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Title: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 07, 2015, 07:39:03 AM
I have a little more than 3 feet on the ground and another 18" due this weekend. My dogs are going to be able to step over the 4' property fencing  :-\

The dunes in my front yard from the plow guy are already 7' high.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Knooger on February 07, 2015, 07:40:35 AM
Pics, mohterfucker, can you post them?
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: SF1900 on February 07, 2015, 07:43:12 AM
10 page thread easily.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Tapeworm on February 07, 2015, 07:55:40 AM
When I was 8 I rescued the 5 year old girl next door from a snow drift with a heroic clean and marching OHP manoeuvre.  Literally in over her head and I've felt like a big man ever since.  I don't know how long she was stuck in there but she was a complete basket case.

It was about 98 here today tho so I had to go without skiing.  You lucky, lucky bastards.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 07, 2015, 07:57:33 AM
Pics, mohterfucker, can you post them?

Relax, my kneeg. I will get some pics soon. I am in my cave blasting deads and back.

Home gym FTW with snow dunes.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 07, 2015, 08:00:10 AM
41 inches of snow.....street only has enough room for one car to go one way, snow drifts, piles up to 7 feet.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: TheShape. on February 07, 2015, 08:01:22 AM
I'm so sick of this snow BS, more coming this weekend.
(http://i.imgur.com/eHuZta7.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/xKrQKya.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/YuVPcNj.jpg)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Tapeworm on February 07, 2015, 08:01:29 AM
Watch out for those ice dams, folks!
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: 38-26-40 on February 07, 2015, 08:12:18 AM
80 in So Cal...went to the beach yesterday, got a nice tan. Everyone is in shorts, tank tops and sandals...and sweating from all the heat.  :)

You don't have to live there.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Mr Anabolic on February 07, 2015, 08:12:42 AM
Spring, Summer and Fall are lovely up there, but you could not pay me to put up with this shit.  

Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: HTexan on February 07, 2015, 08:15:03 AM
texas FTW 8)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 07, 2015, 08:16:54 AM
texas FTW 8)

You guys have the Houston Astros.  That offsets all other advantages.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: polychronopolous on February 07, 2015, 08:18:48 AM
The North East has been getting hammered here lately.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: TestDummy on February 07, 2015, 08:20:06 AM
Nice day here in Phoenix, probably gonna bbq
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: HTexan on February 07, 2015, 08:21:40 AM
You guys have the Houston Astros.  That offsets all other advantages.
touche
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: polychronopolous on February 07, 2015, 08:22:19 AM
Nice day here in Phoenix, probably gonna bbq


73 degrees and sunny here today.  8)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 07, 2015, 08:22:34 AM
Nice day here in Phoenix, probably gonna bbq


I am going to grill salmon tonight outside. My grill is a 12 month grill.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: SF1900 on February 07, 2015, 08:36:41 AM
80 in So Cal...went to the beach yesterday, got a nice tan. Everyone is in shorts, tank tops and sandals...and sweating from all the heat.  :)

You don't have to live there.

I love when people say stuff like this.  ::) I lived in California for 1 year and absolutely hated the weather. It sucked.

I love Northeast weather, and winter is my favorite season.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: King Shizzo on February 07, 2015, 08:39:32 AM
Why is it that northerners complain about the snowfall every year?

You absolutely know what to expect, yet you still whine.

Its easy to void, move to a milder climate.

inb4 aj says he is in New Hampshire to avoid the roaming packs of Hebrews elsewhere.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 07, 2015, 08:41:33 AM
Why is it that northerners complain about the snowfall every year?

You absolutely know what to expect, yet you still whine.

Its easy to void, move to a milder climate.

inb4 aj says he is in New Hampshire to avoid the roaming packs of Hebrews elsewhere.

We love complaining. I kid you not, there is nothing new englanders like more than bitching about a blizzard.

Edit: and the 'brews.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 07, 2015, 08:44:06 AM
Its easy to void, move to a milder climate.

It's only "easy" if you have little responsibility and commitment.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: King Shizzo on February 07, 2015, 08:44:18 AM
We love complaining. I kid you not, there is nothing new englanders like more than bitching about a blizzard.

Edit: and the 'brews.
We complain about it being 98 degrees in the shade during summer but.........

I couldn't even imagine shoveling my driveway in the wee hours of the morning.

Fuck that.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: King Shizzo on February 07, 2015, 08:51:56 AM
I always had a dream to live in a colonial style house during the fall in New England.

Beautiful.

(http://thumb10.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/79547/116166403/stock-photo-typical-new-england-colonial-style-house-in-the-fall-116166403.jpg)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: TestDummy on February 07, 2015, 08:52:21 AM
We love complaining. I kid you not, there is nothing new englanders like more than bitching about a blizzard.

