I FINALLY got the 4 feet of snow off of the flat part of my roof!

[CTyankee]

ANOTHER big storm due on Wednesday and our new governor is warning folks with flat roofs to get the snow off before then. Already had several roof collapses around the state...

I finally found two large guys to do it and it cost a small fortune...

jeebus, what a bad week last week was!

[tridim]

1. What did they use to get it off?

I assume they didn't use a plow.

[CTyankee]

4. Snow shovels. They did it in layers. It took over an hour...

I had to search around to find anyone who would do it. These guys are roofers and there's not a lot of roofing being done right now...I figured they'd be good because they know their way around roofs...

[roguevalley]

21. I remember a year with 11 feet of snow. Moose starved to death

in our yards. I hate that.

In Valdez (Vahl-deez) Alaska where the pipeline terminates the average snowfall is:

525.6" or 43'8'

Record-- 600" or 50'

The Thompson Pass you have to drive through to get there: 900' or 75'

[upi402]

2. I didn't realize just how awful it was there

I am on your side 100%. I hope things are okay for you when it all does finaly melt!

Hang in there! The weather and people can be bad or good - both are sooo out of my control (unfortunatley ...OK maybe fortuenately).

[CTyankee]

6. Thanks! I measured 18 inches of snow outside my kitchen door the day of the big

snow dump. There are snow mountains up and down my street. The snow from my roof was dumped in the back yard. God knows when this stuff will thaw...

[Jennicut]

23. We are having problems across the state.

We are used to snow in CT but not THIS much snow.

[hlthe2b]

3. I hope you don't have any leaks resulting....

The damage is not always obvious... Best wishes.

I remember one ski holiday at Lake Tahoe in 2005 when each of the 8 of us packed into a condo got a shift every 45min-1 hour to shovel the snow off the roof. This went on for days. I never got more sick of this in my life, though at least we were not likely to kill ourselves, if we fell off the roof. I know they got over 12 feet total during that storm, combined with the one just preceding. Some areas got 15 feet. Geebus... Plenty of food, booze kept the people fairly happy, but cabin fever was definitely getting to the doggies. ;)

[CTyankee]

5. We've already had ice dams and got them cleared. Everyone I know has ice dams.

Today was a bit warmer and sunny so some of the ice has melted.

Bad, bad week...computer had a serious virus, Internet connectivity shot to hell (bad wireless adapter), electrical problems (no light in the laundry room...laundry by flashlight is fun), cell phone died, and it took me two days to dig out my car.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. wow. In contrast, a few drops of water hit me in Los angeles today

[taterguy]

8. Arizona Bay

[CTyankee]

11. My six year old grandson told me that this am! I told him how high the snow is here

and he said I should go to see him (in LA) because, even tho they MIGHT get rain, it's warm and sunny there. He's such a sweet kid!

[suffragette]

9. Yikes! That sounds dangerous.

Be safe, well and warm.

:donut:

[foxfeet]

10. Wait until you find out

they were up there just making deep snow angels.

[CTyankee]

12. Oh, I can see that roof from my office and the bathroom...It's over the extension

at the back of my New England colonial house. Hubby used to crawl out of the office window and shovel snow off, but it was never like this and he's now recuperating from spinal surgery...so...

[foxfeet]

34. When I lived in New Haven from '73 - '76, we had lots of snow.

My poor little Toyota was buried by a snowplow on Dwight Street. Fortunately, I could easily walk to work, even if I needed snowshoes.

[CTyankee]

35. Were you at Yale?

[foxfeet]

36. Nope, although I did take a couple of year-long courses at the School of Nursing.

I worked at the Connecticut Mental Health Center.

[aikoaiko]

13. 4 feet of snow could definitely crush a roof. good on you for gettin this done

[CTyankee]

14. You wouldn't believe how hard it was to find someone, tho!

Out of complete desperation, I called my auto mechanic...I thought that since he has two strong sons working in his garage, they might be interested in making a few bucks. However, he gave me this guy's number and bingo. The guy had another strong guy with him and got the job done. Since he's a roofer by profession, he knew not to attempt to break up the ice underneath the snow because roof damage would ensue. That was a big plus...they knew what they were doing...

