New York

[Ronnie Russell]

Sure hope Dond and the other New Yorkers are safe. Man, That is one nasty snow storm. So many without electricity in the cold. Good luck to you guys and let us know that you are safe.

[skipxt4]

Thanks for asking Ronnie. We're OK here in Albany. We only got about 18 inches. My wife and I snow-blowed and shoveled 4 driveways last night.:eek: (Our own, and three neighbors). Took five hours. That stuff was HEAV-VY. Places, north and west of us, got up to 32 inches. Thousands are without power.:eek: We're pretty thankful we don't live in Oswego, that's near Syracuse. They've got around TEN Feet, on the ground.:eek: Todays Headline in our local paper says. "GROUNDHOG IS A LIAR":rofl :rofl This is only our second storm, of the season. Enough already.:rofl Skip:)

[Garbageman]

Hey Skip, how bad did it get around Herkimer. I was the Army recruiter there back in the early 80's.

I'm glad you and your family are safe a warm.

Paul

[Dond409]

To think I rode the motorcycle on Jan. 1!!!!! To this. I thought we would have to pay for that nice weather we had. I now think we paid too much, and I want some nice weather back. I'm tired of snow blowing already. Make it STOP.
Ronnie, I'm coming down to Texas with you, as soon as I can retire.

[jester]

Well , we are about 40 miles North of Skip. He got 18" in Albany and I got between 24 and 30" depends on where you measure it. I spent all day with the snowblower to clear this driveway. I think I burned out the belts again. I'll be at Advance tomorrow to buy the replacements. No power outages and we are toasty warm. Thanks for asking.

Oswego really got wacked bad.

[fatride]

33" on the ground in Conneaut Ohio, it's compacting now, kinda like walking through mashed potatos!

[JimKwiatkowski]

Ray,Skip,Jester,Don,are any of you guys working or,are you just Snow blowing and staying home :dunno how about posting some photos :dunno

[jester]

Ray,Skip,Jester,Don,are any of you guys working or,are you just Snow blowing and staying home :dunno how about posting some photos :dunno
I don't know about the rest of those guys but I'm snowblowing and staying home, nice and warm. I'll be going back to work today. I'm getting to old to fight the storms any more. Besides, there is nothing I do that is so important that I need to risk my life.
Stay warm, and remember, Spring is just around the corner.:rofl

[Dond409]

After spending 2 to 3 hours at a time snow blowing. I don't feel much like going to work. To me it's not worth getting in a wreck to go to work. The wife works just a few miles away. She's been working.
It's still snowing as I type this with no signs of letting up. Another 9+ inches expected today. I have lived in this house 23 years. I have never had banks this high down the side of the driveway. It's getting to the point where the snow blower can't blow over the banks. I want spring here bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[skipxt4]

PAUL: I don't really know how much Herkimer got. They are west of here. I'm sure they got dumped on bad.:eek: JESTER:" there's nothing I do, that's so important, to risk my life" I hear you there, brother. Driving down I-87 in the snow, is not something I would want to do. When I worked in the campus (NYSDOL), I had friends that lived in Saratoga. Everyday, they would tell me, the crap the went on, trying to drive home, in Good weather.:rofl :rofl In 1982, they moved our print shop and stock room, to Menands. First to the Corcraft bldg. then to the old Montgomery Ward building. After I retired, they moved the remains of the printing unit, back to bldg. 12, in the campus.:dunno DON: I know what you mean about having so much snow, there's no place to put it. They said Albany got 18 in., but I live in Colonie, and I think we got more. All I know is, we can barely make it out our back door. My Chevy is parked in a Cover-It portable garage. I worried if the snow was gonna cause the roof to collapse. Luckily, when the sun came out, it started melting the snow, and it all slid to the ground.:clap :clap I guess we're just gonna tough it out, till spring gets here. :brow Skip:)

[skipxt4]

Jim: I don't have a digital camera, but I will take some pictures. Might take a week or so. Skip:)

[rstreet]

After spending 2 to 3 hours at a time snow blowing. I don't feel much like going to work. To me it's not worth getting in a wreck to go to work. The wife works just a few miles away. She's been working.
It's still snowing as I type this with no signs of letting up. Another 9+ inches expected today. I have lived in this house 23 years. I have never had banks this high down the side of the driveway. It's getting to the point where the snow blower can't blow over the banks. I want spring here bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don: I'm sure some member has an '09 motor for sale to power the snow blower to get rid of the snow over the snow bank.:brow We missed the main snow down here but daytime highs are in the29-31 degrees don't feel to good. Texas is looking good right now:D
Robert

[Ronnie Russell]

Ya'll come on down. Temp. here last night--- 11 degrees!!!!!! Can't stand much more global warming!! :doh

[rstreet]

Ronnie: I didn't realize it got that cold down there. A friend of mine has moved to Austin where ever that is but I've never heard him say anything about being cold.
Robert

[dq409]

Gonna be sunny and a high of 60* here tomorrow !!!!:D :D

A bunch of us are going on a long bike ride !!!!:cheers :D

Sorry guys,,,, had to rub it in !!! ,,dq

[Ronnie Russell]

Robert, I'm in north Texas, near the Red River (Oklahoma border) Austin is way down south. Got a big domed building in the City. Probably went below freezing there last night. Your buddy should be comfortable there right now. Call him in August and check on his "well-being". :rofl :rofl

[skipxt4]

Hey dq, you have a short memory.:p Remember 2006? When it rains, it POURS.:rofl

[dq409]

Hey dq, you have a short memory.:p Remember 2006? When it rains, it POURS.:rofl


:doh Sorry couldn`t resist !!! as long as everyone OK ,,that is,,,


But ,,, the ride was nice,,, went to a BBQ,,,, live music,,, beer,,, ribs !!!
Then rode the rest of the day !!!:cool:







believe me,,, I remember the rain,,,,, and the rain thats coming,,,,,dq

[bjburnout]

Hope everyone is OK with all this crazy weather...........:beerbang

If anyone remembers the the storm of Jan '99 ( the worst we've seen in over 20 years), well I think this (Goderich, Ontario) may be where it came from........:eek:
In that storm the mayor of Toronto called in the army to help clean things up...:clap

Well out here it snows almost everyday and the wind right off lake Huron seems to be relentless.
I am building a shop in a 23x35 red steel pole barn behind the house and I had to dig a trench to the barn and some days dig it back to the house to get home......:rolleyes:

Well it's snowing again so it's back out to the shop.........where's that shovel?...............:cuss

:cheers
bj

[tripower]

We had a break in the weather this past Saturday so my wife, Kim, and I drove the 61' up to the Olympic National Forest and had lunch at the Quinault Lodge. What a great drive. It was about 120 miles round trip. We hit a little mist on the way home but it was worth it. The car ran great and it sure felt good getting it out for the day.:clap :clap :clap