Hey Ed, that snow coming up your way?
Wes
back. Now I'm concerned about you and yours. What does it look like at your end? Sounds
like you are going to get dumped on in a place that really doesn't understand how to deal
with snow.
Hope your pantry is stocked up.
Wes
Ed Huntress
"Wes" <clu...@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:hkic3l$tn1$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
It hasn't started yet -- any minute now. But the latest report shows it
passing mostly to the south of us. Atlantic City may wind up with two feet.
We probably won't get more than 6 inches.
My son, however, just got clobbered. (He's in Lexington, VA, in the
Shenandoah Valley.) They really aren't used to that much snow. They have a
foot and they're getting up to another foot.
Anyway, I just cut up two chickens (and cooked some skinless breasts in
cream and mushroom sauce); I have a three-pound piece of fresh salmon in the
'fridge; ten round steaks, a chuck roast, and four center-cut pork chops in
the freezer; five pounds of potatoes and lots of other vegetables and other
stuff.
Let it snow. <g> I'm baking a pumpkin pie and I'll make some cornbread in a
few minutes. And thanks for asking, Wes. We actually have good, and quick
snow removal here. And my neighbor has a truck with a big plow on it. I've
got it made.
--
Ed Huntress
Too_Many_Tools
Sounds like a prepared survivalist to me. ;<)
TMT
DoN. Nichols
>
> "Wes" <clu...@lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:hkic3l$tn1$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>I was a bit touched you worried about me when the storm was on up my way a
>>month or two
>> back. Now I'm concerned about you and yours. What does it look like at
>> your end? Sounds
>> like you are going to get dumped on in a place that really doesn't
>> understand how to deal
>> with snow.
>>
>> Hope your pantry is stocked up.
>>
>> Wes
>
> It hasn't started yet -- any minute now. But the latest report shows it
> passing mostly to the south of us. Atlantic City may wind up with two feet.
> We probably won't get more than 6 inches.
Hmm ... we've already got 8" based on the pile on the deck
railing, maybe deeper if I went out to actually measure it.
> My son, however, just got clobbered. (He's in Lexington, VA, in the
> Shenandoah Valley.) They really aren't used to that much snow. They have a
> foot and they're getting up to another foot.
Vienna VA, and we're predicted to get a total between 20 to 30"
[ ... ]
> Let it snow. <g> I'm baking a pumpkin pie and I'll make some cornbread in a
> few minutes. And thanks for asking, Wes. We actually have good, and quick
> snow removal here. And my neighbor has a truck with a big plow on it. I've
> got it made.
Our rent-a-daughter has to go to work early tomorrow. She's
"essential personell", so she may have to take our Mazda Navajo for the
4WD and high ground clearance -- assuming that our street even gets
plowed by then.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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Ed Huntress
"DoN. Nichols" <dnic...@d-and-d.com> wrote in message
news:slrnhmpoq8....@Katana.d-and-d.com...
Yike. You're right in the middle of it. 'Hope you can just hole-up this
weekend.
>
>> Let it snow. <g> I'm baking a pumpkin pie and I'll make some cornbread in
>> a
>> few minutes. And thanks for asking, Wes. We actually have good, and quick
>> snow removal here. And my neighbor has a truck with a big plow on it.
>> I've
>> got it made.
>
> Our rent-a-daughter has to go to work early tomorrow. She's
> "essential personell", so she may have to take our Mazda Navajo for the
> 4WD and high ground clearance -- assuming that our street even gets
> plowed by then.
Good luck to her. Even 4WD can be problematic with that much snow.
--
Ed Huntress
Existential Angst
news:4b6cc44d$0$4981$607e...@cv.net...
Do you deliver??
--
EA
Yonkers, NY, 5 mi from the GWB.....
>
> --
> Ed Huntress
>
Ed Huntress
"Existential Angst" <UNfi...@UNoptonline.net> wrote in message
news:4b6d1e5a$0$5019$607e...@cv.net...
You may laugh, but I've considered it. My wife's co-workers ask her at
lunch, "What did Ed cook last night?" <g>
My son is thinking of opening a sandwich shop. For that, I put him through
college with an econ major and math minor...at least he could handle the
cash register.
--
Ed Huntress
Existential Angst
With those credentials, he'd proly be better utilized by Subways -- I bleeve
those muthafuckas employ *actuaries* to calculate just how little "beef" can
be put on an effing hero, that you won't complain (too much) and will still
come back -- proly some inneresting probability/revenue calcs.....
Despite their tuna being the consistency of effing thick mayonnaise, I sorta
like it, but finally hadda ax the Pakistani,.
Dude, you think after you spread dat shit around on the bread, I kin
git a layer > 3/32"??
So he actually put another one of them mini-ice cream scoops on it, and I
think it smeared out to about 9/64".
But he warned me that any more scoops, and he'd haveta charge me extra.
I get them good, tho, with the black olives -- I have them put on about 4
effing oz's of black olives each time.
The problem with too many Subways, tho, is that they can give some wicked
constipation, yo.... holy, uh, shit....
For some reason I was on a Subway jag for a week, and wound up so backed up,
my effing kidneys hurt.... wow.....
Sorta explained my 10 lb wt gain during that week... and subsequent
immediate 10 lb wt loss.....
--
EA, and once again PV'd, but this time with considerable with relief....
>
> --
> Ed Huntress
>
>
Wes
>With those credentials, he'd proly be better utilized by Subways -- I bleeve
>those muthafuckas employ *actuaries* to calculate just how little "beef" can
>be put on an effing hero, that you won't complain (too much) and will still
>come back -- proly some inneresting probability/revenue calcs.....
They must love me, I tend to buy why I call the 'salad sandwich', aka the veggie sub.
I ruin it by buying a cookie or three ;)
Wes
--
"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller
John Husvar
"Ed Huntress" <hunt...@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> Good luck to her. Even 4WD can be problematic with that much snow.
I'd imagine DoN taught her well, but there are others on the road,
strange others!
One of my favorite pastimes is watching 4WD motorists who forget that,
sooner or later, their vehicle has to be stopped or turned. :)
Existential Angst
news:jhusvar-67E86C...@news.eternal-september.org...
Proly sooner, with lousy tires.
Even a 4WD's effectiveness can be greatly improved by good snow tires --
heh, or chains. :)
--
EA
Existential Angst
> "Existential Angst" <UNfi...@UNoptonline.net> wrote:
>
>>With those credentials, he'd proly be better utilized by Subways -- I
>>bleeve
>>those muthafuckas employ *actuaries* to calculate just how little "beef"
>>can
>>be put on an effing hero, that you won't complain (too much) and will
>>still
>>come back -- proly some inneresting probability/revenue calcs.....
>
> They must love me, I tend to buy why I call the 'salad sandwich', aka the
> veggie sub.
>
Yeah, they got actuaries for portioning, and some mad food scientist, for
their 6 varieties of Air Bread -- goodgawd....
A veggie sub must have, what, 12 calories????
> I ruin it by buying a cookie or three ;)
Yeah, at a buck a pop.... goodgawd....
The fukn cash register guy lost a few crumbs & chips serving me my chocolate
chip diabetic attack, and I said, Yo, dude, that's like 25c gone, right
there.....
Yeah, I haven't seen Jared around in quite a while either.
Mebbe he's hangin with Kirstie "Beached Whale" Alley?? At Quiznos???
I don't know why Jenny fired Kirstie..... all's they needed was a little
pyooter morph-type editing.....
But it IS a hoot, that Hollywood billionaires run around as helpless
porkers.... so much for effective diet products, eh?
And, of course, you know what's about to come now, right? Ready? Here we
go....... gitcher violins ready.....
Yeah, and when fat abless Tony Little -- albeit in a nice spandex body
suit-- sold 4 zillion useless 25c Ab Isolators for $40 each, he changed the
face of Marketing Merka forever....
He single-handedly demonstrated that fish-in-a-barrel-Merkins could be
hooked with no bait whatsoever!
And possibly not even a hook -- they'd just tie the fishline around their
necks real good, and give the line a tug when they're ready to be jerked out
of the water!!
OK, I'm done, I can go back to sleep now....
But now I got a hankerin for a tuna Subway and those shit cookies of
theirs..... goodgawd.....
