Right now it's just sleeting.  Still not going out in it.

Google car crashes winter edition -- I won't link it because I'm pretty sure at least one of them includes a death -- and this is in Russia (mostly), where people should know how to drive in the snow.  It only takes one idiot -- and I have a tendency to get impatient, so that idiot could well be me.

EDIT:  Okay, sometime between the last two times I looked out, it changed to snow and is accumulating.

It's coming down hard here and more importantly it's not that windy so I am hoping that our power will stay on. I am kicking myself that I didn't get a portable generator hookup done when we were getting work done in the spring. Stupid...

Wind is supposed to get here tomorrow morning I think.

Managed to go get emergency supplies before the snow.  The only milk in the store was dark chocolate almond milk, but I did get several bottles of wine so I should be good.

Stay safe you guys!

Anybody heard of using hybrid cars with inverters for emergency generators?

After I bought my Prius I've been curious about this.

 

 

My wife loves that almond milk....she'd like wine better, but too many calories....and not chocolate

We're having great weather here after the last snow - our yard is still covered in 6" of snow, but it's 53 degrees and I went out to run errands without needing to wear a jacket.  But Duke canceled my daughter's classes due to freezing rain.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/01/21/poll-name-this-winter-storm/

Just started first round of shoveling and one shovel broke and the other is failing. Nowhere has them in stock either. FML.

I can't find mine.  Fortunately, all I have to shovel out is my car.

Try rolling it?

 

 

#McGuyver mothersfucker

First quickie shovel done.

emphasis on quick!  Holy fuck, I am never going back to normal shovels.  Except for stairs.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ru6117p3v1apkly/2016-01-22%2016.51.59.jpg?dl=0

Did a bit of shoveling and brushed off the Subaru.  Now 5 minutes later it looks like I never even stepped outside.

32 minutes ago, Dreadhead said:

#McGuyver mothersfucker

That should be a good 3 extra seconds of shoveling you get with that handy work.  

I got a snow blower 3 days ago.  I imagine tomorrow will be busy playing with it. 

That should be a good 3 extra seconds of shoveling you get with that handy work. [emoji4] 

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Had one failure that required reinforcement but overall a smashing success.

Nothing here yet,should start early am.Serviced the snowblower & generator both ready to go  when & if needed.

11 minutes ago, bozebuttons said:

Nothing here yet,should start early am.Serviced the snowblower & generator both ready to go  when & if needed.

Really?  Maybe I don't have a mental image where you're at.  I thought you were right in the path:

 

5.5in here already (southern maryland)....coming down heavy.  Good night for tunes.  Tried shoveling and wind put it back.

Good luck and stay warm dudes.

5 hours ago, VPI said:

Did a bit of shoveling and brushed off the Subaru.  Now 5 minutes later it looks like I never even stepped outside.

Funny, mine looks like I never stepped outside, neither, but for entirely different reasons.

I assume my driveway looks like no one has looked at it since the snowing started

I am thinking I might have some kinks to work out of my emergency plan to use the grills for cooking in a power outage.

My plan was to be up the entire night and scoop snow every 2 inches.

fell asleep.  Nowhere to scoop snow, I'm back to the old shovel.  I've been thwarted. 

Leaned against the car this morning during a quick rest.  An hour or so later inside I look at my car and see the back door open.  Leave your key fab inside!

 

this sucks.

Heat pumps whirring away...ready for round 2!

 

my snow blower died at the bottom of the first pass on my driveway.  I guess I'm supposed to relax this weekend.