Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: wmccall on February 06, 2010, 05:35:56 pm
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12" of snow, great time to hit the hot tub after shoveling/blowing away the snow. Its the only time my neighborhood is quiet. I saw Bonnie's pictures, looks like she got as much snow as we did.
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In the Pac,NW we have had nothing but beautiful weather, 60* plus here in Bellingham today, with the Winter Olympics starting in less than a week and considering Vancouver is only about 70 miles away they gotta be a bit worried.
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I flipped my steps up so they would be easier to clear off but so far I haven't been able to talk my son into clearing off the tub. We have varying amounts around the area, but we measured 25 inches out the front door!! And it seems another storm is brewing for mid week!!
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Haha Bill, I just realized what I did on Facebook...I put the date..as 2610 I guess I needed the zeros for it to make sense...haha 02-06-2010!!!
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Jacuzzi Jim
over here in Spokane no snow, it was about 48 today, quite different then last snow we had, we haven't had much snow in town this year....looks like medwest and back east are getting what we had last year, especially all the snow in one day,that was brutal delivering spas that day we got the 21 inches of snow,, totally opposite this year.......
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We got around 20" here although I think I was shoveling 28 inches. Got to love living on a hill and the wind blowing all the snow into your driveway. Anyhow I wish I had that bigger tub.... think this snow influenced my decision in getting that new tub.. :D
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I have invited my friends, who spent yesterday shoveling, to use my tub. Since I haven't even attempted to shovel my driveway (and it is a long one) they will have to dig their way up my hill..no parking on the street in the piles of snow..haha, lets see if anyone shows up! ;D ;D Dasno are you in Pa?
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I have invited my friends, who spent yesterday shoveling, to use my tub. Since I haven't even attempted to shovel my driveway (and it is a long one) they will have to dig their way up my hill..no parking on the street in the piles of snow..haha, lets see if anyone shows up! ;D ;D Dasno are you in Pa?
Yes central PA
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We used ours today and we have a ton of snow.......good thing ours is indoors hehe
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Just did the shopping for the second snow storm due to hit tomorrow night...still have to dig my way back to my woodpile to stock up on firewood. The snow is beautiful but EVERYTHING is an effort!! My family in lower Delaware has been without electric since last Friday and now they will be hit with another Nor'Easter tomorrow night...For them no electric is no heat and no water..that really stinks!
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For round 2, they are calling for 4-8". Last night a snow plow went down my street for the 2nd time in 25 years!
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We usually don't see our biggest storm of the year until after the 2nd week in Feb. then it can be anywhere from 2ft to 6ft
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Oh Stuart, I guess we shouldn't complain, but we aren't used to all this snow. :-\ I just wish I was 10 years younger, then I would be fine with it... ;) Looking at another 18-20 inches on top of the 25 from the weekend. So one good thing..a snow day for the kids and a delicious pot of stew on the woodstove!...and I am going in the tub tonight after shoveling to jibip to haul firewood!! >:(..still trying to figure out why my husband put the %*&#@@ wood pile so far away from the house!!!
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Oh Stuart, I guess we shouldn't complain, but we aren't used to all this snow. :-\ I just wish I was 10 years younger, then I would be fine with it... ;) Looking at another 18-20 inches on top of the 25 from the weekend. So one good thing..a snow day for the kids and a delicious pot of stew on the woodstove!...and I am going in the tub tonight after shoveling to jibip to haul firewood!! >:(..still trying to figure out why my husband put the %*&#@@ wood pile so far away from the house!!!
Hottub + woodstove + fire + 78 degrees = win win.....
They are calling for another 12" here. so you are in delaware to Boni? or are you in PA
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I'm pretty close to the Delaware line in Pa. Not far from West Chester University and Longwood Gardens.
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:(..still trying to figure out why my husband put the %*&#@@ wood pile so far away from the house!!!
Termites is usually reason #1
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We are getting blasted with this Nor'easter. My tub and the surrounding area are literally gone...under inches of snow on top of the feet of snow from the weekend...going to kick up the tub temperature in case we loose power, which I honestly expect soon....This is when you can really appreciate that spa monitor in the house ;)
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We are getting blasted with this Nor'easter. My tub and the surrounding area are literally gone...under inches of snow on top of the feet of snow from the weekend...going to kick up the tub temperature in case we loose power, which I honestly expect soon....This is when you can really appreciate that spa monitor in the house ;)
Come on guys, it's just a little snow. Relax, it can be the prettiest time of year and also quiet.
