Snowmageddon 2022 (2 Viewers)

[RBM]

GB my snowblower - easily my favorite thing in the garage.

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

We are at 29 inches here. I went out to shovel at 630 and just got back inside. Figure I will go out again around 2. Sheik, any word on how much more this thing is going to dump? Eastern Panhandle of WV.

 

[=Smackdown=]

GB my snowblower - easily my favorite thing in the garage.

Going out to the garage now and have a drink with him. Maybe stretch out for a bit and giggle at the shovelers.

Will report back.

 

[Tom Servo]

We are at 29 inches here. I went out to shovel at 630 and just got back inside. Figure I will go out again around 2. Sheik, any word on how much more this thing is going to dump? Eastern Panhandle of WV.

Where are you? I used to live in Martinsburg and Ranson.

 

[James Daulton]

Shoveling session #2 about to begin. Looks like about a foot on the driveway, will post pics when done if not dead.

How much snow y'all got in Catonsville, JD?

btw, Terps against a pissed-off MSU at 6:30

Done about 2 1/2 hours later. 1/2 time shoveling 1/2 snow blowing. We've gotten at least 16 inches here so far. I'm feeling pretty spent right now.

 

[Courtjester]

Ok, pics... really nothing crazy so far except the wind. As you can see, my wife's judgement of 8 inches might be a tad exaggerated, though a good Jewish 6 at least. A lotta blowing though, some places near bare and nothing on table tops, so hard to really gauge.

Koya Front Door

Looking Down to Street

I learned you love cats

What can I say. Lotta ##### around El Koya.

I liked the throwback Denver Nuggets shorts

 

[fatness]

Got at least a foot of snow overnight in south central PA. Still snowing hard. Wind howling! Classic Nor'easter!

Where you be? I used to live in Hanover.

Grew up in East York.

My mailing address was actually Glenville, near the lake I've forgotten the name of

Probably Lake Marburg.

Grew up in York, family in Gettysburg and Hanover.

Ever watch the eagle cam from Lake Marburg? They had a couple babies last year that still hang around the lake and they've spruced up the nest for another bunch of eggs this year. There was a second camera put in this year since the eagles messed the one up last year with projectile pooping (really).

http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/bald-eagle-live-cam

 

[Otis]

OH HAI

 

[Otis]

Really no point in shoveling, unless I basically stay out there all day.

 

[James Daulton]

Shoveling session #2 about to begin. Looks like about a foot on the driveway, will post pics when done if not dead.

How much snow y'all got in Catonsville, JD?

btw, Terps against a pissed-off MSU at 6:30

Done about 2 1/2 hours later. 1/2 time shoveling 1/2 snow blowing. We've gotten at least 16 inches here so far. I'm feeling pretty spent right now.

About 3/4 of driveway. http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u462/JamesDaulton/f1d009e4-7a39-4c12-b260-32ebbd15ba7c_zpsmcnhafjy.jpg

Pool area. http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u462/JamesDaulton/IMG_0962_zpsscu8j43e.jpg

 

[Chemical X]

i lost power last night at 8p and restoration estimate is 11p 1/25. duke energy blows.....it's really time I get a generac. was 25 last night and I estimate the house is around 50 inside.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Went out to do the first wave of shoveling. Waited waaaay too late. Only got about 2/3 done before I succumbed to the wind and snow. Looks like about 15 inches now with drifts up to 4 feet! And it's coming down hard now.

I want to give a huge shoutout/thank you to whoever said to get WD40. I bought some after you suggested it. But when I went out to start shoveling, I forgot to use it. Two scoops later, the entire shovel was covered in snow. Hit it with the WD40 and after that, it was all sliding off with no sticking. Whoever that was, thank you immensely. That saved me so much time and effort.

 

[IC FBGCav]

i lost power last night at 8p and restoration estimate is 11p 1/25. duke energy blows.....it's really time I get a generac. was 25 last night and I estimate the house is around 50 inside.

We got the same estimate on power. Went to the store today and did not see any power trucks out working.

 

[Koya]

Ok, pics... really nothing crazy so far except the wind. As you can see, my wife's judgement of 8 inches might be a tad exaggerated, though a good Jewish 6 at least. A lotta blowing though, some places near bare and nothing on table tops, so hard to really gauge.

Koya Front Door

Looking Down to Street

I learned you love cats

What can I say. Lotta ##### around El Koya.

I liked the throwback Denver Nuggets shorts

That's my shoveling outfit.

 

[fatness]

22 inches here now and snowing like hell. Shoveling is useless due to drifting. I've got power, heat, food, booze, and a wife who can't flee. Life is good.

 

[TheIronSheik]

The heavy banding that's going on right now for my area and surrounding areas will last until about 2 to 3 pm. These bands have snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour! That's crazy. Usually 1 inch an hour is considered heavy snow. After 3, intensity will start to go down, but keep in mind, snowfall rates will still be around 1 inch an hour from 3 until early evening. This is the heart of the storm. I keep seeing reports of people getting in accidents and it blows my mind why people would be out in this if they didn't have to be. These are life threatening conditions. Don't take this storm lightly.

