acidbasement Posted March 11, 2015 Report Posted March 11, 2015 Our forecast looks awesome. The roads should be clear and dry enough to bike on this weekend, and we've had such little accumulation this winter that the snow might all be gone by the time we get back from California. 1
aardvark baguette Posted March 11, 2015 Report Posted March 11, 2015 got home, turned the thermostat off, OPENED THE FUCKING WINDOW. ahhhhhhhh 4
skullguise Posted March 11, 2015 Report Posted March 11, 2015 ^^^ Sitting in front of an open window myself. It is MORE than just a breath of fresh air for sure.....! 1
n_maher Posted March 15, 2015 Report Posted March 15, 2015 Well, what was supposed to be rain most of the weekend was correctly predicted yesterday and a big pile of shit today. It was snowing and 34ish all morning so nothing was stick but around noon it dropped a few degrees and we've now got a couple of inches of fresh, heavy snow and it's still going. Shit cock balls I've had enough of this.
skullguise Posted March 16, 2015 Report Posted March 16, 2015 We have some slushy shit on the sides of the main roads, very wet snow on side streets. Still only about 1-2" a bit South of Nate's location. I think I saw some of this predicted, but it sucked to get my son to work in the middle of some biting winds and sleet-like snow.....
Salt Peanuts Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Posted March 16, 2015 I've finally decided to get myself a snow blower as I've spent entirely too much of my time shoveling snow this winter. Time to start my research.
Salt Peanuts Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) The driveway itself is ~60 feet along with another ~18 feet of parking space. The said snow blower would have to travel another ~75 feet (probably more) from the shed in backyard. Another bit is we end up with noticeably more snow than everyone else on our street due to wind direction and town plow. Edited March 16, 2015 by Salt Peanuts
n_maher Posted March 16, 2015 Report Posted March 16, 2015 You'll want something pretty substantial to clear that much space, Haj. I was hoping it was on the smallish side and you could get by with an electric one and avoid the hassle of gas-powered lawn instruments. In the good news portion of the day the near 50 degree temps knocked out most of the snow that we got yesterday and the driveway is mostly clear.
Salt Peanuts Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) You'll want something pretty substantial to clear that much space, Haj. I was hoping it was on the smallish side and you could get by with an electric one and avoid the hassle of gas-powered lawn instruments. i wish that were the case. As much as I'm not looking forward to owning another gas-powered lawn instrument, I'm looking forward to not spending upwards of 3 hours shoveling/raking goddamn snow. Edited March 18, 2015 by Salt Peanuts
dsavitsk Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 We have about that much driveway, and a very undersized/underpowered snow blower. 3 hours is about how long it takes us. Get the biggest one you can justify.
n_maher Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 Get the biggest one you can justify. This plus I'd do everything that I could to get a 2-stage model. It'll throw much better in both light and heavy snow. I can live with a single-stage because the motor behind it is my tractor but even with that at times this year I had to blow snow twice to actually get it off the driveway.
Salt Peanuts Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Posted March 18, 2015 Yeah, I'm fully planning on getting a 2-stage model. The tax return we just go will help greatly toward that since we got back more than we were expecting. 1
Mister X Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ll9yklhys That thing rocks it pretty good conssidering it's "just" an X300.
Salt Peanuts Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Posted March 19, 2015 That setup is wee bit more than I want to spend on a snowblower. 1
n_maher Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 I know this will come as a shock... but it's snowing again. It's supposed to stop by noon time but goddamnit, yesterday was the first day of spring.
Salt Peanuts Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Posted March 21, 2015 When I asked my daughter about the snow, she said, "I don't like it. It's the second day of spring."
Grand Enigma Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 We got about 4-5" here in NJ yesterday. I finally had a driveway again, but nooo, so much for spring.
Mister X Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 Poor shed X 2 I just popped it out last year so no suprise. Is there a decent free cad app I can use to draw up plans for the new "frame"?
Mister X Posted March 21, 2015 Report Posted March 21, 2015 That setup is wee bit more than I want to spend on a snowblower. Check Craiglist. You never know what it will spit out. http://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/grd/4934952690.html That one would be a real arm twister if it had a mower deck.
n_maher Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 Poor shed X 2 I just popped it out last year so no suprise. Is there a decent free cad app I can use to draw up plans for the new "frame"? Ouch Marhsall. I think that autocad offers trial versions of their software, or at least used to.
Aura Posted March 23, 2015 Report Posted March 23, 2015 Exactly one week ago we hit a high of 75 F. Now there's 3 inches of slushy, white bullshit all over.
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