--
EA
Wes
>Good luck to her. Even 4WD can be problematic with that much snow.
Especially if a bunch of FWD's are stuck on the roadway.
Wes
Ed Huntress
"Existential Angst" <UNfi...@UNoptonline.net> wrote in message
It's his dissatisfaction with Subway that got him into it. He even grew his
own basil and dill in the garden last summer. He makes a great deli sandwich
for an economics major. <g>
>
> Despite their tuna being the consistency of effing thick mayonnaise, I
> sorta like it, but finally hadda ax the Pakistani,.
> Dude, you think after you spread dat shit around on the bread, I kin
> git a layer > 3/32"??
You need to start with better materials. Subway is like a Chinese injection
mold. How good can you get when you start with 303 stainless? And even that
has embedded taps and drill bits in it...
Regarding tuna, it's amazing what they can do with some sea robin and a
little red food coloring.
>
> So he actually put another one of them mini-ice cream scoops on it, and I
> think it smeared out to about 9/64".
> But he warned me that any more scoops, and he'd haveta charge me extra.
Value engineering.
>
> I get them good, tho, with the black olives -- I have them put on about 4
> effing oz's of black olives each time.
>
> The problem with too many Subways, tho, is that they can give some wicked
> constipation, yo.... holy, uh, shit....
It's the bread. I think they get it from the same people who make Wonder
Bread.
>
> For some reason I was on a Subway jag for a week, and wound up so backed
> up, my effing kidneys hurt.... wow.....
> Sorta explained my 10 lb wt gain during that week... and subsequent
> immediate 10 lb wt loss.....
> --
> EA, and once again PV'd, but this time with considerable with relief....
Don't you have good delis in Yonkers? I'd think you should have some great
ones. $6 or $8 for a sandwich, but, hey, it's your stomach.
--
Ed Huntress
Existential Angst
I believe you are correct. It looks great, but all of it is the dregs.
I called it Air Bread elsewhere, and you might wonder how Air Bread can
cause constipation.
Answer: Talented Food Scientists..... holy shit.....
>
>>
>> For some reason I was on a Subway jag for a week, and wound up so backed
>> up, my effing kidneys hurt.... wow.....
>> Sorta explained my 10 lb wt gain during that week... and subsequent
>> immediate 10 lb wt loss.....
>> --
>> EA, and once again PV'd, but this time with considerable with relief....
>
> Don't you have good delis in Yonkers? I'd think you should have some great
> ones. $6 or $8 for a sandwich, but, hey, it's your stomach.
Yonkers.... goodgawd.....
Example:
We have two pizza places, gotta be 50 years old each, with off-the-boat
Eyetalians, who STILL don't speak Englich....
So, pizza-wise, you'd think you'da died and gone to Pizza Heaven, right?
Man, their pizza sucked so bad, it made the Jewish Pizza in Riverdale taste
good. goodgawd.....
And we persisted with their pizza for years, cuz, well, we just couldn't
BELIEVE how bad it was....
And not cheap, either!!! holy shit....
How can off-the-boat-Eyetalians make lousy pizza???? That's like Linda
Lovelace giving lousy head, or sumpn....
Actually, the best pizza around here (yonkers, bronx) is made by the
mexicans, ostensibly as cheese is in their heritage. Really really good
stuff.
And here's a Pizza Hoot:
We have some Arabs in the bronx, not far from one of my haunts, who have
decent pizza for $1/slice!!!!! Can you even *remember* when pizza was
$1??? Avg in NYC (and not even in manhattan) is $2.25-250.
Ahm pitchin for them like a madman, with fistfuls of their flyers... AND,
their pizza is steadily getting better!!
GO, ARABS!!!!!
Oh, yeah..... minor detail..... the guy who actually makes their pies is
a spanish guy..... LOL!!!
I tell the Arabs, Yo, don't let anyone else but this guy make yer pies,
from now on.....
--
EA, in $1 pizza heaven, yo.....
>
> --
> Ed Huntress
>
Ed Huntress
"Existential Angst" <UNfi...@UNoptonline.net> wrote in message
Our best old Italian pizza joint was bought by Asian Indians a year or so
ago, and they have Mexican employees. They get it! Once you get past the
curry and asafoetida, that is. And I'm having to adjust to the roti crusts.
>
> And here's a Pizza Hoot:
> We have some Arabs in the bronx, not far from one of my haunts, who have
> decent pizza for $1/slice!!!!! Can you even *remember* when pizza was
> $1??? Avg in NYC (and not even in manhattan) is $2.25-250.
> Ahm pitchin for them like a madman, with fistfuls of their flyers... AND,
> their pizza is steadily getting better!!
>
> GO, ARABS!!!!!
> Oh, yeah..... minor detail..... the guy who actually makes their pies
> is a spanish guy..... LOL!!!
> I tell the Arabs, Yo, don't let anyone else but this guy make yer pies,
> from now on.....
Pizza seems to benefit from multiculturalism. Besides, I've had pizza in
Italy, and it usually sucks. The pizza in Switzerland was like Dominoes'
pizza in the US.
cl...@snyder.on.ca
The unchangeable / immutable rule of 4wd::
All it does it gets you farther from help
cl...@snyder.on.ca
Pizza , as we in North America get it, is an AMERICAN dish - Not
Italian. Italian Pizza is TOTALLY different - not nearly as
yummy/fattening/greasy/whatever - and very little flavour.
It's really more a Chicago thing than a Venice thing.
Ed Huntress
<cl...@snyder.on.ca> wrote in message
news:jl0sm5ha9uac70r44...@4ax.com...
Definititely true. They make some very good and interesting tomato pies in
Italy, but if you're expecting Brooklyn or Chicago-style pizza, you're going
to be disappointed.
--
Ed Huntress
DoN. Nichols
>
> "DoN. Nichols" <dnic...@d-and-d.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnhmpoq8....@Katana.d-and-d.com...
[ ... ]
>> Hmm ... we've already got 8" based on the pile on the deck
>> railing, maybe deeper if I went out to actually measure it.
>>
>>> My son, however, just got clobbered. (He's in Lexington, VA, in the
>>> Shenandoah Valley.) They really aren't used to that much snow. They have
>>> a
>>> foot and they're getting up to another foot.
>>
>> Vienna VA, and we're predicted to get a total between 20 to 30"
>>
>> [ ... ]
>
> Yike. You're right in the middle of it. 'Hope you can just hole-up this
> weekend.
That is just what we are doing. (It helps to be retired. :-)
>> Our rent-a-daughter has to go to work early tomorrow. She's
>> "essential personel", so she may have to take our Mazda Navajo for the
>> 4WD and high ground clearance -- assuming that our street even gets
>> plowed by then.
>
> Good luck to her. Even 4WD can be problematic with that much snow.
She dug out a path down to the car at the bottom of the
driveway, then dug out the car, and *then* walked up to the top of the
street to take a look. There was traffic going by on the cross street
without problems, and a 2' high wall of ice left by the snowplows. No
way she would have gotten out there -- even assuming that she could have
made it along the street. And my quick and dirty measurement showed
about 12" of snow in the middle of the street. it must have gotten some
snow plowing before the fall got too heavy and the plows diverted to
higher priority areas.
So -- she had to call in, and there were two people still there
to care for the critters (county animal shelter), and *then* they told
her that they would have paid for a hotel stay within walking distance
of the shelter. :-) (This is her first winter working there, so she
didn't know about that policy.)
We finally got our first snowplow about 4:00 P.M. She called in
and everyone had been sent home by then, so there was no point in going
in at that point. (And we still have to dig out the barrier left by the
snow plows -- there has been at least one more through -- one of the
town trucks with the salt/sand mix as well as the blade. The first
through was a serious road grader.
Tomorrow (Sunday) -- she doesn't have to go in at all, so by
Monday she should be find -- then Tuesday gets another 5" of snow. :-(
We'll probably do some grocery shopping tomorrow -- if possible.
Like we really needed more snow! Even before this hit, all the
Juridstictions had maxed out their snow clearance budgets, and it was
more snow than the previous three years *total*. Now we've at least
doubled that.
DoN. Nichols
> In article <4b6cef2b$0$5015$607e...@cv.net>,
> "Ed Huntress" <hunt...@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Good luck to her. Even 4WD can be problematic with that much snow.
