CoastalWx Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Just now, ma blizzard said: yeeesh hate to lose another one ... feels like a changing of the guard. Even as a kid...I get the big piles stuff...but I remember helping my Dad snow blow and then spending the rest of the time out playing in it. So I guess I always looked at it from a different POV. But shovel or no shovel, you still admire the big events and deep snow just as much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 minute ago, dryslot said: Snow up past thy knickers. Snow up to thy shanka on April 15th as I layeth with thy weenie exposed on this the year of our lord 1748. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 2 minutes ago, ma blizzard said: yeeesh hate to lose another one ... feels like a changing of the guard. I held on until age 74 when I deemed it prudent to minimize my back strain. But in fairness, during my 60 hour per week work years I hired people beginning at age 69. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 minute ago, CoastalWx said: Snow up to thy shanka on April 15th as I layeth with thy weenie exposed on this the year of our lord 1748. Hey it's all we got! Other than the hydro stuff, it has been so boring for so long .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 13 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Snow blower without a question. Screw shoveling. I can get hours of my life back by snow blowing. Besides when the snow melts and only piles remain, that does nothing because deep down I know they're artificial. When I was young and foolish (I'm no longer young) I shoveled, and then in Fort Kent graduated to the snow scoop, at least for the driveway (and roof). Still shoveled the walk and porch. It wasn't until my dad passed in Dec 1993 that I claimed his Craftsman Trac-26 as part of my one-third of the estate - one brother lived in VA, the other in SoCal so no conflicts. (I also used an all-metal single-stage machine dad bought after 1960-61 [storms of 18, 20 and 24"] when it was my turn for the driveway. It was 3 years before we had a storm bigger than 6" but kids like noisy, clunky things.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 2 minutes ago, weathafella said: I held on until age 74 when I deemed it prudent to minimize my back strain. But in fairness, during my 60 hour per week work years I hired people beginning at age 69. You are the gold standard we all hope to reach! Btw any memories of the ratters I mentioned? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 6 minutes ago, ma blizzard said: yeeesh hate to lose another one ... feels like a changing of the guard. Just to make you happy, I reverted back this year. My snowblower went down with the first wet, heavy snow in December and I never got it fixed. I don't shovel though, I use a snow scoop. Much better than a shovel and not much worse than a snowblower. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Since this a (loosely) science based forum, here is a real comparison test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NW_of_GYX Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Looks a healthy upslope signal for Mon-Tues in NVT. I think we’re cooked here but north and west of me should do OK on Sunday. Can we do 4” inches of rain in first 10 days of March in the foothills of the white mountains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 minute ago, mreaves said: Just to make you happy, I reverted back this year. My snowblower went down with the first wet, heavy snow in December and I never got it fixed. I don't shovel though, I use a snow scoop. Much better than a shovel and not much worse than a snowblower. My old Craftsman died at the end of 2006-07; engine ran fine but moved only in reverse due to badly worn - with no replacements - parts. Next winter included the 24.5" dump atop the 27" pack in late Feb, and we (son was at home and this event helped to convince him to move back to southern Japan) spent 6 hours scooping just the main part of the driveway, creating slanted piles 8+ feet high. 2009-10, the winter destroyed by the early Jan retro-bomb, featured the late Feb slop-fest that, after 10.7" of 4:1 mashed potatoes and 1.1" cold RA, left 8" of 3:1 cement atop thawed driveway, and was a harder push with the scoop than the 2-foot powder dump the year before. Bought a new machine early Jan 2011. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Everything shutting down https://x.com/chriscarleton/status/1765701858817950051?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Back to weathah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modfan2 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Pretty windexy here at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 22 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Everything shutting down https://x.com/chriscarleton/status/1765701858817950051?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg I follow a Maine Snowmobile page, and people are wrapping it up this week, even up north. Sure, you can find some snow in the woods, but getting there, in and out with the sled there are some real sh.it zones...bear dirt, and mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 25 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Everything shutting down https://x.com/chriscarleton/status/1765701858817950051?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg LOL @ that being a sign of shutting everything down. Camden Snow Bowl is a 1200' hill right on the ocean. They're always the first to shut down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 49 minutes ago, ma blizzard said: You are the gold standard we all hope to reach! Btw any memories of the ratters I mentioned? They weren’t as bad as this year…. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 3 minutes ago, weathafella said: They weren’t as bad as this year…. I thought last season was a non-winter. This year takes the cake. Even over 11-12. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 19 minutes ago, weathafella said: They weren’t as bad as this year…. Maybe becoming a wuss but man today feels cold as shit even though it's not really that cold temp wise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 minute ago, Ginx snewx said: Maybe becoming a wuss but man today feels cold as shit even though it's not really that cold temp wise. No snow, no sun, no warmth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 7 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Maybe becoming a wuss but man today feels cold as shit even though it's not really that cold temp wise. I was thinking the same. My high was 41° and most early March days that would feel warm. Today is raw and cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Ginx is sounding the snow alarms. They coming he says! Never once did I say snow alarms. I said over and over its a wholesale pattern change totally unlike March 12. More and more confident every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 46 minutes ago, tunafish said: LOL @ that being a sign of shutting everything down. Camden Snow Bowl is a 1200' hill right on the ocean. They're always the first to shut down. My first thought. But it's a brutal year for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 hour ago, mreaves said: Just to make you happy, I reverted back this year. My snowblower went down with the first wet, heavy snow in December and I never got it fixed. I don't shovel though, I use a snow scoop. Much better than a shovel and not much worse than a snowblower. All good until the piles get big or wet snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Days of shoveling sailed 30yrs ago, Your back will thank you later in life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 4 hours ago, ma blizzard said: will we ever see a setup like this on 3/7 again? let alone 4/7 .. Of course we will. Probably be rain though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 13 minutes ago, dryslot said: Days of shoveling sailed 30yrs ago, Your back will thank you later in life. if you shovel properly, use decent footwear, and aren't horribly out of shape, there is a 99.99999% chance you'll never hurt your back. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 minute ago, Torch Tiger said: if you shovel properly, use decent footwear, and aren't horribly out of shape, there is a 99.99999% chance you'll never hurt your back. I'll have you come up next year and show me how to shovel a 150' driveway with 8" of mash potatoes properly, Deal? 3 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyEnjoyer Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Tractor with a loader! Can still pile snow as high as you like! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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