Got out of bed a little while ago and checked the window. Nice and dry. It’s been 24 hours since anyone witnessed a drip. That’s very good. Unfortunately we’re in line to get another small snow storm. They are saying 3-5 inches, which given this month is little more than a flurry. Hell, it’s practically a summer day! That being said, it still adds weight and moisture to the roof. Two things we don’t want. Tomorrow the weather is supposed to get a little warmer and we might get rain. That’s concerning. While the warm and rain will wash away what’s left of the snow, and hopefully some of the ice dam, it won’t get it all. The amount of weight and water up there will increase quite a bit. I’m not quite ready to call this a win yet. Let’s see how things look on Monday.
Tag: Snow
Fingers Crossed for Continued Good Luck
It’s 10:42pm. There hasn’t been a drop of water through our picture window since about 9:00am. Not being a carpenter, I don’t know if it’s due to the cold outside or the lack of snow on the roof (thanks to the two guys who shoveled) or some other factor. I really don’t care. I’m just thankful as all hell that the leak has stopped at least for now.
Fingers crossed for continued good luck.
Much Better
It’s not down to bare shingles, but it’s 100 times better than it was. Thanks, roof shovelin’ guys!
Insult to Injury
To add winter themed insult to winter injury, it’s snowing.
I tried to make a longer video using iMovie, but I ran the clips through Cinematic first and, while it looks cool, you can’t really tell it’s snowing… which was the whole point.
I am So Sick of Winter
This started at about 8:30 this morning. On Monday I hired a contractor to shovel my roof. Today is Thursday and he hasn’t arrived yet. He probably won’t get here until next week. So much for that. I started calling around to every other contractor under the sun. I spoke to a few people early in the process who all but laughed when I asked if they could get here today. One guy said he could do it tomorrow. Another said he might be able to do it tomorrow. I kept calling around. Eventually I stopped getting answers and just got voice mails. I booked an appointment with the guy who said he could do it tomorrow.
This sucks. I am so seriously sick of this friggin’ winter.
Oh Good, Snow
Last night when I came home from work there was a lot of ice on the driveway. I told myself to get up early today to put out some rock salt before Jen, my love, left for work. Imagine my surprise when there was an inch or so of snow. I was like… really? You are such an asshole, mother nature.
After Pics
I promised post-shovel pics.
…and Again
Yet another snow storm. Will it ever end?
This one was probably a little less than a foot. Not bad on its own, but when it follows the six feet of snow we’ve already had… it adds up.
These are the before shots of the driveway. The wind is screaming out there right now. Every time I throw a shovel foot of snow the wind throws it back at me.
Last night Mike the Bass Player posted a picture on Facebook of him cooking dinner on his grill as the snow was hitting its peak. This is my response to that picture. We will not be cooking on our grill any time soon.
Blame the Snow
What? That’s twice in a week that I went a whole day without posting anything. What the hell is wrong with me?
Blame it on the snow. I have been in a snow induced cloud of aches and exhaustion for the last week or so. I have never wanted Spring more than I do at this moment.
Who is Watching Me?
I was outside shoveling tonight. I had been digging and digging for about two hours. It was never ending. My arms could barely lift the shovel, but I was soldiering on. I scooped up some snow, turned around, and threw it as hard and as far as I could…
And noticed that there were two deer at the tree line of the neighbor’s yard that were standing stone still watching me. I kept shoveling and they kept standing there. It seemed like it lasted for maybe 10 minutes. Every time I turned around they were there. They stayed perfectly still, always watching me. It was so cool. I started talking to them. They didn’t run away. Not that I was close to them or anything, and there was a mount everest sized snow bank between us. They had no reason to be spooked, and neither did I. It was just really cool. Eventually one of them calmly walked off into the woods, and a few minutes later the other followed. It was so cool.
Shortly after that I got called into the house for dinner. My beautiful, charming, beloved wife made an awesome chicken dinner and it gave me a nice break from the snow and the freezing cold. I had maybe 30 more minutes of work to do. Most of the heavy snow bank at the end of the driveway was gone, but there was still enough to worry about. I also had to do the fire hydrant. At about 8:00 I stood up to go back outside and finish and what did I see? Our next door neighbor and his snow blower. He had just dug out the fire hydrant and he was starting on the little patch of snow left on the driveway. Woah! Thanks, neighbor! Clearing the hydrant is a big help, but I look at that as him helping out the entire neighborhood. I feel good about myself when I do it, because I know it’s a potential life saver. If one of my neighbors wants a piece of that good karma then have at it. Our driveway though, that was above and beyond the call of duty. Our neighbor is once again a hero of our household! Thank you!
Inside the Red Head's Head 