 

[Tom Servo]

WJLA just showed video of some numbnuts whose car caught fire...after spinning their wheels for 20 minutes! Dummmy...

 

[mr roboto]

OH HAI

that's so tame you goud go whip donuts in a parking lot or drive over some other cars or cool Jeep #### like that

 

[Tom Servo]

i lost power last night at 8p and restoration estimate is 11p 1/25. duke energy blows.....it's really time I get a generac. was 25 last night and I estimate the house is around 50 inside.

We got the same estimate on power. When to the store today and did not see any power trucks out working.

Just because you don't see any crews doesn't mean they're not working. :confirmationbias:

 

[TheIronSheik]

Here's the mesoscale discussion currently up. This is what the NAM was seeing that the Euro and GFS were not picking up the past couple of days.

People should remember this when you hear someone say "King Euro" and "the NAM sucks." It's not always that black and white.

 

[TheIronSheik]

One of my simplest pleasures in life is when you're out shoveling and you go to take a sip of your Gatorade, and it's filled with ice crystals. Love that.

 

[belljr]

Probably going to go plow the wife.

Then take the daughter outside while I shovel and snow blower

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Foot of snow shoveled in Brooklyn. The falling snow slowed and everybody on the block came out to shovel. By the time I finished my 17 feet of sidewalk and moved to the stoop it picked back up. Now there is an inch where I shoveled. The mayor just said they expect 2" per hour until 9pm and they are considering a full travel ban. Good times.

 

[Wooderson]

OH HAI

that's so tame you goud go whip donuts in a parking lot or drive over some other cars or cool Jeep #### like that

Thanks for the video make some more but yeah we need action . That's Honda Civic level stuff.

 

[IC FBGCav]

i lost power last night at 8p and restoration estimate is 11p 1/25. duke energy blows.....it's really time I get a generac. was 25 last night and I estimate the house is around 50 inside.

We got the same estimate on power. When to the store today and did not see any power trucks out working.

Just because you don't see any crews doesn't mean they're not working. :confirmationbias:

What do they do off site, just wondering.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

If FEMA steps in, look out. It may be the beginning of something bigger:

https://youtu.be/nCGN6P4G5N8

 

[Billy Bats]

Oh, so this is a blizzard?? Crazy out there. My side of the street got the snow drifts, over a foot on my side while jack off buddy across the street had maybe 6 inches. The beginning of my run was covered with 3 inches 2 hours after my start. Not to mention the two foot plow wall at the end of my driveway. I'm done until later. Might not leave until Wednesday. #### it.

 

[Billy Bats]

The back of the wife's car, driveway to the street. More than a foot.

http://postimg.org/image/c46gxn8i1/

 

[Tom Servo]

i lost power last night at 8p and restoration estimate is 11p 1/25. duke energy blows.....it's really time I get a generac. was 25 last night and I estimate the house is around 50 inside.

We got the same estimate on power. When to the store today and did not see any power trucks out working.

Just because you don't see any crews doesn't mean they're not working. :confirmationbias:

What do they do off site, just wondering.

Can't speak for Duke specically, but I imagine most crews are working 16 on/8 off. Start time could be anywhere from 6-8 am. First would be a safety briefing/storm update, then getting their first assignment. If they're local crews, they'll get up and go. If they're not local - Duke from another region, another utility or contract crews from Pike - they'll need to get together with their bird dog who will lead them to the job site. A storm outage the size of what Duke appeats to have I can almost guarantee you these crews are staging in a parking lot at a hotel or shopping center and not at your local Duke office. The office itself will be a freaking zoo. The staging area may be manned by a storekeeper who will have storm bundles of crossarms, insulators, cutouts to pass out to the crews.

If you look upthread, you'll see the priority given to storm restoration. After hospitals, PDs and FDs, then its by largest number of customers out. If you go to Duke's interactive outage map and zoom to your area, you'll have a rough idea where you are.

 

[bushdocda]

Snapped a belt that seems to be a major part of the snow blower's functionality. Doing it the old fashioned way, with a shovel and old fashioneds.

 

[Otis]

OH HAI

that's so tame you goud go whip donuts in a parking lot or drive over some other cars or cool Jeep #### like that

Thanks for the video make some more but yeah we need action . That's Honda Civic level stuff.

Just tried to get out just now, it's a lot wilder out there than it was, but the plows pushed up a couple feet of snow against the end of our driveway. I tried to back out, but really I'd need to dig out some space there, and I'm just not in the mood.

If I had something to get out for? I would do a little digging and roll. But for now I'm guzzling my third mimosa and I'll watch my hot wife make me a chicken parm sandwich on fresh baked bread.

Best day ever.

 

[Otis]

Snapped a belt that seems to be a major part of the snow blower's functionality. Doing it the old fashioned way, with a shovel and old fashioneds.

