astrid Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Just thought I'd share this picture of my husband, which I took yesterday. Ray is standing on the roof of our front porch, attempting to clear the ice and snow from our porch roofs and icicles from our 120 year old eaves prior to this next round of snow and ice. Ray estimated this ice chunk weighed about 120 lbs, and as you can see, it was only part of a much larger formation. UGH. Is it spring yet? Astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Brrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wow! I thought the one's we got were big. You win! :D I concur, when will this winter weather stop!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 WOW!!! That is huge! And I thought the cold here was bad. I vote we fire the ground hog if he doesn't start talking spring this week. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wow. That is truly amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Just thought I'd share this picture of my husband, which I took yesterday. Ray is standing on the roof of our front porch, attempting to clear the ice and snow from our porch roofs and icicles from our 120 year old eaves prior to this next round of snow and ice. Ray estimated this ice chunk weighed about 120 lbs, and as you can see, it was only part of a much larger formation. UGH. Is it spring yet? Astrid Wow! That is incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincap Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 That is flipping HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Cool photo! But I hear ya on the spring bit. I'm ready for it, too. We have some monster icicles dripping right now, but we have over a foot of snow headed our way...it is going to be a long week. My kids are out in the snow right now, they are actually ON the snow. It is hard and crunchy on top, and they are walking over the yard looking for "gold". My son saw the snow sparkling earlier today and thought there might be something valuable out there. :lol: Too cute. When he is on the ground the snow comes up to his shoulders (he's about 51" tall). In other words, we have TOO MUCH SNOW!! ;) Just a few more MONTHS of this, I guess....:nopity: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wow! I thought the one's we got were big. You win! :D I concur, when will this winter weather stop!! :iagree: Spring cannot come quickly enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 That blows my mind. My kids are playing outside in bare feet right now. I'm dreading spring. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 That blows my mind. My kids are playing outside in bare feet right now. I'm dreading spring. ;) I'm in AR and it isn't that cold or anything....but I'm ready for spring still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wow! I'm not sure how your roof can take all that weight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLG Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Amazing! Pretty too as long as they aren't damaging something. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 And what you don't see in the picture is that underneath all the snow Ray is standing on is about 8" of solid ice that he couldn't get off. It's just too solid. He was up there with a sledge hammer, and he's no weakling-- defensive tackle in high school AND college! But short of using a flamethrower, that ice was staying put. The house is very old but very solid. Today's construction is all pine, whereas our porch is oak beams. So hopefully it will hold, but there's over a foot of snow and then ice/freezing rain/rain coming Tuesday and Wednesday. UGH. astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Just thought I'd share this picture of my husband, which I took yesterday. Ray is standing on the roof of our front porch, attempting to clear the ice and snow from our porch roofs and icicles from our 120 year old eaves prior to this next round of snow and ice. Ray estimated this ice chunk weighed about 120 lbs, and as you can see, it was only part of a much larger formation. UGH. Is it spring yet? Astrid And what you don't see in the picture is that underneath all the snow Ray is standing on is about 8" of solid ice that he couldn't get off. It's just too solid. He was up there with a sledge hammer, and he's no weakling-- defensive tackle in high school AND college! But short of using a flamethrower, that ice was staying put. The house is very old but very solid. Today's construction is all pine, whereas our porch is oak beams. So hopefully it will hold, but there's over a foot of snow and then ice/freezing rain/rain coming Tuesday and Wednesday. UGH. astrid :eek: :svengo: Unreal! I can't even imagine that! That's crazy. My dh was considering moving to CT too because his sister lives there. I think something like that would kill me with my warm tropical blood. :eek: Hope the ground hog doesn't see his shadow for your sake Astrid. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Yes! Dh has been knocking down icicles and raking the roof all weekend in anticipation of the Tues/Wed storm. :glare: Get me outa here!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wow! That is truly amazing! I thought I'd seen big icicles, but apparently I haven't seen anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 WOW!!! That is huge! And I thought the cold here was bad. I vote we fire the ground hog if he doesn't start talking spring this week. :D :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalGal Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 And what you don't see in the picture is that underneath all the snow Ray is standing on is about 8" of solid ice that he couldn't get off. It's just too solid. He was up there with a sledge hammer, and he's no weakling-- defensive tackle in high school AND college! But short of using a flamethrower, that ice was staying put. The house is very old but very solid. Today's construction is all pine, whereas our porch is oak beams. So hopefully it will hold, but there's over a foot of snow and then ice/freezing rain/rain coming Tuesday and Wednesday. UGH. astrid My daughter's friend from CT called today and told my daughter that they had SIX leaks in their roof. They could not run the lights in the kitchen or bathroom because of water in the fixtures. :svengo: I'm thinking they need to do something drastic before tomorrow and Wednesday -- or they may not have a roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Well, this is a really, really unsual winter, even for CT. We've broken all sorts of records for snowfall, and have had unusually cold weather. That said, I love the four seasons and can't really imagine living anywhere else. astrid (but a visit to someplace GREEN would be lovely right now!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 It looks really amazing and my boys loved it. However, I must say, I'm so glad it's you and not me! I can't imagine. It's beautiful though. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Beg him to be extremely careful. I knew a man who was clearing icicles off a church roof, and one fell on him. It crushed his shoulder and his lower leg. He had to have his leg amputated somewhere below the knee. He was recovering nicely, but then had a heart attack because of a blood clot and passed away. That was 10 years ago this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wildberrys Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wow---what a monster! Now the 4 foot long spear my son got from our house looks like a toothpick :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 :iagree: Spring cannot come quickly enough! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani3boys Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 This winter has been way too long! The next two months are going to make me crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2Smile Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I sure do love living in California! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 EEEK! What a tragic story! That's exactly what I was worried about, and why I was in the driveway with one hand on the cell phone. See the roof above his head? That's a HUGE ice dam. There's a considerable overhang that he was able to stand under while working most of the time, so that made me feel a bit better. Unfortunately, the weather here has been so severe that homeowners have little choice but to get on their roofs and do this themselves. The number of roof collapses around here has been awful, including one barn in which several horses were killed when the roof caved in. With another 15" of snow predicted, followed by freezing rain and rain, there is a very real danger that it'll get worse. Thankfully, Ray got it all done and made it down safely. Whew. astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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