I thought I would update you on the storm from two days ago. This is how the street looks now.

Mind you, I had to call my councilman’s office to report that the snow plow had never come down the street. After last month’s fiasco with snow removal, the Mayor is notified directly. The plow came and cleared a bit of the mess and salted. Of course, when we started to dig out, a lot of the snow ended up back in the street. There’s an ice dam of
melt at the curb cut, but I couldn’t break through enough of the frozen area to allow the water to run out.

Do you think we can handle another foot of snow? They say it’s coming.

The mountain in front of my house was constructed by my son during the snow that feel Christmas time. It has melted somewhat–was about eight feet tall, he had to scale it to build it, but it is coming back up.

The leaders and gutters are a frozen icy mess and the constant dripping had cracked open the cement on the side of the porch.

I was pondering shoveling the back of the driveway so we could perhaps move a car off the street but fugeddaboutit. I had a hernia after one heavy shovel.

My car is wedged on ice between the street and the sidewalk.

My friend who lives in Manhattan says the streets are totally clear, you’d never know that it snowed. That’s the way it is…

reply sousonne wrote on Jan 28, ’11 Isn’t this something? It’s been snowing on and off here all day…so you will be getting more. We aren’t allowed to park in the streets overnight from October 15th to April 15th because of the snow…cars in the streets overnight keep the plows from doing their job, and cars sometimes get damaged (not to mention mailboxes!) It’s hard too, which plows go through and the sides get built up so high..especially if it’s up against a car! I saw in a catalog a sort of blow torch device that had a long neck and you hooked it up to a propane tank and in the winter, you can use it to melt off the ice/snow on your walks and drives and in the summer you use it to burn out weeds that grow up through the cracks in your walks…. LOL…haven’t tried anything like that yet….

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 28, ’11 My neighbor took his car out of a spot in front of his house and we use it to pile up snow. The only thing was walking each relatively small shovel full across the street and dumping it was more exhausting that trying to add it to my close to 4 foot pile against the car. You could hear all then men on the block creaking and moaning with back aches this morning. I was one of the guys.

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 28, ’11 Pass the blow torch. We need one 30 feet high.

reply jadedruid wrote on Jan 28, ’11 Sue bad news. It has been snowing here since about 7 AM and was suppose to stop around 1. It’s 3 and still snowing. We were suppose to get 1/2 inch to an inch…we have about 1 1/2 inches. This is Alberta Clipper 1. We have Alberta Clipper 2 coming tomorrow night and “winter storm event” coming on Tuesday. I’m sorry we keep passing this up the coast. I wish there was something I could do. We are shoveling and piling also. I became an expert at it last year. Who knew we needed practice shoveling. I guess practice makes perfect. I was thinking of making a huge pile of snow and carving it into a sculpture. I think I’m getting snow insanity every time I think of this idea.

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 28, ’11 We can be daft together!! OY VAYYYYYY!!! We need to run away!!!! Does anyone own a nice resort Sharon and I can visit??? Just for a few months. Um, and 3 cats??

reply davkal wrote on Jan 28, ’11 when all that snow melts where are they going to put all the water that will be around

reply jadedruid wrote on Jan 28, ’11 We have to add a rabbit. Gizmo has run out the door 3 times today to look at the snow and smell it. He would like to know where the ground went.

reply sousonne wrote on Jan 28, ’11 When it thaws, here, there IS flooding in some areas…I live on higher grounds, so it’s not that much of a problem, but that much snow does create flooding!

reply parsonsblvd wrote on Jan 28, ’11 Thanks for the pics and music! We have snow here in VA too, but the biggest tragedy are folks without power.

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 28, ’11 In my basement. Next question…!! Dave I have 2 sump pumps and French drains that usually do the trick. I am at the high end of the street. There is actually a lake nearby at the end of the low end and across the street.Does Toyota make boats?

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 28, ’11 That stinks! That rarely happens here because utilities are underground.

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 28, ’11 Bring the bunny. I have the same question…where is the ground?

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 28, ’11 I just can’t wait! And it’s still January! Where’s Puxatawny Phil? He’ll never get out of the hole for Ground Hog’s Day. I might not either, come to think of it.

reply greenwytch wrote on Jan 28, ’11 whoa!

reply sweetpotatoqueen wrote on Jan 28, ’11 sanssouciblogs said My friend who lives in Manhattan says the streets are totally clear, you’d never know that it snowed. That’s the way it is… I’m shocked that the snow removal up there is no better than it is down here in the south.! Yes..I saw Manhattan with sidewalks and streets cleared on tv….what’s with this failure to deal with the white stuff? I’m sending up provisions…a case of good wine for you to enjoy and forget about going anywhere for a while! Mother Nature is really quite force this winter…enough already!

reply slsth7cs wrote on Jan 28, ’11, edited on Jan 28, ’11 In this novel, the protagonist’s cat refuses to leave their house through any of its numerous doors when he sees snow on the ground: he is looking for The Door into Summer. The cat’s name is “Pretonious the Arbiter” but goes by “Pete.”

reply shoppingdreams wrote on Jan 28, ’11 Looks like Montreal! I don’t miss that crazy snow! Stay warm and safe!And no, another foot of snow is inconceivable!!!

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 28, ’11 Hello, Canada! Ya mean it looks like I live in Montreal?? Ha! It feels like it! Miss you.

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 28, ’11 I love it! looks like a very appropriate book!

reply shoppingdreams wrote on Jan 28, ’11 sanssouciblogs said Hello, Canada! Ya mean it looks like I live in Montreal?? Ha! It feels like it! Miss you. Yeah I’m in a part of Canada that doesn’t get clobbered that hard, that isn’t NY snow, it’s Montreal snow, it’s crazy it’s that bad there. You are all over our news (well not you personally but your snow). Stay safe, and I hope this craziness ends soon! Miss you too!!

reply slsth7cs wrote on Jan 29, ’11, edited on Jan 29, ’11 NEVER enough snow! Keep it coming!

reply slsth7cs wrote on Jan 29, ’11 Sue says,”I think if I can make it past the frozen lake that my car is down there someplace.”

reply fransformation wrote on Jan 29, ’11 It all looks familiar Sue … I live in a townhouse in the burbs of Philadelphia … but no problem with unplowed streets here. The problem is always with shoveling my car out.

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 29, ’11 HA! That’s me!

reply nemo4sun wrote on Jan 29, ’11 sighi need spring 🙂

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jan 29, ’11 There’s a light snow fall now. Me too, sigh.