>
> I'd imagine DoN taught her well, but there are others on the road,
> strange others!
I didn't have the chance to teach her. She is the daughter of a
long time friend, not mine, thus the "Rent-A-Daughter" term. She stays
with us from time to time -- and has been living here for about a year
this time around.
But her mother did teach her good driving skills -- including
motorcycle ones (which aren't much good in the snow. :-)
But she drives a stick shift car, and is good at driving that in
snow.
> One of my favorite pastimes is watching 4WD motorists who forget that,
> sooner or later, their vehicle has to be stopped or turned. :)
She knows that 4WD is not a cure-all -- and to *not* use the 4WD
on dry pavement. I trust her skills.
Ed Huntress
That doesn't sound like much fun. Vienna, as I recall, is a well-developed
community and I guess you'll get your roads cleared off soon, right?
We got very lucky -- about 5 inches before the storm headed out to sea. If
you're interested in the snowfall pattern from this storm, it's here:
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=1
You were right in the heart of it. I heard an analysis on AccuWeather than
said these storms are the result of an El Nino-induced pattern of wet air
moving up the coast from the south, combined with blasts of arctic air
intruding well to the east of their usual pattern from Canada. They collide
in the mid-Atlantic region and dump a lot of snow. Our winter storms more
often just track across from the Midwest.
--
Ed Huntress
cl...@snyder.on.ca
wrote:
Last year here in Kitchener/Waterloo Ontario we had record snowfall.
Right now we have about 6" on the ground, 2" of that over the last
week.
Last winter we got 246cm (that's 98") of snow over the winter.
We got 17cm (less than 7") all January this year, and I think we are
over 50cm (aprox 20") so far total this winter. It's like living in a
desert this year!!!!!
The winter's not over yet, and jammed in between the lakes we could
still get a few real good dumps in Feb and March. March 2008 was NASTY
(about 4 feet)
Gunner Asch
Man..Gorbal Warming really really really sucks doesnt it?
Gunner, California high desert and 41F
Whenever a Liberal utters the term "Common Sense approach"....grab your
wallet, your ass, and your guns because the sombitch is about to do
something damned nasty to all three of them.
Wes
>Last year here in Kitchener/Waterloo Ontario we had record snowfall.
>Right now we have about 6" on the ground, 2" of that over the last
>week.
>
>Last winter we got 246cm (that's 98") of snow over the winter.
>We got 17cm (less than 7") all January this year, and I think we are
>over 50cm (aprox 20") so far total this winter. It's like living in a
>desert this year!!!!!
>The winter's not over yet, and jammed in between the lakes we could
>still get a few real good dumps in Feb and March. March 2008 was NASTY
>(about 4 feet)
I'm one country and one lake west of you and a bit further north. Snow wise, it has been
a very mellow year other than the one storm earlier in the year. I haven't used the
snowblower in a month.
I'm wondering how the snow cover is further north in Canada since the spring melt is so
important to the level of the Great Lakes.
Wes
Michael A. Terrell
Gunner Asch wrote:
>
> Man..Gorbal Warming really really really sucks doesnt it?
>
> Gunner, California high desert and 41F
It was 21F in Ocala recently.
--
Greed is the root of all eBay.
pyotr filipivich
2010 00:10:55 -0500 did write/type or cause to appear in
rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
Just be glad that Global Warming has reduced the severity of
Winters. Otherwise, we'd all be up to our various tushes in snow, and
cities would be closing down.
tschus
pyotr
-
pyotr filipivich
We will drink no whiskey before its nine.
It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!
sta...@prolynx.com
> In article <4b6cef2b$0$5015$607ed...@cv.net>,
> "Ed Huntress" <huntre...@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Good luck to her. Even 4WD can be problematic with that much snow.
>
> I'd imagine DoN taught her well, but there are others on the road,
> strange others!
>
> One of my favorite pastimes is watching 4WD motorists who forget that,
> sooner or later, their vehicle has to be stopped or turned. :)
Yup, 4WD just means all the wheels are turning as they go off the
cliff. Where they become bearsicles for the next spring.
Stan
sta...@prolynx.com
> On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 09:09:07 -0500, "Existential Angst"
>
>
>
>
>
> >"John Husvar" <jhus...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >news:jhusvar-67E86C...@news.eternal-september.org...
> >> In article <4b6cef2b$0$5015$607ed...@cv.net>,
> >> "Ed Huntress" <huntre...@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> >>> Good luck to her. Even 4WD can be problematic with that much snow.
>
> >> I'd imagine DoN taught her well, but there are others on the road,
> >> strange others!
>
> >> One of my favorite pastimes is watching 4WD motorists who forget that,
> >> sooner or later, their vehicle has to be stopped or turned. :)
>
> >Proly sooner, with lousy tires.
> >Even a 4WD's effectiveness can be greatly improved by good snow tires --
> >heh, or chains. :)
>
> The unchangeable / immutable rule of 4wd::
>
> - Show quoted text -
Worst case was the out-of-staters that took their pride and joy off-
road and got it stuck sideways on the side of a mountain at about a 45
degree angle. Problem was that it was in a no-vehicle part of a
national forest area and 10s of miles from a road. They got fined,
heavily, then had to go through a permit process to get some kind of
off-road wrecker/retrieval company to get back in there and get it off
the mountain. Feddies were VERY reluctant to let them and they had to
pay some fantastic amount to go get it as well as months in the red-
tape factory. Only reason they were permitted was that the greenies
pointed out all the nasties that would come off the rotted hulk if
they let it sit out there forever.
Stan
DoN. Nichols
>
> "DoN. Nichols" <dnic...@d-and-d.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnhms27q....@Katana.d-and-d.com...
>> On 2010-02-06, Ed Huntress <hunt...@optonline.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> "DoN. Nichols" <dnic...@d-and-d.com> wrote in message
>>> news:slrnhmpoq8....@Katana.d-and-d.com...
[ ... ]
>>>> Vienna VA, and we're predicted to get a total between 20 to 30"
>>>>
>>>> [ ... ]
>>>
>>> Yike. You're right in the middle of it. 'Hope you can just hole-up this
>>> weekend.
>>
>> That is just what we are doing. (It helps to be retired. :-)
>>
>>>> Our rent-a-daughter has to go to work early tomorrow. She's
>>>> "essential personel", so she may have to take our Mazda Navajo for the
>>>> 4WD and high ground clearance -- assuming that our street even gets
>>>> plowed by then.
>>>
>>> Good luck to her. Even 4WD can be problematic with that much snow.
She took it today (still needed, even though the street had been
plowed twice or three times yesterday. The first pass was with a road
grader (too deep for the trucks full of sand/salt with blades on the
front, I think), and the later passes were with the trucks, sprinkling
the sand/salt mix behind them.
[ ... ]
>> Tomorrow (Sunday) -- she doesn't have to go in at all, so by
>> Monday she should be find -- then Tuesday gets another 5" of snow. :-(
>> We'll probably do some grocery shopping tomorrow -- if possible.
She had to go in after all -- emergency conditions so her
day off was cancelled. Well ... she gets double-time pay for that. :-)
They've upped the prediction to 12". :-(
Rent-a-daugher's (RAD's) car is not fully dug out yet, and
doesn't have the needed traction and control, even with
front-wheel-drive, so she will be using our car again.
A neighbor loaned me a snow blower (Toro) after seeing me trying
to use a "power shovel" which is very limited at the end of 100' of
heavy gauge extension cord, even if it weren't closer to the house. :-)
He was returning from digging out an even older local resident on the
street.
Using that, I was able to dig to the front bumper of her car,
with her help using a shovel to break up the walls of snow and ice so
the snow blower could get a bite on them to properly relocate the snow.
We still have to dig out the driver's side of her car, which is
firmly locked in with snow pack from the plows. The blower would not do
much for that, so I expect to use a sledge hammer on the base of the
wall to topple it out where we can break it up properly.
And -- we had a power outage: approximately 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM
-- just long enough so the UPS could not carry it full time. So, I had
to come out to the computer room and shut down everything in a careful
sequence, then come out again at 2:00 AM to bring everything back to
life in the proper sequence -- file server first, then mail servers and
web servers, then client machines.
