OT--Finally Got Some Snow

[Sixgun]

Fellow Shootists (regular shootists ) & Guncranks,
I envy you Western boys who always seem to have plenty of snow. Here, in SE Pa, we usually get 2-6" and it melts a day later, nothing like the old days. (I know, Al Gore is right )

Anyway, we have 14" on the ground now with another 6" on the way. The Kubota is finally getting a work out.----------Sixgun

Earlier in the day with about 6".


Nighttime with about 10"--Nosey dog (I told my wife NOT to use the flash--she's Italian

[Rusty]

My wife was lookin at he weather reports today and saying that she thought this was shaping up to be like the winter of '76. She was living in her native WV then and they had what seemed to be tunnels through the snow where the roads were in places. they had to bring in endloaders and dump trucks to move the snow out of the way so the plows could have a place to push it.

Good Luck and God Bless,

[mav]

Good old fashioned Nor'easter eh? We're probably end up with less than six inches in Centre County. It looks like a white Christmas is a lock for you. Have fun Kubota'ing.

[Modoc ED]

I like snow until it comes time to shovel it, plow it, and drive in it with those that don't know how to drive in it. Great pictures though Jack. Nice tractor. Maybe the wife isn't too good at taking pictures but being Italian, I'll bet she can cook.

HOW IS CYNTHIA???? Thinking of her and her family which of course includes you you old fanny burp.

[cshold]

What PA. county you in sixgun?
If I remember right, you are just a little north of
Mike J., Joyce & myself. Looks like we topped out at
about 18".

[Noah Zark]

You guys got hammered. On the bright side, you'll likely have a White Christmas.

We got about 4" here in Elk Co, on the high Allegheny Plateau in the infamous area "north of I-80" that USUALLY gets hammered.

Can't really say I envy you. I shovel my driveway and those of two elderly neighbors and by late March I'm glad to see spring come.

Continued prayers for the D-i-L and family.

Noah

[cshold]

What PA. county you in sixgun?
If I remember right, you are just a little north of
Mike J., Joyce & myself. Looks like we topped out at
about 18".

Okay I was a little off on my measurement guesstimation.
Got a 13" mesurment, I think there was more than that
yesterday, it settled overnight.

O yea, Miss Joyce mumbled something about guys and measurement capabilities.

[Pete44ru]

We got at least 20" of snow (measured at my place) so far, by this morning, here in Southern New England - with about 4-5 hours of snowfall remaining, although it's seemed to have slowed from the overnight rate.

Some of the drifts are pretty decent, though.





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[Thunder50]

You guys with tractors need to buy a snowthrower for your 3pt. Ever since I bought mine, I have been only able to use it once on a 12" snow. Doesn't seem to want to snow here now. Mother Nature must have seen it in the pasture and felt insulted. Not worth it for the small 6" snows.

[Sixgun]

Maybe the wife isn't too good at taking pictures but being Italian, I'll bet she can cook.
HOW IS CYNTHIA???? Thinking of her and her family which of course includes you you old fanny burp.

Howdy ed,
Your right--the wife can cook. but..............................being Italian, she also knows how to argue.

Cynthia is holding her own. She had one operation and will be undergoing chemo in the very near future. She's lost some weight. Mostly , we are taking this one day at a time. I'll have an update post soon. Thanks for thinking of her!-------------jack

[alnitak]

Yeah, here in N. Virginia (Loudoun), we got more than two feet of snow. Glad it stopped around 10pm last night, rather than going until Sunday morning as they originally had said.





My dog loves it though!!

[Sixgun]

Continued prayers for the D-i-L and family.
Noah

Thanks Rick--I'll have post on Cynthia in the near future.

Yea, guys, they call it a Nor'easter. Spent my weekend playing in the snow. I plowed 6 different driveways (most all 100 yards long) out for my good neighbors. Kind of like a payback because they never complain about me shooting the occasional shot. I left one because she's my sister-in-law and sues everyone she can, even family. I was afraid of scraping her driveway and the next thing 'ya know, I would get a call from her lawyer saying she wants a full resurface. Let her wallow in her own misery.

Casastahle,
Delaware County. About 5 miles from the De. state line. We got an official 22.5" in Philly, but I believe we got about 16 here.

Thunder--yea, I thought about a snow blower for the Kubota but these big snows are few and far between. The bucket works great as it has a float on it and the bucket rides the contour of the ground.
I've never seen the kind that fits on the 3 point hitch, just the front mounted jobs.
I do have a self propelled 10 horse Toro for the small jobs. That baby shoots the snow 20 feet.

Alnitak---thats a fine looking groomed dog you have there.

[RKrodle]

Ya'll are making me shiver just looking at the pictures. If we ever got anything like that it would be a major disaster. Heck, it would take all day to dig the dogs out from under the porch .

[jerry b]

Ahhhh, so you got snow? Gee, up here in Bradford Co, we got some cloudiness.

It's all how you look at it. Some folks don't like snow. I wouldn't mind some more on the ground. It's what winter's all about.

My Kubota is idle....but ready. Bring it on.

[dkmlever]

Hey Sixgun, which Kubota do you have? I bought the B3030 and call it Chester.....the only 30-30 I know is Winchester hence the name! I bought the front mounted snow blower, easy to change around from bucket to blower, and easier on me to drive forward than in reverse. I also lived in Colmar and Lansdale for a few years, used to go to a gun shop on rt 309 can't remember the name now...that was in 76 to about 86.

[Sixgun]

Hey Sixgun, which Kubota do you have? I bought the B3030 and call it Chester.....the only 30-30 I know is Winchester hence the name! I bought the front mounted snow blower, easy to change around from bucket to blower, and easier on me to drive forward than in reverse. I also lived in Colmar and Lansdale for a few years, used to go to a gun shop on rt 309 can't remember the name now...that was in 76 to about 86.

My Kubota is the 7800, which is the same as yours but yours has a few more bells and whistles. That 4 cylinder diesel is quite a powerhouse. Tell me about the front mounted snow thrower. It has me thinkin' as I'm at the age where I sometimes need new toys to "keep the excitement up" Does it have hydraulics? price?
The gunshop on 309-----Don's?

[alnitak]

Alnitak---thats a fine looking groomed dog you have there.

Thanks, but no grooming for that look. That's her winter coat. I only brush her in the spring when her undercoat drops. Beyond that, and nail trim, nothing else. All three of my huskies have been like that.