OT: Snow Day? (2 Viewers)

[Dougnsalem]

My little 4 cylinder qtr ton truck is the worst snow vehicle ever made...you have to put a ton of ballast in the back and chain up in the slightest weather...fishtails really bad on the ice and is much better just parked....I don't mind if the world shuts down for a few days but it's so much better with water, heat and power

We've got a couple portable generators here. Got one hokey wired so I can hook it up to the water heater. We use the smaller one to run the fridge and other misc stuff. Ours are Hondas, but I bet even those 300 dollar ones at harbor freight would do it for you. Sure makes things easier here.... I don't know- we've always kinda had fun when the power goes out. Especially cooking on the wood stove. Nothing like "roughing it" at home.... Lol

 

[riverman]

My wife's Prius is actually really stable if you think of it as a snow sled....the car is also a giant entertainment center..charges cell phones, runs a laptop, etc...unfortunately, my wife drove it to work the last two nights so it didn't help me listen to Wheels or follow the play by play.....played guitar for about 18 hours through the storm...flashbacks to the good old days when that's all I had anyway

 

[riverman]

We've got a couple portable generators here. Got one hokey wired so I can hook it up to the water heater. We use the smaller one to run the fridge and other misc stuff. Ours are Hondas, but I bet even those 300 dollar ones at harbor freight would do it for you. Sure makes things easier here.... I don't know- we've always kinda had fun when the power goes out. Especially cooking on the wood stove. Nothing like "roughing it" at home.... Lol

I actually really enjoyed the solitude and purity of one candle, a woodfire and a nylon string guitar.....really got some quality howling at the moon time in

 

[riverman]

I should get a generator....all my neighbors have them, I just haven't gotten around to it...still never owned a cell phone...I have a legacy to live up to!

 

[riverman]

We've got a couple portable generators here. Got one hokey wired so I can hook it up to the water heater. We use the smaller one to run the fridge and other misc stuff. Ours are Hondas, but I bet even those 300 dollar ones at harbor freight would do it for you. Sure makes things easier here.... I don't know- we've always kinda had fun when the power goes out. Especially cooking on the wood stove. Nothing like "roughing it" at home.... Lol

I used to have 70 gallons of hot water on my woodstove throughout the winter in these situations but I retired those buckets...they'd seen better days and this storm reminds me....I should replace them

 

[jonnyboy]

I've been trying to get my buddy's plumbing thawed out for a week. Finally got it thawed out today, only to discover the copper water lines are ruptured in about ten spots. Time to sweat copper in a dirt crawl space At least the spiders are gone for the winter. Mother nature is a nice lady.
-25℉ here in WY tonight!

 

[Dougnsalem]

I should get a generator....all my neighbors have them, I just haven't gotten around to it...still never owned a cell phone...I have a legacy to live up to!

Man, that no cel phone stuff... That, is roughing it..... Lol

 

[Dougnsalem]

I've been trying to get my buddy's plumbing thawed out for a week. Finally got it thawed out today, only to discover the copper water lines are ruptured in about ten spots. Time to sweat copper in a dirt crawl space At least the spiders are gone for the winter. Mother nature is a nice lady.
-25℉ here in WY tonight!

Screw that! I redid our whole house- PEX with the couplers to the copper. SO fast and easy, and I haven't had any leaks after a year or so. Not bad cost wise either.

 

[riverman]

Screw that! I redid our whole house- PEX with the couplers to the copper. SO fast and easy, and I haven't had any leaks after a year or so. Not bad cost wise either.

I'm doing that 8' at a time, the slow way.....came home to a flooding bathroom last February late at night.....burst pipe...I've now replace my well pump, filter system, most of the major pipes with just a couple of the old ones left under the house...just tested all the lines and they all came up clean ..hot and cold..that was a thrill!

 

[MickZagger]

I've been attempting to deliver packages safely on the west side of Powell Butte the past couple days. Its been fun times.

 

[MickZagger]

A couple guys I work with were stranded on I-84 and Hwy 26 until around 1 am. Management offered them to stay in a hotel, both refused. They wanted to sleep in their own bed.

 

[Orion Bailey]

The thing is, I mentioned my car, but really it's not the car, the studs, the chains or anything else you can do, grab or prep for, that comes even remotely close to being as valuable as common sense.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I was out driving around 11pm last night. It wasnt too bad. I still went 25 to 30 mph. The problem is the morons that get courage and were driving 50 mph when there obviously is still a bunch of ice patches.

 

[Orion Bailey]