Of course -- we have friends to the North of DC who have been
without power for over 24 hours -- and the news broadcast said that some
of them won't get power back until Friday -- not counting the 12" snow
expected on Tuesday.
>> Like we really needed more snow! Even before this hit, all the
>> Juridstictions had maxed out their snow clearance budgets, and it was
>> more snow than the previous three years *total*. Now we've at least
>> doubled that.
[ ... ]
> That doesn't sound like much fun. Vienna, as I recall, is a well-developed
> community and I guess you'll get your roads cleared off soon, right?
Well developed, and with a record of doing better at plowing
than the surrounding county. But this is a bit more than even they were
expecting.
And -- the 11:00 news says another snowstorm Friday/Saturday.
> We got very lucky -- about 5 inches before the storm headed out to sea.
Don't I wish that we had had that little. For that, we would
have left our car at the top of the driveway, and just driven down when
things were over.
> If
> you're interested in the snowfall pattern from this storm, it's here:
>
> http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=1
Seen too many Dopler RADAR maps during the time of the fall, and
yes, we saw the Acuweather ones among others.
> You were right in the heart of it. I heard an analysis on AccuWeather than
> said these storms are the result of an El Nino-induced pattern of wet air
> moving up the coast from the south, combined with blasts of arctic air
> intruding well to the east of their usual pattern from Canada. They collide
> in the mid-Atlantic region and dump a lot of snow. Our winter storms more
> often just track across from the Midwest.
I wish that they would stop. This is getting old fast!
Ed Huntress
Your stories remind me of living in Michigan -- and why I'm glad I no longer
do. <g>
We're going to get another dose on Tuesday, which, again, could be a foot or
so. 'Hope you're not in the center of the path this time around. When you
get two feet, and another foot or two a week later, and it's not
melting...ugh, that's Michigan.
Stay warm, enjoy your indoor hobbies, and have faith that spring will come
again. The days are getting noticeably longer now. My mood improves markedly
when that happens.
--
Ed Huntress
pyotr filipivich
2010 20:13:11 -0800 (PST) did write/type or cause to appear in
rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
>On Feb 6, 6:55�am, John Husvar <jhus...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> In article <4b6cef2b$0$5015$607ed...@cv.net>,
>> �"Ed Huntress" <huntre...@optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Good luck to her. Even 4WD can be problematic with that much snow.
>>
>> I'd imagine DoN taught her well, but there are others on the road,
>> strange others!
>>
>> One of my favorite pastimes is watching 4WD motorists who forget that,
>> sooner or later, their vehicle has to be stopped or turned. :)
4x4 - that much further to walk once you get it stuck.
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Our rent-a-daughter has to go to work early tomorrow. She's
"essential personell", so she may have to take our Mazda
Navajo for the
4WD and high ground clearance -- assuming that our street
even gets
plowed by then.
Enjoy,
Stormin Mormon
groceries. Problem is, most folks have no clue what things
cost, and they would be offended at delivery charges.
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>> Let it snow. <g> I'm baking a pumpkin pie and I'll make
>> some cornbread in
>> a few minutes. And thanks for asking, Wes. We actually
>> have good, and
>> quick snow removal here. And my neighbor has a truck with
>> a big plow on
>> it. I've got it made.
>
> Do you deliver??
You may laugh, but I've considered it. My wife's co-workers
ask her at
lunch, "What did Ed cook last night?" <g>
My son is thinking of opening a sandwich shop. For that, I
put him through
college with an econ major and math minor...at least he
could handle the
cash register.
--
Ed Huntress
Stormin Mormon
time in several years. I was going uphill on ice (very low
grade, probably 5 degrees or so) and must have touched the
gas pedal. Uphill and accelerating accounts for two of my
spin outs.
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One of my favorite pastimes is watching 4WD motorists who
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rangerssuck
> Let the Record show that cl...@snyder.on.ca on or about Sun, 07 Feb
> 2010 00:10:55 -0500 did write/type or cause to appear in
> rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
>
>
>
>
>
Talk about that to the Olympics organizers in Vancouver, where they're
bringing in snow by truck & helicopter. Maybe you ought to think
before you type.
dca...@krl.org
> A neighbor loaned me a snow blower (Toro) after seeing me trying
> to use a "power shovel" which is very limited at the end of 100' of
> heavy gauge extension cord, even if it weren't closer to the house. :-)
> He was returning from digging out an even older local resident on the
> street.
>
> Enjoy,
> DoN.
Speaking of snow blowers, does anyone have plans for a pretty good
one. I had planned on making a simple one without power to the
wheels. Now I am rethinking that.
Saturday the snow stopped about three in the afternoon and I shoveled
the walk from the front door to the driveway. Then Sunday I shoveled
in front of the garage. While I was doing that had my wife walk out
to the mail box tromping the snow down in the center of the driveway.
Then took the Subaru with all wheel drive and tried to get to the
street. Did not make it. The snow was still too deep and piled up in
front of the car. More work with the shovel and got almost to the
road. A bit more work and got to the street. Ran up the street,
turned around, and drove back to the garage driving just a bit over
from the first tracks so as to mash down more snow.
Then made the mistake of trying with the two wheel drive pickup. The
bed was full of snow, but that was not enough. There is a little rise
where the drive goes over the creek, and it stopped there.
Fortunately one of my neighbors called and offered the use of her snow
blower. Six speeds forward, two in reverse Craftsman with a Honda
engine. Got most of the snow off the drive and cleared off the turn
around area by the garage.
Still took a while to get the truck free. Ended up backing it up to
the garage area.
Not thrilled at the idea of more snow starting Tuesday.
Dan
Jim Wilkins
> ...
> Speaking of snow blowers, does anyone have plans for a pretty good
> one. I had planned on making a simple one without power to the
> Dan
This home made one works quite well:
http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/HomeMadeMachines#5107452241925535618
If you can fix engines and weld you can find some great deals.
I also have a little two-stroke single stage one for narrow spots and
close to the car. Although it isn't fast it handles just about
everything including the roadside snowbank, if I knock it down some
with a shovel. I got it instead of a large one because muscling them
around hurts my back. The new ones with power reverse are better and
the B&S winter engines seem to work well.
jsw
dca...@krl.org
> This home made one works quite well:http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/HomeMadeMachines#5107452241925535618
>
> If you can fix engines and weld you can find some great deals.
> jsw
I am seriously thinking of adding a front loader to the lawn tractor.
But I think for snew a snow blower would be faster.
A little one might be nice for the decks. But not sure it would be
worth the effort.
Dan
Jim Wilkins
> ....
> I am seriously thinking of adding a front loader to the lawn tractor.
> But I think for snew a snow blower would be faster.
In much of my parking area the only place to blow the snow is upwind.
A front end snow thrower was available for those grey Roper garden
tractors, and I've heard that it worked pretty well. I used the front
PTO shaft to drive the hydraulic pump. The garden tractor is built
more heavily than a yard tractor and has a stump-pulling low range.
The down side is that it isn't as maneuverable as a lawn mower.
jsw
DoN. Nichols
>
> "DoN. Nichols" <dnic...@d-and-d.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnhmv4gc....@Katana.d-and-d.com...
>> On 2010-02-07, Ed Huntress <hunt...@optonline.net> wrote:
[ ... ]
>>> If
>>> you're interested in the snowfall pattern from this storm, it's here:
>>>
>>> http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=1
>>
>> Seen too many Doppler RADAR maps during the time of the fall, and
>> yes, we saw the Acuweather ones among others.
>>
>>> You were right in the heart of it. I heard an analysis on AccuWeather
>>> than
>>> said these storms are the result of an El Nino-induced pattern of wet air
>>> moving up the coast from the south, combined with blasts of arctic air
>>> intruding well to the east of their usual pattern from Canada. They
>>> collide
>>> in the mid-Atlantic region and dump a lot of snow. Our winter storms more
>>> often just track across from the Midwest.
>>
>> I wish that they would stop. This is getting old fast!
[ ... ]
> Your stories remind me of living in Michigan -- and why I'm glad I no longer
> do. <g>
And the experience behind the stories reminds me of how nice it
was in South Texas during the winter. :-) My wife (from Massachusetts)
is beginning to look favorably at the idea of a move there -- even
though we would leave a large number of friends behind in doing so.
