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Misc Forums => NON LSR Posting => Topic started by: Seldom Seen Slim on February 09, 2015, 02:54:08 PM
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If you're up there you've probably already noticed that you're getting one heck of a lot of snow this year -- maybe way more than you're used to getting.
And just now I was looking at the forecast and see that for some of you the weather includes chances of freezing rain and sleet and slushy snow. If you've already got lots of snow and haven't had to deal with so much in the past - -
Think more seriously than ever about clearing some/most of the snow from the roof of your house, shop, garage, outbuildings. The snow load is more pounds than you realise -- and maybe more than the building codes required when your house/shop was built. And even if you think you're okay -- remember that rain and sleet and such wet stuff adds WAY more weight to the snow on the roof. Think of that snow as a giant sponge, soaking up the liquid -- and making the load on the trusses and rafters far heavier than you might otherwise expect.
Shoveling the roof is a bitch of a job. But it's easier than calling the insurance inspector to see if you've got coverage to pay for the motel you'll have to stay in while the fallen-in roof gets repaired. Take my warning seriously, folks, if you think there's any remote chance that the load might be too much. :-o :-o :? :-o
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Trust me, there is no mess like a collapsed roof. Happened to my uncle when I was a kid.
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50-65 degrees in Montana the last few weeks. We were buried in snow at the start of January and its mostly all gone. We had some serious cold in December and Im sure its not done yet but its really strange weather. The poor guys in the NE are getting hammered with the snow
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And it's been a "normal" winter up here. We had some really cold temps in late December/early January -- -10 a good handful of times, and for us, this near Lake Superior, that's cold. Other than that we've had a few nights where it's been below zero, and a few days where it nearly hit 32F. As for snow -- I checked the official stats yesterday. Normal to this date in the season: about 120". So far in the winter of '14-'15: 118".
Yup -- a normal winter for us. The good news is that the woodshed is still something more than 60% full. :-D
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9" of powder today in W Mass. News just said 24" in Boston.last week they set a record for 36" in 7 days however about normal for winter.
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I've never been to Boston, but have made several aborted attempts to attend a Red Sox game. Checked into tickets, flights, hotels, but never pulled the trigger.
Part of those plans usually included pulling up a map of Boston. In a lot of ways, it's laid out like a old European city.
Which means streets that go nowhere, and traffic patterns that leave one asking, "Where on earth would they go with snow?"
I don't envy them this week.
A strange anomaly has occurred the last three Winters in Milwaukee.
All but 2 of our snowstorms have occurred on weekends.
It's made for easier clean-up in that everyone in the neighborhood has had the time to get the chore done, but the big downside is that we haven't had a decent excuse to call work and take a snowday.
9 1/2 months out of the year, I love the climate, but all I'm asking for out of living here though December, January and February is a legitimate excuse to call into work, and Mother Nature has all but foiled that plan.
The only hope on the horizon is that Pitchers and Catchers report in ~10 days - the first sign of Spring.
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Jon, I'll go outside and check. :-D
How thick should the snow on the roof be before we need to worry?.
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Ha! Ha ha ha!! Hah frickin' HAH!
If you've got to ask, Mike, then you probably don't need to know. In general, though -- just for the sake of the discussion -- there's at least two feet of snow on our roof right now. I recall there being maybe three and a half feet during the worst snowfall winter we've had since moving here, but the house is built well and the pitch of the roof is fairly steep, and we've never had so much as a crack in the sheetrock or drips from the ceiling. Many folks start shoveling when the snow depth on the roof gets over 18" or so. Your mileage may vary. :evil:
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It is mid summer where Mike is.
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It's been a bad winter here in Southern Blighty as well. We've had one day of 1cm. (that's 1 / 2.54th inch) of snow that lasted a couple of hours. We do envy you folks that get Christmas card type winters :evil:.
