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Offline Maize-N-Blue-D

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Blizzard of 2014 !
« on: January 05, 2014, 08:31:09 PM »
So far I have shoveled snow twice today, first time 5 inches, second time 6 inches and it is still coming down..... ;D  How many people are planning on staying home tomorrow ?

I certainly am not going to Dearborn tomorrow.  Yeah SNOW DAY ! 

This stuff is very sticky too.   
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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2014, 08:35:03 PM »
I just came inside about 15 mins ago from shoveling and I'll tell ya this...Even though I'm in relatively decent shape and stopped smoking three years ago, I had to take about four breaks while just doing the driveway and sidewalk. That has got to be the heaviest snow I think I've shoveled in many many years.

Thanks God my morning commute is simply walking from the coffee pot to the workshop downstairs   ;)
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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2014, 08:38:36 PM »
I got told not to come to work today. Cops said they might be telling people to stay in or they will be arrested we will see though. supposed to get a inch a hour soon up here.

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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2014, 08:40:06 PM »
Yeah, this is how I remember snow storms used to be when I was a kid...I made a killing shoveling everyone's driveway..   
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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2014, 08:43:34 PM »
We were told to work from home and not attempt to drive to the office.  Works for me.  Not wanting a commute over 2 hours one way tomorrow.
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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2014, 09:38:52 PM »
The snow was up to my dogs neck in parts and she's no small dog.  Closed up early at work and got stuck driving home.  So much snow!!!

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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2014, 09:41:24 PM »
2 cars got stuck, turning by my house, while i was out blowing snow tonight.   Have to work tomorrow.  Thank God for all wheel drive.

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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2014, 10:26:01 PM »
i shoveled my parents driveway for them today, twice. after i was done this evening they asked why i didnt use the snow blower, i had no idea they got one. fml
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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2014, 10:29:42 PM »
Me, my sister and my father in the morning were out shoveling and then my father had to go out 2 other times after that. There at least 12" on our deck.  :o 
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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2014, 10:53:26 PM »
I was driving in it most of the day... 11:30am-9pm , with breaks at Sam's Club, Pruess & Best Buy.  I'll also be at work tomorrow.  It's not THAT bad IMO,  just gotta drive a bit slower& watch out for idiots. I'm sure I'll be curled up in bed after being outside all day tomorrow tho.

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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2014, 10:59:15 PM »
i shoveled my parents driveway for them today, twice. after i was done this evening they asked why i didnt use the snow blower, i had no idea they got one. fml

That was there way of payback !   All the times you didn't take your shoes off,  left dirty cloths all over, wrecked their car while fiddling with the stereo at the wrong time (oh wait I did that).

I could hear them now,  Hunny do you think we should tell him we have a snow blower ?  Naa, I want to see him sweat some more !   LMAO ...
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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2014, 11:06:51 PM »
All these snow shoveling stories brings a benefit of living in a bad neighborhood to light....  plenty of dope fiends around to shovel me out for a 5spot. ;)

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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2014, 11:26:16 PM »
If not for the need to travel beyond the house, I think the snow is great! Been a while since I've been around so much, but it brings back memories of the time I spent living in Houghton in the UP.

I've shoveled around the house 4-5 times today, but it's hard to tell aside from the tall mounds of snow underneath all the new snow. The paths are all gone. This morning, clearing 6" from my 550' drive took what seemed like forever - tomorrow will only be worse. I'm also starting to run out of good areas to pile up snow with the tractor.
2 cars got stuck, turning by my house, while i was out blowing snow tonight.   Have to work tomorrow.  Thank God for all wheel drive.
AWD sure makes a big difference. I also put snow tires on my talon and performance is impressive, but it has limited ground clearance. It'll plow snow until it gets as high as the top of the hood, but it's not fun to drive long distances doing that.
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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2014, 12:00:04 AM »
You have a tractor! Lucky...

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Re: Blizzard of 2014 !
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2014, 12:07:50 AM »
  All the times you didn't take your shoes off,  left dirty cloths all over, wrecked their car while fiddling with the stereo at the wrong time (oh wait I did that).

I'm a member of that club to bud lol. I remember when I was a kid I backed out of the driveway right into a car because I was messing with putting in a Guns and Roses tape into the tape deck :o :-X Took about $1200 worth of quarter panel and paint work to get that Bronco II back into shape.
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