BoogieNights

Congrats Gary.

If I would have had the money I would have told you that it was sold a long time ago. That is an awesome truck.

2k7gtcs

Thanks Dirk.

It's just so nice to know that I won't have to get stuck with what the dealer would be willing to give me. I took a little less for the quick easy sale. But i get to drive it the next month and I know this guy won't back out. Still got more than I even knew it was worth a week ago. It was fully optioned and he liked that.

BoogieNights

Fully optioned is good. I will have to post pics of my F350 I took right before I left to come back over here. I will post them later. Also yes they are interior shots too.

08GTCandyApple

We have closer to 20 already.

Congrats!

We are really worried about the roof, but just can't get up there to clear it. Plus we have to worry about the roofs on the camper, pop up camper and both sheds Also worried about losing power. They recently ran our power lines underground in my neighborhood, so I know that helps but we still have to worry about the lines feeding them. Both generators are on standby.

BoogieNights

Man I am sorry I didnt even think about all that snow on the roofs. I hope nothing happens to anybody going thru these storms

08GTCandyApple

These were taken around 8:30 this morning and it's still coming down. But like Mike said, the wind is whipping and definite white out conditions. My step daughter is supposed to work at 3 pm today, but we made her call out. Unfortunately, she's a nursing assistant and her work never closes.

jerseygirl

just finished shoveling the driveway, we had on the driveway 16in and now its really really snowing bad so i wonder how much ill have to shovel later... :'(

08GTCandyApple

Any of you Deadliest Catch fans? I read earlier that Phil Harris died from the massive stroke he suffered a bit ago....sad

runningwild4.6

Wow that's great news!

runningwild4.6

Yeah, saw that last night, It is sad I liked watching it

cdynaco

I lose electricity a couple of times each winter so wood stove heat is a necessity. Its kind of fun cooking on it so I've never fired the gen. Couple of pans of snow in the frig keeps stuff fairly cold. My main reason for a gen was during forest fire season where I could at least run the well and use a hose to pretend I'm actually going to save my house.
Back to snow... your sheds and camper will cave first.
Some teens/men that need jobs can make some dough shoveling roofs. I lost my old house after years of not shoveling broke trusses and roof deck (and an earthquake in between), so..... make sure that insurance is paid up and you have replacement value and 'rebuild to current code' clause!

BoogieNights

that is a lot of snow. I still wanna play in it.

08GTCandyApple

Roof on the camper right now We are on a well and septic and the wood stove is cranking in the basement. Also have the tub, quite a few old milk jugs, 2 liter soda bottles and washer filled up with water (just in case). Can't get anybody to come out to clear snow from roofs or anything right now. It's really hard to see outside and there is so much snow in the street, nobody is walking around looking to shovel or anything.

BoogieNights

Wow sorry you guys are having this weather. I wish that it wasnt happening and that there is nothing anybody could do about it.

Rather B.Blown

I saw that last night. Phil was probably my favorite captain on the show. He was having serious health problems the last 2 seasons though.

cdynaco

Gotta pushbroom? I use it to reach the camper shell and 'pull' snow off. If its wet snow it doesn't work as good but... they make snow rakes but I don't like that they have teeth cause usually a couple of times you're kind of dropping/slamming the broom down into the snow so you can remove a section about 2'x2'. With a rake I'm afraid I'd damage the roof.

08GTCandyApple

Nope, no pushbroom. One of the Baltimore County Firehouses had their roof collapse at about 3 am this morning. Our house is a modular which they say the roof should be a little more sturdy because of they way they build them. So fingers crossed!

cdynaco

After 20+ years growing up/living in the city, looks like I've learned some things after living here in the Cascades for the last 30.

I remember the first time I went to Incline Village/Tahoe in 87. I'd never seen so much roof high snow! They had a number of roofs cave that year. 80's snow was deep but powdery, 90's was average but wetter snow, 2k's has been trending back to powdery and 08 was all time record depth. This year its mild. Interesting how the cycle swings back and forth.

Rather B.Blown

It's not a cycle, it is a scientifically undeniable pattern of man made global warming and if you don't agree, you are probably a racist.

cdynaco

My experience was different... Modulars are built to HUD spec and are built well. But HUD only requires 20# snowload and I learned (the hard way) local County codes can't overrule Federal HUD specs. Plus they usually don't have a lot of roof pitch to them. So my first house had the stock 20# trusses and although it lasted 20+ years thru some deep winters, it should have been the min 40# required for local snow depth.
Now the county is up to 60# but that's partially because of higher earthquake codes after '93's surprise. So they are kind of going overboard in case you have a lot of snow and an earthquake at the same time.
Although your pics don't look knee deep yet, the damage potential increases as the storm passes and it starts melting... and if the next precip is rain on top of knee deep snow, watch out below. That's when you'll start reading of several roofs caving - esp flat roof business bldgs.
Seriously, don't take it for granted.