the elderly. I find it really distressing that people don't have more respect and love for the elderly. It's a sad commentary on our society. Many other cultures think differently and take care of the elderly.

they usually have a spot for shoes right outside the door.

Cathy
when she first came home

the main highways through the state get plowed, but no back roads. So there is no way to even get out on the rare occasions it does snow. Thankfully it doesn't happen frequently.

Cathy
when she first came home

before it gets too much because it is SO heavy, and a lot would rather shovel a bit at a time than be faced with HOURS of a huge pile.

As long as you plant trees and shrubs that are winter hardy in your climate zone there is no need to protect them, except from unusual weather.

We were SO LUCKY that we did not lose our power in the winter, hardly ever at all. If we did, we froze our a@@es off until it came back on again, unless there was a fireplace.

I HATED every second of every winter I spent in a cold place, never again will I live where it snows every year!

Cathy
when she first came home

we usually get our fair share here in Bruce County Ontario but not his year..we do not have near the amount of other years. apparently the lakes were colder..due to the lousy summer last year and cooler days..so we did not get the amount of snow that we normally do.
apparently the ice was thick very soon on the lakes...so not the big amout of snowfall.

oh well next year it will make it for it


hope you can dig up some pics and scan them..
can not even imagine 17 feet of snow
would be some awesome pics

I am always prepared here too..with food for a week, water and such... we loose our power lots in the winter here too so have a generator if needed.

and he brings along a friend who can't as fast as he can. Then when they jump off the polar bear, all he has to do is outrun his former friend. And throw some dental floss over his shoulder for the polar bear to use after his snack.





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Wow, I'm impressed. I wish more people would do more to help the elderly. Sadly, when my mother spent two spells in a nursing home, there were many patients whose family members would only come visit them about once a month. The staff members who told me about that were really upset over that.





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to snow conhtry sometime

I lived in a little town called Leavenworth, WA prior to moving to Seattle and the largest snow fall one winter I was there was around 17 feet. The average annual snow fall is 71 inches. You could walk off the roof of the first level of my home onto the snow. My backyard was 6 foot cedar fenced and the snow was to the top of the fence.

What gets very old is shoveling the snow and when you have that much you have to shovel the roofs as well. I had to decks on the 2nd level so I would get off work and spend a hour or more shoveling snow. I hired someone to snowblow the driveway. The snow along the streets was over the top of the stop signs, kindof like a maze.

Yes, if you opened the door after a 2 -3 foot dump you would have snow in the house. The shovel shovel was always kept inside the door in the studio apparment but my house had large overhangs above those exterior doors so the snow wouldn't get to close to the house. snow against the home is not good for the siding so the ovehangs are built wider. The homes that are in snow country are built with that in mind and have different roof load requirements, etc.

It gets old having that much snow. I remember the passes were closed for a weekd and we had no deliveries to the town (ie food, mail, money).

I'll dig through some old pictures and see what I can find to scan and share.

ps -- I wasn't married so no hubby to bury in the snow....but I bet if I was married I might have had some serious thoughts of disappearances

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sometimes its like a snowy windy tornado, others just a pretty snow shower. i have a video from one of the first storms of the year, ill see if i can find it.

30 inches in Jersey!!! COming off of 24 in dec.. Getting used to it now.. I will drive anywhere anytime. I have a snow blower that i use to make walkways for the bullies.. otherwise it is up to their chest.. My Jewels will NOT go anywhere near the snow so she pees on the deck.. Oscar loves it and will go anywhere...

killed their neighbor for playing their music too loud. alot of us go snow shoeing , down hill skiing, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishin/guy thing/get drunk on the ice and wathc for flags going up!!yes lots of mud if you have horses, flooding, big yuck sometimes, this winter has been pretty easy so far as we havent gotten a ton of snow. alot of people have trucks or some type of vehicle with 4 wheel drive/ or front wheel drive. wear kleets on shoes when there is ice. have a woodstove for power loss!

Except at the lake.

That can be an issue here in Florida. I have just modified how I 'exercise' them. I really try and get them active in the cooler months such as walking and doggie parks (Dec-Feb) and then do short spurts of playing/energy bursts during the rest of the year. It is way too hot to walk them or keep them outside for any period of time in the summer, so a lot of our play involves kiddie pools or sprinklers lol.

Those that can walk around on chilly days with nothing more than a pair of undies on and still feel warm and and those (like me) who feel cold no matter how many layers I put on.

I was always fighting a battle to stay warm when I lived in England, but I find here in Florida, my body just soaks up the heat easily without it being uncomfortable.

Now humidity is a different issue, but even that you learn to live with it.

I can't believe that I survived England for 29yrs! mind you, I was always miserable and fighting to stay warm when it got cold. Now, I wrap up like Michelin Man as soon as a chill hits the breeze.

It is humid in Florida, but I can cool down much better than I can heat up.

#1: We are hardy. When is snows, we just deal with it. We laugh at people who cannot deal with/drive in/ ignore the snow.

#2: A little snow doesn't stop up. A 'little' is anything under four inches. We go about our lives normally except we put on boots.

Of course we drive to work. There are snow plows that clear the streets as soon as the snow starts to fall. We know how to drive in the snow, too. We do have to dig our way out of our driveways and have to clear off our own and the city sidewalks in from of our houses, so we might be able to arive a few minutes late at work, but take a snow day? It's not gonna happen. It would be like saying 'It's raining so I can't some in.'

#3: The snow melts usually in late March or early April. Yes, there's mud once the weather turns warmer. But the ground freezes during the winter so the mud comes mid-April. The last frost (possible) date around here is May 15, so tender plants don't get up in the ground until then.

#4 We do get cabin fever. The cure is to get out despite having to dress up in sweaters, coats, scarfs, gloves, hats and ear muffs. And we do. I went to an event last night, tonight is book club, tomorrow I've got an organizational meeting...etc, etc. etc.

#5: I count on David to operate the snowblower so no, I'm not burying him in the snow.

#6: How do you people down in the South deal with the oppressive heat in the summer? I start to wilt when it gets above 85ºF. And the bulldogs doesn't mind the 20ºF days, while she HATES the 80ºF days.

I've got about a million tons of it for you - just pay shipping & handling

you have to go slow, dont stop on hills and watch the heck out for the stupid people drving to fast.

I took my driving test in snow, it's not a big deal. The funny thing is here, we have many who ski. They can drive to the mountains and go skiing but get a inch on the ground in the city, they can not get to work.

The big problems here are the articulated buses, they dont do snow. Seattle is 7 steep hills, so it gets to be a mess. The other problem is people with 4x4's think they can go anywhere and at any speed. WRONG.

wish we had snow

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love your comment about the spouse thing! I do not go south for the winter...I love it herre and have no intentions of leaving...hahaha! unless it's for a dog show!

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in Nebraska we get very high humidity in the summer which surprises most folks. Corn loves moisture and heat-on a hot and humid summer night, one can hear it grow-really

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in southwestern Ohio.
I'm familiar with Richland Co. I love to go to Mid-Ohio racetrack in the summer for the Vintage sportscar and Vintage bike races. That track is about the prettiest one in the country, with Road America in WI and Road Atlanta in GA coming in 2nd and 3rd.

can't begin to tell you how much humidity sucks. As for summer bugs, they really aren't much of a problem these days if you live in a subdivision or otherwise close to a city, where a lot of spraying goes on. When I was a kid, tho, mosquitos would drive you crazy.

Earlier today, I read an interesting article online about the animal kingdom's "10 Biggest Killers" of human beings. The list included animals such as sharks (they actually kill very, very few humans), snakes (they kill a lot more people than I thought they did, i.e., around 50,000 per year around the world), crocodiles, tigers, lions, elephants, water buffalo, etc. But guess what was no. 1 by far? The little bitty old mosquito!





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what county are you in? We are in Richland Co., near Mansfield. Looks like you may have gotten a little more snow than we did, we hit the 10 inch mark, though parts of the yard are knee deep due to drifting. We are still under a Level 2 advisory. I agree, a good book helps pass the time when snow bound, tv and computer get old after a while.

Jasper doesn't seem to mind the snow, he actually prefers snow to a plowed area to do his business, lol. He trots around looking for just the right level of snow.





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We get used to where we are born and live learning to cope until it becomes second nature to us. I know I am a woos when it comes to tolerating heat and the different rhythm of the life in the South where it is hot and buggy.

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Roger contemplating whether or not he REALLY needs to go out and poop


On this side of the house the deck is about 3 feet off the ground. The snow was quite heavy and several limbs broke off from the excess weight.


Driveway prior to clearing, there is an 18" deep drainage ditch that runs along the left side of the drive.

I think I will stay here in Texas and never ever again complain about the 100 plus degree heat in the summers. I feel like a big woosey for complaining about the 40 degree temps and keeping an electric blanket on my bed.

We learned to keep our snow shovels in the house, not in the garage. That way we can do our initial shoveling-out from the inside.

We start shoveling before the snow stops because if it gets too deep, the snow blower won't cut through it.

We learned to shovel and plow rogjt awau, because if the snow freezes solid, your car can be blocked inside the garage for 2 or 3 weeks.

We can clear out the driveway and all around the house...then two days later, when the temperatures rise, all the snow piled on the house and garage roofs slides off and we start all over again.....shoveling when the sun is out!

We have a fireplace with insert, though heat with propane and not electric. We also keep gallon jugs of water in reserve for the toilets, since the pump is electric. Candles and matches, food. Also have a generator. Being prepared is everything, we just ride it out. Ice storms are worse, lines are down for days if not weeks before they can be cleared. {Ohio}



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I don't think southerners realize when they come to visit up north at least where I am from, is that it is considered RUDE RUDE RUDE to leave your shoes on inside someones house.
Mainly because when snow melts you track in mud. But even in the summer months we take off our shoes.

Here where I live, they don't really plow the snow, they just throw dirt on top of it and we drive over it, so lots of people have big trucks and 4x4's.

But you just have to be careful, get winter tires and drive slower.



