Winter Weather 2/16 - 2/17

motorcy90

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So tired of snow removal. Wish it were spring.
I love snow, don't mind the snow removal part even when I'm battling multi story sized drifts. hell the more I have to deal with it the easier it is to convince the GF of me getting a UTV next year for snow removal and then for fun to.
 
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ianoconnor

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So how have the forecasters been doing lately? Earlier in the winter they were getting beat up pretty good around here in weather threads. Haven’t heard much since those first two storms.
The last 2 or 3 have been pretty spot on for DSM
 

Brandon

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I love snow, don't mind the snow removal part even when I'm battling multi story sized drifts. hell the more I have to deal with it the easier it is to convince the GF of me getting a UTV next year for snow removal and then for fun to.

It gets old having to work a lot of hours.
 

motorcy90

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It gets old having to work a lot of hours.
I think the longest its taken me to clear at least enough of the driveway to get a vehicle out as been 2hrs so far and that included clearing the fire hydrant near the street. now I have been lucky that my neighbor owns a truck with a plow and that the city plow has helped me clear one drift as I was out there working on it at the same time he showed up. I will admit too that there have been a few snow falls I've cleared just enough so my girlfriend can get my truck out and I'm able to get the work truck out if I have it for the week, both being 4wd.
 

alarson

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Let us know how you're doing in the middle of July. I'll take 15 degrees over 90 all day.

At least when its 90 during the day there's usually decent weather in the evenings in the summer.

When its a high of 15 here it just sucks more at night.
 
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FatNTired

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Its amazing how many people don't realize the best place to be in one of these situations is inside the heavy metal box specifically designed to protect the rider from the other heavy metal boxes on the road.

Unfortunately an acquaintance of mine died after getting out of his vehicle on I-94 near Fargo to help another vehicle. Lesson learned: stay in your vehicle.
 

jdcyclone19

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Just drove from Des Moines to Grimes. Was a 30mph drive and guess work on where the middle of the roads and off ramps were. Not a pleasant drive. Easy 4-6” so far.
 

nfrine

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Just shovelled 6 more inches of Central Iowa Bull****.o_O
Hope we don't see any wind with this stuff.