Wow did we get nailed with snow last night!
We woke up at around 1200 to the sound of loud hail hitting the roof. When we woke at 0600, there was 12 inches of snow on top of the already 12-15 inches of snow that had fallen earlier. The snow was not the light fluffy snow, but the wet heavy snow also.
We started clearing our driveway at around 0700. I have a pretty large snow blower, but we live on a hill therefore everyone has to follow me to get what the blower left behind. This way we can make it up the hill. It's still pretty tough. Especially with my truck which is just a two wheel drive.
After taking care of our drive way, we hit the back deck. We have two french doors that lead to the outside deck, and anyone that has these types of doors would tell you; if you don't clean the snow away in the winter, in the spring you'll be replacing the wood rot. They are nice doors and well made, but I don't want to take my chances.
Next I decided to go shovel my father in law out. Well after loading the snow blower in the back of the truck, I got stuck in a snow bank in the driveway. Don't ask how, but it took hours to get out.
So now its about 1300, I need some Excedrin. Hailee wants to go out tonight to eat for her birthday (Chinese buffet). We are supposed to have girl scouts and I have physical therapy at 1700.
This was supposed to be a day off due to the snow?
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The day after the New England Snow Storm 13JAN2011
Yesterday was a good old fashion New England snow storm. It started snowing just after midnight on Wednesday 12 January. What was very bizarre about the storm was we awoke at 0330 to thunder and lightning. It was the large cloud style lightning that never seemed to reach the ground.
At about 0630 there was already 11 inches of snow on the ground. By the time the snow stopped at around 1400 (2PM) on 12 January we had a total between 15-18 inches of snow. I live in Hope Valley in Southern Rhode Island, other places in Northern Rhode Island were reporting up to 24 inches of snow during that time period.
The snow was also the very wet and heavy type. It was not light and fluffy, which made shoveling very difficult.
Almost all businesses, state and federal offices were closed during the storm. To my surprise, the mail was delivered during the height of the storm. The majority of schools in Rhode Island remained closed during the storm and the day afterwards. Only a few schools had a delay.
The state roads and highways were cleared quickly. The day after the storm all state roads were clear and the highway (RT95) was an easy drive into work. The back roads and the city roads were difficult and slippery the morning after the storm.
We are expecting snow again this weekend and possibly early next week. Add a few more inches to the already 24 inches of snow will make for some interesting times. Already there was a roof collapse in Norwich CT that displaced 10 families. Hopefully the snow will not hinder the Patriots-Jets game on Sunday.
At about 0630 there was already 11 inches of snow on the ground. By the time the snow stopped at around 1400 (2PM) on 12 January we had a total between 15-18 inches of snow. I live in Hope Valley in Southern Rhode Island, other places in Northern Rhode Island were reporting up to 24 inches of snow during that time period.
The snow was also the very wet and heavy type. It was not light and fluffy, which made shoveling very difficult.
Almost all businesses, state and federal offices were closed during the storm. To my surprise, the mail was delivered during the height of the storm. The majority of schools in Rhode Island remained closed during the storm and the day afterwards. Only a few schools had a delay.
The state roads and highways were cleared quickly. The day after the storm all state roads were clear and the highway (RT95) was an easy drive into work. The back roads and the city roads were difficult and slippery the morning after the storm.
We are expecting snow again this weekend and possibly early next week. Add a few more inches to the already 24 inches of snow will make for some interesting times. Already there was a roof collapse in Norwich CT that displaced 10 families. Hopefully the snow will not hinder the Patriots-Jets game on Sunday.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Waiting for the storm to hit.
Well- it looks like we in New England are going to get our first big snow storm of the year. Some forecasts predict about 12 inches of snow between tonight and tomorrow. Other forecasts predict up to 24 inches. This will be our first bid snow storm in the Brightman house. The only thing I'm worried about is losing electricity. I have not bought a generator, so I might be regretting that soon. We have lost electricity before but only for brief periods. This storm caused quite a mess down south already with lots of power outages.
We do have a wood stove for backup heat, but it's a small soapstone stove. These stoves don't produce a lot of heat and just work on radiant heat. Still we could gather around that and I'll tell stories of Star Wars just like in Family Guy.
I think everything will be OK. This Brightman house does get a little scary being on top of a hill. The wind can be pretty awesome during a storm. And because of all the window, when there's lightning you think it's going to strike you in your bed. I am always jumping for my life during a lightning storm.
Just remember, all of this snow is because of global warming, or climate change, or global cooling, or the hole in the ozone, or the gay baby arctic polar bear being abused, or…..
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