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Dylan Lambert

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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2013, 10:23:35 PM »
Better idea for ROWMOW Inc; A pulse jet powered snowblower.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwuDkOB9Jik
I'd just suggest a water cooling jacket.... And blast screens... And a robot to operate the whole plow... On second thought, just call the Mythbusters or NASA's JPL.
*edit: I'd gladly test such a device. We had a tractor, snow blower, shovels and salt to deal with the show at my grandmother's home in Auburn, MA, but it still took us almost four hours to dig out the nearly four feet that accumulated in her driveway and on her walkways. On top of that, we broke the snow blower just as we were finishing!
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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #31 on: February 14, 2013, 10:47:32 PM »
Eric, Sue & I thorough enjoyed your G scale Great Blizzard of 2013 experiences - thanks for sharing the video!
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Stewart "Start" Rhine

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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #32 on: February 24, 2013, 09:02:36 PM »
Welcome to the 2013 Blizzard - part 3 ... also known as with weekend you get snow storm!  Around 10" of snow in narrowgauge land today.  This time it's wet, sticking to everything.  A bit heavier to shovel. 
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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #33 on: February 24, 2013, 09:07:01 PM »
Thinking about it, I don't think our plow guys have had a weekend off since December. Some have been nuisance storms but still need treatment or plowing.
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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #34 on: February 25, 2013, 07:04:33 AM »
So about how much white stuff accumulation do you have on the ground right now in narrow gauge land?
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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #35 on: February 25, 2013, 07:30:43 AM »
After the 24 inches of snow we got 2 weekends ago there was a week where a lot of it melted.  Plus, the blizzard had winds which moved things into drifts in strange places.  So the answer is anywhere from 10 to 15 inches are on the ground right now, depending on where you are.
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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #36 on: February 26, 2013, 05:57:23 PM »
Lube up those shovels. Get the heating pads ready. Here comes another one.
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Stewart "Start" Rhine

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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #37 on: February 26, 2013, 08:45:37 PM »
Yep, here it comes - blizzard part 4.  Forecasted to start tomorrow morning and go through Thursday or Friday.  Mid Coast could get up to a foot of new snow from the slow moving system. The weekend could bring a bit more snow so we may not see the sun until Monday.  At least the days are getting longer and we'll get a lot more daylight from now through the end on March.  Of course we go to Daylight Savings Time on march 10th so that helps with outside work in the evening.
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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #38 on: February 26, 2013, 11:31:51 PM »
Come March, lets hope we don't get another like THIS! 

http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/blizzard/blizz.txt
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Stewart "Start" Rhine

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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #39 on: February 27, 2013, 08:16:44 AM »
Forecasted snow totals have been revised for the next two days:  Up to 10" inland with 4-6" changing to a snain mix along the coast.  This brings up the age old question - is the museum in a coastal zone?  Sheepscot is about 20 miles from the ocean and 84 feet above sea level.  It seems to depend on which direction the weather comes from.
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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #40 on: February 27, 2013, 08:23:14 AM »
You mean the rain..in Spain..has changed..to snain..in Mai..aine?
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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #41 on: February 27, 2013, 09:11:13 AM »
Thank you My Fair Laddie
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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #42 on: February 27, 2013, 12:47:01 PM »
Having lived in the area all my life, I'd say the area is often times between the coastal zone and inland.  In my commute to Augusta each day, it seems that right around Dresden is where the inland weather starts turning into coastal weather.
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Ira Schreiber

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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #43 on: February 27, 2013, 07:03:25 PM »
You have not lived there all your life, only up to the current date!!
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Re: Blizzard of '13
« Reply #44 on: February 27, 2013, 07:49:54 PM »
Quote from: Stewart Rhine on February 27, 2013, 08:16:44 AM
...Up to 10" inland with 4-6" changing to a snain mix along the coast...

At least there was no snizzle in the forecast.
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