kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Weather office reported; In the first 64 days of winter it has snowed on 59 of those days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 More My house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 and more This is my neighbor. View of the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 and more still neighbors house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Guess what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Two more; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Last one; Note the black marks on the garage. Hockey puck marks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormeaston Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 About the middle of March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlbylvr Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I would hibernate. There is no way i could deal with that much snow. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlbylvr Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 About the middle of March! I was going to be a smartypants and say something like that, but managed to stop my fingers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekheavy Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Weather office reported;In the first 64 days of winter it has snowed on 59 of those days! First day of winter was Dec. 21st. Hasn't it only been about 30 days?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejrail Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 We are hitting the middle of our snow season here at the resort. We have had 159" so far, about 67" on the ground now. We have had a 10 day lull but more is forecast for this weekend. Last season, we had snow in to mid June, with a total of over 525". Way too much. I'm hoping for an early spring this year. More SGT drive time :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 About the middle of March! It will be a flood the first warm day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I would hibernate. There is no way i could deal with that much snow. Good luck! Thanks, For 4 years I drove my 04 Mustang Gt with snow tires. It was always a little dicey. This year I bought the 98 Explorer for winter. :happy feet: Both Mustangs safely tucked away for the winter. :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I was going to be a smartypants and say something like that, but managed to stop my fingers.. It ok. We Canadians have broad shoulders. It comes from all the snow shoveling. :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 First day of winter was Dec. 21st. Hasn't it only been about 30 days?? You are correct. Technically fall. But that is when it started snowing. They started counting from November 18th. Too much snow, though the Snow mobile people love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekheavy Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 You are correct. Technically fall.But that is when it started snowing. They started counting from November 18th. Too much snow, though the Snow mobile people love it! Yeah, I kinda figured winter really starts a lot earlier for you guys up there than down here. Didn't know if it was different on the calendar or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 DIARY OF A DEMENTED CHICAGO SNOW SHOVELER DECEMBER 8 It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses print. So Romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow! DECEMBER 9 We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic Sight! Can there be a lovelier place in the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had! Shovelled for the first time in years and felt like a Boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplough came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life! DECEMBER 12 The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a Disappointment! My neighbour tells me not to worry - we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much Snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such A nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbour. DECEMBER 14 Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The Temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shovelling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplough came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realise I would have to do quite this much shovelling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so. DECEMBER 15 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska , after all. DECEMBER 16 Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The Wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel. DECEMBER 17 Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but Stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room. DECEMBER 20 Elect ricity is back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night. More shovelling! Took all day. The damn snowplough came by twice. Tried to find a neighbour kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob Says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying. DECEMBER 22 Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold, it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plough on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying. DECEMBER 23 Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she, nuts?!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying. DECEMBER 24 6 inches - snow packed so hard by snowplough, I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch=2 0the son of a bitch who drives that snow plough, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shovelling and then he comes down the street at a 100 Miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplough. DECEMBER 25 Merry Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight - snowed in the idea of shovelling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow! Then the snowplough driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a frickin' idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave. DECEMBER 26 Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves. DECEMBER 27 Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes. DECEMBER 28 Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The BITCH is driving me crazy!!! DECEMBER 29 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am? DECEMBER 30 Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plough driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. Nine more inches predicted. DECEMBER 31 I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shovelling. JANUARY 8 Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUFDRAFT Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ken, WTF? Do you own a front-end loader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 DIARY OF A DEMENTED CHICAGO SNOW SHOVELER DECEMBER 8 It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses print. So Romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow! DECEMBER 9 We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic Sight! Can there be a lovelier place in the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had! Shovelled for the first time in years and felt like a Boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplough came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life! DECEMBER 12 The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a Disappointment! My neighbour tells me not to worry - we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much Snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such A nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbour. DECEMBER 14 Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The Temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shovelling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplough came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realise I would have to do quite this much shovelling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so. DECEMBER 15 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska , after all. DECEMBER 16 Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The Wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel. DECEMBER 17 Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but Stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room. DECEMBER 20 Elect ricity is back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night. More shovelling! Took all day. The damn snowplough came by twice. Tried to find a neighbour kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob Says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying. DECEMBER 22 Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold, it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plough on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying. DECEMBER 23 Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she, nuts?!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying. DECEMBER 24 6 inches - snow packed so hard by snowplough, I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch=2 0the son of a bitch who drives that snow plough, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shovelling and then he comes down the street at a 100 Miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplough. DECEMBER 25 Merry Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight - snowed in the idea of shovelling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow! Then the snowplough driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a frickin' idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave. DECEMBER 26 Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves. DECEMBER 27 Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes. DECEMBER 28 Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The BITCH is driving me crazy!!! DECEMBER 29 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am? DECEMBER 30 Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plough driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. Nine more inches predicted. DECEMBER 31 I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shovelling. JANUARY 8 Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed? You are correct sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 For 59 days of snow I would have expected to see more in the yard and on the roofs (Less than a 1/2" per day?). In under 30 days a few years ago, Omaha Nebraska had over 21" of snow and it was piled higher than that in the yards and roofs. I am not in the snow belt. 30 miles north where I work is a different story. 4 times as much snow. We are getting an inch or two a day. Some days more, some less. Some of it melts even though it is below freezing. (from the sun?) Enough to have to shovel it daily. Not snowing so far today. :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud9 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Winter sux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ken, WTF? Do you own a front-end loader? No, My neighbor owns a plow truck. I helped him with the lights, welding and wiring it up. He plows my drive way when we get allot. The worst of it is the weight of the snow. Heavy. We keep getting wet snow as opposed to dry snow. There is also some freezing rain mixed in. Great for snow balls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstrong Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Winter sux :beerchug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlbylvr Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Winter sux Agreed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpretzel Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 March is our biggest snow month in Denver, so we haven't even started yet. It's crazy right now. 70 degrees and sunny. I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicShelby Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Winter does not suck you just have to enjoy it. I went out on my sled on Sunday for 8 hours and I'm going again in a few minnutes. Here is a picture of my sled on the Sunday ride. I wouldn't trade winter for anything. When we got back from the Vegas Bash I had a very pleasant treat of about 7 inches of new snow so I'm having a really good time in the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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