Edit: and the 'brews.

hahaha just like Phoenix every summer people act surprised that it's hot, bitching all day about how hot it is
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: TestDummy on February 07, 2015, 08:59:18 AM
I always had a dream to live in a colonial style house during the fall in New England.

Beautiful.

(http://thumb10.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/79547/116166403/stock-photo-typical-new-england-colonial-style-house-in-the-fall-116166403.jpg)


that shit looks haunted
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 07, 2015, 09:03:27 AM
I always had a dream to live in a colonial style house during the fall in New England.

Beautiful.

(http://thumb10.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/79547/116166403/stock-photo-typical-new-england-colonial-style-house-in-the-fall-116166403.jpg)

Yeah, fall is my favorite season. It only lasts about 6 weeks, but it is the best. I lived in FL for 3 years and I really missed actual seasons.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: King Shizzo on February 07, 2015, 09:12:21 AM
Wow aj, 25 posts already!

See what having Shizzo commenting/endorsing a thread can do?
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _bruce_ on February 07, 2015, 09:14:38 AM
Tremendous lat building activity.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: WalterWhite on February 07, 2015, 09:16:19 AM
My dogs path is beginning to look like a bobsled run!
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: robcguns on February 07, 2015, 11:02:58 AM
I have a little more than 3 feet on the ground and another 18" due this weekend. My dogs are going to be able to step over the 4' property fencing  :-\

The dunes in my front yard from the plow guy are already 7' high.
Funny you say that,my neighbors two dogs were in my back yard cause the fence was only 6" above the snow.Its ridiculous here.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 07, 2015, 03:23:46 PM
Wow aj, 25 posts already!

See what having Shizzo commenting/endorsing a thread can do?

Thanks for having my back, broski.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Knooger on February 07, 2015, 03:26:52 PM
Thanks for having my back, broski.

Still waiting on pics, fucker.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 07, 2015, 03:28:33 PM
Still waiting on pics, fucker.

Damn, had a drunken lunch with a friend and now it's dark. Tomorrow? I will throw in a pic of my cawk in the snow.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 07, 2015, 03:29:22 PM
Wow aj, 25 posts already!

See what having Shizzo commenting/endorsing a thread can do?

It's a shame how many times you've been banned or run off with all you do for us.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Knooger on February 07, 2015, 03:30:01 PM
Damn, had a drunken lunch with a friend and now it's dark. Tomorrow? I will throw in a pic of my cawk in the snow.

I'll be checking this thread tomorrow... Don't forget the cock pics.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Thin Lizzy on February 07, 2015, 03:33:23 PM
Running "Rocky" style in Central Park on Friday. Temp 25.

(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/thinlizzy21/AC108F1D-B91A-491A-857E-4D2EC05DE3D1_zpsmngw0ret.jpg) (http://s95.photobucket.com/user/thinlizzy21/media/AC108F1D-B91A-491A-857E-4D2EC05DE3D1_zpsmngw0ret.jpg.html)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: King Shizzo on February 07, 2015, 03:36:12 PM
It's a shame how many times you've been banned or run off with all you do for us.
Please engross the audience with more failed attempts at GoRuck training.  :-*
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 07, 2015, 03:40:15 PM
Please engross the audience with more failed attempts at GoRuck training.  :-*

Yes, those of us who aren't so weak that they can't handle a few drinks without jeopardizing our entire well being are out doing things.  Occasionally can lead to injury.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: King Shizzo on February 07, 2015, 04:07:19 PM
Yes, those of us who aren't so weak that they can't handle a few drinks without jeopardizing our entire well being are out doing things.  Occasionally can lead to injury.
Hahahaha  ;)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Cableguy on February 07, 2015, 04:37:10 PM
I lived in Western MA for 8 years. Worked outside in that shit. Don't miss it!
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Coach is Back! on February 07, 2015, 04:39:57 PM
80 in So Cal...went to the beach yesterday, got a nice tan. Everyone is in shorts, tank tops and sandals...and sweating from all the heat.  :)

You don't have to live there.

This
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Hulkotron on February 07, 2015, 04:56:02 PM
_aj_ is a man who knows what it takes to uncork a heavy three-coiler.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 07, 2015, 04:57:23 PM
_aj_ is a man who knows what it takes to uncork a heavy three-coiler.

Yep, and holy fuck did I drop a stupendous deuce today. Thank God I have power-assist flushing toilets or I would have been wrangling that monster by hand.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: 38-26-40 on February 07, 2015, 05:42:49 PM
I love when people say stuff like this.  ::) I lived in California for 1 year and absolutely hated the weather. It sucked.

