The storm coming in!

Dunlop Man wrote: Some of you may appreciate this tepid attempt at humor from Oak Park.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEoRuEtCJZ0&feature=player_embedded

fun, darling.

You won't for the next 12-18 hours, maybe 24. We have about 9 inches on the ground, and the worst snow fall just started a hour ago. With steady 30 MPH plus winds, there's no point in plowing. We blew out our sidewalk at 6:30 p.m. and there's a 2 1/2 foot drift on it now.  

citizen wrote: do appreciate the real weather reports, dunlop. my corner gets alot of activity tho it seems the beer trucks knew to get in/out early.   where do you guys want to have lunch/a beer tomorrow? of course i'd prefer a place on madison :)

all candidates invited!

i have no idea what strategy PW will use to move all this snow. try and keep up w/it or wait til it's done?

piehead wrote: Yes, one of the village's robo calls or an email blast would be helpful. I don't think the plows have been down my street in ages. Where do you think they are plowing? Madison? Circle? Does our village do Harlem and Roosevelt or is that IDOT? Saw someone snowshoeing down the street earlier this morning. He was making good time too.

Round one of shoveling out was a success. ~100' of three foot drifts have been repositioned off the side and back walkways. Back stairs and porch cleared. Another 50' and the cars will be reached!

As if to laugh at my puny efforts, it's started snowing again.

I'd say this will be a four-round fight... at least. But dem snowflakes are going DOWN!

On the bright side, it's a light snow that's not too taxing. Great for snow-angels; not so good for snowmen or snowball fights.

It's very still and pretty outside. Only the faint rumble of snow-blowers breaks the quiet.

Round two... coming up!

Round Two:

Almost to the cars! Driftier than Round One. Like shoveling through a Meringue Pie in Land of the Giants. Still very quiet and peaceful out there. Random shouts and distant children at play. Nice.

How's everyone else faring?

When I break through, I'll likely be available for the highest bidder!<g>

Trying to motivate to go outside. Seeing some of the neighbors out with shovels and snowthrowers. If I make it to the garage, I'm strapping on the snowshoes and perhaps taking a walk!

Good luck and bend at the knees; don't want to hurt your back.

Oh!  He looks so cozy, Piehead! 

I'm downtown and it rules.  I can only see like 5 people on Michigan at any given time.  The train was never more quiet.  Fiancee was forced to WFH, which means he did the first round of shoveling, though there will be some to look forward to when I get home. 

piehead wrote: Dexter says 'snow, what snow?'  Our smaller dog looked at us when we opened the door with a "You're kidding me, right?" look.  Decided he didn't have to pee so bad after all.

Nobody said the world was ending, #6. Just coming to a sudden stop for a while. 

I am going out for round 3ish. Citizen, you are welcome to my snowblower if necessary. I have the most wonderful next door neighbor, he always does my front while he's doing his. He did it at 6:30 this morning, so it needs it again. I'll probably do him and another few neighbors. Stop by everyone, for Hot Toddy's! What's gonna break me is the side and parking areas as they have really drifted up. Good Luck to all, stay warm!!

Done with 2 rounds of shoveling. First one to the alley. Second one, the gangway and the front steps.

Next will be to get a path to the street (which was just plowed). Except for the numnut that parked on the street. Always one.gangway almost done
to the other side of the gate...that was quite a trick to shovel from the other side of the gate!
front steps?

myself wrote: It's pretty cool seeing all the folks walking up & down the streets. And my dog is having a ball running through the drifts.

Saw someone snowshoeing early this morning.

Have seen many cold weather doggies out having fun...St. Bernard, 2 big Huskies (or Malmutes), Labs, lots and lots of pooches.

Dunlop Man wrote: The 3-foot plus high, 20 foot by seven foot drift in front of our garage door would still be there if not for Toro.

Did my 32' of alley frontage with a shovel! Although now my parking pad/bay next to the garage is 8' tall with snow. No cars will be parking in there til summer. I put a lot of snow in it! I got quite the workout today.

That's right Arne ya better not mess with me!

part I of garage shoveling
parking pad after part I of garage shoveling

My neighbor was out with his snowthrower trying to get a path to the corner so he could get his truck out.

Edited by piehead - 02/February/2011 at 6:30pm