DavisStraight Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Please tell me I'm not the only one who had the snowblower going for 2" of slush?. . . There is reasoning behind it. Mainly the sloping driveway and what happens after this crap freezes. It is NOT pretty. We are not looking at a huge warm up before the next cold, so I would be looking at a serious skating rink in the near future. I used the snowblower and went to my brothers and did his place too, he just had a back operation so hes out of commisiion for the winter, i dont want to end up like him so no shoveling for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 My wife just called to tell me to take it easy on my way home from work. everything is encased in ice, she said it was raining hard with a temp of 30*. Bring on the snow and cold, I love winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Man, I saw what Scott meant.....alot of the pavement has a film of ice on it, but nothing else does....not even the snow has a crust....strange. I have a net gain of about 2-3", I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 just dropped down to 31.0 according to the local weatherbug. Not sure if it made it above freezing, but it did come close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Looks like I'll compress/melt a good 4-5" from this easily. Just took a weenie walk to survey the damage. 37.6 now. I've been hanging around 32*.....only compacted because of how hard it rained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Man, I saw what Scott meant.....alot of the pavement has a film of ice on it, but nothing else does....not even the snow has a crust....strange. I have a net gain of about 2-3", I think. That happens a lot, last winter I had an extreme flash freeze on the driveway at 36 ,posted about it on Eastern the ground is well below freezing. Heat transfer from the water to the ground reduces the temp of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I'm not sure why people have to feel "special" about shoveling tons of snow and don't even want to touch a snowblower...with that mentality you're only hurting yourself. If you think it makes yourself look cool or makes it seem like you appreciate snow more b/c you're shoveling it well you're wrong...unless you love to jeopardize your health, than by all means shovel away. I would kill to have a snowblower right now. I hurt my back 2 years ago skating, it's been pretty bad ever since but I've been able to manage the pain which has been incredibly stupid on my part but that's the way I brought myself up. From about October to December the back pain of mine seemed to subside, then the 12/26 storm came...shoveled that and the next day my back was real stiff...thought nothing of it...well it's been stiff since and has gotten much worse, especially with the barrage of snow. I can barely bend down now b/c the pain/stiffness is so bad, making sudden movements hurts like hell, even sneezing hurts like hell. It feels like there is a knife in my lower back. Shoveling massive amounts of snow doesn't make you any better than anyone nor does it mean that you appreciate snow and big events better than anyone...it just makes you stupid. Technology has improved for the well being of humans, this is part of the reason as to why life expectancy has increased vastly over the past century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Man, I saw what Scott meant.....alot of the pavement has a film of ice on it, but nothing else does....not even the snow has a crust....strange. I have a net gain of about 2-3", I think. I walked around outside and almost killed myself. My front sidewalk never gets the sun, so it was complete ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomNH Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Doubt my hill thaws out tonight. Hoping not to go all Philadelphia on the drive tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sankaty Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 The scene out our window. Kept hearing and seeing branches crashing down in the woods around our house. Huge hemlock branches fell right beside the house. Very freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 About a foot or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Does everybody drive a freaking van up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W1WFG Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Does everybody drive a freaking van up there? I think that's Bridgton Academy's motor pool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I think that's Bridgton Academy's motor pool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Just took a weenie walk to see how icy the road was and almost went for a sh*tter right there in the middle of the street . Haven't seen ice on the ground like this in a long time. a couple years ago i went out to 'admire' the ice.....i was very very cautious, moving one small micro step at a time. still managed to take a header while standing still practically, fell straight on my back 5 feet from the porch.....could not get back up due to ice sheet no traction. had to crawl back on hands and knees barely....sloped driveway FTL never again salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I'm not sure why people have to feel "special" about shoveling tons of snow and don't even want to touch a snowblower...with that mentality you're only hurting yourself. If you think it makes yourself look cool or makes it seem like you appreciate snow more b/c you're shoveling it well you're wrong...unless you love to jeopardize your health, than by all means shovel away. I would kill to have a snowblower right now. I hurt my back 2 years ago skating, it's been pretty bad ever since but I've been able to manage the pain which has been incredibly stupid on my part but that's the way I brought myself up. From about October to December the back pain of mine seemed to subside, then the 12/26 storm came...shoveled that and the next day my back was real stiff...thought nothing of it...well it's been stiff since and has gotten much worse, especially with the barrage of snow. I can barely bend down now b/c the pain/stiffness is so bad, making sudden movements hurts like hell, even sneezing hurts like hell. It feels like there is a knife in my lower back. Shoveling massive amounts of snow doesn't make you any better than anyone nor does it mean that you appreciate snow and big events better than anyone...it just makes you stupid. Technology has improved for the well being of humans, this is part of the reason as to why life expectancy has increased vastly over the past century. :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Does everybody drive a freaking van up there? LOL those are the school vans genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 LOL those are the school vans genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 The scene out our window. Kept hearing and seeing branches crashing down in the woods around our house. Huge hemlock branches fell right beside the house. Very freaky. Beautiful shots, post some in the morning, different world in Central CT tonight, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Did it come out of the chute like a Snoopy Sno Cone machine? Before my current snowblower I had an ancient one that did that...all the time. New(er) one is the bomb. Still wind up shoveling quite a bit to tidy up, but no need to kill yerself to look tough to the neighbors LOL. No, it's only about 10 years old. I do have to keep the base of the chute clear more often during junk slush like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Tried out Crotched Mountain today which I figured would be the jackpot.. Sick deal. twofer tuesday. 2 adult tix for $50. Ripped snow the whole way there and the entire morning. 8-10" of silky cool whip powpow. Sans crust. Not too heavy. Freshies all day. Headed out around 3 right as the pingers started appearing. Drove through Keene on the way home, stopping for dinner with some fam, and down 91. Much better driving in snow than ZR. whatever... bit of a white knuckler but totally worth it. Totaled probably 4"+ in noho and 5.5" in belchertown. Compression factor left snow depth in the yard almost unchanged. 1/8" glaze on the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 About a foot or so Nice Jay, , check SR report in the AM, bet you verify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W1WFG Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Does everybody drive a freaking van up there? No. It's rural Maine. If it's not a truck, then one of the following: Sube, Saab or clapped-out Volvo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Nice Jay, , check SR report in the AM, bet you verify. Thanks! .... I wonder how I did in other areas.. nailed the blizzard too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConvectiveSolutions Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Freezing of all the rain that fell today has commenced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Everything is glazed here. Very cold out. Spots of the snow is very crunchy. Interestingly enough, no plows in hours. Probably like 3-4" on the main road in addition to acreation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Looks like a decent shot at 2" for N of the pike today...T-1" elsewhere. The batch near NYC and SW CT though has been poorly modeled (06z nam did have it, but fizzled it very quickly), so who knows exactly what will happen. That stuff would initially be rain most likely for the next 2-3 hours with maybe some marginal glaze in the colder spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Looks like a widespread 1-2 for everyone today..with snow moving into CT now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Looks like a widespread 1-2 for everyone today..with snow moving into CT now That isn't snow I don't think. Though it might be cold enough by 12 or 13z for snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 That isn't snow I don't think. Though it might be cold enough by 12 or 13z for snow. Yeah maybe some sleet or zr initially Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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