[Useless in FL]

15. 1978-1979

When we had a terrible winter in 1978 and then in 1979 along the CT shoreline, where the Long Island Sound usually moderates the temperatures and weather,I was demoralized. After that we decided to move south and we've never looked back. I do not miss those frightening commutes on I-95 to New Haven and back. We do miss NE terribly though - except in the winter of course!

Please be safe and stay warm...

[tammywammy]

16. I'm glad you found someone do it!

May have cost a small fortune now, but cheaper than a collapsed roof. :)

[Odin2005]

17. Here in Fargo you are crazy if you build a flat roof on your house

Always wondered how large building with flat roofs don't collapse here!

[jonnyblitz]

18. I really have no idea where I will put the upcoming snow.

:(

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

19. I was talking to snow plow driver the other night and the topic

of roof rakes came up. My friend is having a huge problem with ice dams on her roof with water leaking in. This guy Jeff has a landscaping business and does plowing in the winter. He can remove snow from roofs. I can give you his name/# if you want in case you need someone again. He's a buddy of the guy who owns the pizza place down the street and several other properties on my street.

eta: My friend may be interested in the name/# of the roofer.

[CTyankee]

20. Interesting isn't it how the local "word" gets around...the working class guys "know" people

who do these things. My husband and I and our neighbors are all overeducated idiots when it comes to this stuff. Sometimes I look at my husband and say "How can we have 4 university degrees between the two of us and be so CLUELESS?"

[Jennicut]

22. Did you hear about the horse that had to be euthanized because of a roof collapse in Somers?

That really got to me, poor horse.
Luckily we have very steep roofs and no flat areas, we have a small cape in Terryville. But our neighbors were out yesterday clearing off a flat area from their roof. It is getting downright scary, actually.

[CTyankee]

24. That is so sad. that poor animal. It must have been terrified.

My NE Colonial had an extension at the back put on many years before we bought it (most people with this style of house in my neighborhood have such extensions). It's actually quite nice and one of the reasons we bought the house. Sadly, the day is coming when we will HAVE to downsize. The upkeep is just too expensive. Hubby can't do what he used to and I sure can't. The bills from snow removal and grass cutting just get bigger as our income has shrunk (both retired altho he was retired due to a layoff).

[Jennicut]

25. My husband and I are in our mid 30's and a small cape is

really good for us right now. We bought the house when we were 25 and have been here ten years. I like that we have an affordable mortgage. I definitely don't want to leave anytime soon. I guess we can always put a dormer on but I think Terryville is pretty affordable. I grew up in Cheshire and well, it is ridiculous there in terms of house prices and upkeep.

[CTyankee]

26. Good for you! Living within your means is always the best policy.

Our "means" just now are different than when we bought this house, 20 years ago. Things happen when you age, mostly for the worse...

[Sisaruus]

27. Six cows died in a barn collapse in Hampton, CT

I was just talking to a teacher from the high school one of the kids goes to and a group of teachers and students went out to help them try to clear out some of the mess. The incoming storm is going to cause a lot more problems.

[CTyankee]

28. Wow, and I thought barns with sloping roofs would be OK. That's terrible...

Is Hamptom in NE or NW CT?

[Sisaruus]

29. northeast/"quiet corner"

In Windham County.
I heard that sloping roofs are collapsing around the state, too.

[NutmegYankee]

31. If the barns look like many in the SE, they barely stand anyway.

There's some sad looking barns round here.

[CTyankee]

32. They could be older than the ones I've studied in WI where we have a family house to visit each

summer. The roofs are different. The roofs I've seen in WI look pretty sturdy. Probably because they are still in use. The ones in CT have probably fallen into disuse over the years...

[Sisaruus]

33. WTNH newsclip

I think it looked like it had been a fairly new barn. There were 150 cows inside.
http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/windham_cty/hampton-barn-collapse-kills-six-cows

[NutmegYankee]

30. I'm glad you found somebody.

I spent Saturday breaking holes in my ice dams. My driveway has 7 foot snow mounds at the end. We have had about 65 inches of snow this season, and it isn't melting away!

[jahlove17]

37. Turn up the Heat

Climate Change

[CTyankee]

38. Yup. nt