It's gonna be a long night...

If it doesn't fit .. It fits here .. - -

It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Groundbound1 » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:21 pm

The local "weather dude" is saying that we're in for 3-6 inches of snow tonight, with 8-12 inches more during the day tomorrow. >:(

Question.....Would you shovel the snow four or five times (every three or four inches or so) or wait till it's done snowing, and break your back by shoveling it all at once?
User avatar
Groundbound1
Major
Major
 
Posts: 1670
Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:59 am
Location: Michigan, USA

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Wii » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:22 pm

Never had that problem.
User avatar
Wii
Major
Major
 
Posts: 2727
Joined: Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:33 pm
Location: Space

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Groundbound1 » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:28 pm

Ahh, you don't know how much fun you're missing! ::)
User avatar
Groundbound1
Major
Major
 
Posts: 1670
Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:59 am
Location: Michigan, USA

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Wii » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:30 pm

Ahh, you don't know how much fun you're missing! ::)

I take that back. The "weather chick" says there's gonna be snow tonight. We get 8inches of snow per year MAX. It usually melts when it hits the asphault though. More like...slush.
User avatar
Wii
Major
Major
 
Posts: 2727
Joined: Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:33 pm
Location: Space

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby beaky » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:44 pm

When I used to have to dig my way out to go to work, if snow was expected overnight I'd shovel the first few inches before bedtime then get up a little early and do it again... why kill yourself?
Image
User avatar
beaky
Global Moderator
Global Moderator
 
Posts: 12877
Joined: Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:00 am
Location: Shenandoah, PA USA

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby DONTREADMYUSERNAME » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:04 pm

The local "weather dude" is saying that we're in for 3-6 inches of snow tonight, with 8-12 inches more during the day tomorrow. >:(

Question.....Would you shovel the snow four or five times (every three or four inches or so) or wait till it's done snowing, and break your back by shoveling it all at once?


well, i found it helps to lay out some ice melting salt BEFORE it begins to snow, and then shoveling after about 4 inches falls. Then every 5 or so inches after that......



Or you could pay that kid next door 5 bucks and he'll do it for you.  ;D ;D
We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police.
-- Jeff Marder

Stupid Sox Fans
Image

Image
DONTREADMYUSERNAME
Captain
Captain
 
Posts: 699
Joined: Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:00 pm

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Groundbound1 » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:09 pm

Yeah, that's why I'm figuring it'll be a long night. It's starting to come down pretty well already, but the heavy stuff won't be here till after midnight.  Oh well, my area got off pretty light with the first two winter storm warnings this year, I guess it's just our turn. Time to make the coffee! ;)
User avatar
Groundbound1
Major
Major
 
Posts: 1670
Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:59 am
Location: Michigan, USA

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Groundbound1 » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:12 pm

The local "weather dude" is saying that we're in for 3-6 inches of snow tonight, with 8-12 inches more during the day tomorrow. >:(

Question.....Would you shovel the snow four or five times (every three or four inches or so) or wait till it's done snowing, and break your back by shoveling it all at once?


well, i found it helps to lay out some ice melting salt BEFORE it begins to snow, and then shoveling after about 4 inches falls. Then every 5 or so inches after that......



Or you could pay that kid next door 5 bucks and he'll do it for you.
Last edited by Groundbound1 on Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Groundbound1
Major
Major
 
Posts: 1670
Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:59 am
Location: Michigan, USA

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Vuikag » Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:59 pm

The local "weather dude" is saying that we're in for 3-6 inches of snow tonight, with 8-12 inches more during the day tomorrow. >:(

Question.....Would you shovel the snow four or five times (every three or four inches or so) or wait till it's done snowing, and break your back by shoveling it all at once?


well, i found it helps to lay out some ice melting salt BEFORE it begins to snow, and then shoveling after about 4 inches falls. Then every 5 or so inches after that......



Or you could pay that kid next door 5 bucks and he'll do it for you.
Image
User avatar
Vuikag
Captain
Captain
 
Posts: 602
Joined: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:37 pm
Location: Boonies ,Oregon

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Papa9571 » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:04 am

Shovel????  Shovel?????

I don't shovel.......

I break out the snow blower instead.

You gotta work smarter, not harder.

We're supposed to get 8-12" by Sunday afternoon.
User avatar
Papa9571
Captain
Captain
 
Posts: 614
Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:15 am
Location: Toledo, Ohio

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby BFMF » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:27 am

50 dollars? wheeeeeewee! I get 50 dollars for going out and shooting streetlights!


That sounds mature... ::)
BFMF
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 16266
Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2002 6:06 pm
Location: Pacific Northwest

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Groundbound1 » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:42 am

[quote]Shovel????
User avatar
Groundbound1
Major
Major
 
Posts: 1670
Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:59 am
Location: Michigan, USA

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby BFMF » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:52 am

It snowed here an inch or so over the last day or so, and it's supposedly supposed to snow all of this next week... :-/
BFMF
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 16266
Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2002 6:06 pm
Location: Pacific Northwest

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Triple_7 » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:14 am

It snowed all day but it was fairly light and the first inch or so melted.  By 6 we had a decent inch on the ground.  By 8 it started to truly cut loose.  Now its almost 1 AM, I just came back from work, current road conditions.......what roads :P  About 5 inches already on the ground and this storms just gettin started.  Its been predicted we could see times where 5-10 inches PER HOUR are possible :o  Driving home it was nearly a white out.  The plows haven't even been out on the highways yet making driving home pretty much guess work as to if your actually on the road or not.  Surprisingly traction is not a problem...its not the right type of snow to make it slick, and theres no ice under it.  Didn't even have to use 4x4 at all.  Usually even a slight dusting causes my truck to slide a little...didn't feel it slide once the whole 20 mile drive.  But there was a couple times I found myself no longer on the road because its so covered and previous tracks are filled in a matter of a minute.  Pretty much everything is an blanket of white...or at least what little distance I could see :-/

Total expected by tomorrow night...depends on the source....looking at anywhere between 8-16 inches :o  Extremely rare to see this amount of snow this early for us...this is more late January early February accumulations :o
Triple_7
 

Re: It's gonna be a long night...

Postby Sir_Crashalot » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:23 am

I wish we had snow like that. Last time I saw some snow was Januari 2006. And that was gone in a week or so. Would be nice to have a white Christmas again. It's a long time ago that happened.

Crash ;)
Sir_Crashalot
 

Next

Return to General Discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 886 guests