colterphoto1 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Just a light dusting here in the midwest, maybe an inch. Heard the news reports about NYC being almost shut down. But Central Park is so scenic in the snow. Hope you can get unstuck by days end Jay. Otherwise, just stay inside, brew a nice hot cup of coffee and enjoy. Gary, you're a nut! I just hire a guy. Not worth breaking my back. You all be careful out there, here? Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 We got about 16inches west of Philly, with drifts as deep as 2.5 ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 IN South East Connecticut we got about 9-12 in. Could have been worse, at least that is what I keep telling myself - I just came in from shoveling for the last 45 min. Good Luck, -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hey Gary, My flight to Vegas tomorrow connects @ Dulles. Have you heard of any shutdowns? Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Just a light dusting here in the midwest, maybe an inch. Heard the news reports about NYC being almost shut down. But Central Park is so scenic in the snow. Hope you can get unstuck by days end Jay. Otherwise, just stay inside, brew a nice hot cup of coffee and enjoy. Gary, you're a nut! I just hire a guy. Not worth breaking my back. You all be careful out there, here? Michael Oh Michael we're not stuck, we're college kids hahaha. We drank ourselves drunk cause there nothing better to do and the heat is crazy hot. The only thing that sucks is that the food court is a walk. So we ordered out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluless Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy! Enough snow to look pretty, Little enough to smosh down with car! (i think) The shovel gathers another layer of dust..YAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 I will not waste the money to buy a bigasss snowblower! Like Steve said, it'll never snow again! My little Toro does great up to about a foot and we don't often get more than that. Once every few years. Why don't kids come around anymore? My son used to make a killing in our neighborhood. Now, not one single kid shovels snow. I suppose they're all spoiled these days or just don't need the cash. When I was growing up (how many times have you heard that one), the kids in the neighborhood would fight over the business. $5/driveway and we worked from sun-up to sundown! Like Larry pointed out, we got the worst of the accumulation. 22 inches in Columbia/Ellicott City where I live and less than half of that just 10 miles away. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Gary, when I was a kid Dad made a deal with us. He bought a nice John Deere setup, 140 tractor, mower deck, blade and 36" SNOWBLOWER. We could use it all we wanted, but had to buy gas and 50% of proceeds went into college fund. My bro and I used to run that from like 5 am until we were frozen in the evenings when it really snowed here. Where we grew up (my neighborhood now) the yards are 1 acre and the driveways long. In the 70's we'd charge $20-$30 per drive and haul away hundereds of bucks in a 24 hour period when we got like 6" of snow (there weren't the portable snow blowers back then, so the only alternative really was for homeowners to shovel). You're right, kids are different today. My neighbor has two sons in early teens, but pays a service to cut his grass and does the snowblowing himself. They sit inside and play video games. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Gary, when I was a kid Dad made a deal with us. He bought a nice John Deere setup, 140 tractor, mower deck, blade and 36" SNOWBLOWER. We could use it all we wanted, but had to buy gas and 50% of proceeds went into college fund. My bro and I used to run that from like 5 am until we were frozen in the evenings when it really snowed here. Where we grew up (my neighborhood now) the yards are 1 acre and the driveways long. In the 70's we'd charge $20-$30 per drive and haul away hundereds of bucks in a 24 hour period when we got like 6" of snow (there weren't the portable snow blowers back then, so the only alternative really was for homeowners to shovel). You're right, kids are different today. My neighbor has two sons in early teens, but pays a service to cut his grass and does the snowblowing himself. They sit inside and play video games. Michael That is defintely true today. Though last year I actually shoveled snow for an elderly woman but she was picky. She was rather old and requested that once I shovel, I sweep to so there is only water or so left. That wasn't a big problem since she paid around 150 dollars for a 6 inch snow. She was very wealthy though, she lived in the richest city in the northeast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 Jay, What's the richest city in the northeast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 It switches every other year but Summit, NJ supposedly. I would say they always change, Summit, Short Hills, Greenwich CT etc etc. Supposedly NJ beat CT last year as the richest per capital state. BTW the woman I shoveled snow with daughter married a forbes family member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Gary- In suburban Detroit we've had very little snow all year. When I spent a winter in Annapolis, 2" of snow would paralyze the area, what 22" would cause in that area is beyond my comprehension. Take it easy. Nothing will be open. Stay home and listen to music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 Don't I wish! Schools are closed so traffic will be great. I'll be at work bright and early. By the time I woke up this morning, all the major roads were clear as was my street. Today is my son's 23rd birthday. He was born in the blizzard of '83 when we had over 3 ft of snow. Coincidence?[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Don't I wish! Schools are closed so traffic will be great. I'll be at work bright and early. By the time I woke up this morning, all the major roads were clear as was my street. Today is my son's 23rd birthday. He was born in the blizzard of '83 when we had over 3 ft of snow. Coincidence?[] I guess you weren't tired with a sore back in '83 . . . but wait . . . if he was born in February during the blizzard of '83, was it snowing in June of '82? Maybe it rained real hard.Happy Birthday to your son! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Well, here I sit in Columbia Airport hoping, wishing, begging that Dulles is shut down so I can tell my boss, uh, hey the flight got cancelled so can I just blow off the annual meeting???....but noooooo, the board says UA 7179 ON TIME crap Oh well, I will suck up some some of the airport internet bandwidth and play some 10 year old in a game of Madden '06 online 'till it's time to board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Wow, 22 inches. Central Arkansas didn't have enough to cover the ground. I've only seen 10 inches twice in my life. My wife (from Iowa) tells me I'd tire of it if I lived somewhere north. I'm still a kid about snow. I suppose if I had to shovel like Gary, it would become enough like work that it wouldn't be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Not a single flake, thank goodness! [] It all missed Vermont - Woo Hoo - we are having one of the mildest winter's on record and I hope that it continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranjith Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Same here - one of the warmest winters ever recorded. January was supposed to be our coldest month in Ontario, but it was in the positive celsius for almost the entire month. Which is very weird because I remember last year in January it was around -15 plus windchill for most of the time. Is it just around here or is this winter warmer than usual down south as well? On a side note, I have shovelled the least among any of my roomates. Thanks to my rock paper n scissors skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuned4life Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 this one missed us. just the usual 2 or 3 inch daily lake effect. we are 45 miles southeast of buffalo. 7 months of winter and 2 months of not so good sledding. in 1998 we got 7 feet in 36 hours. when it finally stopped all you could see was my chimney top. 200 buildings collapsed within a 5 mile radius of our place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuned4life Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 i dont do shovels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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