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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #20 on: February 19, 2014, 12:02:55 PM »
Yeah, but what fell off was last year's snow. You have to deal with this year's snow too. Oh wait, are you talking about the snow falling off the roof or..... nevermind.

Hopefully you got enough snow off the roof before you fell off of it yourself that you had a nice, big pile of snow to land in?

My brother has in- laws in northern VT and about every third year they send a photo of their back yard deck, which the kids can walk onto by walking on the snow. During summer, it is a 20' + drop to the ground from that deck.  :yikes:  Most of that snow is snow that fell off the roof and what they pushed off the deck. They measure their snowfall, both all year and by the specific storm, in feet rather than inches. Then again, that is why they call it 'the snow belt'. :-)  Your story made me think of them 'cause I cannot think of a better roof to fall off of in the winter. In fact, it would not be a fall really, just the beginning of a great slide down the hill....

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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2014, 01:41:41 PM »
Well our predicted slushy dusting to an inch has turned into another "Quick" 4 inches. 
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2014, 03:30:59 PM »
Spring is around the corner
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #23 on: February 20, 2014, 04:54:01 AM »
Spring is around the corner

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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #24 on: February 20, 2014, 04:58:53 AM »
Supposed to be near 70F.  :)   
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #25 on: February 20, 2014, 05:46:56 AM »
48 here today but it beats 18. We will take it.
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #26 on: February 20, 2014, 05:59:06 AM »
Near 50 here today with rain, rain, and more rain. The snow is melting FAST and it's a huge mess! Did I mention rain?
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #27 on: February 20, 2014, 08:35:25 AM »
Here too- warm today, rained yesterday and my driveway is like a skating rink.... only slippery :-(  But we have a few days of 'warm' coming so maybe the glaze on it will melt.

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Near 50 here today with rain, rain, and more rain. The snow is melting FAST and it's a huge mess! Did I mention rain?
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #28 on: February 20, 2014, 11:23:26 AM »
This Colorado winter will be ending for me next week. Headed to Austin for 3 months or maybe longer.

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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #29 on: February 20, 2014, 06:49:26 PM »
This should help(forcast for Red Wing, MN, where we usta live):

Statement as of 7:14 PM CST on February 20, 2014


... Blizzard Warning remains in effect until noon CST Friday...

A Blizzard Warning remains in effect until noon CST Friday.

* Timing... heavy snow will continue this evening before tapering
off after midnight.

* Main impact... the combination of falling snow and blowing and
drifting snow will result in whiteout conditions. Travel is
expected to be extremely dangerous... especially in open areas
tonight when 2 to 3 foot drifts may develop.

* Snow accumulations... 5 to 12 inches... with the highest totals
over south central Minnesota. Accumulations over a foot are
possible along Interstate 35.

* Winds... west-northwest 25 to 35 mph with some gusts to 45 or
50 mph.

* Visibilities... less than a quarter mile.

* Other impacts... wind chill readings will drop into the teens
below zero late tonight and Friday morning.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are
expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds
and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout
conditions... making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If
you must travel... have a winter survival kit with you. If you get
stranded... stay with your vehicle.




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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #30 on: February 21, 2014, 05:03:32 AM »
Near 50 here today with rain, rain, and more rain. The snow is melting FAST and it's a huge mess! Did I mention rain?

Here too- warm today, rained yesterday and my driveway is like a skating rink.... only slippery :-(  But we have a few days of 'warm' coming so maybe the glaze on it will melt.

Brian

We had an inch of rain here yesterday and with all the snow around my garage melting, the water had nowhere to go except into my garage. I have an inch of slush covering the entire floor now. I hate to even go out and look at it this morning since it dipped well below freezing last night.
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #31 on: February 21, 2014, 05:37:13 AM »
Is your garage opening on the downhill side of a slope?
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #32 on: February 22, 2014, 05:45:15 AM »
Is your garage opening on the downhill side of a slope?

Yes it is but with the HUGE amount of snow and ice on the ground the garage floor is the low spot in the area. I was able to clear a path for the water to go but it was all slush yesterday and it didn't want to move. I spent two hours with my shopvac vacuuming up cold water and slush from the floor. I don't have any standing water or slush any more but it's still a mess. I didn't have anything on the floor that could be damaged though. My garage floor sweats like crazy in the spring time (cold floor warm moist air) so I always keep the stuff up off the floor because of that. 
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #33 on: February 22, 2014, 06:09:32 AM »
This should help(forcast for Red Wing, MN, where we usta live):

Statement as of 7:14 PM CST on February 20, 2014


... Blizzard Warning remains in effect until noon CST Friday...

A Blizzard Warning remains in effect until noon CST Friday.

* Timing... heavy snow will continue this evening before tapering
off after midnight.

* Main impact... the combination of falling snow and blowing and
drifting snow will result in whiteout conditions. Travel is
expected to be extremely dangerous... especially in open areas
tonight when 2 to 3 foot drifts may develop.

* Snow accumulations... 5 to 12 inches... with the highest totals
over south central Minnesota. Accumulations over a foot are
possible along Interstate 35.

* Winds... west-northwest 25 to 35 mph with some gusts to 45 or
50 mph.

* Visibilities... less than a quarter mile.

* Other impacts... wind chill readings will drop into the teens
below zero late tonight and Friday morning.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are
expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds
and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout
conditions... making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If
you must travel... have a winter survival kit with you. If you get
stranded... stay with your vehicle.



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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #34 on: February 22, 2014, 06:47:00 AM »
We've still got another month or two of winter conditions in the Northeast.

There is about 2 feet of snow in my back yard.

The snow banks from the plows are 3 feet tall.
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #35 on: February 22, 2014, 08:32:31 AM »
I had to chuckle this past weekend, some of the local cities who are running low on salt have trucked out this "new great idea" in dealing with all the snow. They are calling this new great idea, "furnace slag". Uh, folks, its called cinders. Its black, and you either throw it down instead of salt, or cut the salt with it. Most rural areas, at least here in Ohio, have been using it since forever. I laugh cause this is the only thing they used in my area growing up in the 60's and 70's, AND, only at the intersections.

that's funny straw.... my gf grew up in glouster, when I read her the post she said that was all she ever knew. Said, whenever someone got stuck they would come running with a bucket of cinders. Southeast Ohio is the epitome of rural.
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #36 on: February 22, 2014, 08:22:37 PM »
Now that the liberals have decided that "Global Warming" is now "Global Climate Change" I suspect that this winter and the "Arctic Vortex" will last indefinitely!
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #37 on: February 23, 2014, 11:23:20 PM »
It was quite warm down in the Everglades all weekend

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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #38 on: February 24, 2014, 09:45:57 AM »
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Re: Will this winter EVER end???
« Reply #39 on: February 24, 2014, 10:40:27 AM »
It was quite warm down in the Everglades all weekend




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