WTH!!, its SNOWING

[bruceb58]

Re: WTH!!, its SNOWING

Do you have people on a contract? For my Tahoe house I can either pay per removal or pay on an unlimited contract. I pay $475 for the season or $35/per plow for a small 30' x 18' driveway and short walk way. All done with snow blowers so not to harm the driveway.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Re: WTH!!, its SNOWING

Wimusky, sorry to hear the coin ain't coming in yet!

Winter, some times it comes with a vengeance when you least expect it, hold on buddy.

They're talking a "possibility" of some decent snow Sat nite into Monday. We'll see. They keep changing the track. They keep moving it south. As of last nite it's over us. Maybe by the weekend it will be south of us like a bunch of storms tracked the last few years.

A positive note, with the snow gone the drives are freezing nicely.......

Do you have people on a contract? For my Tahoe house I can either pay per removal or pay on an unlimited contract. I pay $475 for the season or $35/per plow for a small 30' x 18' driveway and short walk way. All done with snow blowers so not to harm the driveway.

I have both. So, I did have money coming in prior to the season with my "pay per season" accounts. So, I guess I'm not totally broke. Without that it would be tough to stay in business on these lean years that seem to be happening more often. I probably have close to a 50/50 split.

At $475, you must get plowed out a bunch. How many times do you think you average per year?

 

[bruceb58]

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t $475, you must get plowed out a bunch. How many times do you think you average per year?

Last year I probably lost on the deal but the year before I made out. I actually don't know for sure. That house is up in Tahoe and I am in LA. I have to have the contract because I rent out the house as a vacation rental. Since I don't know how much snow is on the driveway at any time, I can't call him when I need him. Also, if I went a month without plowing because I didn't have people using the house, there is an extra charge to get rid of the icy snow berm that builds up if he doesn't plow every storm.

Also, I guess its not really plowing...should be called snow removal since he uses a blower. I had one guy that used a scoop on a tractor but that was when I had an asphalt driveway that I didn't care about.

The guy that does mine works for a landscape maintenance company the other part of the year. He probably makes more money in the winter although may work pretty hard and early when there are many storms.

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Being it's in Tahoe, I'm sure he's out there a lot. When I charge per time, I go out every 3" inches. That's standard amongst the other contractors. No calling by either party involved....... I do have a couple strays that own cabins and will call me a few days before they come up and ask me to plow. Price goes up since the snow can accumulate for who knows how long........ Prices vary.............

 

[WIMUSKY]

Re: WTH!!, its SNOWING

Wimusky, sorry to hear the coin ain't coming in yet!

Winter, some times it comes with a vengeance when you least expect it, hold on buddy.

We'll see if it holds true..........:smow: :clap2:

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVER 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE WITH
RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATION.

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE
VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DRIFTING AND LOW VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW.

 

[korygrandy]

Re: WTH!!, its SNOWING

We'll see if it holds true..........:smow: :clap2:

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVER 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE WITH
RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATION.

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE
VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DRIFTING AND LOW VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW.

Here it comes WIMUSKY. At least in Saint Paul, MN. The snow just started falling about 3pm just in time for my Friday night commute!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Here it comes WIMUSKY. At least in Saint Paul, MN. The snow just started falling about 3pm just in time for my Friday night commute!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Last nite they said we were going to get some of that, well, it's staying south. The big event for us starts Sat nite. I've heard anywhere from 2 - 12" for the weekend. Good to see all the forecasters are on the same page.....:facepalm:

Now it's a warning for NW WI. Plow will be going on tomorrow...... Checked Intellicast and the warning is over a large area, including the TC..................

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
9 PM CST SUNDAY.

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING AND TAPER TO FLURRIES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND MOST
RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH
AND A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY
OCCUR. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE
SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS PERSISTING
INTO MONDAY MORNING IN MOST AREAS.

 

[rbh]

Re: WTH!!, its SNOWING

-10c/16f this morning.


