How many inches?

[radfringe]

Where are you and what are your snow fall totals from Valentine Day snow storm?

we're about 15 miles northeast of Wilkes-Barre Pa - about 18" in our backyard

we went out to shovel around 11am yesterday, cleared the walkway, shoveled a path to the woodpiles and up to the dog run, then shoveled around the cars.

we were hoping a neighbor with a plow would come and do the rest of the driveway.

and then there was a "comedy of good fortune"

Neighbor down the road has a quad with a plow, but the quad was broken. Neighbor managed to fix the quad, and would come to plow us out - problem was too much snow for the quad to handle and our driveway is an uphil drive from the road. So he asked his uncle who has a plow on his truck to help us out.

The uncle showed up, but truck wasn't powerful enough to make it up the hill and we ended up with a huge pile of snow in the middle of the driveway.

Neighbor behind us usually has her driveway plowed by her son who has a humoungus truck. We called him - he would do it, but he can't get out because the town trucks hadn't plowed his street yet.

No one left to call... so I go back out and start attacking the huge snow pile. I was about 1/2 way through it when another neighbor showed up with his humongus truck/plow...

"Want some help?" he asked.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

He managed to clear 90% of it away, and then proceeded to do the neighbor behind us. He had just about finished that driveway when he blew a transmission line...

We cleared the rest out of our driveway so we could get to work today (still some clean up needed, but I'll finish that up when I get home from work)

We then took our shovels up to the neighbor behind us, and helped her finish shoveling the last 20-sq foot area.

compared to what Oswego area has gotten - 18" isn't too bad, but it's enough for me

[radfringe]

1. Got stuck this morning

tried to brave the roads this morning... less than 1/4 mile down the road, I heard on the radio that the roads I usually take were closed due to snow, stuck trucks and/or rock slides...

so I figure I might as well turn around and go back home.

had an idiot on my butt in a big truck so I needed to continue up the road until I could come to a place where I could safely turn around.

another 3/4-mile there's a side road, I go to turn off, and the car gently slides into a snow bank, the idiot continued on down the road...

I put the car into reverse and spin the wheels.. stuck

flip on the emergency lights, put the car in park and I get out to look -- driver's side wasn't bad, passenger side wheel was buried, plus a big pile of snow up under the car

stupid me never put the extra shovel in the trunk... so we improvise - I get out the big honking snow/ice scrapper with a big blade on it and start digging out the wheels

after about 45minutes, 3 cars going by without stopping, and one other car did offer help but didn't know what they could do - thanks for stopping anyways, yes, I have a cell phone and if i can't get out in a few more minutes I'll call for help...

tried digging out a bit more - no luck. On the cell phone, call my partner - I'm stuck, bring a shovel and the bucket of ash (wood ash from wood stove)

I go back to shovling and scooping, got the wheel somewhat free, cleared out the snow from under the front. Back in the car I start turning the wheels back and forth, and then straighten them out - put the car in reverse and....

there was was some backwards movement, put it into drive and we rock forward an inch or two -- reverse again, YEAAAAAA - some more movement

within a couple of minutes I managed to "rock" my way out of the snow...

got on the cell phone again to call my partner and tell her "nevermind"

no answer - she must be outside clearing off her truck..

I pulled into our driveway just as she was trudging down the walkway with the shovel and ash bucket...

high probability of another snow day....

[Danger Mouse]

2. About 12...oh wait...

you meant snow? never mind...


i think we got at least a foot, maybe more...two snow days in a row for me, coupled with presdient's day weekend, means i suddenly get six days off work...awesome :)

[Burma Jones]

3. We have about 4 or 5 inches of Sleet/Snow/Ice mix

Heavy, very very heavy.......

[Kali]

4. SE Arizona and we actually did have some snow yesterday!

It didn't stick on the ground, though. About 1/10 of an inch of moisture and 1/4 the day before :woohoo: (yea I measure to two decimal points - hundreths of an inch - it's a dry climate)

[av8rdave]

5. 0 but it's been unseasonably cold

Even 1/2" of snow throws this area into a tailspin

[tk2kewl]

6. about an inch of solid ice on Long Island

what a pain x(

[Maine-ah]

7. maybe 3-4

it went from snow to rain last night, so I'm not really sure. Though hubbie had to take my car today since he couldn't get the jetta out. I still haven't been out yet, the sun is shining, and it's rather blinding.

[achtung_circus]

8. Around the city

probably 4".

In Orillia last Friday about 18" in a dump.

Good times.

[Raven]

9. Just short of 24"

in SW New Hampshire and more in drifts but it's powdery and there is no ice. Very windy and probably -20 wind chill but the sun is bright and it's a beautiful day!

[radfringe]

10. anywhere near Keene?

I lived over the border in a small town called Orange, Ma before moving to PA about 10 years ago - I was about 20 miles south from Keene NH / Brattleboro VT -- so I know the kind of snow you're talking about

[Maine-ah]

13. ha!

I used to live in Antrim! Also Hillsboro when I was very young.

[AwakeAtLast]

11. I'm Northeast of Indianapolis

We have 12-14" on the ground and 3-5' drifts. Yep that's in feet. I'm on my third snow day, which means I will probably be going to school on a Saturday or two :(

This stuff doesn't pack, either (explaing the drifts I guess). No snowman or forts here.

I'm ready for Spring!!!

[Parche]

12. DARN

And I thought this was a sex thread!!!!!!!

[Bassic]

14. 10 centimetres,

that's like 4 inches.

For some reason, the bulk of the storm bypassed us completely.

[bleedingheart]

15. My mother had a foot in her driveway and she paid some high school kids

$30 to clean it..

Originally they asked for $10..

She gave them more.

I am just shocked that she pried open her wallet and gave that much.....it left me shocked...

[Phillycat]

16. Philly, about 2-3 inches.

It was more of a mess than anything, because there was sleet and freezing rain on top of the snow. The roads were nasty.