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11 Responses to “Lest you think Dan did all the work”
I’ve never seen anything like that. Is it a really long broom for snow? You can tell I have never lived anywhere cold. I’ve never even held a snow shovel before. :)
You should come visit, I can teach you the ways of the roof rake. It is a very light aluminum handled plow-like plate used to pull the snow off the roof.
Heavy layers of snow will form ice dams — thick layers of ice. The ice continually melts and refreezes, expands and contracts, and works its way under roof shingles and can cause significant water damage. In addition, the forecast was calling for rain today, and all that snow would absorb a lot of water. The weight of all the snow and water can cause significant structural damage. Last year, an ice arena near us collapsed under the snow load. I’d like to avoid that problem.
February 11, 2013 at 12:19 am
I’ve never seen anything like that. Is it a really long broom for snow? You can tell I have never lived anywhere cold. I’ve never even held a snow shovel before. :)
February 11, 2013 at 7:32 am
You should come visit, I can teach you the ways of the roof rake. It is a very light aluminum handled plow-like plate used to pull the snow off the roof.
February 11, 2013 at 1:01 am
I just hope that’s not Dan under that big pile of snow!
February 11, 2013 at 7:30 am
Hahahah, Granny! No, I couldn’t live without the Dan man!
February 11, 2013 at 9:48 am
Let’s hear it for team work! It was quite a storm, but in central Maine, at least, it wasn’t really that bad. Reminds me of the storms of my youth ;)
February 11, 2013 at 10:19 am
Wow! That’s just SO MUCH snow! We do team shoveling here too. (I can’t figure out why I am just about the only female on the street that does??)
February 11, 2013 at 7:35 pm
Yah, shoveling is an excellent upper body workout. And who wants to be stuck inside vacuuming? Blechhh!
February 11, 2013 at 10:13 pm
Why did you take the snow off of your roof? It acts as insulation & helps keep your house warm. Just curious.
February 11, 2013 at 10:38 pm
Heavy layers of snow will form ice dams — thick layers of ice. The ice continually melts and refreezes, expands and contracts, and works its way under roof shingles and can cause significant water damage. In addition, the forecast was calling for rain today, and all that snow would absorb a lot of water. The weight of all the snow and water can cause significant structural damage. Last year, an ice arena near us collapsed under the snow load. I’d like to avoid that problem.
February 12, 2013 at 4:47 pm
Thanks. It is good to have information about new things.
February 12, 2013 at 7:53 pm
That long handled snow thingy must be an essential tool in your neck of the woods. That is a lot of snow. Hope it melts soon.