The Whining Thread

[Sport Faller]

34 here and raining. It is even raining at the ski area. They doubled their snowpack in the last 3 days. It rained all night. Gotta check the river levels, on the computer, of course.

Whaaaat? no hipboots and yardstick?
how are you Really gonna know, Patti :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Metals406]

10"? Deezam, Mr. we got about an 1" and a half here

This storm system is snow bandish. . . North of us had 1' before we had 3", and like ya say, town got squat.

The storm was supposed to impact the Mission Valley and Missoula County the most.

 

[Metals406]

34 here and raining. It is even raining at the ski area. They doubled their snowpack in the last 3 days. It rained all night. Gotta check the river levels, on the computer, of course.

Sounds like ripe conditions for freezing rain.

 

[Joe46]

Sounds like ripe conditions for freezing rain.

You guessed it Sir. It is a frikken skating rink here in the lowlands. If the driving was bad yesterday, it's off the scale for most people today. Yesterday our DOT received something like 756 accident calls. They may break that today.

 

[Metals406]

You guessed it Sir. It is a frikken skating rink here in the lowlands. If the driving was bad yesterday, it's off the scale for most people today. Yesterday our DOT received something like 756 accident calls. They may break that today.

I hate freezing rain. . . When I was a kid, and visiting my GP in Seattle, I used to imagine what some of those steep hills would be like with snow or ice like back here in Montana.

Heck, they pucker my butt when they're dry!!

 

[slowp]

At least I don't have to go out and cut the busted up cottonwoods out of the road anymore. That gets kind of creepy when the snow is still heavy on the trees.

 

[Metals406]

At least I don't have to go out and cut the busted up cottonwoods out of the road anymore. That gets kind of creepy when the snow is still heavy on the trees.

Days like today are good days to sit by the fire, in a rocking chair, and soak it all in.

 

[Joe46]

Found a big pine branch down in our staff parking lot. Guess I'll have to take a saw in with me tomorrow. One of my 2100's with a 36 ought to do it:hmm3grin2orange:. I'll probably pull out a 61 or maybe one of my 630S Jonny's:biggrin:. Trees down on my road, but I'll take Metals advice and sit by the stove, and let the county worry about it:msp_thumbup:. It should only take em a week to get out here.

 

[Sport Faller]

I hate freezing rain. . . When I was a kid, and visiting my GP in Seattle, I used to imagine what some of those steep hills would be like with snow or ice like back here in Montana.

Heck, they pucker my butt when they're dry!!

Yeah, 4th of July and Snoqualmie aint nothin to #### wit

 

[Metals406]

Yeah, 4th of July and Snoqualmie aint nothin to #### wit

I was talking about the some of the streets in Seattle. . . They are damn near straight up and down for 1,100 feet.

 

[slowp]

Two Great Snow Things I Discovered During Exile In Wisconsin

And Wisconsin is a cheery place to be exiled to.

Here they are. The Snow Scoop which is made over the state line on the U.P. and the roof rake. I contemplated selling these before moving back here. I'm glad I didn't. I do not think I needed to use the roof rake, but it doesn't hurt to get some of the heavy glop off the roof. My roof is not metal. The Snow Scoop has been an excellent tool if I get out while the snow is fairly light. Yesterday's dump was really beyond the Scoop capabilities. I don't have enough flat land to justify a tractor, nor do I want a motorized thing that would only be used a couple times a year. So Snow Scoop it is.

What the rake does. The actual purpose is to help prevent ice dams which are not a problem here.

This morning's view from the porch.

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[floyd]

2.5' of wet snow yesterday. Not on schoolbus route. Power out for 24. Of course the generator will not start.

Pushed 2' of wet snow on the road until I slid in the ditch. 10 min walk to house for come along & 20' chain. 1.5 hr later I'm out.

Bright side...only 2'5' of snow to rain off instead of 4' like 1996.

 

[RandyMac]

Still noisy here, still pouring, 1.5" since midnight, 3.5" from yesterday, still have gusts to 50, Ocean sounds like it's in the front yard, yep a normal storm..

 

[Samlock]

I love our Socialist Power Company! They are good. The power went out earlier, and is already back on. Only a 3 hour outage, so far. I shoveled out trails to the woodshed, and shop, and an area for the Grapple Cat to do what cats must do. I was melting snow for a shower tonight, and went out to scoop up more and here come my neighbors up the road, plowing with two little bobcats. They said they were bored, and worried that I might need to get out. I was just getting ready to work a bit more with the Finlander Yooper Snow Scoop.

There was no looting during the outage, just an act of kindness.

It is now raining on top of the snow. And I cracked my plastic snow shovel, not my back. Gots a Swedish Tempurpedic mattress. It is the best for my creaky old back.

The snow is so deep that The Used Dog has to hop through it like a rat dog!

I'm hunkering. I am hearing those scary CRAACK noises once in a while, as a limb falls off a tree.

How is it with your Power Company, do they abduct the local timber fallers to drop the trees off the lines?

Here the Socialist Power Company has a list of fallers, qualified to deal with the trees and wires and so on. Last one, Boxing day storm, is more or less cleared, expecting a heavy snowfall tomorrow or the day after.

I'm afraid I'll have to go for futon next. It's just expensive and a bit yuppie to me.

 

[Samlock]

Well, well, well, that's a homely view. I think there is more snow scoops and rakes in this country than people.

You've got a Little Finland by your porch, Mrs. P!

 

[slowp]

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Well, well, well, that's a homely view. I think there is more snow scoops and rakes in this country than people.

You've got a Little Finland by your porch, Mrs. P!

It was a guy with a hard to spell and pronounce name that recommended the snow scoop. He, and many others in that area of Wisconsin were of Finnish descent. One logger volunteered at the nursing home to translate for the old people. They would lapse into their original language at times so he was needed.

Now, I should build a sauna.

 

[RandyMac]

Strange days, we are closing in on six inches of rain and wildfires are burning homes near Reno.

 

[mile9socounty]

Its another wet and soggy morning. Nothing to really whine about today. Just glad the rain finally showed up. Though it could have been spread out more. The South Umpqua is up, but not anywhere close to flooding. In south county, no land slides from what Ive heard or very many tree's blown over. Here's a cup of coffee for yall folk that get to stay inside today.

 

[bitzer]

Well, apparently I still sweat at -15 with the wind chill. I guess I was built for it.

Miss P- The rake and scoop are somewhat of a "city-folk," type thing in my neck of the woods. I've never seen anyone rake their roof outside of the city limits and if your truck is not fitted with a plow you've had a 2 stage snowthrower ready in the garage since about halloween. I've ran some decent 2 stroke single stage snow blowers on snow removal jobs around offices when speed and the ability to just throw it in the back of the truck is key. The good ones run around 7-800 bucks. If your driveway is any more than 2 feet long you'll want about an 8 hp 2 stager. Usually our snows sticks from November til April. Usually, not this year though.

 

[Steve NW WI]

Bitz, I've never seen a scoop outside of city limits either, unless it was a 4-5 yard scoop with a diesel engine.

Those little single stage Toros are pretty dang good machines. I used to use one at work doing all the sidewalks when it snowed. Keep pushing and the little bugger just worked better the harder you made it work.

Roof rakes do get used, I have one somewhere to keep the weight off an old tin shed.

For the record, here's half of my snow fleet, if it don't get real deep, the tractor and loader can stay in the shed this winter: