Hand guards not gonna help

cyclecat · 12-07-2009, 08:51 AM

By the time it got done snowing the drift under the kitchen window was over 7 feet high, and the Nissan was just a memory in the carport. Not a lot of snow on the flat but anywhere there was an obstacle to stop the driving snow, the drifts are amazing. Started to dig out yesterday; it snowed most of the day but the wind finally backed off a bit so it wasn't drifting too much. The snow pile on the south side of the driveway is over 6 feet high and the one in the front of the house is 12 feet high.

The pic on the left is the back door; there is a 4 foot step under there somewhere. The second one was taken by me standing flat against the house and looking up at the top of the drift under the kitchen window.

This is from the back of the house to the front; there is a skid steer on the other side of the drift moving snow.

Got up this morning to -33C, which is -27F. Gotta get the cars started and go to work. I probably won't work today since I work with PVC, in a very old building that has one working heater and it will be about 2 above in the place today. Can't work with plastic if it's too cold.

BandC · 12-07-2009, 09:16 AM

That doesn't look good at all!! :(

**ringadingh** · 12-07-2009, 09:28 AM

We had a winter were it looked like that two years ago. The snow just kept on falling. I blew snow here until the machines couldn't throw it high enough on the banks. Last year wasn't to bad a year for snow, and this year weve been fortunate so far in avoiding it. We recieved a light dusting last night, less than a 1/4" and thats enough for me.

chainsaw · 12-07-2009, 09:50 AM

Awesome. And thats why CJ lives in Arizona

dank · 12-07-2009, 10:07 AM

Agreed. You'll also need tire chains and a ski for the front tire!

mac · 12-07-2009, 12:54 PM

Y'all are shoveling snow and I'm mowing the grass.....

**Jared** · 12-07-2009, 01:29 PM

We got 6" of snow here and I was complaining.

cyclecat · 12-07-2009, 02:08 PM

It's not good and it's early this year. We usually don't get this storm until late January or early February but at least we might get a white Christmas this year.

Yellow Jacket · 12-07-2009, 02:31 PM

Dang, that reminds me of the winters I spent in the upper peninsula of Michigan while I was in the Air Force. Several times I couldn't even see my car in the morning, except for the tip of the radio antenna!

I'm glad I live in Georgia now.

Netnorske · 12-07-2009, 02:56 PM

My cold, clear 25 degrees doesn't seem so bad now....

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bear · 12-07-2009, 03:16 PM

WOW! CycleCat. That's really awesome! What you guys go through in the winter is so alien to someone living in South Louisiana that you could be living on another planet. I salute your fortitude for staying in a place that cold and making life work there. I know we all need to live somewhere but you guys are the real deal. Have a hot chocolate on me!

bobhamlin · 12-07-2009, 04:43 PM

Boy, I know how you feel for sure! We got enough snow on Saturday to cover the grass.

It's almost all gone now.

Never mind.

**peabo2k** · 12-07-2009, 08:32 PM

Snow like that looks really good on TV and in pictures. I am not sure if I could survive living in it though.

**coacha** · 12-07-2009, 09:18 PM

Dang, I had some leaves blowing by my door this morning and some rain, with 60 degree temps...brrrr, I was chilly, lol. J/K Cycle Cat. I remember those days back in Ohio when we'd get a big storm. That is why I like Florida.

psychocycle · 12-08-2009, 08:12 AM

CycleCat - I thought we got hit hard up here but I guess I'll count my blessings for the time being. Next time we will have a role reversal.

