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Mid-Atlantic snow storm
- Thread starter SJLee
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We had only one storm bad enough to make tunnels when I was growing up. Very cool... lots of indirect light, no sound. Felt like we were on Hogan's Heroes.
Snowing hard right now. The kid's school for tomorrow was called off this afternoon. My office is having essential personnel stay in a nearby hotel. Some of the managers are staying at the office in case they can't get from the hotel to work.
When heavy snow is forecast, my fellow citizens apparently develop insatiable cravings for Omlettes, French Toast and Milk Shakes, as evidenced by the denuded shelves of the dairy and bread aisles at the local market.
When heavy snow is forecast, my fellow citizens apparently develop insatiable cravings for Omlettes, French Toast and Milk Shakes, as evidenced by the denuded shelves of the dairy and bread aisles at the local market.
How's everyone doing out there?
Here, in south Queens, we've got about 6 inches on the ground.
It's that heavy, wet snow.
Two of my neighbors had shoveled their paths about 4 hours ago; now, they're completely covered again.
Why do people do this?
Wait until the storm is over, you paper hats!
Mike
Here, in south Queens, we've got about 6 inches on the ground.
It's that heavy, wet snow.
Two of my neighbors had shoveled their paths about 4 hours ago; now, they're completely covered again.
Why do people do this?
Wait until the storm is over, you paper hats!
Mike
jive1
Commercial User
Wait until the storm is over, you paper hats!
Mike
It's much easier and faster to shovel 2-3 inches of snow than 3 feet. Much easier on the back as well. I've shoveled about 8-9 times since Friday. Takes me about 10-20 minutes each time.
When I see my neighbors laboring at the end of the storm with unsurmountable amounts of snow, looking tired, frustrated, and defeated, this paper hat will be smiling and enjoying his day.
No, you don't understand.
The depth of the snow right now is equal in front of all our houses; it's as though they didn't shovel at all.
I didn't shovel yet.
How did they gain anything?
When the storm is over, we'll all have the same amount of snow to shovel.
Mike
jive1
Commercial User
Well, somehow you managed to overcome the theory of conservation of matter.
More likely it's because of snowdrifts. Snow drifting from people who didn't shovel their snow!
Seriously, right now my house is pretty clear. My neighbors aren't. When the snow subsided for a day this week, it took me about 10 minutes to take off about 2 inches of snow and have the best looking sidewalk on the block. In that 10 minutes I cleared out my sidewalk, driveway, wife's car on the street, and my back walkway. My neighbors were at it for hours, including entire families involved in the brawl. But, my plastic shovel and I have been keeping things clear a few inches at a time.
Two of my neighbors had shoveled their paths about 4 hours ago; now, they're completely covered again.
Why do people do this?
We're predicted to get 12-18". And that's in addition to the 30" we got on Saturday. Believe me, you don't want to shovel that all at once. It's much easier to shovel a few inches at a time.
A little salt goes a long way too. BTW, I'm still digging the Lakland Hollow Body w/Darkstars. 
Well, somehow you managed to overcome the theory of conservation of matter.
More likely it's because of snowdrifts. Snow drifting from people who didn't shovel their snow!
Seriously, right now my house is pretty clear. My neighbors aren't. When the snow subsided for a day this week, it took me about 10 minutes to take off about 2 inches of snow and have the best looking sidewalk on the block. In that 10 minutes I cleared out my sidewalk, driveway, wife's car on the street, and my back walkway. My neighbors were at it for hours, including entire families involved in the brawl. But, my plastic shovel and I have been keeping things clear a few inches at a time.
jive1
Commercial User
A little salt goes a long way too. BTW, I'm still digging the Lakland Hollow Body w/Darkstars.
Nowadays, salt or any type of ice-melt is hard to find. Stores around here have been out for days. Kitty litter to the rescue!
Yesterday at the local hardware store, there was a line around the block to buy snow shovels, when they got in a shipment. I heard one guy in line paid $55 to a guy coming out of the store for one. Friend told me about a guy at his apartment that dug himself out with a dustpan.
Glad you're still digging the HB, that is a killer bass.
This is what I do. I usually have two sessions. Just finished my first a few hours ago. MUCH easier this way.
It's easier to dig out doing it every hour or two only if you don't have any wind. If there is much wind, the shoveled areas just get filled in from stuff blowing from the areas around that weren't shoveled. That's what's going on here, so when I shovel out tomorrow, I'll do two yards or so at a time. Luckily, we don't have a really long walk out to the street to clear off, and our area has no sidewalks, so I don't have to clear those. (BTW, for those wondering, husband has a really bad back, so yours truly gets to do the snow shovelling.) Kitty litter comes in real handy once you get down to that bottom layer that is mostly ice...which we'll definately have, as we had several hours of rain today before it turned back into snow.
I usually have a Thursday gig .I don't this week.
I've been house sitting in Philly so I haven't even dug my van out from the first storm let alone the second.
I do have Friday,Saturday & Sunday gigs this week.
I wonder what time this stuff is ending tonight. It's still coming down hard in Center City.
I've been house sitting in Philly so I haven't even dug my van out from the first storm let alone the second.
I do have Friday,Saturday & Sunday gigs this week.
I wonder what time this stuff is ending tonight. It's still coming down hard in Center City.
Guess I got lucky. I picked up two bags yesterday and there was still half a pallet left. But that's Herndon not Alexandria.
The heavy bands of snow are supposed to be done by about 9, with lighter snow until midnight.
Still coming down hard here. Really pretty. State of emergency until tomorrow morning.
BTW - water softener salt works great for ice melt, and only costs about $6 for 50lbs.
In case anyone forgets what snow looks like -
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BTW - water softener salt works great for ice melt, and only costs about $6 for 50lbs.
In case anyone forgets what snow looks like -
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Unfortunately, they're now saying the area I live in could get another snow storm come the weekend. 
Unfortunately, they're now saying the area I live in could get another snow storm come the weekend.
When did you hear that? I've had enough for a few weeks.