> We're going to get another dose on Tuesday, which, again, could be a foot or
> so. 'Hope you're not in the center of the path this time around. When you
> get two feet, and another foot or two a week later, and it's not
> melting...ugh, that's Michigan.
I've not experienced Michigan, but I had enough of New Hampshire
back in the early 1960s.
> Stay warm, enjoy your indoor hobbies,
Too cold in the shop - but here in the room with all the
computers it is nice and warm. :-) Also good time to work on editing all
the B&W negatives that I've recently scanned.
> and have faith that spring will come
> again. The days are getting noticeably longer now. My mood improves markedly
> when that happens.
Something to look forward to indeed.
DoN. Nichols
> On Feb 8, 4:24�am, "DoN. Nichols" <dnich...@d-and-d.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>> � � � � A neighbor loaned me a snow blower (Toro) after seeing me trying
>> to use a "power shovel" which is very limited at the end of 100' of
>> heavy gauge extension cord, even if it weren't closer to the house. :-)
>> He was returning from digging out an even older local resident on the
>> street.
>>
>> � � � � Enjoy,
>> � � � � � � � � DoN.
>
> Speaking of snow blowers, does anyone have plans for a pretty good
> one. I had planned on making a simple one without power to the
> wheels. Now I am rethinking that.
I think that based on my experience with this Toro (which had no
powered wheels) and the steep slope of my driveway, I would want powered
treads -- perhaps from a snowmobile but geared down to a more reasonable
speed.
And the ability to raise or lower the snow beater relative to
the tread level, so you could start working at a level which would be
high enough so you were within the capacity of the blower. With the
Toro, we had to use a shovel to knock down the higher accumulations and
blow it a layer at a time.
[ ... ]
> Still took a while to get the truck free. Ended up backing it up to
> the garage area.
>
> Not thrilled at the idea of more snow starting Tuesday.
Amen!
You must be not too far from here?
Good Luck,
Don Foreman
wrote:
>On 2010-02-08, dca...@krl.org <dca...@krl.org> wrote:
>> On Feb 8, 4:24�am, "DoN. Nichols" <dnich...@d-and-d.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> � � � � A neighbor loaned me a snow blower (Toro) after seeing me trying
>>> to use a "power shovel" which is very limited at the end of 100' of
>>> heavy gauge extension cord, even if it weren't closer to the house. :-)
>>> He was returning from digging out an even older local resident on the
>>> street.
>>>
>>> � � � � Enjoy,
>>> � � � � � � � � DoN.
>>
>> Speaking of snow blowers, does anyone have plans for a pretty good
>> one. I had planned on making a simple one without power to the
>> wheels. Now I am rethinking that.
>
> I think that based on my experience with this Toro (which had no
>powered wheels) and the steep slope of my driveway, I would want powered
>treads -- perhaps from a snowmobile but geared down to a more reasonable
>speed.
>
> And the ability to raise or lower the snow beater relative to
>the tread level, so you could start working at a level which would be
>high enough so you were within the capacity of the blower. With the
>Toro, we had to use a shovel to knock down the higher accumulations and
>blow it a layer at a time.
The two-stage Toro 521 (5 hp, 21" swath) with powered wheels was
probably the best model they ever made for homeowners in snow country.
It's not too heavy to manhandle even for a 68-year old gent with a
half-functional ticker with electronic aid, and it does not need
assistance with a shovel in deep snow. Ya just take smaller bites. It
can throw even fairly wet heavy snow quite a ways and it can chew thru
the drift left by the municipal plow at the end of the driveway.
Ya adjust the speed and size of bite to the situation, it'll get 'er
done.
I would not now be able to manage it without the powered wheels, but
with power including reverse, no problem. My exercise hour today was
spent with Mr. Toro. More puffing and sweat than walking 3 miles on
the treadmill while watching Law & Order but my cardiologist tells me
to be active, I won't break if I do that but will decay if I don't.
I've had softer drill instructors. Gettin' old is not for sissies.
I'm sure getting tired of snow.
Wes
>Talk about that to the Olympics organizers in Vancouver, where they're
>bringing in snow by truck & helicopter. Maybe you ought to think
>before you type.
DC has some they can spare.
Wes
Larry Jaques
<clu...@lycos.com> scrawled the following:
My buddy in D.C. just emailed yesterday. They've had 2' so far, and
20" extra are due in today through Wednesday. He'd just finished 3
hours of shoveling when the damned snow plow FINALLY came by and undid
his entire day's work in seconds. I'd have heaved the shovel at the
b*tch on the plow. ;)
It appears that he was off (govvie) yesterday and the whole gov't will
again be off today and probably Wednesday. As he put it "This is, of
course, not out of consideration for the quarter-million gov't
employees in the greater DC area, but rather in honor of Obama's
strong snow shoveling heritage on his Kenyan's father's side of his
family."
It brought tears to me eyes, it did.
--
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves
after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
-- Marcel Proust
dca...@krl.org
>
> I would not now be able to manage it without the powered wheels, but
> with power including reverse, no problem. My exercise hour today was
> spent with Mr. Toro. More puffing and sweat than walking 3 miles on
> the treadmill while watching Law & Order but my cardiologist tells me
> to be active, I won't break if I do that but will decay if I don't.
> I've had softer drill instructors. Gettin' old is not for sissies.
>
> I'm sure getting tired of snow.
I had figured I could get by without powered wheels for normal amounts
of snow, but the driveway is long enough that they would be nice. It
is fairly flat so I really do not need tracks. In a few more years, I
will be getting old and decrepit, powered wheels sounds better and
better. Will have to take a good look at my neighbors snow blower and
see how they manage the drive to the wheels. I did use the reverse,
but think I can get along without that.
Dan
rangerssuck
> On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:39:47 -0500, the infamous Wes
> <clu...@lycos.com> scrawled the following:
>
>
> >>Talk about that to the Olympics organizers in Vancouver, where they're
> >>bringing in snow by truck & helicopter. Maybe you ought to think
> >>before you type.
>
> >DC has some they can spare.
>
> My buddy in D.C. just emailed yesterday. They've had 2' so far, and
> 20" extra are due in today through Wednesday. He'd just finished 3
> hours of shoveling when the damned snow plow FINALLY came by and undid
> his entire day's work in seconds. I'd have heaved the shovel at the
> b*tch on the plow. ;)
Then your buddy did some poor planning. I know that folks in DC don't
have a lot of experience with this, but if he shoveled for three hours
and it was undone by a plow, well that's just poor planning (or slow
shoveling).
> It appears that he was off (govvie) yesterday and the whole gov't will
> again be off today and probably Wednesday. As he put it "This is, of
> course, not out of consideration for the quarter-million gov't
> employees in the greater DC area, but rather in honor of Obama's
> strong snow shoveling heritage on his Kenyan's father's side of his
> family."
>
> It brought tears to me eyes, it did.
Is there some sort of universal rule that says that you & Gunner can't
post anything at all without some added bullshit political comment?
cl...@snyder.on.ca
Virtually NO two stage machines are available without wheel drive -
and if they were they would be pretty useless. Two stage units are
"snow blowers"
Single stage units are commonly available without wheel drive. These
are called snow THROWERS. The beaters draw the unit into the snow.
The best allround unit for a homeowner in "snow country" is NOT a
5/21. Too small. An 8/26 is much better - with electric start and a
differential like an Ariens Pro.
I had a 5/26 for years - just a bit underpowered but big enough to do
the job with a Tecumseh H50 SnowKing.
Currently using a 5-21 track-drive with a 5HP Briggs - too small to
really do the job, and the Briggs engine lacks the grunt the
physically larger Tec engine provided. (although the same HP rating)
Thankfully this year I've only needed it once - but it sounds like I
may need it in the morning, or Tomorrow.
dca...@krl.org
> Virtually NO two stage machines are available without wheel drive -
> and if they were they would be pretty useless. Two stage units are
> "snow blowers"
> Single stage units are commonly available without wheel drive. These
> are called snow THROWERS. The beaters draw the unit into the snow.
>
- but it sounds like I
> may need it in the morning, or Tomorrow.
