Storm prep - I fail

[Debbie]

Uh-oh! Snowing again. I guess we will be getting that 6-12 more inches. 8-o

I hope everyone has supplies in. We have the fireplace going and a generator available just in case, and lots of chips and pretzels and charged batteries. So we're looking good even if the power does go out.

Hubby still needs to shovel out his truck just in case my brother's power stays out. No power, no heat.

Here's a pic of my daughter snow-blowing the driveway. It's an 1/8 mile driveway, so it's going to take her a while.

Michelle, is that a Pom? I have 2 of them.

Debbie

 

[Michelle43]

Yep she is a Pom. Her coat is pretty flat after playing in the snow so much yesterday.

Glad to hear your family is well prepared. I feel bad for your brother, glad you all are there if he needs ya.

 

[starchelle]

I am sooo jealous of you guys! I know it really sucks for you to be stuck in all that snow, but in my part of Georgia we're lucky to get flurries every 2-3 years! Keep the pics coming! I love looking at them! Saty warm and safe everyone!

 

[splunge2112]

Sure I will post pictures of my pups! Here are storm pics first. CUTE pup there Critter

This was Friday at 2pm nothing on the roads. The stuff you see on the grass, some was new and some was leftover from a few days ago.

This next picture was 6pm Friday when it really started accumulating quickly. This was taken from my front door.

Friday 11pm this is out my back door. All the snow on the table is from this storm as I cleared it off Thursday. Note to the left of the table is my Koi pond. (will get back to that)

This is out the back door at 10am today. Can't see it in this picture but my Koi pond is completely covered and the pipes burst in the pump earlier this week. I am extremely worried about my fish out there.

This is out my front door at 10am, my neighbors car is disapeering from view.

And finally, this is my backup heat source(s)

I hope we hear from Bellatrist soon, her area is supposed to be hit really hard I think.

those are some sweetie babies michelle!!! they should keep you warm

 

[jlmanno]

What a storm, my son's out trying to shovel some now we have a good 28" in front of our house. I think the oficial Pittsburgh accumulation is about 16" but we live at the top of a sort of valley so we must have caught all the blowing snow. Not quite as bad as the blizzard of 93 when we got 37". I have a PT and a bunch o batteries so I can vape away all weekend with no problem. We're about 3 city blocks from the closest electrical outages, so I think we'll be good. The streets plowed path, as we live on one of the main roads to the Pittsburgh Zoo is at least 24" deep. Great weather for the polar bears! Happy vaping all and stay safe!

 

[splunge2112]

i love a good snow storm, as long as i have enough beer, and at one point not long ago enough smokes. now i want a 2 day blizzard with enough notice to get to the beer store, a freash delivery from v4l, lots of hot dogs and greek sauce, and my internet still on. been living in northwestern pa for 40 years, this is my kinda weather.

 

[Debbie]

My 2 have just gotten one of their twice-yearly shaves, so no big fluffy hairstyles here either.

Bubba

Moo

 

[Debbie]

i love a good snow storm, as long as i have enough beer, and at one point not long ago enough smokes. now i want a 2 day blizzard with enough notice to get to the beer store, a freash delivery from v4l, lots of hot dogs and greek sauce, and my internet still on. been living in northwestern pa for 40 years, this is my kinda weather.

Greek sauce?

Debbie

 

[redgirl]

It's stopped snowing for now, but my husband and I shoveled almost the whole driveway and then one of our neighbors came along with a plow and helped us out! I'm just hangin' out in the middle of the little path we made to our front door.

 

[maxx]

Allegheny county in PA. We got about 20 inches of snow. Dug a path to the bird feeder...

 

[Jules22871]

I didnt read everything so sorry if this was posted already. Where I live we get a lot of ice storms that shut things down so I have a Kensington for emergencies.

kensington power pack, Electronics, Computers Networking. Great deals on eBay!

They work great and will charge your ecig if you have the usb charger or you can run a passthru on it. Stay warm!

