and she got all gushy

just for Noel,

Dude, Buy a snowthrower!

Doc!! Move down here.. we get snow, but it only lasts about 5 hours and it is gone.

Work is closed tomorrow again in Baltimore. Nowhere to park for the teaching staff and administration. I always LOL at this whenever someone started touting how great it is to have a "pedestrian campus." Back when we had on campus parking, we never had these problems.

Soo we are off tomorrow. And probably Wednesday too if the next storm is as powerful as it is reported to be. another foot? maybe more? Bring it on!

Zach

I hate you guys.

Mabey if the Admins would lock this thread ......

.....the snow might stop

Weather . com just upped it to 20inches more for tommorow, on top of the 27 inches i just shovled


Where is Zach!?

I just read on weatherchannel.com ... calling for 10 to 20 inches Tuesday thru Wednesday. Who was it that was wishing for snow??????

Not all was good in snowyland...

I was cooking Sat. night and looked out the back window.

I coud see lots of red lights between the houses behind me....

Went on the deck and...

Holy Crap!

One of our neighbors house was on fire...

Stealth firemen. They drove up without sirens, and worked quietly.

Typically Winter Snow fall in Northern U.P.(Upper Peninsula) Michigan is about 300" average. Anyone who dies during the winter months stays on ice till they bury them in July.

Tom

Now THAT is snow. But, you are ready for it. You know its going to be there. In the MidA we seem to be blissfully ignorant that snow happens and no one is prepped when it does.

Still, I'd love to see big snow like whats pictured above. Thats just incredible.

Zach

Here we go again. Just started in Silver Spring ......

Here too!
Just heard from Loyola that we are closed for the rest of the week. Woot!

Zach

is this ?

Not in Hershey, yet.

If it gets too bad, I can show you all where Zach lives and we can beat his ass

Crap,

As much as last time. I'm losing rails on my split rail fence.

Ken

Best not do that. I'll hide in your bus. The mob will have to go through it to get to me.

Zach
(snow snow snow!)

Zach, I sure hope you got to sled on that hill you mentioned after Saturday's storm. Next time, please keep you mouth shut about the weather.

No one but stoopid weather commentators out in this stuff....
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Well, so far we got two 6 inch dumps and I shoveled each time

Then we got another 4 or so last night and I shoveled again today,

And now that work is covered again...

I ran the 'borrowed' snow blower this morning at 8:00 am. There was 9 inches worth then, four more by the time I quit at 9:30. All our deck furniture is covered. The gas grill w/cover looks like a buffalo!

I am SOOOOOO glad I am in Texas!!!!

It is cold here, but no snow. Well, at least not now. They are predicting some for tonight/tomorrow. I may have to take the train to work, instead of the 914-6.

Good day for pig hunting, 40 degrees and overcast if it just wasn't so muddy. It's a pain to wash a muddy hog off in 40 degree cloudy weather.

This storm is ridiculous. We have already gotten as much snow as we did last Friday. At times it is total whiteout. Awesome!

Zach

Asshole

Hope the firewood is dry. Imagine what it would be like without global warming happening.

I second what Mike said.

You know you love me.

Its all quiet here now, except for the plows. Got 20+ today, but our roads are cleared to blacktop.


Where the two green planters sticks are is a huge barrel planter.


This area was bald of snow due to heavy winds during the last storm. Not so much any more.

Zach

Then stop your bitching! I have 42 inches here in Blue Bell that you can have right now.

When will the trucks arrive?
Pat

My poor bus

No, its stylin'!

It has a snow pompadour! Yer bus and my truck are just getting ready to start a rock'a billy band. That's all.

Zach

Hey guys, I will take all of your snow!!!! Have you ever been on 275 horsepower that only weights 500 lbs full of fuel. Here is what it looks like and it is one of the most excieting things on this planet, IMO It is built for hill climbing here in the steep and deep of Utah.

I am all done digging, now i am still waiting for a plow.....