Go get em Charlie
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EE_Bota
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That was right fun to watch. The narrator was pleasant and funny, and the music was great. The equipment was darned impressive too. Thanks for posting.
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Looks like maybe they should have plowed a bit more frequently before the snow turned to pack ice. Lots of work to plow 5 to 8 feet of snow when they could have ran 40 MPH in 2-3 foot or loose snow. I guess budget constraints from politicians wouldnt allow it so they waited for a month to plow once and take 50 times longer.
Dutch445
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It wasn't that long ago when those old trucks came out of "storage". I was a ways south of the Tug Hill area during the blizzard of 93,
more than 3' came down in the storm, and when it finally stopped, out came the plows. The town I lived in still had an old V plow
rig, and we heard it coming up the road for a long time, working exactly as they showed in that video, back up, the ram the truck into
the snow, back up and do it again.. it took him quite a while to get the 1/4 mile up the road to my driveway.
more than 3' came down in the storm, and when it finally stopped, out came the plows. The town I lived in still had an old V plow
rig, and we heard it coming up the road for a long time, working exactly as they showed in that video, back up, the ram the truck into
the snow, back up and do it again.. it took him quite a while to get the 1/4 mile up the road to my driveway.
jefwyn
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When conditions are just right, the snow rates during some events are the greatest ever measured on record from anywhere in the world. The 7 in 30 minutes at West Seneca, NY (mentioned above) is an example. (It is conceivable that snow rates just as great may occur in the high altitudes of Washington痴 Olympic Mountains or other high elevations of the coastal mountains of British Columbia and Alaska, but there are no actual measurements of such).
Other world-record point snowfalls from the Great Lakes region include:
12.0 in 1 hour at Copenhagen, New York on Dec. 2, 1966
17.5 in 2 hours at Oswego, New York on Jan. 26, 1972
22.0 in 3 hours at Valparaiso, Indiana on Dec. 18, 1981
51.0 in 16 hours at Benetts Bridge, New York on Jan. 17-18, 1959
?nd the granddaddy of all snowfalls: the 77.0 in 24 hours reported in Montague Township on the Tug Hill Plateau of New York on Jan. 11-12, 1997. This would be the world 24-hour snowfall record (surpassing the 75.8 at Silver Lake, Colorado on April 14-15, 1921) if the observer had made his measurements slightly more exacting. Unfortunately, he made one too many measurements during the period of snowfall and the record was consequently rejected as official by the National Weather Service痴 Snowfall Evaluation Committee. The storm total was 95 over a three day period. At times the snow fell so heavily that snowplow operators could not see further than ten feet in front of their vehicles.
Lake effect snow is a (bleep).
Other world-record point snowfalls from the Great Lakes region include:
12.0 in 1 hour at Copenhagen, New York on Dec. 2, 1966
17.5 in 2 hours at Oswego, New York on Jan. 26, 1972
22.0 in 3 hours at Valparaiso, Indiana on Dec. 18, 1981
51.0 in 16 hours at Benetts Bridge, New York on Jan. 17-18, 1959
?nd the granddaddy of all snowfalls: the 77.0 in 24 hours reported in Montague Township on the Tug Hill Plateau of New York on Jan. 11-12, 1997. This would be the world 24-hour snowfall record (surpassing the 75.8 at Silver Lake, Colorado on April 14-15, 1921) if the observer had made his measurements slightly more exacting. Unfortunately, he made one too many measurements during the period of snowfall and the record was consequently rejected as official by the National Weather Service痴 Snowfall Evaluation Committee. The storm total was 95 over a three day period. At times the snow fell so heavily that snowplow operators could not see further than ten feet in front of their vehicles.
Lake effect snow is a (bleep).
Bob77064
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Those are tough old trucks, I bet you get bounced around plowing with it.
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That was impressive!!
Thanks for posting it!
Thanks for posting it!
nybirdman
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Unless you have seen it your-self;it's hard to believe how much it can snow in central NY.I worked in the area for ten years off and on.Pulaski to Watertown can be unbelievable!
Dutch445
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Yea, but when it hits, there is some money to be made! The Hill lives off snowmobilers in winter, it's huge money,
and last year was a huge bust around here. This year isn't looking very good yet either,, but it's early...
jefwyn
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Yeah, I know it was a tough year for business out there last year. I've spent a lot of time in the Inlet area, in the summer, but from what I hear, it's as busy there in the winter. I hope you guys have a great year, as you said it's early, lets hope it turns around.