Guest Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 I live in the greater Boise area, where usually we get at most an inch or two of snow, and it's melted off within a couple of days. Since Christmas week, we've gotten several inches. Today alone at least 8. and it's still coming down. People keep saying we're whiners, try living in Wisconsin or Utah or Colorado. The difference is, our infrastructure can't handle it. There aren't enough plows and they can't keep up. They do not plow neighborhood streets, and if you bring in a skid steer to plow your own, you can get sued for any damage done. I've gotten stuck 3 times today, twice in my neighborhood. It's madness! I'm not sure how I'll get to work in the morning. It's snow day #3 for the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 In upstate New York, it was not unusual to get 2 feet of snow overnight. They had infrastructure galore - 10 snow plows in a staggered diagonal clearing the entire freeway at freeway speeds.... In Oklahoma, one snowflake or hailstone lasts long enough for someone to observe them, and everyone runs home (after going to the grocery store) and doesn't come again out until it's thawed. Apparently the greater Boise area can't decide which way they should react, so you get to suffer from societal hemming and hawing1. 1 Now I think I need to go listen to a song that actually uses the phrase "hem and haw". Backroads 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 minute ago, zil said: In upstate New York, it was not unusual to get 2 feet of snow overnight. It was almost impossible for schools to get a snow day. Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 They actually suggested we stop being lazy and get our snow shovels out. It took 2 hours to shovel my driveway and another, and I'm supposed to shovel our residential streets, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Eowyn said: They actually suggested we stop being lazy and get our snow shovels out. It took 2 hours to shovel my driveway and another, and I'm supposed to shovel our residential streets, too? As near as I can tell, a couple of neighbors who happen to have plows for their trucks are the only ones who ever plow my street (hooray for government!). As for shovel - buy a snow blower. In my experience, they perform their primary function (preventing snow from falling) for the first year or two. After that, you generally have to use them for their secondary function (blowing snow). Sunday21, classylady, Maureen and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday21 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 44 minutes ago, Eowyn said: I live in the greater Boise area, where usually we get at most an inch or two of snow, and it's melted off within a couple of days. Since Christmas week, we've gotten several inches. Today alone at least 8. and it's still coming down. People keep saying we're whiners, try living in Wisconsin or Utah or Colorado. The difference is, our infrastructure can't handle it. There aren't enough plows and they can't keep up. They do not plow neighborhood streets, and if you bring in a skid steer to plow your own, you can get sued for any damage done. I've gotten stuck 3 times today, twice in my neighborhood. It's madness! I'm not sure how I'll get to work in the morning. It's snow day #3 for the kids. I am sorry for your troubles! But how do you get stuck in 2 inches of snow? zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, zil said: As for shovel - buy a snow blower. Of course, your other option is to use shoveling as an excuse not to do your usual exercise routine that day. As far as I'm concerned, shoveling is the exercise routine. a mustard seed, SilentOne and Backroads 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Sunday21 said: I am sorry for your troubles! But how do you get stuck in 2 inches of snow? It was at least 10 accumulated inches today. This is the first day that's been a problem. The last couple of weeks it's just been slick roads, now we can't get anywhere at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 I want a snow day... zil, SilentOne and Sunday21 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Sunday21 said: But how do you get stuck in 2 inches of snow? I had this Lego car, once... Backroads and Sunday21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Backroads said: I want a snow day... You're unfortunate to live in an area where they can deal with snow effectively! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Eowyn said: You're unfortunate to live in an area where they can deal with snow effectively! Seriously. Worst case scenario, BiL is a snowplow guy for the state. Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 12 minutes ago, Backroads said: BiL is a snowplow guy for the state. Like being a lineman for the county, except you don't get your own song. Backroads 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane_Doe Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Eowyn said: I live in the greater Boise area, where usually we get at most an inch or two of snow, and it's melted off within a couple of days. Since Christmas week, we've gotten several inches. Today alone at least 8. and it's still coming down. People keep saying we're whiners, try living in Wisconsin or Utah or Colorado. The difference is, our infrastructure can't handle it. There aren't enough plows and they can't keep up. They do not plow neighborhood streets, and if you bring in a skid steer to plow your own, you can get sued for any damage done. I've gotten stuck 3 times today, twice in my neighborhood. It's madness! I'm not sure how I'll get to work in the morning. It's snow day #3 for the kids. I agree that it's more of a place's ability to handle the snow (infrastructure and know-how) that matters than the volume of snow itself. We've had over a foot today in WY, which isn't too unusual. The thing is though, the city of 30k doesn't own a single snow plow! I thought that was SO stupid when I first moved here, and grubbed about it for the hour I shovel my walkway. Then I turned around, my the wind had already blown an inch of snow on my walkway! So yeah, there's no point in shoveling here. Instead they just issue a "no unnecessary travel decree", and everyone just stays home for while. Soup night! Backroads and a mustard seed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 We're getting hit pretty hard in Denver. Overnight low is predicted to be -1 and with wind chill about -12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Godless Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 This is literally the most snow accumulation I've ever seen in 10 years of living in San Antonio. This was about three years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane_Doe Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 16 minutes ago, Carborendum said: We're getting hit pretty hard in Denver. Overnight low is predicted to be -1 and with wind chill about -12. I didn't know you were in Denver! That's my hometown (Arvada) where most of my friends and family live still. As the the -1F, that's warm! We got -25 with windchill here tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Jane_Doe said: I didn't know you were in Denver! That's my hometown (Arvada) where most of my friends and family live still. As the the -1F, that's warm! We got -25 with windchill here tonight. I'm visiting family for the holidays. I'm heading back to Houston when the snow hopefully stops this Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Osborn Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 They shut down highways here in Idaho. This was taken this afternoon as I was plowing our driveway. a mustard seed, classylady, Jane_Doe and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) I'm still hoping for a snow day. Cities north of us cancelled school and it's snowing and my husband is in Tennessee so I have no one to shovel my driveway because I'm a spoiled princess who will whine about doing it myself and the kid across the street goes to school really really early. Besides, at my school, if you don't live within 3 blocks you live up in Ogden Valley. Those kids probably can't get down the canyon. Hopefully. Teachers like snow days, too. Edited January 5, 2017 by Backroads classylady, Maureen and a mustard seed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Godless said: This is literally the most snow accumulation I've ever seen in 10 years of living in San Antonio. This was about three years ago. Did they cancel school? Jane_Doe and Sunday21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Godless Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Backroads said: Did they cancel school? Probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 9 hours ago, Backroads said: because I'm a spoiled princess who will whine about doing it myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 12 hours ago, Godless said: This is literally the most snow accumulation I've ever seen in 10 years of living in San Antonio. This was about three years ago. That's not snow. That's graupel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Idaho needs to quit sending their storms to Utah. zil and Backroads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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