Tiffany and Stella

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we actually go out intentionally in the snow, we drive a ford explorer, so it does well in the snow, and we get our shopping done then, lol, less people shorter lines plus, blizzards are always so pretty especially when everybody drives a bit slower, you can really take it all in!

once the snow melts? well that certainly doesn't happen here in Maine until ooooh about...April! lol

we Mainers have seem to learn how to drive pretty well in the snow. And we shovel, a lot at my house. The mass amounts of snow just becomes what you're used to. But boy oh boy i can't wait for spring!!! And all the mud and grass!

I have these in a milkcrate of supplies I take along to dogshows. They also work as a sun/heat barrier if we get stuck somewhere and need shade. I've rigged them as drapes for the back hatch of the SUV using clothes pins - primitive, but it works.

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The Buckstove wouldn't fit into the fireplace area, so it sits on the floor in front of it and the flue goes up the chimney. The stove is much more efficient than a fireplace, it does lack some of the aesthetics though.
The doors have dampers on them to regulate the rate of burn, or the doors can be opened and there is a fitted screen that hooks on the front so you can see the wood and flames. We put metal pans of water on the flat top of the stove to keep the house from getting too dry. You can also put a kettle of water on it to heat for coffee or tea or heat a pan of soup. I haven't tried cooking anything fancier on the stove, but long ago, that is how it was done.

workers to keep your roads open faster. We are so far apart here, more miles between people means less resources to call in... Often wish we had more cleared faster!

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We can get some pretty nasty snow storms here in Massachusetts.

My motto: Slow n steady wins the race.

On the one day that we had an early morning snow storm my usual 45 minute commute to work took me just over 2 hours.

We have lots of snow plows in this area. They do a pretty good job getting the roads cleared.

I know that in some places everything comes to a screaching halt. Not here.

Sue

is it already hooked up to a smokestack that goes up and out the roof?

Thanks for all of the info.





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if they work as well as advertised, they truly are life savers, even for us southerners since it does get pretty cold some nights, tho not nearly as often as y'all get it.

I'm also amazed at how cheap they are. The mylar sleeping bags sell for less than five dollars.





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Ours is much older and not so fancy, but the idea is the same. Smaller ones are sometimes called Franklin stoves, we have one of those in the barn to heat the workshop area.

http://www.buckstove.com/wood.html

and I'm not entirely kidding. I keep a pretty decent stash of survival goodies in my house, including several of the really big jars of Jif that are sold at Sam's Club. I'm such a peanut butter junkie that I could easily eat PB seven days a week, lol.





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Tucked into my car are some mylar blankets and a down blanket. I keep a 2 liter bottle of water in the trunk and a small bottle behind the seat and a few granola bars in the glovebox. Since the dogs are often with me, there is a water bowl and a peanut butter jar (Jif brand) full of dog biscuits along with baggies and a roll of paper towels in the trunk and a small shovel for digging out too.

in the vehicle that consists of a 3lb coffee can with candles and dry matches. Also energy bars, and sleeping bags are usually our choice. We keep our vehicles full of fuel all the time and our cell phnes charged. We dress in layers and never!!! leave a vehicle and try to walk out of a blizzard. We don't venture out on the roads unless it is a real life and death emergency. You will get fined big time if you are caught out on the roads that have been closed. We drive 4 wheel vehicles and use them judiciously if need arises, again only in a real emergency.

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You shovel the snow as it is coming down if there is going to be a lot because if you wait, the snow gets really heavy and it makes the job tougher.
Up north you don't cover bushes, shrubs etc. because they are already dormant, without leaves and it would serve no purpose. Now in the Fall or late Spring if there is a cold snap you might cover plants to protect them, but not when the temp has been below freezing for 2 months already.
Every time there is a big storm, or if there is a lot of icing we loose electrical power, sometimes for days to a week at a time. We bought a generator about 10 years ago for those times. The rest of the time, we heat using the Buckstove. The real problem though is the well pump is electric, so there is no water either. I try to keep a few days worth of drinking water for us and the dogs stored in the utility room in gallon jugs.

We have a kerosene heater that we can cook on the top of and a generator to produce electricity. It runs on gas. It is outside and hooks directly into the line past the meter. We keep fuel for them on hand. Wood fireplaces are pretty worthless unless you have a door on them, adjustable damper and a blower to blow the heat back into the room. They don't always draw well if the wind is kicking up.

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there is a very good movie that is a ghost story. It's called Wind Chill and it's about two college kids who get in an accident while driving home for the Christmas break. They end up spending the night in their car in a rural area that is deeply snowed in. And they didn't bring anything with them to keep warm, other than the clothes they were wearing and some old newspapers they taped over the windows. I won't give away the ending but let's just say they probably wished they had mylar blankets or something similar.





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let's say the electricity goes out for four or five days, how do you stay warm? I know some people say fireplaces, but several weeks ago it got down to 16 degrees here one night. I used my fireplace but it was almost useless at keeping my family room warm unless I sat a foot away from the fire, which is both dangerous and uncomfortable. Turning on my electric oven actually provided much better heat than my fireplace did, tho that too was not very practical since I didn't want to sit in my kitchen all the time.





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