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Another winter storm. Golly whiz!

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NutmegCT

NutmegCT

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Snowed on Saturday and Sunday. Monday and Tuesday clear, dry and 25 degrees. But Mother Nature doesn't want us to get bored. Here's this morning, 8am EST in my backyard. Nine to 12 inches, to be followed by sleet and ice through the day and into night, and slightly rising temps. Worst stuff in the world to try to shovel/blow/plow. Like fresh-poured concrete. Blech.

How are you all faring?

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Lots of ice here. Thousands without power. I've lost lots of tree limbs in my yard; trees can't take the weight of the ice.
 
Had about 4 inches of snow last night followed by enough ice that I could walk on top of it this morning. Shoveling seems mostly out of the question right now due to the need to break it up first. I may try this afternoon.
 
No school today, so I'm home. About 5" or so of new snow with a crusty layer of ice on top of it.

I'm about to go out and fire up the snow blower.

It's sleeting right now but it's going to be cold for the next few days and I don't want all this stuff freezing on my driveway or sidewalks.
 
Got the driveway cleared in about 90 minutes. Just before the sleet started up. Really hate trying to blow snow when it's wet and icy; snowblower just seems to "belch" snow about one foot.

I use an MTD 22" 5hp double action blower. What do you other "snow guys" use?
 
hmmm - when I first saw that, I got *very* envious. But it sure would improve the video if he did the demo in some deep snow. Jeez - all that hp, and he runs it through 3 inches of snow?

Think I'll wait for version 2.0. But sign me up for the "neighborhood demonstrator trial period".
 
About 10 inches here and climbing - the good news is that amazingly our tenants boyfriend decided to shovel for me - it's a nice thing.
 
I use a blade behind my JD 330 diesel.
 
I use the air dam on my car. I have a 14% down grade to get out of my drive so I leave the snow down for traction. This morning there was 5" of snow with 5/8" of ice on top. Kinda strange to have the need to give the car power to go down hill as it shoved the ice layer ahead of it.
 
I use my neighbour. He came across today in his backhoe and cleaned it when I was at work.
 
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