Thanks for the information. I am planning on waiting until Spring or
Summer and look for a good deal on a used machine, or look for a pile
of scrap that I can use for materials. I do not think we live in snow
country, but this week seems to be the exception.
Dan
Wes
>>DC has some they can spare.
>
>My buddy in D.C. just emailed yesterday. They've had 2' so far, and
>20" extra are due in today through Wednesday. He'd just finished 3
>hours of shoveling when the damned snow plow FINALLY came by and undid
>his entire day's work in seconds. I'd have heaved the shovel at the
>b*tch on the plow. ;)
I've been in the middle of digging a car out of my driveway when the plow covered me and
it. It is a testiment to my composure I didn't double tap the plow driver.
>
>It appears that he was off (govvie) yesterday and the whole gov't will
>again be off today and probably Wednesday. As he put it "This is, of
>course, not out of consideration for the quarter-million gov't
>employees in the greater DC area, but rather in honor of Obama's
>strong snow shoveling heritage on his Kenyan's father's side of his
>family."
>
>It brought tears to me eyes, it did.
The question I want to know is does he get paid?
Wes
Stuart Wheaton
> Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
>
>>> DC has some they can spare.
>> My buddy in D.C. just emailed yesterday. They've had 2' so far, and
>> 20" extra are due in today through Wednesday. He'd just finished 3
>> hours of shoveling when the damned snow plow FINALLY came by and undid
>> his entire day's work in seconds. I'd have heaved the shovel at the
>> b*tch on the plow. ;)
>
> I've been in the middle of digging a car out of my driveway when the plow covered me and
> it. It is a testiment to my composure I didn't double tap the plow driver.
If you call the locality that owns the plows they will be happy to make
a note in the snowplow files and program the plow not to shed snow as it
passes your driveway. The problem is that they just don't realize that
you are special until you call them.
My brother works as a city mechanic and he usually runs plows on the
relief shift. That means he often gets the first shot at residential
streets after the public works guys have cleaned the main roads. By
definition, secondary streets and residential neighborhoods will
probably get plowed after they shovel their driveways. It can't be
helped and bitching about it is a waste of time. But a guy followed him
down a cul-de-sac to complain that plows blocked his driveway. He got
out of his narrow car (parked behind the plow truck, lights off) and was
walking up to bitch at the plow driver, but the driver never knew the
narrow car was there until he threw the truck in reverse and felt the
crunch.
The cop that responded (a shooting buddy of mine) directed the guy's
attention to all the Flashing Yellow Lights on the Big Orange Truck,
cited him, and sent the plow on it's way.
DoN. Nichols
> On 9 Feb 2010 00:53:59 GMT, "DoN. Nichols" <dnic...@d-and-d.com>
> wrote:
[ ... ]
>> I think that based on my experience with this Toro (which had no
>>powered wheels) and the steep slope of my driveway, I would want powered
>>treads -- perhaps from a snowmobile but geared down to a more reasonable
>>speed.
>>
>> And the ability to raise or lower the snow beater relative to
>>the tread level, so you could start working at a level which would be
>>high enough so you were within the capacity of the blower. With the
>>Toro, we had to use a shovel to knock down the higher accumulations and
>>blow it a layer at a time.
>
> The two-stage Toro 521 (5 hp, 21" swath) with powered wheels was
> probably the best model they ever made for homeowners in snow country.
> It's not too heavy to manhandle even for a 68-year old gent with a
> half-functional ticker with electronic aid, and it does not need
> assistance with a shovel in deep snow.
That sounds like just what I need. Even the age matches -- just
don't have any in-body electronics (yet?).
> Ya just take smaller bites. It
> can throw even fairly wet heavy snow quite a ways and it can chew thru
> the drift left by the municipal plow at the end of the driveway.
> Ya adjust the speed and size of bite to the situation, it'll get 'er
> done.
Great! But let me guess -- it has been discontinued. :-)
> I would not now be able to manage it without the powered wheels, but
> with power including reverse, no problem. My exercise hour today was
> spent with Mr. Toro. More puffing and sweat than walking 3 miles on
> the treadmill while watching Law & Order but my cardiologist tells me
> to be active, I won't break if I do that but will decay if I don't.
> I've had softer drill instructors. Gettin' old is not for sissies.
>
> I'm sure getting tired of snow.
Amen! More falling as I type -- with a mix of freezing rain and
sleet to help the traction.
And -- they are threatening heavy winds tomorrow, with likely
power failures. (So far, I have only had a 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM outage
after the fall finished. Just long enough so I had to shut down the
computers before the UPS ran out of power, go back to bed, and half an
hour later get up and reboot the world. :-)
Thanks,
Ed Huntress
Jeez, we're in the 12 - 18 inch zone this time. With sustained winds of 30
mph. It's snowing now, and it doesn't look good. I'll dig out in a couple of
days. <g>
--
Ed Huntress
cavelamb
"Day After Tomorrow"
But we won't really know until Thursday....
DoN. Nichols
>
> "DoN. Nichols" <dnic...@d-and-d.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnhn477q....@Katana.d-and-d.com...
[ ... ]
>> Amen! More falling as I type -- with a mix of freezing rain and
>> sleet to help the traction.
>>
>> And -- they are threatening heavy winds tomorrow, with likely
>> power failures. (So far, I have only had a 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM outage
>> after the fall finished. Just long enough so I had to shut down the
>> computers before the UPS ran out of power, go back to bed, and half an
>> hour later get up and reboot the world. :-)
[ ... ]
> Jeez, we're in the 12 - 18 inch zone this time. With sustained winds of 30
> mph. It's snowing now, and it doesn't look good. I'll dig out in a couple of
> days. <g>
Yep -- right now we're getting snow and freezing rain (on the
borderline) but we might lose power with the winds adding to the
snow-laden tree limbs. If so, not sure how long we will be without
power.
Good luck,
Stormin Mormon
people.
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Stormin Mormon
five inches a year. Of course kids like me would holler
"Glacier coming! Run for your life!".
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Stormin Mormon
power lines.
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Larry Jaques
<clu...@lycos.com> scrawled the following:
>Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
You know the answer to that question is always "YES" when it comes to
gov't employees. _Every_ day is a payday and it only costs us $100
million a day for a D.C. shutdown. It THAT doesnt make people think
like libertarians, WIDS,M.
(WIDS,M = We're in Deep Shit, Maynard.)
--
In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are
needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And
they must have a sense of success in it.
-- John Ruskin, Pre-Raphaelitism, 1850
Wes
>Jeez, we're in the 12 - 18 inch zone this time. With sustained winds of 30
>mph. It's snowing now, and it doesn't look good. I'll dig out in a couple of
>days. <g>
Well, when you do, please take it easy. That goes for the rest of the 50, 60, 70
sumthings out there. Playing Superman with a shovel moving snow can be deadly. Especially
if you have heart issues.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4570
My next snowblower is going to have electric start!
Wes
Wes
>> I've been in the middle of digging a car out of my driveway when the plow covered me and
>> it. It is a testiment to my composure I didn't double tap the plow driver.
>
>If you call the locality that owns the plows they will be happy to make
>a note in the snowplow files and program the plow not to shed snow as it
>passes your driveway. The problem is that they just don't realize that
>you are special until you call them.
??? That bastard saw me, he could have moved over a bit. I should have called the cops
and claimed he was guilty of a felony like those students that are being charged with for
snowing snowballs at a plow. (Yah, I know, they were being stupid)
Wes
--
"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller
John R. Carroll
> Stuart Wheaton <sdwh...@fuse.net> wrote:
>
>>> I've been in the middle of digging a car out of my driveway when
>>> the plow covered me and it. It is a testiment to my composure I
>>> didn't double tap the plow driver.
>>
>> If you call the locality that owns the plows they will be happy to
>> make a note in the snowplow files and program the plow not to shed
>> snow as it passes your driveway. The problem is that they just
>> don't realize that you are special until you call them.
>
>
> ??? That bastard saw me, he could have moved over a bit. I should
> have called the cops and claimed he was guilty of a felony like those
> students that are being charged with for snowing snowballs at a plow.
> (Yah, I know, they were being stupid)
Really stupid.
Felony stupid.
--
John R. Carroll
Wes
>> ??? That bastard saw me, he could have moved over a bit. I should
>> have called the cops and claimed he was guilty of a felony like those
>> students that are being charged with for snowing snowballs at a plow.