I love Northeast weather, and winter is my favorite season.

Have fun in the North East...I hate Winter
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Slapper on February 07, 2015, 07:07:33 PM
Do what I did:

(http://i61.tinypic.com/fa0voj.png)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 10, 2015, 07:27:52 AM
Slapper took care of the cawk-pic. This is the fucking snow dune in my front yard. Durango for scale:

(http://i.imgur.com/GTIW4QO.jpg)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 10, 2015, 10:18:55 AM
One more...

I was trying to move some snow when the snow thrower started grinding on something. When I pulled back I realized that I had found my wheelbarrow, buried under 5 feet of snow...

(http://i.imgur.com/mBG3Jgb.jpg)

This is fucking retarded.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: 38-26-40 on February 10, 2015, 10:21:49 AM
O M G
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Powerlift66 on February 10, 2015, 10:24:58 AM
I'm just hoping the roofs hold up... (House, shed, etc)... Fark...
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 10, 2015, 10:34:36 AM
I'm just hoping the roofs hold up... (House, shed, etc)... Fark...

I am pretty lucky. If you look a couple of posts up, you can see that my roof is angled acutely enough that less than a foot has accumulated on the main part. There is some concerning drifting on family room roof adjacent the near chimney.

Also, note the complete lack of icicles. We have GREAT second floor insulation and the attic is air flow-through so it's outside temp. That means that the snow in contact with the shingles isn't melting. VERY happy.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Powerlift66 on February 10, 2015, 10:46:30 AM
Yeah, a great looking house you have there... Mine has all the huge icicles hanging and shit...
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Hulkotron on February 10, 2015, 12:06:06 PM
Nice looking home aj
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 10, 2015, 01:00:21 PM
aj has it figured out.

So far, the heating cables I put on my roof are doing the trick.  Had over 25k in damage over 4 years


Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: liberty on February 10, 2015, 01:26:27 PM
Live 30 miles north of Boston....Mother of all winters here this year
18 days ago we had 5 inches on the ground...now we have around 67 inches
We had a couple storms...then a blizzard...then another 2 feet the last few days
Spent about 3 hours cleaning snow off my roof after I did my Moms roof.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Mr. MB on February 10, 2015, 01:30:46 PM
85 today in Phoenix area. A record high 65 at our cabin in the White Mountains over near the NM border. We are way way ahead of rainfall for the entire state. Way behind in mountain snow. I wish we had more snow on the hill.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Teutonic Knight on February 10, 2015, 01:31:45 PM
Live 30 miles north of Boston....Mother of all winters here this year
18 days ago we had 5 inches on the ground...now we have around 67 inches
We had a couple storms...then a blizzard...then another 2 feet the last few days
Spent about 3 hours cleaning snow off my roof after I did my Moms roof.


Wiggzy must be going mad, snow is not black  :D
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 10, 2015, 01:32:43 PM
Live 30 miles north of Boston....Mother of all winters here this year
18 days ago we had 5 inches on the ground...now we have around 67 inches
We had a couple storms...then a blizzard...then another 2 feet the last few days
Spent about 3 hours cleaning snow off my roof after I did my Moms roof.


LOL! I have a couple of those heaps too. My son is outside right now hollowing one out as a fort.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: liberty on February 10, 2015, 01:37:45 PM
Me and my helper getting ready to tackle the deck...She's 3.5 feet tall and you can see its up to her ears.
Thats my grill buried out there in the background...Is it St. Patricks Day yet? Usually can see the light at the end of the tunnel by then  :-\  More snow forecast for friday and sunday.

Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 10, 2015, 01:59:48 PM
More snow forecast for friday and sunday.

I've been watching that, especially the Sunday festivities. It's a Nor'easter that if it tracks about 100 miles west will be a multi-foot blizzard on Boston. The weather models have been shifting back and forth, trying to get a good track. Our luck hasn't been great this year so far.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Powerlift66 on February 11, 2015, 07:54:13 AM
This lady in Hull MA has a great pic...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9fH2mAIMAAikuB.jpg)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 11, 2015, 11:46:18 AM
This lady in Hull MA has a great pic...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9fH2mAIMAAikuB.jpg)

Haha! Good thing she lifted the wipers on her car!
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: 38-26-40 on February 11, 2015, 11:57:27 AM
Me and my helper getting ready to tackle the deck...She's 3.5 feet tall and you can see its up to her ears.
Thats my grill buried out there in the background...Is it St. Patricks Day yet? Usually can see the light at the end of the tunnel by then  :-\  More snow forecast for friday and sunday.



