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They plowed our street again, and the sun helped a little.
Took the kids sledding this afternoon, which was fun.
Federal Government is closed again tomorrow - YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
Oh well ... we have a winter storm warning going on from tomorrow through Wednesday .. looks like our best chance is for Tuesday night into Wednesday morning .... so we might have a day off in the middle of the week ... (I prefer a 'delay' because we don't have to make those up!)
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Bob
-Frank
Bob
-Brian
We've got a huge slab of snow just over our door stoop, just ready to fall. Icicles are everywhere.
The plow came by last night, so I have another huge pile to move at the foot of the driveway. To top it off, they're predicting maybe another foot of snow starting tomorrow. Hope it's the light powdery stuff this time.
Bob
Bob
They have two propane wall heaters as well as the generator, so they are OK at this point. But reports of another storm coming have them a bit on edge.
I forgot how awful shovelling snow was- thanks for reminding me!
Be safe!
tom
Our neighbors started to go stir-crazy so they decided to try and make it out in their Explorer. They made it half-way out their driveway before getting stuck. I had to go and help dig it out and push so they could get back into the driveway.
-Frank
Bob, AJ, etc.... hang in there! Judging by the look of AJ's photos, I suspect it will melt pretty soon.
Here in the SE Wisconsin, they're predicting 10-14" for our area tonight through tomorrow night. That's the storm headed your way.
We've really had a low snowfall winter so far here, the bulk of the snowfall came before 12/25 and then most melted in the weeks after, even with some new snowfall here and there. About 2" leftover on the grass right now, since it has been no warmer than the upper 20F's for the past couple weeks.
Good luck with the snow removal everyone, take it easy shoveling/snowblowing.
(btw, I do miss not having a Subie when the snow flies, my S40 has been pretty good considering it doesn't have snow tires)
-Brian
We never got that much snow in Anchorage in one storm while I lived there, but it would pile up and stay around. I had an older house and didn't trust that it met code for load bearing, so I'd climb up once or twice a winter and shovel it. Have to use a ladder to get up on the roof, but once I was done, I could simply step off.
It's really too bad that this dump missed KC.
Let me upload those...
Pretty soon they will reach the ground! If the gutters don't fall off first.
-Brian
-Frank
How's the new Benz GLK in the snow, as compared to the Forester?
Bob
Yup. I heard another 10-20 inches on the car radio a few hours ago. If that happens, I may not shovel, as I have no place to put that snow; plus I'm just worn out from all the shoveling. Maybe I'll just drive the Forester up and down the driveway until it gets all packed down.
Bob
-Frank
I used to own an 1880's farm house with Yankee Gutters. If you know what those are, they you also know that they were probably the low point in Yankee Ingenuity!
I used to get true roof to ground ice flows on the NW corner of the house.
I could easily get 6-8' up from the gutters on my old ranch house with my roof rake, and that was with me standing on the ground.
Get those snow blowers fueled up! Kids are anxious to see if I get the text message from the school district stating that school is closed tomorrow.
-Brian
Just to make you all feel jealous, Judy and I have just been skinny dipping in the darkened pool (probably to the embarrassment of the teenage children) as temperature is still close to 32C ( 90F) in beautiful Melbourne, Victoria. we would dearly love some snow, to cool things down. Even the bitumen was melting today!
Cheers
Graham
My heart bleeds for you, and I'm so very sorry to hear of your continuing troubles. It must be difficult to carry on against such adversity!
How about you send along a bit of your warmth our way?
Your friend in the frozen wastelands of the Northern Colonies,
Steve
Bob
Depending on how old it is, maybe he can trade up if the government has a C4C part II.
Not sure why he dug out his other car and left the 4Matic stuck like that? :confuse:
It's still buried now, and we're due for 10-20" more snow. He'll get it out - in April.
Conversely, in the summer they lose AC through the ceiling insulation and into the attic as well.
the school where I work in the AM has a much better chance of calling a snow day than the PM school .. wouldn't you know that I'm scheduled to go to the PM school in the AM tomorrow!!!! LOL .. just my luck ..
No comparison to you guys out East, and this new snow isn't going to help if it comes down like it did for us. Steady light snow since midnight, wind picking up on the backside of the storm, so we're getting Lake Michigan effect snow starting tonight.