>> (Yah, I know, they were being stupid)
>
>Really stupid.
>Felony stupid.
Kids are stupid. Even those near the age of majority.
Wes
Ed Huntress
"Wes" <clu...@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:BCHcn.144370$tq1....@en-nntp-03.dc1.easynews.com...
Well, I can't take it much easier. I took about six hours, off and on, to
shovel 60 feet of driveway and 70 feet of sidewalk. <g> Yes, I do it in
small bites these days and I don't care who knows it.
We got about a foot of fairly heavy snow, on top of the five or six inches
we already had. It's *great* snowman snow, and they're popping up all over.
I heard that DC broke a 210-year record for total snowfall.
--
Ed Huntress
Bruce L. Bergman
>Stuart Wheaton <sdwh...@fuse.net> wrote:
>
>>> I've been in the middle of digging a car out of my driveway when the plow covered me and
>>> it. It is a testiment to my composure I didn't double tap the plow driver.
>>
>>If you call the locality that owns the plows they will be happy to make
>>a note in the snowplow files and program the plow not to shed snow as it
>>passes your driveway. The problem is that they just don't realize that
>>you are special until you call them.
>
>
>??? That bastard saw me, he could have moved over a bit. I should have called the cops
>and claimed he was guilty of a felony like those students that are being charged with for
>snowing snowballs at a plow. (Yah, I know, they were being stupid)
Not really a felony, but you certainly could say "Malicious Intent"
and have a case against the plow driver. He was sitting in that nice
warm cab thinking "Hi, I'm from the Government and I'm here to help!"
and laughing out loud...
Especially if you qualify as a "Seasoned Citizen" and plowing out
the driveway is enough of a chore without the extra 'help' the driver
just gave you.
All they have to do is shift the plow to the center Neutral position
while crossing your driveway opening, and it won't dump into the
clearing. As much.
Now then, to drag this back to Metalworking kicking and screaming...
The snow thrower with the Chevy 350 is a bit much - there's
overkill, then there's pointless overkill.
Has anyone tried something a little saner like repowering an 8 - 13
HP range two-stage self-propelled thrower with something like a ~40 -
~60 HP Kubota or Cat diesel? Dig into a big drift and hear the
teakettle whistle as the turbo spools up...
--<< Bruce >>--
DoN. Nichols
>
> "Wes" <clu...@lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:BCHcn.144370$tq1....@en-nntp-03.dc1.easynews.com...
[ ... ]
>> Well, when you do, please take it easy. That goes for the rest of the 50,
>> 60, 70
>> sumthings out there. Playing Superman with a shovel moving snow can be
>> deadly. Especially
>> if you have heart issues.
[ ... ]
> Well, I can't take it much easier. I took about six hours, off and on, to
> shovel 60 feet of driveway and 70 feet of sidewalk. <g> Yes, I do it in
> small bites these days and I don't care who knows it.
Good!
> We got about a foot of fairly heavy snow, on top of the five or six inches
> we already had. It's *great* snowman snow, and they're popping up all over.
> I heard that DC broke a 210-year record for total snowfall.
Late this afternoon, we were informed that we had officially
broken every historical record -- and I'm not sure how far back those
records actually go.
Now, it is time for a too-hot summer to start. :-)
Enjoy,
Ed Huntress
Yeah, this is enough winter for me. Interestingly, it's not really very cold
here. In fact, it's above freezing right now, which has kept the snow from
blowing around. We're finally starting to get the wind.
I haven't looked into it very closely but it appears that Accuweather
analysis I heard last week agrees with what's happening: we're getting
storms coming up the coast, brining lots of moisture, and then a blast of
arctic air coming down well east of its typical routes. So on a diagonal
from West Virginia up into Connecticut, they're meeting and producing all of
this snow.
And you're right in the hotspot -- or the cold spot. <g> Let's hope it lets
up for a while. My shoulders need a rest. I'm sure you've had enough, too.
--
Ed Huntress
dca...@krl.org
wrote:
> Not really a felony, but you certainly could say "Malicious Intent"
> and have a case against the plow driver. He was sitting in that nice
> warm cab thinking "Hi, I'm from the Government and I'm here to help!"
> and laughing out loud...
>
> Especially if you qualify as a "Seasoned Citizen" and plowing out
> the driveway is enough of a chore without the extra 'help' the driver
> just gave you.
>
> --<< Bruce >>--
I qualify as a Seasoned Citizen and clearing the driveway is a chore.
But I am happy to have the snow plow come by and clear the street.
The snow has to go somewhere and the side of the road seems to be the
best place. So although I do not have a lot of experience with
clearing driveways, I have figured out it is a good idea to pay
attention when I hear any vehicle approaching and get well out of the
way. If it is a snow plow, give them more room than if it is a car.
Digging out the driveway after the snow plow has gone by isn't all
that much work.
Dan
cavelamb
I woke to two inches of snow this morning and it's still falling heavily.
That ain't legal in Texas!
I think it's Washington DC's fault !
--
Richard Lamb
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/
Ed Huntress
It's a conspiracy. The Masters of the Universe have decided to show us who
runs this place.
--
Ed Huntress
cavelamb
I'm with you, but it's Singular (at least for me).
--
Richard Lamb
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/
"The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power
to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour...
Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will.
Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still."
DoN. Nichols
>
> "DoN. Nichols" <dnic...@d-and-d.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnhn76up....@Katana.d-and-d.com...
>> On 2010-02-11, Ed Huntress <hunt...@optonline.net> wrote:
[ ... ]
>>> Well, I can't take it much easier. I took about six hours, off and on, to
>>> shovel 60 feet of driveway and 70 feet of sidewalk. <g> Yes, I do it in
>>> small bites these days and I don't care who knows it.
>>
>> Good!
[ ... ]
>> Late this afternoon, we were informed that we had officially
>> broken every historical record -- and I'm not sure how far back those
>> records actually go.
>>
>> Now, it is time for a too-hot summer to start. :-)
>>
>> Enjoy,
>> DoN.
>
> Yeah, this is enough winter for me. Interestingly, it's not really very cold
> here. In fact, it's above freezing right now, which has kept the snow from
> blowing around. We're finally starting to get the wind.
The same here -- though the winds were yesterday. It was 37 a
bit ago -- and quite welcome.
> I haven't looked into it very closely but it appears that Accuweather
> analysis I heard last week agrees with what's happening: we're getting
> storms coming up the coast, brining lots of moisture, and then a blast of
> arctic air coming down well east of its typical routes. So on a diagonal
> from West Virginia up into Connecticut, they're meeting and producing all of
> this snow.
Yep!
> And you're right in the hotspot -- or the cold spot. <g> Let's hope it lets
> up for a while. My shoulders need a rest. I'm sure you've had enough, too.
As it turned out -- after my wife got up, but before I normally
do, a couple of people appeared at the door, offering to shovel our
entire driveway for $150.00. She brought the offer up to me, and I said
"Go for it!". The driveway is probably about 150', up a fairly steep
slope for the first 100', and between two rises of land so you have to
*really* toss to get the snow clear.
They did a really good job, including a parking space at the top
(though not enough room to turn around), so I boosted their asking price
by another $50.00.
If I could depend on these being available for future years, I
would skip the idea of getting a snow blower. :-)
Of course -- I may skip it anyway. We typically have this kind
of winter about once every seven years, and the rest of the time the 4WD
Navajo can stomp down the snow and make its own path down the driveway
-- or even up from the bottom if needed. The most typically is leaving
the car at the bottom of the drive before a big snow, and then having it
bash its way up within a couple of days. But *this* year's snow is well
beyond that level.
Seven years would be plenty of time for the snow blower to quit
working from lack of exercise.
Hmm ... is there some solvent which can be used to wash out
gasoline from the tank well enough to prevent formation of gums over a
year or two of inactivity?
DoN. Nichols
My practice is to concentrate on digging the car out while
leaving the last couple of feet of driveway unshoveled until *after* the
snowplow (or snowplows) have come through. This means that the really
heavy compacted snow does not all wind up dumped in the driveway -- just
a relatively small amount of the tough stuff to shovel, along with the
last couple of feet of light fluffy stuff.