She's so cute!
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Knooger on February 11, 2015, 01:06:02 PM
The only white I see here is the waves crashing on the beach.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Teutonic Knight on February 11, 2015, 01:12:30 PM
The only white I see here is the waves crashing on the beach.


Still in pirate pants (broad shorts), 8.10 am & 26'C  8)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Powerlift66 on February 13, 2015, 05:06:24 AM
A bit buried, more to come SAT. Jealous of you fukkers in warm weather near a beach.. Bastards   :o
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Powerlift66 on February 13, 2015, 05:07:14 AM
.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Royalty on February 13, 2015, 05:09:42 AM
It's -13 degrees in central New York right now.... I hope that my car starts.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: polychronopolous on February 13, 2015, 05:10:58 AM
The only white I see here is the waves crashing on the beach.
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=564565.0;attach=598028;image)

Livin' the good life!
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Powerlift66 on February 13, 2015, 05:11:44 AM
It's -13 degrees in central New York right now.... I hope that my car starts.

Good luck, its a balmy 6 degrees here, all cars have started  :D
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Powerlift66 on February 13, 2015, 05:15:34 AM
Last boring one for you...
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 13, 2015, 05:18:08 AM
Yeah, looking at another 18" tomorrow night and there's something shaping up on Wednesday too. Gonna be worse the further east, so I might be OK.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: falco on February 13, 2015, 05:46:44 AM
It has been sunny here in Portugal.

Just sayin'...
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Powerlift66 on February 13, 2015, 06:09:30 AM
I grew up in Portsmouth NH and 1st went to college in the heart of the NH White Mts at PSC.
My 81 yr old mom still lives there and always bitches about the snow this time of year.

Hey Mom, do what your son did and move the fuk out of that GOD forbidden Siberia !


Howard, Portsmouth is a great town. We go all the time (Flat Bread Pizza Co.) out of this world, Portsmouth Brewery, etc.
Also all the other bars, places to eat, shop. (Its only a 30 minute ride for us).
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: WalterWhite on February 13, 2015, 10:44:46 AM
Howard, Portsmouth is a great town. We go all the time (Flat Bread Pizza Co.) out of this world, Portsmouth Brewery, etc.
Also all the other bars, places to eat, shop. (Its only a 30 minute ride for us).

Love Portsmouth!

Live Free Or Die! :)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Ronnie Rep on February 13, 2015, 11:13:20 AM
Glad, I moved away from all that over 30 years ago.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Knooger on February 13, 2015, 11:44:08 AM
Thanks to WW and PL66 for the positive words on my hometown.

When I was 12, I was out shoveling the drive way with my dad.
He was a loving dad but was tough minded after serving in WWII and Korea.

It was cold and I got tired after an hour of shoveling.
I told him, I was done shoveling, threw down my shovel and started to walk in.

I took 3-4 steps and I felt this quick , hard shove in the back.
The shove sent me face first into a snow bank.
I dusted the snow off my face, picked my shovel back up and finished the driveway with him.

He never said a word and simply nodded his head at me when I returned to work.

My dad is long dead and I miss him.
But, every winter, I reflect on the unspoken  life lesson he taught me as a boy that winter.



Would love for you to give me a long session with many repetitions of hard shoves in the back. (Maybe a little homo)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Thin Lizzy on February 13, 2015, 12:53:36 PM
I'm digging the cold weather running in the park. You can do 40 minutes and hardly break a sweat.

Good luck to Boston Getbiggers. Apparently, more snow on the way.


(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/thinlizzy21/670A22F8-0CB7-4835-81E6-F4EE5B7B86D0_zps5mddjgci.jpg)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 13, 2015, 05:10:40 PM
I agreed to go XC skiing on Monday. On the plus side, there will be a foot and a half of new snow. On the downside, it'll be -10F in the sun.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: WalterWhite on February 13, 2015, 05:15:01 PM
Thanks to WW and PL66 for the positive words on my hometown.

When I was 12, I was out shoveling the drive way with my dad.
He was a loving dad but was tough minded after serving in WWII and Korea.

It was cold and I got tired after an hour of shoveling.
I told him, I was done shoveling, threw down my shovel and started to walk in.

I took 3-4 steps and I felt this quick , hard shove in the back.
The shove sent me face first into a snow bank.
I dusted the snow off my face, picked my shovel back up and finished the driveway with him.

He never said a word and simply nodded his head at me when I returned to work.

My dad is long dead and I miss him.
But, every winter, I reflect on the unspoken  life lesson he taught me as a boy that winter.



Howard our dad's were very similar and mine gained his citizenship fighting in Korea (no EBT back then).  He has Alzheimer's now and if he knew he would be so pissed I didn't take him in the woods and use my glock.