Sadly living in an area with the second greatest concentration of nonagenarian drivers after Palm Beach we have our own particular snow hazards. When the first flakes are sighted the local seniors halve their average highway speed from 16 to 8mph, select low gear and lots of revs for all hills and close up on the car in front, just in case they lose them in the 'whiteout'. The owners of the local bodyshops are all seen in church that day thanking the Almighty for this business opportunity.
Trying to get to work is :dhorse:
:cheers:
Ian
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Just cold here...We got all of our snow in November. We did have a kayaker go under the ice last weekend. Search team found him the next day. Poor bastard.
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Nice weather here in Gold Canyon, Arizona......84 degrees yesterday....we are in for a cold spell this weekend .......will be down to 70 degrees..................................................................................
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It's in the 50s today at my house. So now is the time I choose to fly to New Jersey for the extended weekend. :roll: I travel on Thursday and next Tuesday. Both "snow days" back there. 10 degrees (F). :cheers: Wayno
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Elmo, it was in the mid 70s in St.George yesterday :-o
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Yeah Glen. It's been mid 60s here. Very nice, indeed. :cheers: I'm probably going to take a leisurely stroll down Highway 89 and spend the night in St. George tomorrow. Wayno
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Weather man predicts wind chills of -35 for the sunday....I shall stay inside .
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The weather paterns here are rolling out like last year & we all how that turned out on the salt. :x
This is looking like another El Nino year with no Snow & warm temps. 70 degrees warmer here than normal today & we have no snow pack below 9,000ft.
Sid.
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-1*F here this morning +10F this afternoon not a cloud in the sky,real weather breeder. Snow predicted for tomorrow night. Not much here in the western part but 12+" in Boston. They have had 6' in the last 17 days. No place left to put it.
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We're under a blizzard warning for tonight/overnight. But it's a strange one -- very little snow is in the forecast -- something like 4-9 inches.
I used to think a blizzard was defined by the weather bureau as a combination of lots of snow, high winds, and cold temps. We'll be getting those last two -- but 4-9" is no big deal (although 9" is close to a deal. . .).
I guess the weather folks have decided to make things sound worse than they really are. :roll:
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=MIZ005&warncounty=MIC103&firewxzone=MIZ005&local_place1=2%20Miles%20W%20Dukes%20MI&product1=Blizzard+Warning&lat=46.3478&lon=-87.199#.VN5K9izz46U
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Trying this again. This is a photo of Joanie & I in a terrible snow fall. My wine was almost chilled.
DW
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Dan, How far are you from Marina Del Ray? We could have dinner at Killer Shrimp next weekend.
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John,
Less than 40 miles. Love Killer Shrimp. I have a banquet on Saturday night, Friday could work as Joanie works at UCLA.
Call:
818-998-4435 hm
818-689-4418 cell
DW
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So John, you bailed???.
Too cold up there, don't blame you.
Have some shrimp for me. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Going Monday to Seattle, Friday to LA, Back to Denver Monday. Company paided trip :-D
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You stopping in to see the Dr? :cheers:
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John,
Friday or Sunday good for us.
DW
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sadly...We only made it to -23 yesterday
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Do the guys in the Denver area feel the cold more due to the altitude?.
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I suspect they feel numb most of the time since they legalized pot :roll:
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We're looking at a low of -11 with wind chills of -21 tonight, but we'll see a reprieve by Friday afternoon, with winds from the south taking us up to a balmy 21F.
Which means, of course, we're also expecting snow . . .
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-13 at the moment...Milo refuses to go outside.
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-9 at dawn here this morning.
Cosmo is spending very little time outside sniffing around.
Yes, Chris, warmup today. Means snows a-comin' . . . . .
F/B
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-20 this morning. Add the wind chill and we were at something around -30F. I loaded the boiler (we heat with wood) last night -as much as I could cram in the firepot -- and it was very low and cooling when I got out there an hour ago. Warmer for a day or two -- like Chris says -- but -14F overnight Sunday.
