rburg
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OK, this one is unusual for around here. We get rain a lot. And we get snow. We even get a lot of rain or a lot of snow. But this last cycle we got ice. It started as a couple of inches of the pretty white stuff. But then it turned to a light rain. For a few hours.
This is the first one I can remember where I didn't break through the crust. That's because there is no crust, its just ice all the way down to earth. Yeah, its heavy, too. It was pretty bad when after driving about a half hour I had to miss a red light. I hit the breaks and the sheet covering my roof decided to go forward. Most went over the front and on the road, but the last 2 feet or so crashed down on my hood. Well, really it was the 2" of ice that covered and protected my hood.
It all started pretty bad when I heard a lot of talking out front. I looked outside and there was a plow truck. Operated by two idiots who I'm pretty sure didn't have married parents. Anyway, they'd pushed a good 3' berm in front of my driveway. Guess they decided it was doughnut or coffee time so they got back in their truck, backed up and left. Leaving the berm for me to dispose of. Well, I left it there thinking they maybe broke their truck and would be back. Wrong. So about 3:00 I called the city and complained. Bad mistake. They sent another truck to get all the snow he could find and then drive past my house. He did take the original berm away, but left a solid 3' mountain range of ice. My drive is about 30' wide, 3 cars wide and 3 cars long. So now I've got my jeep kind of trapped. With some effort, I managed to get out on the side up the street.
Have I mentioned how much I loathe the plow drivers? I expect to hear any time now what a wonderful job they did. Yeah, at time and a half or double time. Two of them per truck, getting rich all the while making sure their taxpayers need to shovel their way out. They do nothing for the people who pay their salaries. They plow the roads clear and place it over the residents drives.
OK, so now the question. How long does it take to melt this stuff? You can lose a 6" snowfall in a day or two if the temps ever get up above freezing. But that glacier out front is 3' high, and maybe 10' wide. All solid ice. I know, I've been using a pick on it since Wednesday. Yes, I use a shovel to put it all out in the road. I only hope they send the plow guy over to complain about that. He'll be wearing the shovel and maybe the pick, too. So far since Wednesday we've had a couple of days of sun. But its still cold and even the direct sun can't get through the ice.
My neighbor stopped by to check on his house. He's got one of those huge Caddy Escalades. He says 6,000# easy. Not a trace of where he drove in his drive and parked it, nor footprints up to his porch. If that big SUV won't break the ice, its going to take summer and the 4th of July heat.
Anybody remember Little Rock about 8 or 9 years ago? How long did it take that to melt?
This is the first one I can remember where I didn't break through the crust. That's because there is no crust, its just ice all the way down to earth. Yeah, its heavy, too. It was pretty bad when after driving about a half hour I had to miss a red light. I hit the breaks and the sheet covering my roof decided to go forward. Most went over the front and on the road, but the last 2 feet or so crashed down on my hood. Well, really it was the 2" of ice that covered and protected my hood.
It all started pretty bad when I heard a lot of talking out front. I looked outside and there was a plow truck. Operated by two idiots who I'm pretty sure didn't have married parents. Anyway, they'd pushed a good 3' berm in front of my driveway. Guess they decided it was doughnut or coffee time so they got back in their truck, backed up and left. Leaving the berm for me to dispose of. Well, I left it there thinking they maybe broke their truck and would be back. Wrong. So about 3:00 I called the city and complained. Bad mistake. They sent another truck to get all the snow he could find and then drive past my house. He did take the original berm away, but left a solid 3' mountain range of ice. My drive is about 30' wide, 3 cars wide and 3 cars long. So now I've got my jeep kind of trapped. With some effort, I managed to get out on the side up the street.
Have I mentioned how much I loathe the plow drivers? I expect to hear any time now what a wonderful job they did. Yeah, at time and a half or double time. Two of them per truck, getting rich all the while making sure their taxpayers need to shovel their way out. They do nothing for the people who pay their salaries. They plow the roads clear and place it over the residents drives.
OK, so now the question. How long does it take to melt this stuff? You can lose a 6" snowfall in a day or two if the temps ever get up above freezing. But that glacier out front is 3' high, and maybe 10' wide. All solid ice. I know, I've been using a pick on it since Wednesday. Yes, I use a shovel to put it all out in the road. I only hope they send the plow guy over to complain about that. He'll be wearing the shovel and maybe the pick, too. So far since Wednesday we've had a couple of days of sun. But its still cold and even the direct sun can't get through the ice.
My neighbor stopped by to check on his house. He's got one of those huge Caddy Escalades. He says 6,000# easy. Not a trace of where he drove in his drive and parked it, nor footprints up to his porch. If that big SUV won't break the ice, its going to take summer and the 4th of July heat.
Anybody remember Little Rock about 8 or 9 years ago? How long did it take that to melt?