I just got these and they are awesome.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Howard on February 13, 2015, 05:17:48 PM
Cool boots WW.  Sorry to hear your dad is dealing with that terrible illness.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 13, 2015, 05:18:19 PM
I just got these and they are awesome.

(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=564565.0;attach=598353;image)


What are those boots? They look amazing.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: WalterWhite on February 13, 2015, 05:27:49 PM
Cool boots WW.  Sorry to hear your dad is dealing with that terrible illness.

Sorry about yours too bro.  My dad was a brilliant guy and tough as nails which made West Point seem like a cake walk compared to living at home haha!

What are those boots? They look amazing.

They are Sorel and honestly they blow my Northface away!  I found them at Red's in Plaistow but they were out of my size so I bought them on line.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 13, 2015, 05:51:35 PM
They are Sorel and honestly they blow my Northface away!  I found them at Red's in Plaistow but they were out of my size so I bought them on line.

PM me the link where you got them online. They look great!
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: youandme on February 13, 2015, 05:53:31 PM

that shit looks haunted

You beat me to it....
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Cableguy on February 13, 2015, 11:13:13 PM
Sorry about yours too bro.  My dad was a brilliant guy and tough as nails which made West Point seem like a cake walk compared to living at home haha!

They are Sorel and honestly they blow my Northface away!  I found them at Red's in Plaistow but they were out of my size so I bought them on line.

Sorels are awesome. Got mine at Sam's Outdoor in Brattleboro, VT. Used to wear them to work in harsh winter weather when I lived in Western MA. Probably the best winter boots made...  :)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Cableguy on February 13, 2015, 11:21:53 PM
Although, I don't know if the Sorels made today are the same as they used to be. This excerpt from Wikipedia...

"Sorel is a line of winter boots. The boot has long been popular in Canada for its high quality and warmth. The Sorel line was introduced in 1962 [1] by Kitchener, Ontario-based Kaufman Rubber Co. (later known as Kaufman Footwear), and became the world's best-selling cold weather boot.[2] In the summer of 2000, Kaufman Footwear went bankrupt, and the Sorel trademark was bought by Columbia Sportswear.[3] Following Columbia's purchase, the Sorel brand was expanded to other products, such as nylon outerwear and other work-related garments.[4] Prior to Kaufman's bankruptcy, Sorel boots were made only in Canada; today they are produced outside of Canada, mainly in China (2012) or Vietnam."  :(

Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: WalterWhite on February 13, 2015, 11:37:34 PM
Although, I don't know if the Sorels made today are the same as they used to be. This excerpt from Wikipedia...

"Sorel is a line of winter boots. The boot has long been popular in Canada for its high quality and warmth. The Sorel line was introduced in 1962 [1] by Kitchener, Ontario-based Kaufman Rubber Co. (later known as Kaufman Footwear), and became the world's best-selling cold weather boot.[2] In the summer of 2000, Kaufman Footwear went bankrupt, and the Sorel trademark was bought by Columbia Sportswear.[3] Following Columbia's purchase, the Sorel brand was expanded to other products, such as nylon outerwear and other work-related garments.[4] Prior to Kaufman's bankruptcy, Sorel boots were made only in Canada; today they are produced outside of Canada, mainly in China (2012) or Vietnam."  :(



Bummer how many boots/shoes are made OUS! My kicking around boots are the American made Red Wings and you can't kill them!

Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Tapeworm on February 14, 2015, 03:42:00 AM
I've lived in my Rocky S2V 105 boots since I bought them.  Never had boots so comfy.  The soles wore out first, maybe because I'm on concrete a lot, so just bought a second pair but am too chicken to dirty them so far.  First pair has seen a lot of hours tho so I'm very satisfied.  Consider them for summer.  

There's some manufacturing compliance that they need to meet in order to be allowed to sell to the military, so they're US made enough to pass, whatever that means.  And you get to look like you just came from stomping jihadists.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Powerlift66 on February 14, 2015, 04:36:00 AM
WalterWhite, AJ and I must grab a beer / lunch soon and discuss GetBig activities.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Thin Lizzy on February 14, 2015, 04:51:18 AM
WalterWhite, AJ and I must grab a beer / lunch soon and discuss GetBig activities.

I know of a band that is scheduled to play the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston, next Friday, 2-20. Are people able to get around in that area?
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 14, 2015, 04:54:07 AM
I know of a band that is scheduled to play the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston, next Friday, 2-20. Are people able to get around in that area?

Depending on the time, I might be able to pull that off.