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it can be the prettiest time of year and also quiet.
The heavy snow does keep the gangsters in the house and it is the only time my neighborhood is quiet.
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Haha..I am cleaning out my son's room from top to bottom and painting since I am STUCK until spring!! I found the box from his pump shotgun. I threw out the box but saved the end with the information about the type of gun and taped that to my front window. When my younger son went into the living room, he flipped the card board over and looked at me like I was nuts...I said that is my economy scurity system.!..Not that I expect anyone to come up here ..just getting punchy locked in the house!
My spa monitor went off several times in the night. I guess the weather had something to do with it. I can't even get to the spa I can't open my back door yet. Several trees are so snow laden that they are on the ground. Not sure if they are split but surely damaged. And my bamboo is on the ground completely covering one of the cars.
So the weatherman says this is a once in a lifetime snow storm. That makes me feel so much better :o
This is so beautiful I think I may go burry myself in it...grrrrrr... :o
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post pictures!
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see if this works
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Bonibelle,
boy i hate to say it but now everyone can see what we went through last year up here in the northwest
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So YOUR THE ONES WHO SENT US THIS!!!! ;D ;D I always loved the snow, but this is overload!! IT's true about too much of a good thing I guess.
I guess it was our turn! We always get a Nor'Easter or two but when the temps are low enough for snow, it isn't always fun...At least my pond looks like it survived! ;)
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see if this works
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I'm sorry Bonnie but to me here in Northern Minnesota it looks about the same as I have pushed, shoveled and dealt with for the last 3 months and the last 35 winters so many times I cannot count! And I am so anal about moving snow that my walks, drive and decks are kept clean.
I suppose it helps if you have the equipment to deal with it. Here's a trick for you. If you know it's going to snow 2-6 inches move after it finishes. If you know you are going to get dumped on move it when it gets to 4-6 inches then again and again. Stay ahead of it. Makes it lighter.
Do you own a snowblower? Or a 4 wheeler with a blade? Or better yet a truck with a blade?
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Tman, The snow is probably only a part of my attitude right now. I am frustrated because the last time we had a huge snow like this, we bought a giant snowblower. It worked fine for all these years (that was in 1996) but since my husband does NO maintence on anything, the transmission went during the first big snow in December. Then I was ready to buy another one after a mechanic said it would cost about $600.00 to fix it. My husband thought we should get a "second opionon!" I have an OPINION for him right now!
So the weekend Nor'Easter was a mess, but this one on top of it has really created problems. I don't feel like shoveling all that snow! If I did, I would live in Minnesota ;) ;D.
My son works on the farm in front of my house and they just came with a tractor and plowed out one driveway.
The driveway that is covered with bamboo will have to wait until the snow thaws enough for the bamboo to spring up where it belongs. That could be in July since another snow is predicted for Monday night.
On a good note, my son called to say he shoveled at college all night and made $200.00!
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we did not mind giving you some of it. but we didn't want you take all of it.....we have had maybe 4-6 inches total this year in town, but today you would think we were Seattle with the rain all day, they can keep the rain on there side of the mountains.....and our temps are in the high 40's normally in the 30's..........
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We got 11" here in altoona from the latest and greatest. Stole my dad's snow blower worked miracles :D tub's dug out.... told the spa man that I would take the La Palma... so I picked up the GFI.... now all I need to do is figure out the installation part for wiring the GFI up move some snow and I should be good to go......
Didn't have to work any overtime due to the storm but the poor guys in New Jersey are busy.... Life is good
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We got 11" here in altoona from the latest and greatest. Stole my dad's snow blower worked miracles :D tub's dug out.... told the spa man that I would take the La Palma... so I picked up the GFI.... now all I need to do is figure out the installation part for wiring the GFI up move some snow and I should be good to go......
Didn't have to work any overtime due to the storm but the poor guys in New Jersey are busy.... Life is good
The difference in Northern Minnesota is we don't wait, can't wait for it to melt. If it falls in November through about March the only thing melting it is the higher rising sun in late Feb. It was 26 degrees for a high yesterday and the sun is starting to get high enough during the day to take a little off the top every time it shines. -7 right now and a high of 20 today, supposed to get a storm this weekend, no biggy. Glad your neighbor pushed your drive clean. Plows been by on the road yet?
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In Pa we pay township taxes and I can honestly say they put them to real good use. The roads were plowed really quickly. On the downside they plowed my driveway completely shut. So that is another reason that I was not going to shovel it.
