Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[sean donato]

My daughter had a cheer competition today down in Baltimore. I was hoping they would cancel, but they didn't. So my wife ran her down. Of course the snow was worst by the time they were coming home. They made it back around 3:00. My daughters team placed 4th, so they will get to move on to the next competition.
After they got back I went out, just in time to see my daughter jump out of the escape and into snow deeper then her sneakers. she was not happy lol. Looks like we had a good 6" at that point. It's supposed to let up around 8:00, I'll go out then and clear the drive way. Looks like the weather man actually got the forecast right for once.

 

[JimR]

Well I scrounged up something today that I have wanted for a long time (note, I did not say needed.) Cheap enough by the pound at the scrapyard that I now have to decide whether to keep or flip. It's one of those opportunities that doesn't come up often so it may be a tough choice. I'm sure I can make several times my investment whenever I decide to sell, so I may keep to see how often they get used - probably not as much as in my younger years. And it could just be a chance to find out how many friends I have.
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Awesome scrounge that you got there Sir.

 

[Haywire]

Went out for a quick ride, a fire in '21 torched a lot of this area.

 

[GrizG]

My daughter had a cheer competition today down in Baltimore. I was hoping they would cancel, but they didn't. So my wife ran her down. Of course the snow was worst by the time they were coming home. They made it back around 3:00. My daughters team placed 4th, so they will get to move on to the next competition.
After they got back I went out, just in time to see my daughter jump out of the escape and into snow deeper then her sneakers. she was not happy lol. Looks like we had a good 6" at that point. It's supposed to let up around 8:00, I'll go out then and clear the drive way. Looks like the weather man actually got the forecast right for once.

We’ve got 3” at this point.

Today there was a bird bonanza! All at one time there were flocks of starlings, chickadees, and dark eyed jenco; a pair each of mourning doves, cardinals, and blue jays; and a lone crow in the backyard. Then a couple juvenile deer walked through. We don't feed them... it's the variety of plants, natural and ornamental that attracts the wildlife.

Pre-storm behavior...?

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Our area won’t get any snow for the month of January. Seems weird but the locals who have grown up here say that’s more normal than the last few Januarys. Go figure…
We’ll Finally get into the teens for lows this week.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Sean, my one guy from work, his daughter competes in Cheer too

They’re slated to head to Florida in February

He is so happy she is a senior and no more trips he has to fund

 

[sean donato]

Sean, my one guy from work, his daughter competes in Cheer too

They’re slated to head to Florida in February

He is so happy she is a senior and no more trips he has to fund

ugg, don't remind me.... just booked a room for virginal beach. There went another $350.00...... we're not hard up for money, but dang this competition cheer really sucks up money.

 

[sean donato]

Snow stopped around 8pm. My unofficial measurement was 9". Really need to get a plow for the kubota. Didn't take long to clear the driveway. I ended up pushing the center of the lane open with the kubota and using the snow blower to finish it. Actually worked out better then I thought it would.

 

[SS396driver]

We have about 6 inches of very powdery snow still snowing lightly. Not the norm here at all

 

[MechanicMatt]

ugg, don't remind me.... just booked a room for virginal beach. There went another $350.00...... we're not hard up for money, but dang this competition cheer really sucks up money.

He is probably my highest earning tech and his wife’s a teacher. So they do alright. But he still is tired of the $$$ for all the trips

 

[MechanicMatt]

Have the alarm set for 4am to go plow the dealership

Hopefully it goes smoothly

 

[GrizG]

We have about 6 inches of very powdery snow still snowing lightly. Not the norm here at all

Same here... not used to powder! I just measured it again and we are up to 4". The roads were very slick while driving from mom's back to my house. This as earlier this afternoon it got up to about 35° and the snow that was falling melted... then it froze. Fortunately I was able to use well salted "designated snow routes" for much of the trip. On the other roads any stop or go, or even accelerating a bit out of a curve, resulted in the anti-lock brakes and traction control being triggered.

 

[GrizG]

Have the alarm set for 4am to go plow the dealership

Hopefully it goes smoothly

What? No people to do that? I guess times have changed... at the dealerships where I worked in the '70s and '80s we had one or more "lot boys" to do the shoveling and plowing. They did a lot of other things too... e.g., check in new car deliveries, plate changes, DMV, clean snow off the inventory, ferry customers, etc.

 

[Haywire]

Alright, Go Bills!

 

[chipper1]

Look up the word “sarcasm”.

Will we see hemlock firewood for sale

 

[MechanicMatt]

What? No people to do that? I guess times have changed... at the dealerships where I worked in the '70s and '80s we had one or more "lot boys" to do the shoveling and plowing. They did a lot of other things too... e.g., check in new car deliveries, plate changes, DMV, clean snow off the inventory, ferry customers, etc.

They crash into to many cars

So the managers that get paid on net profit have more to lose. So, we do it to ensure no damages

 

[chipper1]

They crash into to many cars

So the managers that get paid on net profit have more to lose. So, we do it to ensure no damages

You better get to bed then lol.