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Offline Zoro

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Got snow?
« on: November 25, 2008, 03:59:31 AM »
This is an old pic of my 83 Wagon entombed in the snow. This was in November, by the time May was here it was under 15 feet of snow and was completely burried. It took 3 pulls with a 4WD Dodge 3500 Diesel dually and out she came. After she came out there was an imprint of the car in the snow on 3 sides and it shredded the rear tires.

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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 07:27:31 AM »
Very cool.  I've seen a few vehicles buried like that before.  Not in my area, but in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  Where was this located?
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008, 10:59:49 PM »
Your profile doesn't have your location, so give us a hint where this was.
Something tells me it wasn't in my neck of the woods, or Trapperjack's either.
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2008, 11:37:02 PM »
Nope, the only things shredding tires around here are rocks or mesquite thorns. That picture is about 12 years of snow here.
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2008, 02:05:59 AM »
Not like anything I have seen around here. 
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2009, 10:31:54 PM »
Forgot to post the location. The pic was taken in Leadville, Colorado. By the time it was over the snow was level with the garage roof.
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2009, 01:33:55 AM »
That's a lot of snow.  Do you clear the roofs of your buildings withthat kind of snowfall?  I'm not sure how I'd even attempt such a thing.
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2009, 02:17:06 AM »
Snow  ???
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2009, 01:32:26 PM »
We get snow here.  We got 10" just last - uh -  January 27, 2000.
We've even had 1 or 2" on rare occasions since then.
Gil thought snow meant he had poor TV reception.
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2009, 03:26:18 PM »
I thought it was that the beer barrel burst trowing foam all over the place
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2009, 09:06:25 PM »
That's a lot of snow.  Do you clear the roofs of your buildings withthat kind of snowfall?  I'm not sure how I'd even attempt such a thing.

Most of the time you'll hear a sound like thunder or a freight train then whoosh the driveway is blocked! At work we used 12guage LTL flash bang rounds to clear cornices in areas of high pedestrian traffic. The resorts use mortars and recycled Navy guns to clear the mountains first thing in the morning. It really is something to wake up to!
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2009, 10:00:51 AM »
Nice Sean!  We feel your pain.  The lump on the left was our subaru.   :o

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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2009, 11:56:03 PM »
So you are trying to make me believe that there are more then one vehicle in the picture.
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2009, 03:34:46 PM »
So you are trying to make me believe that there are more then one vehicle in the picture.

LOL!  Yeah - I believe there are 4 vehicles in that shot.   ;D
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Re: Got snow?
« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2009, 06:30:21 PM »
This is from the winter 06.



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