The NH contingent should probably meetup in Portsmouth, since we all love it. I am about 60 minutes away.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: King Shizzo on February 14, 2015, 05:16:49 AM
Depending on the time, I might be able to pull that off.

The NH contingent should probably meetup in Portsmouth, since we all love it. I am about 60 minutes away.
Not an orifice would be safe that day.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 14, 2015, 05:32:10 AM
Not an orifice would be safe that day.

It's true. With getbiggers, every physical meeting has the possibility of going full-homo.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: King Shizzo on February 14, 2015, 05:44:03 AM
It's true. With getbiggers, every physical meeting has the possibility of going full-homo.
50 shades of Ghey.

Aj, you are nearing 100 replies in this thread. I am so proud of you.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 14, 2015, 05:45:28 AM
50 shades of Ghey.

Aj, you are nearing 100 replies in this thread. I am so proud of you.

Where is that metric on a per-thread basis?
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: King Shizzo on February 14, 2015, 05:48:16 AM
Where is that metric on a per-thread basis?
This will probably up your average to 18.2 replies per thread.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: funk51 on February 14, 2015, 06:11:22 AM
I have a little more than 3 feet on the ground and another 18" due this weekend. My dogs are going to be able to step over the 4' property fencing  :-\

The dunes in my front yard from the plow guy are already 7' high.
someone  posted this on facebook, boston area.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Tapeworm on February 14, 2015, 06:11:37 AM
100

suck it, shizzo
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 14, 2015, 06:14:41 AM
So, we have the storm tonight. That'll probably bring 12"-18" and then GFS has another Nor'easter dumping vast amounts of snow on Wednesday. NE Peeps, you will never again -- God willing -- see another winter like this. Just insane.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: funk51 on February 14, 2015, 06:14:54 AM
This lady in Hull MA has a great pic...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9fH2mAIMAAikuB.jpg)
i just posted the same pic before i read through the entire thread.... ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) so i'll post another.... to make up for my gaff... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Thin Lizzy on February 14, 2015, 07:10:21 AM
So, we have the storm tonight. That'll probably bring 12"-18" and then GFS has another Nor'easter dumping vast amounts of snow on Wednesday. NE Peeps, you will never again -- God willing -- see another winter like this. Just insane.

It seems like there's a weather pattern that keeps repeating. I'm 50 and I don't remember any NE major city getting hit with 12-18" storms that many times in a single winter.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: 38-26-40 on February 14, 2015, 11:47:19 AM
Happy Valentines Day!  :D
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: funk51 on February 14, 2015, 12:10:49 PM
 ;D  only animals that like this type of weather..... that and polar bears...
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Cableguy on February 14, 2015, 12:55:03 PM
Bummer how many boots/shoes are made OUS! My kicking around boots are the American made Red Wings and you can't kill them!



I always wore Redwings out in the field. They last for years!
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: WalterWhite on February 14, 2015, 03:05:28 PM
WalterWhite, AJ and I must grab a beer / lunch soon and discuss GetBig activities.


Sounds good if we can ever dig out of this mess!

It seems like there's a weather pattern that keeps repeating. I'm 50 and I don't remember any NE major city getting hit with 12-18" storms that many times in a single winter.

I'm with you and it's making the blizzard of 78 seem mild!

I always wore Redwings out in the field. They last for years!

My buddy owns a moving company and that's all he wears too. They aren't cheap but usually have a sale once a year.  
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Thin Lizzy on February 14, 2015, 04:08:11 PM
Baffin is the most popular brand among Ice Fisherman:

(http://www.xdcam-user.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/baffin-boots.jpg)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: WalterWhite on February 14, 2015, 04:12:13 PM
This is funny (but true)!  :o

Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Howard on February 14, 2015, 07:39:44 PM
This is funny (but true)!  :o



LOL, could be a long, lost brother of mine,  living up in my old home state of NH ;D
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: WalterWhite on February 14, 2015, 11:14:30 PM
LOL, could be a long, lost brother of mine,  living up in my old home state of NH ;D

He is a really funny guy and says what we are all thinking when we hear the NH forecast!
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 15, 2015, 05:54:37 AM
This is funny (but true)!  :o



That's funny, but that's a Maine accent for sure.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 15, 2015, 05:56:35 AM
We are getting crushed again today.  My buddy had a cyclone fence around his back yard...whole back lawn is full to the top of the fence.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 15, 2015, 06:03:35 AM
We are getting crushed again today.  My buddy had a cyclone fence around his back yard...whole back lawn is full to the top of the fence.

