How's everyone doing with the SNOW

doxford jim · Feb 14, 2015

Where I am in central BC, it is warm at around +5C forecast for today. Last year I had a good four feet of snow, or more, on the ground. I am not complaining and this somewhat mild weather can continue for me. We also see temperatures of down to -35C on a fairly regular basis. I expect we will pay for this mild weather - sooner or later.

I don't know what is happening with the weather, but I sure would not want to be living on the east coast right now.

Brimfield · Feb 14, 2015

Well anyone in New England can thank me soon I got a 66" blower coming by truck next week. That should cure the snow

. I took the back hoe off today for the first time. Never put a 3pt attachment on before so I hope it goes well. Snowing good as I write this, curious to see how it handles without the back hoe.

vtsnowedin · Feb 14, 2015

Brimfield said:
Well anyone in New England can thank me soon I got a 66" blower coming by truck next week. That should cure the snow. I took the back hoe off today for the first time. Never put a 3pt attachment on before so I hope it goes well. Snowing good as I write this, curious to see how it handles without the back hoe.

The blower probably weighs about half what the backhoe does but should be enough to keep the tires engaged. Got any chains on?

jix · Feb 14, 2015

George the Beagle said:
Clobbered here again and again, the BX has really earned its keep. Unfortunately, I haven't fared so well as yesterday I took a tumble and br

Broke my right leg just above the ankle. I'm wondering if I can run the BX with my left foot. I'll be finding out in the next day or two!

George, really sorry to hear about your fall. You can manage with one foot if you have to. I use a cane in place of my right foot on a gear Kubota but no brakes that way, so I use the lowest gear and go slow, slow, slow. Gotta stop. use the bulldozer blade. My driveway is level, tho. Good luck

jix · Feb 14, 2015

SNow here in New Brunswick is too much awreddy. Another storm tonight, 45 Cm. 7 storms in nine days is way too many. Glad I have a Kubota and blower!!

oosik · Feb 14, 2015

It just isn't fair. The buttercups started blooming here over a week ago. Grass widows are 4-5 inches high & will be blooming next week.

jix · Feb 15, 2015

According to the weather techies this abnormal weather is bing caused by, believe it or not, abnormally warm water in the Pacific ocean (El Nino effect) which influences the night polar jet stream, causing it to move far to the south, bringing very cold arctic air(the polar vortex) south down to a far as Florida, which mixes with warm moist air along the atlantic coast ad causing snow and the Nor east winds that move the snow in a counter-clockwise motion over New England and the Canadian maritime provinces.. ho hum in other words it really is global warming. The other good news is that it will be getting worse each year. Drought in the Mid west in summers, lousy winters in the east. More tornados in the southern central plains, more wildfires in California. Ocean water levels are rising by up to 30 Cm by 2030, Say good bye to Venice as we know it ditto a big part of India in the Gages Delta area.

More heat means more energy, means more storms, stronger storms, more hurricanes in the mid atlantic. Bye bye Oklahoma?

So they say. Atlantic Canadians are screwed, ditto Florida fruit farmers. Ditto the UK. Move to Argentina? Or Inland Texas?

Watch out for the Canadian Wetbacks? BTW my kubotra will not start...too darn cold,even with glow plugs. Battery charger and Coolant heater now plugged in.

Me, I am getting a little drunk tonight, it is my anniversary and my birthday. Screw the snow.Spring will come in about 3 months.... maybe!

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sandyc · Feb 15, 2015

MISSED ME!!!!!! The storm dumped but a few inches last night and it looks like it is going out to sea........seat time is great but enough is enough.....

Garandman · Feb 15, 2015

sandyc said:
MISSED ME!!!!!!

Boston, not so much. Visibility is about 100-200 yards in heavy snow.

MA snow totals after "Phase I" of this storm which was in two distinct bands.

Ipswich 20.0″
Newburyport 16.0″
Boxford 13.0″
Sharon 12.5″
Milton 12.1″
Gloucester 12.0″
Lunenburg 11.0″
Topsfield 11.0″
Randolph 9.6″
Hubbardston 9.5″
Townsend 9.4″
Westboro 8.8″
Dorchester 8.7″ (where I live - other parts of Boston have 3.5 to 10.2")
Salisbury 8.5″
Methuen 8.5″
Norwood