Glucose12 t1_jcdysol wrote on March 16, 2023 at 3:24 AM

Reply to comment by musicals4life in Peterborough today by musicals4life

OMFG! 42 inches of wet stuff? You took the hit, friend.

musicals4life OP t1_jce08oi wrote on March 16, 2023 at 3:36 AM

Send help lol. We haven't had power since Monday night, which means we also don't have heat or water. We went to a friend's house for internet and got the message from Eversource that power was restored, so we came home. Still no power.

Glucose12 t1_jce1q4i wrote on March 16, 2023 at 3:49 AM

The only thing that will help would be a 200Kt thermonuke, and that might be a problem for your house and garage. On the other hand, after the EMP surge, you wouldn't need to worry about Eversource restoring power to your electronics. 😵‍💫

Good God. Presumably with the dropping temps, that's all turned to ice. Maybe one of those propane flamethrowers? Do they still make those?

My back is sore just from shoveling 4" of that stuff off my 80' walkway.

Having good luck with one of those metal dirt shovels, long 6' wood handle, with a flat blade and flat (sharp) edge. Blade is small, which is good. I think it belonged to my grandfather 🤣.

Regular snow shovels are useless PoS. They're all designed for the kind of snow we haven't seen these past 4-5 years.

musicals4life OP t1_jce271k wrote on March 16, 2023 at 3:53 AM

I have one of those shovels with a springy handle half way up. It was pretty handy for the walk way. We are still working on finding a plow for the driveway. Our regular plow guy killed his truck in the storm. It's been just at or above freezing up until now so the ice hasn't set in just yet.