Sucks when Nome, Alaska was the same temp today as it was in Ky when I checked it. 4*
Anchorage was a balmy 30 *
I was checking other locations and the Arctic Front, Polar Vortex, whatever they want to call this shit is cold. We have 4" of snow, ice, sleet and calling for another 3" to 6" tomorrow. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCUnited:
News confirmed this is the most snow on the ground in Chicago since ‘79
During the '67 blizzard my cousin took a temp job with the railroad hauling snow out of the city because there was nowhere left to put it. They'd fill up coal cars with snow and then dump it in random spots out in the country. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCUnited:
Feel this is the 4-5th time in the last 3 weeks I've had to dig a path to my garage
The alley behind me is becoming much more problematic though. Its impossible to dig out my garage space without burying someone else's. There's literally nowhere left to throw the snow.
Holy crap at what point do you have to get the weight of the snow off your roof? [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
Holy crap at what point do you have to get the weight of the snow off your roof?
Its becoming a problem as the access door to my garage will not longer shut due to the stress on the jam. Local news is advising people to wait for the melt as people are getting buried trying to pull snow down from their roofs.
We're a few days out from being above freezing with sun. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Holladay:
Diary of a snow shoveler
December 8: 6:00 PM. 2006
It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!
December 9: 2006
We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a lovelier place in the Whole World? Moving here was the best idea I’ve ever had. I shoveled for the first time in years, felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life.
December 12: 2006
The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry; we’ll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we’ll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I’ll never want to see snow again. I don’t think that’s possible. Bob is such a nice man, I’m glad he’s our neighbor.
December 14: 2006
Snow, lovely snow! 8″ last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn’t realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I’ll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn’t huff and puff so.
December 15: 2006
20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a*4×4 Blazer.*I bought snow tires for the wife’s car and two extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that’s silly. We aren’t in Alaska, after all.
December 16: 2006
Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
December 17: 2006
Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for five hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should’ve bought a wood stove, but won’t admit it to her. God I hate it when she’s right. I can’t believe I’m freezing to death in my own living room.
December 20: 2006
Electricity’s back on, but had another 14″ of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. Goddamn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they’re too busy playing hockey. I think they’re lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower, and they’re out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they’re lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he’s lying.
December 22: 2006
Bob was right about a white Christmas, because*13 more*inches of the white shit fell today, and it’s so cold it probably won’t melt ’til August. Took me*45 minutes*to get all dressed up to go out to shovel, and then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel! Tried to hire Bob, who has a plow on his truck, for the rest of the winter; but he says he’s too busy. I think the asshole is lying.
December 23: 2006
Only 2″ of snow today, and it warmed up to “0”. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What, is she nuts!!! Why didn’t she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did, but I think she’s lying.
December 24: 2006
6″. Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son-of-a-bitch who drives that snowplow, I’ll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a*100 miles*an hour and throws snow all over everywhere I’ve just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the Goddamn snowplow.
December 25: 2006
Merry F!=3D@x@!x!x1 Christmas.*20 more*inches of the !=3D@x@!x!x1 slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she’s a fricking idiot. If I have to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” one more time, I’m going to stuff her into the microwave.
December 26: 2006
Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She’s really getting on my nerves.
December 27: 2006
Temperature dropped to -30, and the pipes froze. Plumber came after*14 hours*of waiting for him; he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28: 2006
Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in. The BITCH is driving me crazy!!!!!
December 29: 2006
10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That’s the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?
December 30: 2006
Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver. He is now suing me for a million dollars; not for only the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. 9″ predicted.
December 31: 2006
I set fire to what’s left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8: 2007
Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
Where is the 40x80 ice rink in the backyard you need to shovel as well. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCUnited:
Feel this is the 4-5th time in the last 3 weeks I've had to dig a path to my garage
The alley behind me is becoming much more problematic though. Its impossible to dig out my garage space without burying someone else's. There's literally nowhere left to throw the snow.
Wait until all that shit starts melting. You’re gonna have a whole new set of problems. [Reply]
It's a beautiful 16 degrees with hardly any wind here in northeast Oklahoma. We got some decent snow fall but its pretty light and powdery, driving conditions are pretty good. I wish you all the best! [Reply]