The good news is that there's lots of wood left in the woodshed -- enough to support heating in these temps for about 3 months. I think we'll make it through -- more likely 'til about next Thanksgiving. And cost for all of this warmth? -$100/month. We sell our wood as well as heating with it -- that's why there's a minus sign in front of the number. :-D :-D
Oh, yeah -- didja see that Marquette has got the highest amount of snow in the nation? I'm not sure who does the counting -- but still, it's quite a bit. Too cold to snow these days, though. . . :roll:
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I'm in southern Ohio where we get winter but usually not bad.
This morning when I went out to start the pickup the dog came out with me. When she stopped running and stood in one place she started randomly lifting feet. I checked the thermometer and it said -23.
I only have one little propane heater in the garage and have not been able to work out there for over a week :-(.
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I'm runnin' 2 space heaters in the garage just to keep it like normal winter in there . . . . . .
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but -14F overnight Sunday.
Oh, yeah -- didja see that Marquette has got the highest amount of snow in the nation? I'm not sure who does the counting -- but still, it's quite a bit. Too cold to snow these days, though. . . :roll:
I don't know if it's that much to brag about , slim.
there are a lot milder four season climates in this country of ours.
Franey
if it was me I'd work on keeping her happy , not than chopping firewood.
where I live --- the climate sucks . -9 degrees at 4 a.m. Friday AM, by the time I got to work it was -15.
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We don't usually get too bad a winter here in Nova Scotia due to the Gulfstream. This year is a little different. Why do I suddenly feel like I'm living in the U.P.?
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Here in Scottsdale it is 75* and sunny. I'm in shorts, T-shirt, and sneakers. It's the same "costume" I wear year 'round. :o)
Larry
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yep 75 and sunny today. We BBQed and drank a few beers in the sun. Gotta love SoCal
James
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We live in a crazy country Tom. My daughter living north-east of Halifax has almost as much snow as you. I live on the western edge of the prairies and we have almost no snow and temperatures above freezing most days. My bud who lives in Parksville on Vancouver Island keeps sending me pictures of flowers in bloom and bees wallowing in pollen. This is much more East West than North South.
Crazy!!! :? :? :?
Pete
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Rough in the NYC right now. We received 3"+ so far and just turning to freezing rain now. Temperatures were teens or single digit all week. It will get all the way to 33* this morning. With the forecast rain and little melt that will occur, when the temperature drops to teens again tomorrow it should make for a really nice skating rink on the roads. Joe
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Sounds like you need the track drying equipment from Charlotte Motor Speedway that they used at the Charlotte airport so the Nascar teams could fly out to Daytona. :roll: :roll: :-D
Pete
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harvested the very sweet grapefruit from my neighbors tree and helped him trim it yesterday. 50 F 8:45 AM brilliant sunshine
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The flood coolant lines on the milling machine froze.....Sigh
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Now that I have disabled the insulated, overhead garage doors in an attempt to conserve heat, the wife and kids are treating me like I'm Captain Hook!
All this over using the side service door . . . . . .
Sheeesh . . . . . .
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harvested the very sweet grapefruit from my neighbors tree and helped him trim it yesterday. 50 F 8:45 AM brilliant sunshine
It's not that we haven't had brilliant sunshine - it's just that it's reflecting off of the snow.
I heard they're expecting sleet in Boston, which should provide a nice glaze upon the 100 inches they've already received.
I've lived to tell the tale of crummy winters, but 100 inches of snow in a city whose streets were laid out before the revolutionary war has got to be a nightmare beyond the pale.
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4" of snow Saturday BUT it got above freezing yesterday afternoon. First time since early January.Today however temps in low teens this afternoon and winds in 20mph + range.
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9 degrees and snow. I`m not saying it`s windy....But Margaret Hamilton just slammed into the back wall of the shop on her bike...Toto is OK
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-14*F at 5:30 AM here. Tied all time low temp record for Feb. in Springfield MA -19*F