Let it snow let it snow... let it SNOW!!!

[Elie]

Those who live in Toronto will be experiencing a ton of snow right now as I type this and looking outside, man it's bad!!!

[RhinoZ]

Hey Elie,
It's about 7:30pm here in Ottawa, no snow yet, but we are hearing it's going to be a dousy. Snow starting sometime tonight and continuing all day tomorrow. A little dumping of about 40cm.

[schmosef]

I hope tomorrow is going to be a snow day! The snow was very thick on my drive home but surprisingly the roads were pretty good.

[Dr Mordrid]

We have 8 inches on the ground (snowed all day) and our heavy snow alert has 4 hours to go.

Round #2 with the snowblower starts tomorrow morning

Dr. Mordrid

[Mehen]

had the snowblower out today so glad it actually started up

[Dr Mordrid]

Mine is self-powered with electronic ignition, EFI and an electric starter

With 12hp it'll throw snow 100' (30m), even in the deep stuff.

Dr. Mordrid

[Mehen]

yeah well, mine takes an average of about ten pulls to get it going, but today I did it in only two! so... there...


pwnd.

... ... how much did you pay for it?

[Elie]

unfortunately I gotta do it the old fassion way Gotta buy a slow blower soon

[Dr Mordrid]

... ... how much did you pay for it?

About a kilobuck a few years ago and it still looks/runs like new; just have to take it into the garage to clean & spray with WD-40 after each use. Worth every damned cent.

Not exactly the same thing, but along the lines of this beast;

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=LAWN&pid=07188115000&tab=des#tabs

Trust me; the 35' throw distance they quote for most of these things is the minimum in heavy/wet snow. Lighter stuff goes almost all the way across our street if I aim it that way. Ours will even throw slushy/wet/dirty snow over 10'. Run it slow and careful and it'll even eat it's way through the ice/snow dams left by street plows.

Until you've used one you have no idea as to how much work & back pain they can save you.

Dr. Mordrid

[Brian Ellis]

What is snow?

[dbdg]

Need to see pictures....

I only ever see snow on holiday.

[Nowhere]

Started here heavily today...and this time it looks like it's gonna stay...

edit: It seems it's a bit too warm... :/

[Rakido]

Need to see pictures....

I only ever see snow on holiday.

Here you are: Snow in Cyprus

[Brian Ellis]

Seriously, where I live (300 m altitude), I've seen sleety snow fall twice for short periods since 1998, but it has never settled. In the mountains, snowfalls of up to 1 m (3 m cumulative) are known and winter sports are practised (skilifts there!). This is one of the few places where you can both downhill ski and waterski on the sea in 30 minutes (Cypriot driver) or 45 minutes (normal driver).

[gt40]

I love a good snow storm
nothing beats throwing the truck into 4wd and going into a 4 wheel power slide in the corners, with snow flying all around as the tires throw it in all directions