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[Hank70SS]

I'm getting tired of pushing snow around. We got a couple inches Friday night, Saturday morning. Now it's snowing again. Yesterday's snow broke the record for January snowfall.

I think they only closed schools one day here. They were already closed for the holiday when we got the big snow and Brighton schools were closed last Monday for records day or they may have closed due to the cold. This week we're supposed to have 3 days of below 0 temps so they may close. They close when wind chills near -20.

[Ms Grumpy]

Hank, last Friday when they closed the schools, it was Mid terms for my 2 in High School. So they have changed Mondays schedule for the kids to take their Mid Terms. The state of Michigan allows for 5 snow days and we have already used them this month alone. I live in a school district where there are no busses, so I have been taking my kids to school. I am hoping that Tuesday and Wednesday they cancel school cause it is too damn cold to take them. My brother in law lives just outside of Chicago and they have already cancelled school for Monday and Tuesday for his kids.

[flash]

We had a sunny and breezy day today with a high of low 50's ,it was nice to be above freezing .

[Hank70SS]

Guess I missed the weather forecast yesterday. Our son plowed the driveway yesterday afternoon after the snow stopped. He also did the neighbors, they're an elderly couple and are away for a couple of days.

I take the dog out this morning and WTH, another 3-4". So I have to go do it again, it's around 5* now and only supposed to get colder. Maybe I'll just throw some shit in the motorhome and head out of town. We're supposed to leave in a little over 2 weeks, can't wait. It's been so cold and so much snow I still have lot of stuff to put in the outside compartments. Can't load the inside with anything that will freeze. I'll have to hook up the car for towing, if it doesn't warm up maybe I'll have Lynda follow me and hook it when we get to warm weather. This weather is getting really old.

Oh, and I have to go pull the starting battery out of the motorhome. It's shot and I have to get a new one. I can start it off the house batteries, 2 6v golf cart batteries, but I don't want to burn up the alt trying to charge a dead battery.

[Ken Hayes]

I think we got just under 36" so far for January with 4 more days to go........oh well, goin outside and fire up the 2 stage blower and have some fun......."YEAH, RIGHT!!!"

[flash]

I could not handle that crap ,Im sorry for you guys up there .

[Hank70SS]

Well that was fun! Started plowing the drive this morning, finished around 4:45. I wasn't done with ours but was down at the street and decided to go over and do the neighbors, they're still not home. They're in their 70's, he had polio as a kid so it's hard for him to get around. Anyway while finishing their drive I noticed the blade wasn't coming up evenly or very high. Took a look and the mount was tearing loose. Previous owner adapted an Ariens plow blade to fit the Bolens tractor.

The top of bracket off the plow ripped and was rolling over. Guess we pushed too many piles of snow, piles that are now mostly ice inside. So I pulled the blade off the tractor, got out the cutoff wheel, cut off the home made piece, cut off the metal that had split and rolled, too thick to try and straighten. Then weld a plate on to put the 2 pieces back together. Then I got to finish plowing our drive.

The bracket off the blade is flat on top with the sides folded down. When the PO welded the home made bracket on he only welded to the top. I didn't have time today to cut and weld pieces to the sides, sounds like a summer time project.

[carpoor]

Rain this morning, almost 80* and sunny most of the day after the skies cleared.

[Hank70SS]

You guys in the southern states watch out. They're talking about 1/2 -1" of ice tomorrow in the Fl panhandle, Georgia, Alabama, etc. Lot's of snow north of there.

Here, -9 tonight. Saw the list of school closings on the news, looks like every school in the state will be closed.

[flash]

Tomorrow evening will be nuts here with the weather fools predicting everything to stay south of us ,I hope they are right for once but I will believe it when it happens.