Snowpocalypse reports

[Lowdown3]

All our folks north of the Carolinastans doing o.k.? Report in as you can.

For some reason the old REO Speedwagon song comes to mind now....

[Dennis W]

We actually had a very few flakes falling this morning in North Florida. Having grown up in Northern Michigan, I do not miss the snow at all.

[Rmplstlskn]

North-central Virginia, along the Shenandoah Mountains, got hit with lots of snow... Here in my semi-rural bunker in Charlottesville we averaged about 2 feet, but thankfully it was not the wet heavy stuff. Drifts of three feet or more...

No power loss, mainly thanks to the dry, fluffy snow. Our Buderus german-made hot water boiler is purring like a kitten and fireplace is radiating... Had both Honda eu2000i and 220v generators gased up and test runned before the storm hit.

Got a great deal on an ELECTRIC snow blower from Amazon daily deal with free shipping, so put that to the test today. It is TOUGH and STRONG, no doubt, indeed, impressive for its size, but 2 feet was just too much for it. So I helped neighbor dig out as a thank you for being able to use his big Deere gas-powered snow thrower. Even with that beast, it was a tough job for it. Basically all day and early evening doing my driveway & walkways, the neighbors deck, and then digging out a neighbors plow truck that got stuck at neighbors house. I am freakin' beat! But feels good to rise above this challenge!

Roads are very bad and dangerous... Tomorrow will be sunny and warmer (@40) but goes back to 19 at night, so slippery conditions on Monday.

But wow it is BEAUTIFUL out! Look forward to testing some winter gear and winter preps, as well as firemaking skills with the family.

Rmpl

[wwdnet]

The cold here is not comparable to cold up north, but it feels cold just the same, so I practiced hibernating.
I kept watching but never saw a single flurry, though I have seen snowflakes here twice. It's ridiculously cold outside and roaring-fireplace toasty inside!

On a more serious note, for those of you in storm country, hunker down and stay off the roads. Being one of hundreds stranded on the highway is not a best-case scenario, as the Duquesne basketball team could tell you. I am not quite sure what all those stranded drivers had in mind when they hit the road...

[tech]

For some reason the old REO Speedwagon song comes to mind now....

Is that "Roll with the Changes," "Riding the Storm Out," or "Lucky for You?" ;)