***** frost everywhere.

 

[Bigprairie1]

Re: WTH!!, its SNOWING

No snow here in Vic and no calls or warnings about it (yet?) but its been getting cooler for sure. We are around 5-8?c (40-50?f) which is not too bad.....so long as the rain holds off.
I'm hoping to still get one final grass cut in within the next week or so before shutting it down for the season.
Fact is I always like to see the arrival of some snow this time of year.....I don't know exactly why.
BP

 

[korygrandy]

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Last nite they said we were going to get some of that, well, it's staying south. The big event for us starts Sat nite. I've heard anywhere from 2 - 12" for the weekend. Good to see all the forecasters are on the same page.....:facepalm:

Now it's a warning for NW WI. Plow will be going on tomorrow...... Checked Intellicast and the warning is over a large area, including the TC..................

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
9 PM CST SUNDAY.

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING AND TAPER TO FLURRIES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND MOST
RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH
AND A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY
OCCUR. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE
SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS PERSISTING
INTO MONDAY MORNING IN MOST AREAS.

Well I can report 4" in Saint Paul and it isn't stopping. I shoveled the driveway an hour ago and we have another inch. I hope you take more care than our city plow drivers...first swipe of the year and they take out a nice chunk of my neighbors lawn... he's a retired fella who spends about 30hrs/week maintaining that bad boy. His orange marker sticks did nothing to stop that plow.

 

[WIMUSKY]

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So far this storm is a bust for us, not surprised. Shoveled 1" and it quit snowing. NOAA is still calling for 4 - 8" today and 1 - 3" tonite. Looking at the radar I'm "not" buying into it as of now. Hopefully things will change.......

Some guys don't care about the first or last plow. I "try" to tread lightly with the skids down and next to no pressure on them. But, with the plow sticking out front and drives not always being level, it's tough not to move some gravel around. I just try to keep it to a minimum. The big wet snow we had over T-Day actually worked out pretty good for me. I could tell it was not so good for others......

 

[rbh]

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We got snow and cold but all in all its not bad.
Time to get the plow out first.

Going to hold off with the snow blower a little while till we get a good base on, so I do not start sucking up rocks.

 

[puddle jumper]

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We got snow on Friday. Just a fluffing with some frozen pouddles.

 

[captmello]

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16" here yesterday! thats enough.

 

[WIMUSKY]

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You guys got hammered in the TC. Anywhere from 12 -16", I heard. We have 3.5". Only going to plow the paved drives(which isn't very many) unless the phone rings. We have no base. This snow will make a good one. Hopefully, everyone will see it the way I do.....LOL

 

[Wecanoe]

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Ya, we only got about 3" too. Hardly worth getting the snowblower or plow out, but at least it's snow. Now for the rest of the week we may get 1/2 to an inch each day. Just enough to make a mess.

Had fun Sat. before the snow, though, fourwheeling with some friends. Went out on a snow free shallow pond frozen to the bottom and spun sone donuts. Got the Jeep spinning in place fast enough to get dizzy! Speedo said 80! Finally got up the nerve to try climbing "hill 203" out in the old iron mines. I've only seen one person make it to the top and lots of failures! Another buddy said he only knows of four or five who've made it. I was up and over like a piece of cake! First try! Check that one off my bucket list!!!

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Ya, we only got about 3" too. Hardly worth getting the snowblower or plow out, but at least it's snow. Now for the rest of the week we may get 1/2 to an inch each day. Just enough to make a mess.

Had fun Sat. before the snow, though, fourwheeling with some friends. Went out on a snow free shallow pond frozen to the bottom and spun sone donuts. Got the Jeep spinning in place fast enough to get dizzy! Speedo said 80! Finally got up the nerve to try climbing "hill 203" out in the old iron mines. I've only seen one person make it to the top and lots of failures! Another buddy said he only knows of four or five who've made it. I was up and over like a piece of cake! First try! Check that one off my bucket list!!!

I'm plowing all my accounts in case those 1/2" or so start adding up. Want all my drives to be on the same page....... Even the cabins..... Sounds like you get your news out of Duluth too. I'm guessing those old mines are around the Virginia area?

 

[nwcove]

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no snow on the ground here.....but tonight it the coldest so far. -10 with a strong wind, wind chill at -20.. ( no comments from the guys out west!!! lol) would hate to be a brass monkey tonight!

 

[Autotech]

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Hey Rob Hope you got all the extension cords picked up this year before the first snow....:facepalm:

 

[MH Hawker]

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NO snow but rain, rain, rain.