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Was planning on visiting my B&M this morning, but.......

gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
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.................THIS HAPPENED overnight!



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    chumleychumley Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭
    and whats stoppin ya? up here we call that a dustinimage and my closest B&M is a two hundred mile round trip
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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,443 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wuss. Don't you have PM in the form of a jeep?
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    gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭


    << <i>Wuss. Don't you have PM in the form of a jeep? >>




    Thats my 2008 Jeep Unlimited (4 door) X in the far right. I dont know if 4x4 even matters when drifts as high as 4 feet are blocking the roads!


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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,443 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's just fun ramps to either go over or plow right through!

    I wish TJ was running when we had the snow here in Atlanta a couple weeks ago. Stupid blown CPS.

    I'd say I'd make a trip to mine for ya in spirit, but he's closed on Sun/Wed.
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    goingbrokegoingbroke Posts: 1,410
    We have 20-25 foot snow drifts here at my house, its still snowing and we have 20+ inches on the ground with 45-50MPH winds. We have so much snow here that we even have snow drifts INSIDE our sealed garage as high as our car bumpers!. The county snow plows are stuck in the ditches too!.image
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    gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
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    gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    Ok, wife just left for work 5 minutes ago......she called 30 seconds ago and shes stuck about 4 blocks from our house in the Jeep Wrangler 4x4. I told her to not go, but her boss insisted she make it in. Now shes stranded and I cant even go help her cuz im at home with my 3 year old and no other snow worthy vehicle. image
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    goingbrokegoingbroke Posts: 1,410


    << <i>Ok, wife just left for work 5 minutes ago......she called 30 seconds ago and shes stuck about 4 blocks from our house in the Jeep Wrangler 4x4. I told her to not go, but her boss insisted she make it in. Now shes stranded and I cant even go help her cuz im at home with my 3 year old and no other snow worthy vehicle. image >>

    Time to call her boss and let him or her call a tow truck and her employer should pay the bill 100%
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    gsa1fangsa1fan Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Call 911 maybe the boyz at the fire house will help her out!
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    gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    Here is the pathway I had to make just to get from the front door to the Jeep. The "walls" on either side are over 3 feet high at the highest point. The snow is wet/heavy enough to have made the trench possible without cave-ins. Took me about 20 mins of straight, backbreaking work.

    The wife is now un-stuck, and has about 2 miles more to get to work. Hopefully all goes well.


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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,900 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, finish digging out so you can come over and do my driveway.....

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    gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭


    << <i>Well, finish digging out so you can come over and do my driveway.....

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    Are you staying home today Tom? Take a look at the guy across the street from me! Its hard to tell from my pic, but the snow drift blocks his door over 50%!


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    gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    Wife update......



    She just called and is now about 1 mile from work. There was a line of 6 Jeep Wranglers she was in, and as the 1st one tried to make a turn onto a northbound street, he got out and shouted to the other 5 Jeeps "I dont think even a Jeep can make it down this street!". All 6 Jeeps...including my wife then turned around to take a different route. My wife said all she sees on the roads are Jeeps, and a solo Suburu.
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,900 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>Well, finish digging out so you can come over and do my driveway.....

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    Are you staying home today Tom? Take a look at the guy across the street from me! Its hard to tell from my pic, but the snow drift blocks his door over 50%!

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    I stay home every day. Picked a good time to retire.
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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,443 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Wife update......



    She just called and is now about 1 mile from work. There was a line of 6 Jeep Wranglers she was in, and as the 1st one tried to make a turn onto a northbound street, he got out and shouted to the other 5 Jeeps "I dont think even a Jeep can make it down this street!". All 6 Jeeps...including my wife then turned around to take a different route. My wife said all she sees on the roads are Jeeps, and a solo Suburu. >>



    Yeah all the jeepforum guys have a big woody for this storm. Everybody is out and about doing rescue and recon missions. ... and beer runs
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,900 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>Wife update......



    She just called and is now about 1 mile from work. There was a line of 6 Jeep Wranglers she was in, and as the 1st one tried to make a turn onto a northbound street, he got out and shouted to the other 5 Jeeps "I dont think even a Jeep can make it down this street!". All 6 Jeeps...including my wife then turned around to take a different route. My wife said all she sees on the roads are Jeeps, and a solo Suburu. >>



    Yeah all the jeepforum guys have a big woody for this storm. Everybody is out and about doing rescue and recon missions. ... and beer runs >>



    Let them glory in it. Will help take the sting out of the $4 gas they'll be paying this Summer.
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    Mission16Mission16 Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    All this talk about Jeeps and 4x4's...
    I lived in Central New York and Western Mass for 40 years before we moved to Arkansas, and I can honestly say I have never driven a 4 wheel drive vehicle in the snow. The last 8 years in MA I drove a 2-wheel drive 1/2 ton pick-up.

    It's all about planning which path you want to take. You can't overcome the laws of physics.
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    keepdachangekeepdachange Posts: 1,374
    You think you have it bad, it's 72 degrees here in NC and I'm headed to play golf
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    Coins101Coins101 Posts: 2,603 ✭✭✭
    You guys with Jeeps need to get bigger rigs image

    My 1-ton Super Duty loves those 4' drifts (as long as they are not frozen solid) and has no issues with that deep wind blown snow. Add some moisure and then everyone has problems.

    Go luck everyone over there. I guess it is time to break out your PM and polish it! image
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,900 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Went out and did a preliminary dig. The snow is weird. I opened my back door and found almost a foot of snow between the door and the storm door, then opened the storm door to push it out and found bare concrete.