I love February for just the reason that you are saying Tman, the sun is higher and the days much brighter. I will salt my plowed drive today and it should be easy to remove that bottom layer of ice by noon time.
When we built here, I thought..privacy, long driveway, big yard...now I am thinking townhouse, postage stamp yard, Florida...haha
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In Pa we pay township taxes and I can honestly say they put them to real good use. The roads were plowed really quickly. On the downside they plowed my driveway completely shut. So that is another reason that I was not going to shovel it.
I love February for just the reason that you are saying Tman, the sun is higher and the days much brighter. I will salt my plowed drive today and it should be easy to remove that bottom layer of ice by noon time.
When we built here, I thought..privacy, long driveway, big yard...now I am thinking townhouse, postage stamp yard, Florida...haha
I'm thinking Florida, townhouse, deck, no yard.
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more snow predicted for Monday into Tuesday. The kids will never get back to school...I still don't have the tub out of the snow piles and I think someone may have hit my mailbox since it is barely visible under the piles of snow from the plows! :o :o
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Bonnibelle,
sounds just like us last year,it seems like it will never end, my kids enjoyed it. not going to school and playing in the snow....hope it gets better for you, we still had Lots of snow in March
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With the last storm I received about 10 inches and built this for my kids. A soak in my tub felt great. You can see my tub briefly after I go over the hump and before the final turn.
Click on it to see the video
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Nice video 3putt. Looks like another 6-9" headed our way, its falling now.
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We ended up with another 9-10". The hot tub cover is a good place to gauge how much fell as its fairly sheltered from the wind.
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Still getting snow here..... Snowed I believe 3 out of the 4 last days and calling for more tonight.... Of course these are just nuisance snows enough to put a trace to 2" on the ground....
Boni in case you haven't heard another storm possible Tuesday next week..... feels like my sophomore year all over again. Went to school till amost July that year due to the amount of snow..
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I did hear :o :o...we are working on Les Mis at my son's school. The kids will never get the rehersals in with all the snow days! It is actually snowing right now, but hopefully we will just get dusted. I never thought I would be sick of snow...but everything has a limit..and I still haven't cleared the tub off from the last storm! :-\
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your still getting our snow, we still do not have in town.we would have liked some off that back.......
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OK, sending one Major snow storm your way...hold on to your hat!!
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The weather reports say that we might get 2" - 4" of snow tomorrow here in South East Texas! I know we aren't getting what y'all are but very unusual to get as much snow so often here. I think it was 10 years or so since we had snow before last year.
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The weather reports say that we might get 2" - 4" of snow tomorrow here in South East Texas! I know we aren't getting what y'all are but very unusual to get as much snow so often here. I think it was 10 years or so since we had snow before last year.
Really, more snow coming to Texas? I hope your horse can still get you to work through it all.
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WARNING WARNING WARNING.....EAST COAST SNOW STORM..... Boni brace yourself.... Sounds like the worst of this one might be New England states.... With 6" in eastern PA.
Gee guess I shouldn't of wished for all that snow on my b-day.....
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sorry Bonnibelle, all the snow we got slammed with thru may is all yours now,,,,we are sitting at 48 - 50 degrees , our winter never got started this year and does not look like we are going into spring already......
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Heading to the grocery store now..not because I am in a panic, but because I need food and will now have to deal with all the folks who ARE IN A PANIC! Shoot, I just got my van and the tub out of the last mess on Saturday.
This storm looks particularly nasty because we are pretty vulnerable with the very saturated ground and trees that have alreay been damaged. High winds (like a hurricane) and heavy snow....wonderful way to end the week... :-\ ;)
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Really, more snow coming to Texas? I hope your horse can still get you to work through it all.
LOL :D
I guess we can manage seeing how it didn't get over ankle deep.
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o.k Bonnibelle you sent some back granted it was a skiff then melted off.......
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow..... Boni you have power still? heard there was some power outages along the coast and into N.E.
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As of this morning a fresh coating of 14-24'' of new snow to add with the 10-12'' already on the ground. Better news they are forecasting high winds gusting to 50mph this afternoon. Thank goodness for the weekend!!
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thearm got all the snow this time...We got about 6 inches with high winds. so while I haven't lost power, I have lost my stinkin hard drive because Dell send me an incompetent repair person who crashed my hard drive.
apologies for my typing on this lap top...