How're you holding up, eastern U.S.?

[RKA]

Just like kidney stones these things will usually pass.

AAAAHHHH!!!  [jawdrop]

Hopefully with a bit less pain...

RMW

I've decided these storms should be measured in doses of Tylenol.  I'm up to 6, and another 4 should get me through the rest of the day.

 

[rst]

RKA, you need to switch to Aleve.  That was the only thing that got me through before my hip was replaced.  The 12 hour thing is also a plus.  I just took 2 to relieve the arthritis in my thumb joints after 14 hours of pushing a snow blower.

 

[RKA]

Thanks! I'm going to have to switch.  My hands are a wreck after the last 36 hours.  Not as bad as using a chainsaw, but it's going to take until mid week for the pain to leave my hands.

 

[curt boyer]

The worst part of getting over 2' of snow is trying to get it off the roof of your truck. I tried a new system today for removing the snow from my roof. First part, get on highway and make sure no one is behind you as you take the truck to warp speeds. This removed about half of the snow. The next step involves getting a ladder to get you to the truck roof. I buy 1/4"x4x8 sheets of corrugated plastic that the lumberyard sells for floor protection and rip a sheet in half lengthwise. I take the 2x8 sheet and jamb in under the snow on the roof of the truck. I use two pieces at a time, placing one under the other and moving them until the snow loosens then I dump it off the side. I also take a piece of 8' long Azek with me which I use to breakup any stubborn snow and ice. This worked great today!

 

[travisj]

When I was in high school I worked at a service garage.  We had what was essentially push rooms with a foam pad to clean off the cars.  They were commercially made similar to the aluminum snow rakes to clean off house roofs.  I can honestly say I haven't cleaned the snow off of my truck in years (other than to get the weight off of the tonneau).  The first trip down the freeway clears it.  Whatever is left melts in a day or two from sun or radiant heat from the cab. 

I'm glad it seems everyone made it through OK.

 

[Stephen B]

NASA
Snowzilla from space.

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Best wishes to all, and take it easy clearing all that snow.
[size=12pt]From a place with a mild mid summer temp today of only C24/75.2F.  [smile] 

 

[Holmz]

The worst part of getting over 2' of snow is trying to get it off the roof of your truck. I tried a new system today for removing the snow from my roof. First part, get on highway and make sure no one is behind you as you take the truck to warp speeds. This removed about half of the snow. The next step involves getting a ladder to get you to the truck roof. I buy 1/4"x4x8 sheets of corrugated plastic that the lumberyard sells for floor protection and rip a sheet in half lengthwise. I take the 2x8 sheet and jamb in under the snow on the roof of the truck. I use two pieces at a time, placing one under the other and moving them until the snow loosens then I dump it off the side. I also take a piece of 8' long Azek with me which I use to breakup any stubborn snow and ice. This worked great today!

The techniques I used were:
1) Turn off the heat and open the window a few miles from home to get the cabin temp down sio that the snow does not melt to the roof.
2) Put a tarp over the cabin and windscreen when you park it, so as to keep the snow from melting to the windscreen. (This assumes that the bricks that hold it down do not get blown off.)

 

[Grakat]

Is this where you discover Herr Doktor Festools snow blower is NAINA [big grin] and the SYSRock cannot get a station?

Hope its all thawing out for you now. Take care up there everybody.