Blizzard 2010

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we use a yardstick

by James Denison Feb 8, 2010 11:07PM PST

walk to several places in the open that looks reasonably flat, away from drifts and banks and shove it down. That last snowfall ended up finally between 27-28 inches for me, but some areas nearby had over 30 inches. Right now I'm expecting at the least another foot, forecast is 10-20 inches. Thankfully the power has stayed on since restoration the day after the storm.

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first time out since storm

by James Denison Feb 9, 2010 1:06AM PST

Horrible. The interstates are OK although crowded due to snow banks on entrances and exit lanes. Secondary roads even though now plowed are crammed with cars. Some idiot thought he should tailgate me, so passing a cleared parking area I let him by so he could hurry on down the road to find that pole he so desperately wants to wrap himself around.

It doesn't help they built a Sam's Club, a Super Walmart, a Lowes, a Kohl's, Rite Aid, some bank and other stuff at an interstate exit we use to come home. Thankfully there's one other I can get off and come in the backroads, but no plow had been down it.

I ended up first in a long line down I-97 creeping up on exit to the Walmart area, wanted to pick up some bags of sand from Lowe's hardware. I realized how long it would be for me to get there, parked, get inside, find what I wanted, wait in line and that my back or knee would give out before I'd finished, so I gave up. I went to the next exit which was reasonably free since it's at an industrial area still closed down and did a turnaround on interstate. Came back past the backed up exit to the Walmart complex, then to another exit further down and managed to get back on a long older road that still was covered in packed snow. It was developing soft spots in the snow, at least a salt truck had been by, so was quite a few snow/ice potholes in it, like riding a bucking bronco. There were some pullouts where people had shoveled so traffic from both directions could use the one lane open.

I wish I'd taken my camera and made a movie of some of it. I'm not going out again to do that though. I may not go out again till the weekend if that other storm dumps another foot on us. Wife got stuck in the Walmart traffic, on that road. I'd called her and warned her, but.....women.

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this morning pics, feb 11 2010

by James Denison Feb 11, 2010 2:29AM PST

The chainlink fence is four foot high. This is after snow event #6, which thankfully was less here than anticipated, aka about a foot.

http://www.glenburniemd.net/Blizzard_2010/snowevent6-feb11.jpg

http://www.glenburniemd.net/Blizzard_2010/snowevent6-feb11-2010.jpg

http://www.glenburniemd.net/Blizzard_2010/snowevent6-feb11-2010-.jpg

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Good pix.....we got lucky

by Steven Haninger Feb 11, 2010 2:37AM PST

All of our recent snows were on the lower end of the prediction and it wasn't hard to keep driveways and sidewalks clear. You're carrying a lot of extra weight on the roofs, however. That has to be a concern.

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roof

by James Denison Feb 11, 2010 3:12AM PST

I'm more concerned about the ice damming although the weight is some concern too. I need to figure the weight. It's not so much per square inch, but the overall roof weight has to be high. If 3 foot of snow and it's 10 to one ratio, then that's 3.6 inches of water across the entire surface just sitting there. Every cubit foot of water has 7.5 gallons. Every gallon water weighs 8.4 pounds. Right now there's a little less than 1/3 cubit foot of water per square foot of surface area, which is 2.25 gallons or 19 pounds per square foot of roof. Roof over 25x40' area would be about 30x40' considering eaves and slant. The total weight is about 23,000 pounds or 11.5 tons added across the whole structure. That's the weight of 3 average cars parked up there.

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(NT) At least it's a nice sunny day, for shoveling.

by JP Bill Feb 11, 2010 2:51AM PST

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yes

by James Denison Feb 11, 2010 3:35AM PST

and I was hoping for higher winds last night to blow snow off the roof.

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My sister and her husband in New Jersey

by JP Bill Feb 11, 2010 3:45AM PST

claim to be "lean, mean, shoveling machines"

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The Aftermath. Snow Plow Damage

by James Denison Mar 3, 2010 11:31PM PST

I'm hoping all this gets repaired this spring or summer. Not happy about my fence either, but at least it's only 20 foot of top rail for the most part. I only lost a chuck of curb, nothing to compare with what some others suffered in front of their homes. This is just a two block sample of the damage all the roads in this neighborhood suffered from snowplows. I'd like for them to come and put in concrete curbs, those sloping type, not the standup rounded over ones. These asphalt curbs are too easy to damage.

http://www.glenburniemd.net/Blizzard_2010/snowplow/snowplowdamage.html

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Repairs

by Willy Mar 4, 2010 12:17AM PST

Strange, you should mention the work needed after the snow left. I had to replace my mailbox due to the snowplows pushing the stuff all over it and splash, etc. I couldn't find it, I tried but missed it. After roughly a week or more it popped out but I already put in a new one. That's the 3-4th one in the yrs. being here. Many a homeowner puts a shield of sorts to combat the snowplows. I on the under hand, build a stronger post. That worked, only to have the mailbox blasted off. I plan to get a car coil spring, weld a post and plate to mount mailbox so it will flex and spring back. Of course, if it gets hit by a car or whatever that too could help. adios -----Willy

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I don't know if I would do that

by Steven Haninger Mar 4, 2010 1:32AM PST

You may have just designed and created a new type redneck launching device.

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(NT) LOL, Airmail.

by James Denison Mar 4, 2010 1:43AM PST

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