Heart attack snow

I don’t know what the metro is like but we have gotten about 2″ of snow then it rained, now it’s snowing again. Was just outside and plowed the driveway. That stuff is wet & heavy!! If you received snow & rain get outside and get it taken care of TODAY. Once it freezes tonight it will be near impossible to move. They are forecasting a low of 19 here in Princeton tonight but down to -4 on Friday night. Things will be slippery under the snow also, use caution out there.

I’m in north branch and my driveway and yard are a mess. Hurry up and freeze I’m sick of muddy dogs

Here in Rochester we got about 1.5″ of wet snow last night and then about 9:30 it turned to rain and stayed with rain all night so what fell was gone this morning. We’ve seen some heavier spells of rain today and I see the creek and river behind me is coming up a shade but not much. Some of our snow pack has disappeared with the rain but not much really. The temp is dropping now….33 degrees here and if its raining its real light. We had a lot of wind earlier. We still have pretty heavy air so I’m not crossing snow off the list of possibles just yet. I wish we’d either get to about 0 or 40 and stay there for the next three months. The 40 is preferable.

Tom Sawvell wrote:

Here in Rochester we got about 1.5″ of wet snow last night and then about 9:30 it turned to rain and stayed with rain all night so what fell was gone this morning. We’ve seen some heavier spells of rain today and I see the creek and river behind me is coming up a shade but not much. Some of our snow pack has disappeared with the rain but not much really. The temp is dropping now….33 degrees here and if its raining its real light. We had a lot of wind earlier. We still have pretty heavy air so I’m not crossing snow off the list of possibles just yet. I wish we’d either get to about 0 or 40 and stay there for the next three months. The 40 is preferable.

your right tom this weather bites the big one. ruined my 5 days of winter fishing bliss up in northern minnesota over new years!!!!!!!!!:???: makes me wanna cry!!!!!!!

We got about 3″ overnight in the NW metro, but it was raining when I got up and walked the pooch at 6 a.m. I fired up the blower–that crap was heavy!

It’s been raining steadily all day. Yuck.

About 6″ here in Duluth with more up the shore. Had some sleet/rain mix this morning early coming into work, and my son said he saw quite a few cars had slid off the interstate on/off ramps between Esko and Cloquet when he drove home from practice at noon.
Be very careful if your traveling north in the next 24 hours, winds are going to hit 30 out of the east tonight with another 4-6″ predicted by the morning.
And of course, then down to -6 by Saturday morning.

That’s why I plowed at 11:30pm or so. Easy peasy

I went out at 4am to plow. Hope no more snow in metro tonight.

AUTO_5 wrote:

That’s why I plowed at 11:30pm or so. Easy peasy

AUTO_5 wrote:

That’s why I plowed at 11:30pm or so. Easy peasy

tough to do when you gotta work!!!!

maybe one of the kids did it for me!!!!!!!!

Glenn57, each of my kids got a new snow shovel for Christmas! They got em broke in today. About 7 inches so far.

Pailofperch wrote:

Glenn57, each of my kids got a new snow shovel for Christmas! They got em broke in today. About 7 inches so far.

well I had to use my own shovels.

Good for you!!

seeing as no one else has touched this,,,,
did you push your snow in the ditch?? if so,was the snow and the plow heavy??
did you have your flashing lights on and the arm extended when you crossed the road???

Well thanks for the concern Sheldon. No, because it was so wet and I know it will be a solid block of ice by noon Friday, I didn’t push it across the road. And no, I can’t tell anybody what I did with it. Somebody will need to send a drone over and look for it I guess.

Just made it up to the cabin.
Only 12″
I did just about to have a heart attack shoveling the sidewalk.
Hopefully the plow guy shows up tomorrow morning because there’s no way I’m going to attack the driveway

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Eelpoutguy wrote:

Just made it up to the cabin.
Only 12″
I did just about to have a heart attack shoveling the sidewalk.
Hopefully the plow guy shows up tomorrow morning because there’s no way I’m going to attack the driveway

That’s it?

We have 0″ here.

Would it urine you off when your neighbors cheap single stage blower clears better than your expensive monster blower with all the bells and whistles? It pisses me off!

Used to work for a trauma hospital that said no one over the age of 45 should ever shovel snow…

…I think today’s snow, the age drops to 29..

Iowaboy1 wrote:

seeing as no one else has touched this,,,,
did you push your snow in the ditch?? if so,was the snow and the plow heavy??
did you have your flashing lights on and the arm extended when you crossed the road???

Be nice if the plows would start plowing in Isanti county. Sure is easier to pushe it across the street and into the ditch without the snow still on the road.

Jeezus. Everybody just move your snow to wherever makes sense and if anyone has an issue with it they will let you know.

Just try to use your head as well.

AUTO_5 wrote:

Jeezus. Everybody just move your snow to wherever makes sense and if anyone has an issue with it they will let you know.

Just try to use your head as well.

I used my head and moved it to the neighbors yard.

FryDog62 wrote:

Used to work for a trauma hospital that said no one over the age of 45 should ever shovel snow…

…I think today’s snow, the age drops to 29..

I think you’re right. I’m not an old dog yet, but that was some of the heaviest snow/slush I’ve had to shovel in quite some time.. I think we got about 6-7 in Hinckley. Blowing to beat hell this mornin though. I’m sure I’ll have a wonderful mess to tend to when I get home with the drifting. Or maybe I’ll just go fishing till it warms up again Sunday!?

I think you’re right. I’m not an old dog yet, but that was some of the heaviest snow/slush I’ve had to shovel in quite some time.. I think we got about 6-7 in Hinckley. Blowing to beat hell this mornin though. I’m sure I’ll have a wonderful mess to tend to when I get home with the drifting. Or maybe I’ll just go fishing till it warms up again Sunday!?
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Just run it over till its flat. And then call it good

Bearcat89 wrote:

I think you’re right. I’m not an old dog yet, but that was some of the heaviest snow/slush I’ve had to shovel in quite some time.. I think we got about 6-7 in Hinckley. Blowing to beat hell this mornin though. I’m sure I’ll have a wonderful mess to tend to when I get home with the drifting. Or maybe I’ll just go fishing till it warms up again Sunday!?

Just run it over till its flat. And then call it good
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Not going to lie, I did that last night at the end of the driveway hoping my FW could get out this morning. But now its all drifted in and she’s sicker than a dog and not going to work anyways.. Even more of a reason to go fishing and stay out of the house.

I told my wife it was like shoveling cement. Only about 2″-2.5″ but heavy as can be.

Fired up the skidsteer then seen the rain was taking all the snow away so parked it back in the shed… done.

And I use a 3 ft Snowplow Snow Pusher.
It’ll move a lot of snow in short order but Man-O-Man it will (does) kick my
https://www.amazon.com/JM-Enterprises-TV206972-Snowplow-Pusher/dp/B00BVR96TW

Denny O wrote:

And I use a 3 ft Snowplow Snow Pusher.
It’ll move a lot of snow in short order but Man-O-Man it will (does) kick my
https://www.amazon.com/JM-Enterprises-TV206972-Snowplow-Pusher/dp/B00BVR96TW

I looked at the same blade Denny….then opted for the 30″. Now after using it a time or two wish I’d have gotten a 24″. Sure does a slick job of removing the snow though. With the rain yesterday, I just let the guy that put it there take it away. Got movies and watched movies all day.

I wore one out and broke the handle as its final straw.

So a few years back I purchased another one.

I can’t imagin that anyone so farking lazy that would steal something would steal my snow shovel leaning against my deck in my driveway!

So I’m on my third one, same brand and size, all have been 36″ers.

” I just let the guy that put it there take it away.” I hear you, that is what I’m doing now for the next couple of days.