I shoveled out a piece of the driveway and the front walkway. Backbreaking work. And of course it's already covered up again.

We're over a foot here and it's coming down harder than ever.

 

[AAABatteries]

OH HAI

 

[belljr]

So stupid. 3 ft. But only 2 inches on one side

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz7IpOfeJJAqMHZlX1F5UmlCX00/view?usp=docslist_api

 

[Mopap]

i wish we could get some reports from people who are actually in this monster.

West Chester PA:

4 inches at 1AM, driveway done for first time.

Another 8+ inches at 6AM, driveway done #2

Another 6+ inches at 12 noon, driveway being done for the third time by son as I type.

Currently be threatened (by local weatherman) with 3 inches an hour this afternoon for how long? Can't say.

 

[Mopap]

Nothing in NY. Obviously way overblown.

Say what?

 

[PIK95]

Ok, pics... really nothing crazy so far except the wind. As you can see, my wife's judgement of 8 inches might be a tad exaggerated, though a good Jewish 6 at least. A lotta blowing though, some places near bare and nothing on table tops, so hard to really gauge.

Koya Front Door

Looking Down to Street

I learned you love cats

What can I say. Lotta ##### around El Koya.

I liked the throwback Denver Nuggets shorts

Are the cats a food source? Lotta cat pics.

 

[Koya]

Nothing in NY. Obviously way overblown.

Say what?

Sa..... nm.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

Leaf blower success!

Before

http://imgur.com/slSSrYs

After

http://imgur.com/UxBp9Dv

I just did the porch and steps.

Works really well.

I did the walkway with my shovel as it seemed too deep.

I can try doing the walkway with the blower after as I got rid of the 1st big chunk of it.

Worked well on my deck.

 

[Koya]

Ok, pics... really nothing crazy so far except the wind. As you can see, my wife's judgement of 8 inches might be a tad exaggerated, though a good Jewish 6 at least. A lotta blowing though, some places near bare and nothing on table tops, so hard to really gauge.

Koya Front Door

Looking Down to Street

I learned you love cats

What can I say. Lotta ##### around El Koya.

I liked the throwback Denver Nuggets shorts

Are the cats a food source? Lotta cat pics.

Entertainment source.

WTF else gives me photo worth crap when I've been holed up for months now? There are at least some NYE pics for ya and back a ways, sunsets and ####.

I lead an exciting existence.

 

[PIK95]

Went out to do the first wave of shoveling. Waited waaaay too late. Only got about 2/3 done before I succumbed to the wind and snow. Looks like about 15 inches now with drifts up to 4 feet! And it's coming down hard now.

I want to give a huge shoutout/thank you to whoever said to get WD40. I bought some after you suggested it. But when I went out to start shoveling, I forgot to use it. Two scoops later, the entire shovel was covered in snow. Hit it with the WD40 and after that, it was all sliding off with no sticking. Whoever that was, thank you immensely. That saved me so much time and effort.

My wife just said Pam cooking spray does the same with less hurt to the environment.

 

[The Goat]

Took the Forester out. Crazy neighbors out plowing peoples driveways in their mini trucks. Neighbor has the wood stove fired in his garage, and people are bringing food and alcohol. Party on.

We've got a foot here, and it's gonna go for a bit.

My next check in will be considerably less sober.

 

[GroveDiesel]

So stupid. 3 ft. But only 2 inches on one side

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz7IpOfeJJAqMHZlX1F5UmlCX00/view?usp=docslist_api

Same here. Freaking old ladies across the street have essentially clean driveways and the side of my small driveway looks like this: http://i.imgur.com/TfjIb7N.jpgETA: I'm screwed if we get another foot because I don't have anywhere to put it.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

OH HAI

Awesome

 

[Rohn Jambo]

Just starting a little flurry here...

 

[comfortably numb]

Leaf blower success!

Before

http://imgur.com/slSSrYs

After

http://imgur.com/UxBp9Dv

I just did the porch and steps.

Works really well.

I did the walkway with my shovel as it seemed too deep.

I can try doing the walkway with the blower after as I got rid of the 1st big chunk of it.

Worked well on my deck.

 

[James Daulton]

Snapped a belt that seems to be a major part of the snow blower's functionality. Doing it the old fashioned way, with a shovel and old fashioneds.

I shoveled out a piece of the driveway and the front walkway. Backbreaking work. And of course it's already covered up again.

We're over a foot here and it's coming down harder than ever.

Have fun shoveling 20 inches when you wake up tomorrow.

 

[Mopap]

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfl1/t31.0-8/12604915_733494630084813_1203247067943577735_o.png

Vote Goat.

They underestimated btw.

 

[PIK95]

Nothing yet except some wind and flurries in Cranston. I thinking bust for lil Rhody.

 

[James Daulton]

And no way I can booze until I'm done shoveling. Otherwise it wouldn't get done.