-Brian
I'll tell ya, it's tough walking in this stuff. The other day I had to go to my shed in the backyard to get a 5-gallon gas can to fill up my neighbor's snowblower. We're talking ~ 30" of snow to walk through—and it was tough! I can't imagine another 20" or so. Heck, it will be up to my shoulders! Yikes!
Bob
Snow
BUT I HAVE A JOB AND I AM GRATEFUL !!! LOL
kcram - Pickups/Wagons Host
I got at least another foot here today. They still have not plowed my street, either.
I dug out again this morning, and then again this afternoon (mostly the wind had blown the snow around a lot).
I'm going to try to get the snow off the gutters tomorrow. A neighbor had a really bad water leak in his ceiling due to ice on his roof. I may go help him out. It's asphalt shingles - any tips? I was thinking of raking some snow down.
If there are eaves (Overhang of roof line at end of roof pitch) redirect any leaks toward the eaves and drill a couple of small holes in the eaves to drain water away. They can be repaired later more easily than ceilings can. Check regularly that these are not icing up. Then tack plastic sheet to underside of roof beams to direct water from below the leaking shingles toward the holes that you have drilled.
For the wet ceiling, remove any wet insulation to relieve the weight on the roof. If needed due to warping of the plasterboard (drywall) , prop up the underside of the ceiling with a largish piece of ply with reinforcing boards below and prop from below. If the ceiling can dry, any loss of integrity in the drywalling will be reduced. If there is obvious pooling of water at any point, punch through a small hole with a screwdriver or similar to let water out and patch up later.
Keep air moving in the affected room and ideally in the roof space to reduce mould growth prospect. (wet houses are often kept hot enough and wet enough for mould to grow rapidly. Ideally also make sure that anything which is wet is kept in light to reduce mould growth.
Perversely, if the house has refrigerated air conditioning, this can be the best method for drying evenly, Most Air Con units have a drying cycle which takes humidity out of the atmosphere. That plus air movement from a fan or similar ensures that house structure dries evenly and reduces problems. Do not temperature get too hot as mould growth increases exponentially above about 25C (mid 70s F) and in Relative Humidity above 50%. Do not overheat but you want the house warm enough for the shifter air to be able to carry the moisture.
If you do get mould occurring, you can kill it by spraying a solution of 70% methylated spirits in water or 50% white vinegar in water and wipe down with paper towel, disposing of towels after each wipe.
Cheers
Graham
1 - Electric shovel / snowblower - great for decks or small walks
1 - 20' reach roof rake
6 - Basic snow shovels
1 - Ice chopper
60 gal container of sand/salt mix
4kw Generac portable generator
As I live in the Northeastern section of the United States, it is unlikely that I'll need any of this stuff in the near term.
(hope I don't soon regret this attempt at humor!!)
The local Strosnider's got a shipment and my wife called me - I had her pick up 2 of them, because mine broke! I actually wore it out.
So now I have the old push shovel, patched up for the kids to use (play with, really), plus a new push shovel, and a traditional small metal shovel to chip off stubborn ice chunks.
Honestly it was a price-no-object type of purchase!
I have to go dig out again - the plows came by last night so I have a wall of ice blocking me in about 2 feet high and 2 cars wide. :sick:
Well his leak was caused by an ice dam I'm sure.
If you're not familiar with them, it happens when the attic is too warm and melts the snow from the bottom up. As the water runs down, it hits the overhang/soffit which is colder and freezes causing the ice dam. That ice now starts to build up the roof and gets driven under the shingles where it melts when it hits the warm roof area. The water then travels looking for any opening where it enters the house. Typically intrusion is around windows - ask me how I know.
juice - you should use a roof rake to try and remove the snow. If you don't have one or can't find one, attach a 12" x 24" piece of plywood to a 10' 2x3 and use that to rake the roof. Remember to only pull down across the shingles to prevent damage.
DON"T CLIMB ON THE ROOF!!
I'm curious - is the construction there slab on grade with the HVAC running through the attic?
We got another 10+ inches yesterday. A plow truck finally came by at 4 pm on Tuesday and it started snowing again a hour later.
-Frank
Concrete slab foundation, stick frame, asphalt shingles.
I knocked off all the icicles, and got some snow off the roof (definitely not all).
My attic must not be as bad and my neighbors'. He still hasn't knocked off those huge icicles I photographed.
Going up the driveway's hill, the Forester got stuck once. Just had to back it down, and get a running start; piece of cake. Imagine what I could do if the car had snow tires.
Bob