Ed Huntress
We didn't have any kids coming around to shovel snow this year. Usually
there are at least two or three teams of them. Some of the older people on
the street count on them, but, fortunately, there were a couple of neigbors
with snow blowers who dug them out.
I would have welcomed them, too.
>
> Of course -- I may skip it anyway. We typically have this kind
> of winter about once every seven years, and the rest of the time the 4WD
> Navajo can stomp down the snow and make its own path down the driveway
> -- or even up from the bottom if needed. The most typically is leaving
> the car at the bottom of the drive before a big snow, and then having it
> bash its way up within a couple of days. But *this* year's snow is well
> beyond that level.
Normally I park my car headed out, at the bottom of the driveway, if I know
I'm going to have to go somewhere in the morning. But I didn't, and my wife
knew early that her school would be closed, so I didn't do it. Sixty feet
later, I wish I had. d8-)
>
> Seven years would be plenty of time for the snow blower to quit
> working from lack of exercise.
>
> Hmm ... is there some solvent which can be used to wash out
> gasoline from the tank well enough to prevent formation of gums over a
> year or two of inactivity?
Yes, there are additives that are supposed to last for a long time. I
haven't used one for a while, but a few years ago I picked one up at the
Honda shop and used it in my mower (4-stroke) and leaf blower (2-stroke). It
seemed to work great; I didn't use the leaf blower for over a year. The
Honda mower is pretty vulnerable to gumming of the carb, and I've had to use
spray carb cleaner on it on two occassions. But that does the job, too.
--
Ed Huntress
dca...@krl.org
> Hmm ... is there some solvent which can be used to wash out
> gasoline from the tank well enough to prevent formation of gums over a
> year or two of inactivity?
>
> Enjoy,
> DoN.
>
> --
> Email: <dnich...@d-and-d.com> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564
> (too) near Washington D.C. |http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html
> --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero ---
Search this group for "Long term gasoline storage".
Dan
dca...@krl.org
> would skip the idea of getting a snow blower. :-)
>
> Enjoy,
> DoN.
>
> --
> Email: <dnich...@d-and-d.com> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564
> (too) near Washington D.C. |http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html
> --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero ---
This morning I shoveled off the walk from the front door to the
driveway. And then later took the shovel and looked at the driveway.
Noticed my neighbor with a snow shovel. Since they have a snow
blower, something was wrong.
Hiked up to their drive and found that the snow blower was not turning
the blower. They had the manual and it showed a belt driving the
impeller. Took the plastic cover off and saw that the belt was off
one of the pulleys. More manual reading, split the snow handling part
from the engine, got the belt on, reassembled. It immediately threw
the belt again. Put the belt back on and adjusted the idler pulley
cable so the belt did not have as much slack when the drive was not
engaged. Success.
After they got their driveway cleared they loaned the snowblower to
me and I got my driveway cleared. My driveway is longer than theirs,
but I don't know just how long it is. Got to do something to be better
prepared for next winter.
Dan
John Husvar
"Ed Huntress" <hunt...@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> It's a conspiracy. The Masters of the Universe have decided to show us who
> runs this place.
>
> --
> Ed Huntress
Mother Nature!
She'll try to burn you up.
She'll try to freeze you.
She'll try to drown you.
She'll try to blow you away.
Mom can be _such_ a bitch sometimes!
Ed Huntress
"John Husvar" <jhu...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhusvar-027A63...@news.eternal-september.org...
She can be a mean mother, all right. But I can't avoid the feeling that Wall
Street is somehow involved. d8-)
--
Ed Huntress
Gerald Miller
>On Feb 11, 3:33�am, Bruce L. Bergman <bruceNOSPAMberg...@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>
>> � Not really a felony, but you certainly could say "Malicious Intent"
>> and have a case against the plow driver. �He was sitting in that nice
>> warm cab thinking "Hi, I'm from the Government and I'm here to help!"
>> and laughing out loud...
>>
>> � Especially if you qualify as a "Seasoned Citizen" and plowing out
>> the driveway is enough of a chore without the extra 'help' the driver
>> just gave you.
>>
>
>> --<< Bruce >>--
>
>I qualify as a Seasoned Citizen and clearing the driveway is a chore.
>But I am happy to have the snow plow come by and clear the street.
>The snow has to go somewhere and the side of the road seems to be the
>best place.
Every time I clear the driveway, I also clear the edge of the road to
the left of the driveway across the front of my lot, all the way to my
neighbour's driveway. about 45 feet away. Next time the plow comes by.
it doesn't have enough snow to cause me any problem. SWMBO may make
fun of me plowing the street, but she sure doesn't complain about the
lack of blockage in the driveway when she wants to go somewhere!
So although I do not have a lot of experience with
>clearing driveways, I have figured out it is a good idea to pay
>attention when I hear any vehicle approaching and get well out of the
>way. If it is a snow plow, give them more room than if it is a car.
>
>Digging out the driveway after the snow plow has gone by isn't all
>that much work.
>
> Dan
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada
cl...@snyder.on.ca
Used to be a guy here in town had a 4X4 Chevy with a front mounted
blower. The blower was hydraulically driven with a 6-71 Jimmy in the
rear bed. That baby would move serious snow!!!!!!
cl...@snyder.on.ca
Unless you are on a corner ---------.I've very often had 4 feet of
snow covering the last 5 or 6 feet of my driveway after the plough
comes around the corner. Not fluffy stuff either -.
Mark Rand
>
>I woke to two inches of snow this morning and it's still falling heavily.
>
>That ain't legal in Texas!
>
>I think it's Washington DC's fault !
Here, in the UK, I've seen about 1/8" in the last week over a 250 mile
distance. It always amazes me that we are in the same latitude as Quebec!
Mark Rand
RTFM
dca...@krl.org
>
> Digging out the driveway after the snow plow has gone by isn't all
> that much work.
>
> Dan
I may have spoken too soon. My wife went out this morning and then
the snow plow widened the path thru the snow from one lane to two.
Good deal except that put a pile of snow about 2 feet high and four
feet wide across the end of the driveway. Fairly compressed snow at
that. Fortunately it was a triangle in cross section. After clearing
that I hiked up the road and cleared my neighbors drive entrance. It
was not as bad.
I need to dig out the mail box again, but then I will be all set for
the next snow on Monday. I did pace off the length of the driveway
as being two hundred yards.
Dan
Larry Jaques
<jhu...@sbcglobal.net> scrawled the following:
Can't she, though?
P.S: Ask Ed to say "HI" to He-Man for me.
Larry Jaques
<ra...@internettie.co.uk> scrawled the following:
You have that warmwater current moderating your climate, Mark.
RE: Lambykin's comment, this just in:
Just heard that the Obama Administration will be honoring the 43rd
President of the United States by naming the gap between the tectonic
plates beneath Haiti after him.
The area will now officially be referred to as "Bush's Fault."
cavelamb
>
> Just heard that the Obama Administration will be honoring the 43rd
> President of the United States by naming the gap between the tectonic
> plates beneath Haiti after him.
>
> The area will now officially be referred to as "Bush's Fault."
>
LOL! That's cute!
But I don't see what it has to do with me (or Texas).
The guy is from Connecticut.
Mark Rand
wrote:
>On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:37:11 +0000, the infamous Mark Rand
><ra...@internettie.co.uk> scrawled the following:
>
>>On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:34:18 -0600, cavelamb <cave...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>I woke to two inches of snow this morning and it's still falling heavily.
>>>
>>>That ain't legal in Texas!
>>>
>>>I think it's Washington DC's fault !
>>
>>Here, in the UK, I've seen about 1/8" in the last week over a 250 mile
>>distance. It always amazes me that we are in the same latitude as Quebec!
>
>You have that warmwater current moderating your climate, Mark.
>
Yabbut, it amazes me just how much of an effect it is. Of course, when it
stops/reverses (Kumbaya:) we'll be able to host the Winter Olympics!
>RE: Lambykin's comment, this just in:
>
>Just heard that the Obama Administration will be honoring the 43rd
>President of the United States by naming the gap between the tectonic
>plates beneath Haiti after him.
>
>The area will now officially be referred to as "Bush's Fault."
ROFLMAO
Mark Rand
RTFM