Up here isn't too bad. Since it started yesterday, we've only gotten about 8". That said, it ain't over yet. The wind is making some interesting problems. Hoping we don't lose power with the raging cold about to descend on us.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 15, 2015, 06:16:37 AM
Up here isn't too bad. Since it started yesterday, we've only gotten about 8". That said, it ain't over yet. The wind is making some interesting problems. Hoping we don't lose power with the raging cold about to descend on us.

Yeah - the wind is making this look much worse than it actually is.  Unreal....this snow won't be fully melted until about May.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 15, 2015, 06:18:03 AM
Yeah - the wind is making this look much worse than it actually is.  Unreal....this snow won't be fully melted until about May.

I'm already worried about the spring thaw floods. The rivers around here bloat after regular winters...
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 15, 2015, 06:26:15 AM
I'm already worried about the spring thaw floods. The rivers around here bloat after regular winters...

Yeah...as stated, my whole fight has been to keep the part of the roof where we get ice damage in the best shape possible.   We finally re did the room - paint/carpet, some custom storage benches, etc....if it gets hit again this will be bad.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Thin Lizzy on February 15, 2015, 06:50:12 AM
Yeah...as stated, my whole fight has been to keep the part of the roof where we get ice damage in the best shape possible.   We finally re did the room - paint/carpet, some custom storage benches, etc....if it gets hit again this will be bad.

That's a pain in the ass.

I don't know how you're attacking it, but one technique is to attach a brush or a scraper to a Painter's extension pole, and hit it that way.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 15, 2015, 06:51:51 AM
That's a pain in the ass.

I don't know how you're attacking it, but one technique is to attach a brush or a scraper to a Painter's extension pole, and hit it that way.

Too much damn snow for a standard rake. I'm gonna have to get up there with a shovel in the few places where it's becoming concerning.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Tapeworm on February 15, 2015, 07:05:31 AM
Install a galv steel roof.  Add a heating option to the plenum if you want.  Shingles are an unsuitable roofing material for freezing conditions.  Every year you hear the lamentations of the homeowners.  Why they continue to be used when ply & shingle is more expensive than steel is a mystery.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: polychronopolous on February 15, 2015, 07:05:55 AM
We are getting crushed again today.  My buddy had a cyclone fence around his back yard...whole back lawn is full to the top of the fence.

 :o
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Thin Lizzy on February 15, 2015, 07:06:54 AM
Too much damn snow for a standard rake. I'm gonna have to get up there with a shovel in the few places where it's becoming concerning.

Do you have any salt left?

If so, you could throw some up there to soften up the snow/ice before attacking it.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 15, 2015, 07:15:28 AM
Install a galv steel roof.  Add a heating option to the plenum if you want.  Shingles are an unsuitable roofing material for freezing conditions.  Every year you hear the lamentations of the homeowners.  Why they continue to be used when ply & shingle is more expensive than steel is a mystery.

Would be a massive expense.    So far, the $70 heating coil I've put up there is doing the trick.  I also have a coupler so I can attach a garden hose to my upstairs bathroom, then use a gutter cleaner attachment to spray hot water up and into any ice spots I want to manage.

New roof would be idea.  My house is under 15 years old, and the builder did some really poor work in spots, mostly with the roof.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Tapeworm on February 15, 2015, 07:29:47 AM
Would be a massive expense.    So far, the $70 heating coil I've put up there is doing the trick.  I also have a coupler so I can attach a garden hose to my upstairs bathroom, then use a gutter cleaner attachment to spray hot water up and into any ice spots I want to manage.

New roof would be idea.  My house is under 15 years old, and the builder did some really poor work in spots, mostly with the roof.

Unless you've got a cut up roof you could probably DIY when the time comes.  Even good shingles might be on the way out after 15 years.

Bathroom hose connection nuthin'.  Cylinder, CO2, mapp gas bottle, fuel, hose, metering valve, trigger gun.

Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Grape Ape on February 15, 2015, 07:36:26 AM
Unless you've got a cut up roof you could probably DIY when the time comes.  Even good shingles might be on the way out after 15 years.

Bathroom hose connection nuthin'.  Cylinder, CO2, mapp gas bottle, fuel, hose, metering valve, trigger gun.



I made the exact same thing in the video, but decided to stick with the hot water this time.  Steel roof installation might change my mind, as it would resist the flames.

Can't do this one myself - too high up, too steep an angle.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: _aj_ on February 15, 2015, 07:41:10 AM
The wife put together some Getbigger fuel: a haunch of beef with some potatoes and carrots, beef stock and some salt and pepper. Eight hours to go!
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Tapeworm on February 15, 2015, 07:41:52 AM
Well ok but a needle valve at the gun's inlet would really let you fine tune the flow so nothing gets overtoasted.  When you try diesel through the airless paint sprayer let me know if it works!  Handles oil paints & solvents.  Probably tolerate it fine.

