MrObsessive Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I hope this is the last of the major storms for this winter! I haven't seen this much snow since our nasty winter here of 1996 when a part of a local bridge was taken out by house sized ice. Here are some pics of what I had to deal with at the back of house------------I wasn't even thinking of the front of the house until much later in the day. Ever since the really nasty winter of 1996 here in Central PA, I've not been a big fan of snow. All that white just reinforces why I've come to dislike it so much! The fellow in the background in the mini backhoe helped me clear away some of the snow......thank goodness as I'd still be trying to clear it away! I think that lump is my car! Uggggh...........to have to find a place to put all that! My neighbor's minivan all but buried! Some of the snow was drifted, but most of what you see is what's fallen in just the past week alone! Finally after over an hour, I was able to get my car out...........I haven't even got to the front of the house at this point yet! The fellow with the backhoe just piled what he could against the fence and created a mini mountain. It'll be lovely when it all starts to melt! My sump pump in the basement will be working overtime for sure! At least I've gotten out of my modeling slump somewhat because of all this snow. I've been able to get back to work on the stalled Merc-------I've got the interior all but done. Haven't been to work since Monday night so the unexpected vacation has been kind of a plus. I just hope this is it, but I got a feeling it isn't.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 that's defiantly REAL snow you all got down there! Here in New England there's patches of grass showing through the snow cover .. MODEL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hey Bill, Good Luck with all the snow. We got about a foot down this way and you would think the world was gona quit turning If we ever got that much it would I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Man Kidd-O, you guys REALLY got it!!! Heck up here in MEEEEchigun we ain't had THAT much ALL YEAR! Good thing ya got you a neighbor that owns a Bobcat! I'd have the nephews over here shovelin with THAT much snow !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Almost looks like Chicago in 1967. Terrible stuff that snow. We had very minor dusting about a month ago. Don't hurt yourself shoveling Geary. It's not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeltrucker Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 walking in a winter wonderland james litteral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 George the fellow running the Bobcat owns a business that's right next door to me--------thus the trailer and tanker you see right behind my property. He needed to clear out that area so he can get the other trucks there that come on the property from time to time. A real nice guy he is as he didn't have to touch the area behind my place at all. When I first saw this house, the first thing I remember asking the agent: Did I have to park on the street or could I park behind the house? Her answer hinged on whether or not I would take the house--------she said yes, because the former owners parked their cars in the back all the time. I told her she's got a sale because I KNOW how nasty snow can be here, and nothing's worse than neighbors arguing over parking spaces after this much snow! Not to mention other places where I've lived years ago when cars I've owned in the past have been hit sitting there on the street. One of them was my beloved '69 AMX------that's when I decided I would NEVER rent or own a property again that had on street parking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 If it keeps snowin like that,Bill, you MAY need ta get you a 4X4 something just ta get IN OR OUT of yer alley!!! Thank God for good neighbors!!!(With BobCats!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Bill, did you see Janet Shamiling on N B C News last night ? She was in Dallas , a place known for ice storms , not snow . She apperently looked like she waqs standing at the overpass of the South Freeway, the R L Thornton and the Central Expressway . Meanwhile , snow , yep more snow is expected her in Richmond Virginia tonight . Oh check out the story about Global Warming in both Time Magazine and Yesterdays New York Times newspaper ........... Ed Shaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang67 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hey Bill, It looks like you guys have the "GREAT WHITE NORTH" down there! There's nothing here to compare. Where's Al Gore?? Oh yea he's at home counting his money!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 You know.... global warming can kick in any old time, now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 You know.... global warming can kick in any old time, now! Amen! (Where is all that 'global warming' I keep hearing about?) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) I was all geared up for the storm to attack the Northeast and all I got was a dusting of snow here in New Hampshire. We were joking about Washington, DC getting hit hard with snow for all of the bad stuff they have been giving the rest us over the years! It appears that some of that has spilled over onto you. Sorry! Edited February 12, 2010 by mrmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Bill, you need to forward your photos to Al Gore. I'm sure he'd be interested to see how all the "global warming" is affecting regular folks like yourself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I'm feeling ya Bill. We have over 4 feet of snow here in Baltimore. We'll get out one day. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Bill, you need to forward your photos to Al Gore. I'm sure he'd be interested to see how all the "global warming" is affecting regular folks like yourself... Hmmm............Funny how Al Gore has dropped out of sight amidst all of this. I've heard every other talking head ramble on about "climate change" except the main one who's perpetrated that crock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Bill looks like you guys got lots of global warming to shovel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Here's a 30 sec. video clip I uploaded on YouTube at the height of the storm. This was taken out my front door while I was able to get it open! Click to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 DAM Bill, maybe ya'll should change the name from Steelton, To Snowbound!!! Looks like it might be a nice neighborhood in the summer. I like them ol houses across the street from you. Well at least what I could SEE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 We had a snowstorm here back in 1967 that was probably even worse. The city literally shut down for days. The cars and buses in this photo are all abandoned. People simply left their cars and walked away... there was no way to drive. This is what the streets in Chicago looked like for about a week. My dad got stuck on the way home from work... he made it home three days later! He slept in his car the first night, in a police station the next. Now that was a snowstorm! And the best part was that school was closed. Woo Hoo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I just heard on the radio that it's snowing right now... in ALABAMA!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Ha! That looks a lot like this area here around this time in 1969. IIRC, that was a MAJOR storm that struck the east coast and left many cities literally paralyzed for DAYS! I was in the Second/Third grade then and I can remember being out of school the entire week into the next! Ahhhhh those were the days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I just heard that Dallas has a foot of snow on the ground. DALLAS!!! Do the Home Depots down there even sell snow shovels??? Paging Al Gore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Errrr....what exactly is 'snow'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 We're getting a nice snowfall in Atlanta right now and looks like it will snow well into the evening. This is a "french toast alert" day here...where the stores are raided by people hoarding milk, bread, and eggs . Because snowpocalypse 2010 may have the roads messy for a day or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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