12-07-2009, 08:51 AM	#1
cyclecat Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Magrath, Alberta Posts: 648	Hand guards not gonna help By the time it got done snowing the drift under the kitchen window was over 7 feet high, and the Nissan was just a memory in the carport. Not a lot of snow on the flat but anywhere there was an obstacle to stop the driving snow, the drifts are amazing. Started to dig out yesterday; it snowed most of the day but the wind finally backed off a bit so it wasn't drifting too much. The snow pile on the south side of the driveway is over 6 feet high and the one in the front of the house is 12 feet high. The pic on the left is the back door; there is a 4 foot step under there somewhere. The second one was taken by me standing flat against the house and looking up at the top of the drift under the kitchen window. This is from the back of the house to the front; there is a skid steer on the other side of the drift moving snow. Got up this morning to -33C, which is -27F. Gotta get the cars started and go to work. I probably won't work today since I work with PVC, in a very old building that has one working heater and it will be about 2 above in the place today. Can't work with plastic if it's too cold. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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12-07-2009, 09:16 AM	#2
BandC Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Iron Range, Northern Minnesota Posts: 2,288	Hand guards not gonna help That doesn't look good at all!! :( __________________ 2005 Blk/Silver Nomad (Sold) VBA #00671
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12-07-2009, 09:28 AM	#3
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Hand guards not gonna help We had a winter were it looked like that two years ago. The snow just kept on falling. I blew snow here until the machines couldn't throw it high enough on the banks. Last year wasn't to bad a year for snow, and this year weve been fortunate so far in avoiding it. We recieved a light dusting last night, less than a 1/4" and thats enough for me. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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12-07-2009, 09:50 AM	#4
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Hand guards not gonna help Awesome. And thats why CJ lives in Arizona
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12-07-2009, 10:07 AM	#5
dank Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,595	Hand guards not gonna help Agreed. You'll also need tire chains and a ski for the front tire! __________________ Dan K Member #100 2009 ST1300: Performance exceeding even Victory riders' boasts. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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12-07-2009, 12:54 PM	#6
mac Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Houston, Texas USA Posts: 265	Hand guards not gonna help Y'all are shoveling snow and I'm mowing the grass..... __________________ ~Ride Safe~ Mac Dennis "Master Mac" McHenry VROC#880, VBA#673, DarkSide#273 '15 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited '05 Vulcan 1600 Nomad (Left the nest) '02 Vulcan 1500 Classic Fi (RIP) '95 Vulcan 750, (Retired) Houston/Klien, Tx
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12-07-2009, 01:29 PM	#7
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Hand guards not gonna help We got 6" of snow here and I was complaining. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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12-07-2009, 02:08 PM	#8
cyclecat Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Magrath, Alberta Posts: 648	Hand guards not gonna help It's not good and it's early this year. We usually don't get this storm until late January or early February but at least we might get a white Christmas this year.
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12-07-2009, 02:31 PM	#9
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	Hand guards not gonna help Dang, that reminds me of the winters I spent in the upper peninsula of Michigan while I was in the Air Force. Several times I couldn't even see my car in the morning, except for the tip of the radio antenna! I'm glad I live in Georgia now. __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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12-07-2009, 02:56 PM	#10
Netnorske Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everett, Washington Posts: 5,709	Hand guards not gonna help My cold, clear 25 degrees doesn't seem so bad now.... ! __________________ *Kris Olsen* VBA #0691 2017 HD Ultra Limited Low 2013 Victory Cross Country Tour 2012 1700 Vulcan Voyager 2008 1600 Vulcan Nomad 1997 Vulcan 800 Classic *"Growing old is mandatory,* *but growing up is optional"* Custer 2009\|Kalispell 2010\|Cortez 2010\|Crescent City 2011\|Kanab 2012\|Canmore 2012\|Estes Park 2013\|Orofino 2014\|Lake Tahoe 2015\|Red Lodge 2016
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12-07-2009, 03:16 PM	#11
bear Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 322	Hand guards not gonna help WOW! CycleCat. That's really awesome! What you guys go through in the winter is so alien to someone living in South Louisiana that you could be living on another planet. I salute your fortitude for staying in a place that cold and making life work there. I know we all need to live somewhere but you guys are the real deal. Have a hot chocolate on me!
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12-07-2009, 04:43 PM	#12
bobhamlin Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Thurmont MD Posts: 760	Hand guards not gonna help Boy, I know how you feel for sure! We got enough snow on Saturday to cover the grass. It's almost all gone now. Never mind. __________________ Bob Hamlin RC PGR '06 VN1600D6F
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12-07-2009, 08:32 PM	#13
peabo2k Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fort Polk, Louisiana Posts: 520	Hand guards not gonna help Snow like that looks really good on TV and in pictures. I am not sure if I could survive living in it though.
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12-07-2009, 09:18 PM	#14
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Hand guards not gonna help Dang, I had some leaves blowing by my door this morning and some rain, with 60 degree temps...brrrr, I was chilly, lol. J/K Cycle Cat. I remember those days back in Ohio when we'd get a big storm. That is why I like Florida. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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12-08-2009, 08:12 AM	#15
psychocycle Advanced Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 822	Hand guards not gonna help CycleCat - I thought we got hit hard up here but I guess I'll count my blessings for the time being. Next time we will have a role reversal. __________________ Psychocycle VBA # 1125 2002 1500 fi Nomad
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