01-27-2016, 12:20 AM
(01-26-2016, 06:27 AM)SickBeast Wrote: While that is a lot of snow I think the bigger problem for you guys down there is that you don't have the equipment to deal with it. Up here we have tons of plows and stuff. I'm not saying that wasn't a big snowfall because it was, even by our standards up here. I'm just glad that more people were not hurt. It's supposed to warm up this week, no? I hope you guys are OK when it all melts. I hope your basement is ok!
The plows did a great job yesterday. I find it strange how they didn't pre-treat the roads with plenty of salt beforehand, like they do in New York.
There were 5 leaks from the roof when the heavy snow started melting a bit - going down to the sliding door in the kitchen. Only lasted for a few hours yesterday, hoping it doesn't happen again.
Toronto area gets like 50" of snow a year, right? If you were on the other side of Lake Ontario, you'd be getting like 200" or even as much as 300":
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![[Image: oswego-snow-feb2007.jpg]](http://forum.nyskiblog.com/file/n1043678/oswego-snow-feb2007.jpg)
That was exactly when I drove over there to check it out (Feb 2007) when there was over 11 feet of snow. I drove as far as possible into the woods where the reddest spot is at in the first map. Just couldn't get any further with our family minivan - it was insane. Snowmobiles were everywhere, driving up to gas stations for refueling and driving on roads instead of cars.