Guess I should cancel the party!!! Holy poop!

[jcooper]

Hard to tell from the camera phone, winds gusting up to 35 mph and at LEAST 18" of snow SO FAR! It started at about 9pm last night, going til 9pm tonight!

Snowblowing and shoveling every few hours is getting real old.

Nobody has canceled for tomorrow yet... I can hope!

 

[KevinL]

Coming down hard now but only about 6 inches so far. Not a problem with a plow.

 

[hogjowl]

We've had a 1/2" of rain since 8am this morning. I'm hoping nobody cancels due to wet roads tomorrow morning.

 

[dgardner]

Having your super bowl party friends snowed in with you for a few days sounds fun......

 

[Desk Jockey]

A liitle snow, 15 degrees but brutal winds, gusts up to 45mpg. We cancelled Sunday dinner and sent the girls back to Lawrence before it got worse. Temps tonight are to get down to zero. Oh well Tuesday is supposed to get up to 50.

 

[GeneMiller]

All have been called and confirmed for tomorrow. I always worry they will cancel for a beach day. It's gonna be 80 tomorrow. Lol

Gene

 

[Mark Saiger]

And currently in Grand Rapids, MN...

Too cold to run to the shop for the beer...and the puppies are saying I am on my own!

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I'm hearing recorded music instead of the Superbowl, so something's bad somewhere. Dish, Direct, cable same way.

 

[Desk Jockey]

It was 76 here Wednesday. We set a record but only 14 now and getting colder.

I'd rather be at the beach!

 

[jcooper]

It's still snowing, I've shoveled six times and have given up...





STUPID Seahawks... Run the ball there is 20 seconds left.... wtf was that!!!

 

[Desk Jockey]

foolish move. they had it and gave it away

 

[Willy P]

brutal winds, gusts up to 45mpg.

What grade of gas do you use for your winds? Regular for a light summer breeze ,mid grade for a decent blow and high octane for a tornado or a hurricane?

 

[Russ T.]

We took off for a vacation to FL to see my mom and take a cruise almost 2 weeks ago. We just finished the cruise part this morning. 8 nights with stops in Aruba, Bonaire, and Grand Turk.

I'm not kidding when I say I'm considering an exodus from Iowa. This is what's happening back home.

I'll try to post some pics tomorrow. Is there a way to post a bunch of pics at once from iPhone?

One from Aruba...

Mel and I want to make this a regular thing, if we can, in the Winter.

This was in Grand Turk.

I think Mikey's Fest belongs on a cruise ship someday!

 

[Desk Jockey]

What grade of gas do you use for your winds? Regular for a light summer breeze ,mid grade for a decent blow and high octane for a tornado or a hurricane?

From the speed it must be high octane! Dikhed!

 

[Desk Jockey]

Mel and I want to make this a regular thing, if we can, in the Winter.

That sounds like a great way to reward yourself. Hit it hard in season and set back a little just for your trip each year.

It will make you want to take an extra job or two a week in the summer to build up your off season fund.

 

[Shane Deubell]

Yes a foot of snow overnight

Somebody shoot me, please.

 

[jcooper]

This was in Grand Turk.

Pretty cool photo! Amazing it's that deep so close to shore.

Yes a foot of snow overnight

A foot? That's nothing.... lol....

 

[Shane Deubell]

It is when the city doesnt plow the side streets .

We had to cancel our jobs, unfortunately.

 

[steve_64]

its been cold and snowing here too, everything shut down yesterday.
not much carpet cleaning going on for me but Genny had a new construction job come up so we started working on that.
she just might make more than me this year!

 

[Desk Jockey]

Better marry that girl Steve, she sounds like she can take good care of you.

 

[Brian H]

Yesterday was the first day in 25 years that I can remember that we had zero revenue from our on-location crews. (except for the North East blackout of 2003) Officially we had 16.7 inches of snow from Sunday morning through Monday morning.

Usually when we have heavy snow, we make it optional if the crews want to go out cleaning. Yesterday we had only one crew try and they got stuck on the way to the gas station. That's when we decided to cancel the entire day. The office staff was mostly in and we did take 137 calls, so it was good that we were there to answer them.

It's business as usual today though!

 

[steve_64]

Better marry that girl Steve, she sounds like she can take good care of you.

we take good care of each other.
and yes i do need to make that leep and propose!

 

[Shane Deubell]

Here the plow drivers must of been all watching the super bowl .

They just didnt do anything.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Officially we had 16.7 inches of snow from Sunday morning through Monday morning.

Sometimes it just makes sense on to put your people or your property in peril.

We've closed only three days that I remember.

1-day last year when we got 9-inches with a base of freezing rain beneath and twice the year before for heavy snow falls. We didn't have anything that couldn't wait until the following day when travel was better.

It felt weird and the employees couldn't believe it but it just made sense to do so.

 

[Willy P]

Spring sprung sprang



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• Historic Average Temperatures over 30 years

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50°F
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46°F
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Feb
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46°F
39°F
80%
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10

48°F
39°F
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Feb
11

50°F
43°F
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52°F
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52°F
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50°F
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50°F
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50°F
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50°F
41°F

 

[steve_64]

i went to a friends party for the superbowl. besides me and genny my brother was the only other one to show up lol.
didnt see one plow out!

 

[Brian H]

Sometimes it just makes sense on to put your people or your property in peril.

We've closed only three days that I remember.

1-day last year when we got 9-inches with a base of freezing rain beneath and twice the year before for heavy snow falls. We didn't have anything that couldn't wait until the following day when travel was better.

It felt weird and the employees couldn't believe it but it just made sense to do so.

Over the years, we have had days where we should have cancelled the day out. Those days where the tow bills pulling our trucks out of snow drifts were more then the revenue we generated.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Yep been there.

In fact I got penalized for one tow and had to pay double. It cost me $125.00 more because one of my tech's laughed when the tow truck got stuck trying to get a water truck up out of a drive. The driver was pissed cussing and told the crew leader to shut that guy up or he would leave us. He used a tree and winch to get himself out and then towed us out. He told the crew leader its costing you double because that jerk was laughing at me.

It didn't hurt the tech, it hurt my pocketbook and I wasn't even there.

 

[Shane Deubell]

Yep been there.

In fact I got penalized for one tow and had to pay double. It cost me $125.00 more because one of my tech's laughed when the tow truck got stuck trying to get a water truck up out of a drive. The driver was pissed cussing and told the crew leader to shut that guy up or he would leave us. He used a tree and winch to get himself out and then towed us out. He told the crew leader its costing you double because that jerk was laughing at me.

It didn't hurt the tech, it hurt my pocketbook and I wasn't even there.

Thats hilarious, sorry

 

[Desk Jockey]

Careful I'll bill you half for laughing at it.