Preparing for a big storm here
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Upgraded from 6 - 12 " to 12 - 24 " +.
Round 1 of shoveling off the back stairs & landing, and the area in front of the back deck stash accomplished.First layer of salt down.
Snow is wet, and heavy.
Round 1 of shoveling off the back stairs & landing, and the area in front of the back deck stash accomplished.First layer of salt down.
Snow is wet, and heavy.
jatoxico
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For me it depends on how much is expected and the wind. If they're forecasting double digits and the wind is not blowing I'll often do a rough cleanup half way through. With the wind blowing hard like now, not much point.
Couldn't say how much snow we have. Winds are strong with heavy gusts and very close to whiteout. Some areas are almost bare and others are accumulating drifts that look to be 14-16". They keep upping our forecasted total. Was 6+, then 8-12 now 12-24". Starting to get annoyed.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
I should have said, I don't do the driveway till its done. I'll be going out to make paths in the back yard now, and probably again tonight. My dogs are smaller than some house cats, and won't poop if the snow hits their butts.
Wildo
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Zkx14
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Lol, my house is right around the bottom of the 5 in the 15 case bullseye.
Done first round of clearing and taking a very long break. Had 14" + when I came inside just after 9 AM
Beer Belly
Minister of Fire
I think we're in the 10-15 inch range when it's all said and done....no biggie. I'll worry about digging out tomorrow
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We have about 15" in Pottstown PA. The don't want the snow to stop until 10to11 tonight.
We have about 15" in Pottstown PA. The don't want the snow to stop until 10to11 tonight.
Coming in late... Thats close to where I grew up (SW CT) , those towns are still very small and its beautiful country. Lots of covered Bridges... and a beautiful road course track (Limerock
). I have fornd memories as a kid of driving up Rt. 7 though those little towns on labor day weekend for the vintage festival... there would be a line of antique cars driving though those little Norman Rockwell town centers.When I grew up in the 80s they usually had the roads clear within a day and the only time I remember loosing power more than 6 hours was during Hurricane Gloria (we were out 3 days).
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How are you guys doing? Still got power Dix? Bart?
It just started snowing here... OUr predictions where downgraded the last few days to just 1-2" but now Im hearing 3-5. Still not much, barely worth dragging out the blower for it.
Part of me would actually like a good one, but not the 9 feet of last year.
It just started snowing here... OUr predictions where downgraded the last few days to just 1-2" but now Im hearing 3-5. Still not much, barely worth dragging out the blower for it.
Part of me would actually like a good one, but not the 9 feet of last year.
Coming in late... Thats close to where I grew up (SW CT) , those towns are still very small and its beautiful country. Lots of covered Bridges... and a beautiful road course track (Limerock
When I grew up in the 80s they usually had the roads clear within a day and the only time I remember loosing power more than 6 hours was during Hurricane Gloria (we were out 3 days).
I lived in Kent and then Cornwall. Love the area. Many a day I hung out at Limerock to catch meets, practices and the races.
Still plugged in, the wind was brutal earlier, dying down a bit. Round 2 done, was like I never did round 1.
maple1
Minister of Fire
Upgraded from 6 - 12 " to 12 - 24 " +.
Round 1 of shoveling off the back stairs & landing, and the area in front of the back deck stash accomplished.First layer of salt down.
Snow is wet, and heavy.
Wouldn't that layer of salt just make it harder to get rid of what immediately falls on it?
Avoiding the ice that will follow. I'm not falling on my arse taking the dog out going down those steps.
Zkx14
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Did a couple full rounds of cleanup here. Was going to do another before dark, but winds are shifting. Was windy earlier, but at least you could blow all one way. Just got a face full of snow. Im done for the day. Only a few inches on drive now and should be less than 6 more. Local news said we had 27" about an hour ago.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
I'm not a meteorologist, but this storm has / had classic tracking, hovering over the Atlantic coming up the coast and sucking up moisture, to be a bear. Classic and predictable.
Liars,
Easy Livin’ 3000
Minister of Fire
Looks like somewhere between 2 and 3 feet so far, with some deep drifts against two of the doors that are about half way up to the top. I won't be going out those doors. I decided not to fight it today and just stayed inside and enjoyed the stove. Can get up early tomorrow after it has stopped and perhaps settles a bit. Never have seen drifting like we are having with this one, in over 35 years here. I don't mind it much except when it is deep enough to go over the top of the boots, and this is definitely one of those. Will start with the folks place down the road, then back to our place. I bought Dad a snowblower a few years back because he would not wait for me to start shoveling, and he is 84! Now he can just turn the key on the electric start and chase it around until I get there.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
Official number on the news is 24", but I swear nothing on my walks around the house is less than 30". Both patio tables have completely disappeared, and it's covering the lower part of my first floor windows. Also, the pile on the Weber grill is at least 30" high.
I did go out and clear earlier, for the dogs. I can still see where I ran the paths, but there must be a fresh 18" - 20" on all of those paths, by now.
Biggest PITA is digging around the mini split condensers.
I did go out and clear earlier, for the dogs. I can still see where I ran the paths, but there must be a fresh 18" - 20" on all of those paths, by now.
Biggest PITA is digging around the mini split condensers.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
Unlikely we will get to 30" here but had it like that a couple years ago and it's the pits. The machines can handle the open spaces but the inevitable hand work is a bear. In my case I had to move the drifted snow on the house out with a wheel barrow. At least it looks like we will get some melting next week.
Couple of feet here before the sun went down and still pouring down. I dug out to the the generator shed, three times, just in case. And dug just enough to knock most off the cover on the tractor and start it for a awhile. Not moving it until this crap stops. Looked a few minutes ago and it looks like I never cleaned it off.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
I cleared this patio at 11am. It's a step down from this door to the patio, so I'm figuring about 54" deep in the middle.
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I'm in NW Hunterdon County, NJ which got upgraded to 24-30" around 1:00 p.m. by the NWS-I haven't been out to measure but I bet we'll have 30" on the ground by the morning. I shoveled about a foot off the porches twice and there's at least another 6" out there now. The drifts aren't too bad. Making a road for the tractor (no plow for it yet) with the snowblower tomorrow will be fun...
Clydeburner
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Sussex nj varying from 9" to 20" talking with other family members and it is starting to slow down now. The neighbor cleared the driveway twice and I'll have to clean up in the morning with the blower. Can't say I mind the snow making everything clean and pristine
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