 :D
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: polychronopolous on February 15, 2015, 11:08:23 AM
‘IT’S BIBLICAL': SEVERE WIND, COLD IN LATEST EAST-COAST SNOW STORMS

BOSTON (AP) — A storm brought a new round of wind-whipped snow to New England on Sunday, creating near-whiteout conditions in coastal areas and forcing people to contend with a fourth winter onslaught in less than a month.

A blizzard warning was in effect for coastal communities from Rhode Island to Maine into Monday; and a bone-chilling blast of cold, with lows of minus-10 degrees was in the Sunday night forecast in parts of the region.

As the storm lashed the coastline of Cape Cod Bay with heavy surf and nearly a foot of fresh snow, Red Cross volunteer Marc Lieber was riding it out at home in Sagamore Beach. He was on standby, but even if called, he said he probably would not be able to deploy.

“I can’t get out of my driveway,” Lieber said. “The earlier snow hasn’t gone away, and now this.”

A foot of snow had fallen across much of eastern Massachusetts by Sunday morning, with Ipswich and Salisbury recording 20 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Before it is all over, coastal areas of New Hampshire and southern Maine could see up to 2 feet, weather forecasters said.

“The best thing people can do is stay home, stay indoors,” said William Babcock, a weather service meteorologist.

Gov. Charlie Baker in Massachusetts and Gov. Gina Raimondo in Rhode Island warned motorists to stay off the roads.

Baker said Sunday morning that high tide was not as severe as anticipated, with no reports of major flooding, but warned that winds gusting over 60 mph could bring power outages.

“There’s a little bit of deja vu all over again in this,” he said.

Frank Libby, who was out trying to find newspapers in Boston Sunday morning, said it seems every few days the city is getting slammed with another foot of snow.

“It’s historic. It’s biblical,” the 62-year-old attorney said as he walked down a deserted street in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood. “I think we’re in uncharted territory. People just don’t know how to deal with the logistics of it.”

He had one message for Mother Nature: “Give us a break.”

One house of worship, the Union United Methodist Church in Boston, canceled Sunday services and instead was holding a prayer call via telephone.

Transportation officials in the region had taken precautions. Nearly 400 Sunday flights were canceled at Boston’s Logan International Airport, and none was scheduled Sunday morning. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority canceled all rail, bus and ferry service in the Boston area on Sunday.

Babcock said gusts could max out at 75 mph – hurricane territory – on Cape Cod. Officials warned of possible power outages, and north-facing or vulnerable coastal areas could suffer flooding and beach erosion, the weather service said.

Ahead of the storm, forces gathered to remove piles of snow and ready for the next round. More than 6 feet of snow was already standing in some areas near Boston from previous storms.

Massachusetts called up hundreds of National Guard troops to assist with snow removal, and the Hanscom Air Force base outside Boston became a staging area for heavy equipment pouring in from eight other Northeast states to help in the effort.

Crews worked in Boston’s Financial District to remove the massive amounts of snow that clogged streets and triggered numerous roof collapses.

The bad weather spanned several states – winter storm warnings extended west into Michigan and Ohio, where whiteout conditions led to a pileup on the Ohio Turnpike that killed at least two people. Another storm-related crash on the New York Thruway south of Buffalo killed one person.

Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Thin Lizzy on February 15, 2015, 01:01:57 PM
We're barely making to 20, in NYC, today. IMO, the football season needs to be pushed forward. Sundays in February are brutal.

Central Park shot from Sat.

(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/thinlizzy21/9DE9069F-2CB6-4350-9736-55545856C5BC_zpstzr01n3m.jpg)
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: TheShape. on February 15, 2015, 08:02:49 PM
Had a high of -1 today. Life is fantastic.
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Powerlift66 on February 16, 2015, 08:19:21 AM
The wife put together some Getbigger fuel: a haunch of beef with some potatoes and carrots, beef stock and some salt and pepper. Eight hours to go!

AJ, we did a beef stew in the crack-pot also, dug out my house, ,y Ma's and my inlaws again after yesterdays foot of snow...
The beef-stew, beer, vodka and wine were also good after 3 hours of work exercise...
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: Dr.J on February 16, 2015, 12:14:39 PM
I love when people say stuff like this.  ::) I lived in California for 1 year and absolutely hated the weather. It sucked.

I love Northeast weather, and winter is my favorite season.

How does SoCal. Weather suck?
Title: Re: New England snow roll call
Post by: 38-26-40 on February 17, 2015, 04:35:15 PM
How does SoCal. Weather suck?

It doesn't...he's just jealous!