 

[pianoguy]

I didnt read everything so sorry if this was posted already. Where I live we get a lot of ice storms that shut things down so I have a Kensington for emergencies.

kensington power pack, Electronics, Computers Networking. Great deals on eBay!

They work great and will charge your ecig if you have the usb charger or you can run a passthru on it. Stay warm!

Nice deal - I just snagged one of those! Had a few ebay bucks to spend, anyway. Thanks!

 

[Jules22871]

Nice deal - I just snagged one of those! Had a few ebay bucks to spend, anyway. Thanks!

Glad I could help! I carry mine in my purse, you never know when you might get stranded,lol

 

[Mary Kay]

I was paniced because we had frost on our Orange trees a few weeks back!
I never want to see snow again..unless it's from a plate glass window in a resort. Stay safe and think about keeping a PCC charged for emergency's!

 

[Jules22871]

I was paniced because we had frost on our Orange trees a few weeks back!
I never want to see snow again..unless it's from a plate glass window in a resort. Stay safe and think about keeping a PCC charged for emergency's!

Are your trees alright or is it too soon to tell? We had several inches of snow a couple of weeks ago and getting flurries right now. I hate snow. It means I have to stay inside since snow and crutches don't mix to well.

 

[FrogHat]

Nice find would that be 5 volts PT................Here are the specs.

Features

* Rechargeable, external battery pack for back-up power for mobile devices
* Enjoy up to 55 hours of extra iPod music play time, up to 14 hours of iPod video play time, up to 5 hours of mobile or smartphone talk time
* Power and recharge your mobile or smartphone, iPod®, MP3 player, PDA and other mobile devices anywhere you go
* Flexible recharging of Power Pack via notebook USB port or included wall adapter with USB charging cable
* Included Mini-USB cable to charge devices like MotoRazr™, MotoKRZR™, Rim® Blackberry™
* LED battery gauge tells how much power is left in your Power Pack
* Also works with Kensington USB Power Tip pack with retractable USB cable

Specifications

* Battery Chemistry: Lithium-Ion Polymer
* Certifications: cULus, CE, FCC
* Input: 5VDC (Mini USB) - 1.00A Max -- Output: 5VDC (USB) -- 1.50A Max.
* Capacity: 1800mAh, (7Wh)

 

[Jules22871]

Not sure what the volts are on it. I use a straight line USB passthru and I have a USB adapter or charger cord for everything I take with me, my cell, my Nintendo DS, a 901, 401, 510 and Joye Stick charger and a 510 PCC. When I was in the hospital a couple of months ago it charged everything at least one time before it needed recharging itself.

 

[Adrenalynn]

The V4L passthrough is a true pass through. ie. it runs at 5v, the voltage that a USB port provides per-spec.

 

[Pawpaw]

Nice find would that be 5 volts PT................Here are the specs.

Features

* Rechargeable, external battery pack for back-up power for mobile devices
* Enjoy up to 55 hours of extra iPod music play time, up to 14 hours of iPod video play time, up to 5 hours of mobile or smartphone talk time
* Power and recharge your mobile or smartphone, iPod®, MP3 player, PDA and other mobile devices anywhere you go
* Flexible recharging of Power Pack via notebook USB port or included wall adapter with USB charging cable
* Included Mini-USB cable to charge devices like MotoRazr™, MotoKRZR™, Rim® Blackberry™
* LED battery gauge tells how much power is left in your Power Pack
* Also works with Kensington USB Power Tip pack with retractable USB cable

Specifications

* Battery Chemistry: Lithium-Ion Polymer
* Certifications: cULus, CE, FCC
* Input: 5VDC (Mini USB) - 1.00A Max -- Output: 5VDC (USB) -- 1.50A Max.
* Capacity: 1800mAh, (7Wh)

Yes. What Adrenalynn said.

I have one and it works great!

 

[callofthevapor]

I have to wonder if there's anyone shoveling snow thinking. Damn I'm glad I'm vaping and not smoking anymore. I'm very aware on how much exercise shoveling snow is.