    The drifts where they are are packed tight. Have to cut it into blocks with the blade of the shovel before lifting out the blocks. You could build an igloo with it. Other areas, less than an inch of fluff.

    Snowing again from lake effect snow on the backside of the cyclone. Gonna wait for that to end.

    TD
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    guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,308 ✭✭✭

    Thank God I live in SE Ga. I have no desire to deal with any of that at anytime.

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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,443 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>You guys with Jeeps need to get bigger rigs image

    My 1-ton Super Duty loves those 4' drifts (as long as they are not frozen solid) and has no issues with that deep wind blown snow. Add some moisure and then everyone has problems.

    Go luck everyone over there. I guess it is time to break out your PM and polish it! image >>



    My jeep wasn't running during the Atlanta ice/snow a couple weeks ago. Had my 2wd silverado with a few hundred lbs of wood pellets in the bed out every day in it no problem, just have to drive right. MI blood and living in the U.P. for a few years will learn ya just fine. Folks down here are idiots though with rain/snow.
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    BBQnBLUESBBQnBLUES Posts: 1,803 ✭
    Ya'll Northerners need to buy a Flame Thrower to save your backs from shoveling.
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    gsa1fangsa1fan Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Thank God I live in SE Ga. I have no desire to deal with any of that at anytime. >>



    Amen brother Wes!image

    I'm in middle Alabama that 1/4 inch ice a couple weeks back was to much white stuff for me & the dogs!image

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    gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭


    << <i>Ya'll Northerners need to buy a Flame Thrower to save your backs from shoveling. >>




    That would be fun....but what about all the water melt? Its going to be 10 degrees here tomorrow.
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    1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You think you have it bad, it's 72 degrees here in NC and I'm headed to play golf >>



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    chumleychumley Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭
    we use jeeps as wheel chocks for the pickups with plows hereimage
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,900 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Was rescued by the neighbors. God bless them.
    TD
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
    good god, were gonna have to start putting lift kits on the autos out there. were running out of room here in new england quickly image
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    57loaded57loaded Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭


    << <i>we use jeeps as wheel chocks for the pickups with plows hereimage >>

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    Coins101Coins101 Posts: 2,603 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>we use jeeps as wheel chocks for the pickups with plows hereimage >>

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    renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That really sucks.

    It's 86* with a light breeze down here by the pool (south of the equator.)

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    57loaded57loaded Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭
    BTW gecko and all those "trapped" image
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    RMLTM79RMLTM79 Posts: 549 ✭✭✭
    When are you guys gonna stop messing around and move out west?

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    goingbrokegoingbroke Posts: 1,410
    This is my neighbors house! We had the worst snowstorm in 40 years! image
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    timrutnattimrutnat Posts: 102 ✭✭
    Well we haven't had a lot of snow lately but I think it was -15F this morning. My sister-in-law said they got down to -45F (brrrrr).
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    bestmrbestmr Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭
    Sweet snow drifts, goingbroke!!! I'd be out making tunnels!
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    cash4goldcash4gold Posts: 62 ✭


    << <i>When are you guys gonna stop messing around and move out west? >>



    I'm out in AZ for the Phoenix Open. They canceled today because of the cold. Its freezing here!
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,900 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>When are you guys gonna stop messing around and move out west? >>



    I'm out in AZ for the Phoenix Open. They canceled today because of the cold. Its freezing here! >>



    Wimps!!!!!!
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    ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    72 in VA today................had to fire up the scoot to go to my local B&M.


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    Didn't find anything I like.



    a month ago I was waiting for the snow plow to dig me out, so I could go to my local B&M.



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    didn't find anything I like then either. image






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    Mission16Mission16 Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭


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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,900 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey Phil.....did your wife make it to work OK?
    And back home?
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    gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    Everything is well Cap!
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    KUCHKUCH Posts: 1,186
    Here in NW Indiana we weathered the strom fairly well. Would say snow fall was a total of 30". Storm began Tues at 3 pm and finally the last flake landed Wednesday at 5 pm. That's 14 hrs of blowing snow. Stayed home from work and got the snow blower out 5 times to keep the driveway clear.

    Helped the neighbor with his driveway.

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,900 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Here in NW Indiana we weathered the strom fairly well. Would say snow fall was a total of 30". Storm began Tues at 3 pm and finally the last flake landed Wednesday at 5 pm. That's 14 hrs of blowing snow. Stayed home from work and got the snow blower out 5 times to keep the driveway clear.

    Helped the neighbor with his driveway.

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    Where are you near? My wife and I used to go to the Dunes all the time, and about five years ago she got this idea that we should buy a second home over in that area along the lake east of Michigan City. We looked at a few places, but I managed to stall until Winter hit, and then drove her through there after a bad storm. She said never mind.
    TD
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    roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,374 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Count your blessings as the strong winds kept your roofs clear. Lots of caved in roofs here in CT where the wind wasn't blowing enough during and inbetween snow storms. Spent 3 hours yesterday shoveling a pitched roof for the first time in my life.

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    BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Winter comes every year huh?

    well, count your blessings! at least you don't have warm clear weather year round with the occasional earthquake image

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    RedneckHBRedneckHB Posts: 20,174 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've gotten 118 inches of snow so far this year. And I own 2 Jeeps, but not those "baby" Jeeps like Gecko has.image And 2 snowmobiles, which I have driven to my office more than once.image

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