Snowed In!!!...How are you faring???

[Maggie Ann]

My poor car has 3 ft around it on all spots.... and I have no shovel. I love living in an apartment I'm hoping a friend or two comes with a shovel and lovingly helps me.

As for the Dome collapse. Check out fox news 9 they have video of it happening

[saphire_glade]

I spent a solid 4.5 hours with my tiny snowblower removing snow. Some of our drifts were 40" high. Then to top it all off the water heater went out so I couldn't even take a long hot bath to ease my sore muscles....

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

At my age, I learned how to use a snowblower today!  My husband bought one 3 days before the storm.  We lucked out.

Though I wish I lived somewhere that I didn't have to learn how to use a snowblower!

NW Illinois got dumped on, too, but I don't think as much as you folk in Minnesota.  It's still awful, though.  Yesterday morning, it rained for a while, then turned to snow, then last night the temp dropped.  So this morning outside, when I was doing the snowblower, there is a sheet of ice underneath the snow.  Our whole driveway is like a skating rink.  And since the driveway is about 1/3 of a mile long, downhill to the street, it should be lots of fun tomorrow at 7 a.m. when I take Chiquita out of the garage & try to get down the hill to go to work.  Last year, when the same thing happened, she slid into a ditch at the side of the driveway.  Not fun!

[dbaldock]

...  Our whole driveway is like a skating rink.  And since the driveway is about 1/3 of a mile long, downhill to the street, it should be lots of fun tomorrow at 7 a.m. when I take Chiquita out of the garage & try to get down the hill to go to work.  Last year, when the same thing happened, she slid into a ditch at the side of the driveway.  Not fun!

Sand and/or Kitty Litter can help some with traction on ice.  Studded tires are nice too, but kind-of expensive if you don't need them very much.

If you have a couple of secure anchor point at the top of the hill, you might use a pair of winches to lower your car down to the street.      

[NoBill Lurker]

My poor car has 3 ft around it on all spots.... and I have no shovel. I love living in an apartment I'm hoping a friend or two comes with a shovel and lovingly helps me.

As for the Dome collapse. Check out fox news 9 they have video of it happening

VIDEO: Inside View of Metrodome Collapse

[groomporter]

Ah the doomed stadium...

[Mairte]

I was at my parents, helped them shovel out 20 inches there and came home to just as much at home. Shoveled the main areas and working on a couple other paths to the garbage area and garden. On the way back home today the roads were pretty bad.

[Celtic Lady]

If you use sand the coarse sand is best. Playsand is ok and better than nothing but the coarse variety is the best choice as it really digs into the ice.

I know this is kind of late in saying but for those of us in the midwest and northern climes we should have a winter travel/car kit in our verhicles.

[Gauwyn of Bracknell]

I know this is kind of late in saying but for those of us in the midwest and northern climes we should have a winter travel/car kit in our verhicles.

Yep, I always carry a couple bottles of rum and a warm blanket

[Hausfrau Monica]

It has snowed every day except two since November 28.  This is my son's 4th snow day....no busses....not that he cares much.  We live about 2 hours north of Toronto.  We now have as much snow as we normally have by the end of February.  Thank you la Nina.

I don't have any pictures of conditions right now but the Lincoln is totally buried and my son will be snowboarding off the garage any time now.  We will need to get it shovelled off soon.  Break out the snow suits!!!  All fashion statements are now off!

Stay warm everyone.

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

It took me over 2 hours yesterday to clean up after Bill used his snowblower to blow out the driveway. It was a good workout that left me dripping wet. Achining later in the day.

Today's weather outloook is FRIGID COLD! Windchills of -25 to -30 for the day. All Schools are closed here in Rochester, Mn. I will get a lot of cutting out done of stuff I still want to make for Christmas presents. The rest of the week looks good. NO SNOW!!

[Nikita]

we spent about two hours blowing out the garage and side of the house before a well-hidden branch undid the machine.

stuck home today due to poor planning on my part or we'd be out getting paint supplies.

[DeadBishop]

I spent nearly the entire day yesterday shoveling.  3.5 feet deep in the driveway, with 6 foot drifts next to it.  My back is killing me!

[Mairte]

Been shoveling for a couple hours so taking a break....on the weather they said we are supposed to get more snow on Wednesday. Maybe up to 7 inches. Oh well, might as well try to look at it in a positive way!

[irish]

Well, I live just east of Rochester NY, and it is very, very cold today! Blustery, windy, cold! The type where you just want to hibernate! Hahaha....
Waiting for the snow to come. 
I hate snow..........