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02/14/07, 11:55 AM
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Blowing and drifting here. It is still coming down hard.. It is to hard to tell how much with all the wind.
Patty
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02/14/07, 12:20 PM
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keep it simple and honest
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snow
Really snowing hard and getting less visibility.
Got the dog walked this morning, and water to the poultry. Must try again soon for their second drink of the day, and then hopefully an hour before dark if I can see to get to the coops.
The hard part is if the snow gets to be about two feet and then the buckets must be held higher so they don't drag on the snow causing most of the water to splash out. Holding them higher is a difficult weight lifting exercise.
Wind is picking up...snow seems to be coming from the north, but not sure.
Hope everyone is safe and warm...
Ann
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02/14/07, 12:30 PM
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oh why oh why oh why cant I live where you all do....instead of the south...now dont get me wrong I love my state...LOVE it...but I sure do love snow...
*sings* let it snow let it snow let it snow..
we do have a 20% chance of flurries
~C~
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02/14/07, 01:10 PM
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Ainchya glad ya aint slingin' papers no mo'?
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Words can't explain.
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02/14/07, 01:20 PM
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So the day started off well...
Got some calls to go plow some drives for money. (did a bunch of charity plowing yesterday).
Hit the first drive (discounted price because I know the family, they go to church with me). Leaving their place, see their neighbor huffing and puffing, ask him if he wants a quick plow job. Easy drive way and short for the country... plow him out. His new chevy (no weight in the back, silly man) can't back out even over the plowed snow. Tell him to put weight in it and he says: "I bought the best tires they sell". I should have just left then... country living, city attitude.
Hook up to his hitch, pull him out, stop the trucks... he's in the driveway, told him to pull off in the side I plowed already... I pull out, go to flip truck around and back blade up near his garage, I am sitting in the road, the next thing I know WHAM! He nails me. Backs right into the corner of my truck (rear corner). Bends my bumper under (hit it at a perfect 45 degree angle, the weakest point of a bumper) crunches some sheet metal and busts my tail light. Hit me hard enough that it broke a rear brake line...
He said, I have insurance, etc... I said forget it, I've to an old tail light lense at home and will pull the bumper out with the tractor...
Limped it home (used the plow as a brake) put it in the garage and letting it heat up and melt everything.
Took the steam out of my day pretty much. I don't want to go lay under it now...
made a little less than a 100 bucks in my first 20 minutes, but it will cost me in the long run. Just one of those days I guess.
Oh, and it's still snowing... although we have had two short breaks where it stopped... I think we are getting lake effect from the back side now.
ARRRRGGGHHHH.
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02/14/07, 01:35 PM
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Looks like we got around 6 inches over night here then the rain packed it down, making for some real heavy shovelfuls of snow. Since this is the first real snow we have gotten this just happened a few minutes ago.
Our back hill is what realtors would call rolling… if you tripped there would be no stopping until you hit the bottom.
Thing is that the neighbor boys (high school age) asked to go sledding.
I said “sure just watch for the fence.”
“Why is the electric on?”
“No, it is like a cheese slicer and I wouldn’t want you to be decapitated.” 
Wonder how they made out?
I’m going to go look.
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02/14/07, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Lynne
“No, it is like a cheese slicer and I wouldn’t want you to be decapitated."
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Unfortunately, it does happen -
Happened to a kid I went to school with - he was on a snowmobile
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02/14/07, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Tracy Rimmer
Welcome to my world 
S. Alberta is NOT used to this much snow -- we've gotten probably a good foot over the last week. There is far, far too much of it, in any case, and all those silly drivers of SUVs are making the roads even more dangerous than the ice.
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guess the weather is getting you ready for Manitoba
when you moving by the way
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02/14/07, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ZealYouthGuy
Biggest storm I've seen in a while. Spent the day plowing neighbors drives and pulling people out of ditches.
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Id like to see a picture of your plow truck Bob
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02/14/07, 03:44 PM
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We have gotten another foot of snow since noon and it's still coming down strongly. That's on top of the 18" we had gotten this morning. Slaughtering a pig out in that weather, with the wind picking up and it only being about 3°F, was interesting. Big reefer...
Cheers
-Walter
Sugar Mountain Farm
in the mountains of Vermont
http://SugarMtnFarm.com/blog/
http://NoNAIS.org
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02/14/07, 03:46 PM
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I just got my plow truck runnng again. I love snow, but im thankfull we havent had any in a week. I had to have my dad plow my drive a couple times 2 weeks ago. I hate someone els paying my dues
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02/14/07, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by michiganfarmer
Id like to see a picture of your plow truck Bob
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The broken part or just the truck?
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02/14/07, 04:07 PM
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Max
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Originally Posted by ZealYouthGuy
The broken part or just the truck?
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LOL, the whole truck with the plow on
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02/14/07, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by michiganfarmer
LOL, the whole truck with the plow on
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Got some batteries charging and eating some soup, will go out later... it's in the garage (with the plow on) so it won't be the best shots, but I'll post 'em in a little while.
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02/14/07, 04:18 PM
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Max
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Originally Posted by ZealYouthGuy
Got some batteries charging and eating some soup, will go out later... it's in the garage (with the plow on) so it won't be the best shots, but I'll post 'em in a little while.
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you dont have to go out of your way for me. I just thought if you had a pic on your computer... I just like seeing other peoples equipment.
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02/14/07, 05:10 PM
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http://s110.photobucket.com/albums/n...20Day%20Storm/
For all the pics.
Crunch...
View from a little lower... sigh.
View from front, pardon the messy garage.
Last edited by ZealYouthGuy; 02/14/07 at 05:14 PM.
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02/14/07, 05:31 PM
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About 18" here...
About 13" here, that's all my daughter wanted to wade out in... Pardon her jacket, it's her "farm coat"
There is a door there somewhere...
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02/14/07, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ZealYouthGuy
Biggest storm I've seen in a while. Spent the day plowing neighbors drives and pulling people out of ditches.
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wondered why no post from you for a while
doesn't surprise me you'd be out helping someone
re: your truck, ouch!
don't know how much we got, but I had to step down into my car, rather than up! 
Stef
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02/14/07, 09:06 PM
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LOL, today I would have been better off sitting by the fire and reading a book...
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02/14/07, 11:09 PM
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Same here. Official count was 28" of snow. That's a record storm for us here. I just spent the last two days plowing, just got in and am going to bed.
Goodnight.
Pete
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