On 3/21/2015 9:52 PM, Someone wrote:
True North wrote:
Finally took the Highlander out today for the first time since last
Saturday. We were getting short on grub.
Our Springer Spaniel has cabin fever....he runs circles around the
truck and looks at it..then me..demanding a ride.
City still in bad shape...no on street parking since Tuesday night and
our street is a narrow one lane. City still hasn't shown up to clear
the sidewalks. Expecting another storm tonight but should be 40mm of
rain.
Wife and I shoveled a path down the driveway to the back deck and
shoveled the 3 - 5 foot drifts off. We were afraid the snow would
absorb rain and exceed the deck's weight tolerance.
If we get another winter like this, I'll be trading the Toro electric
for a proper snowblower.



Snow absorbing rain? Where did you come up with that?



Rain soaked snow is a major cause of collapsed roofs and other
structures, especially when they are flat. Rain soaked snow is much
heavier than dry, powdery snow. During this past winter there were about
200 roofs or structures that collapsed in Massachusetts due to heavy
snow that became saturated with rain, exceeding the load design limits
of the buildings. Several were schools. Homeowners were constantly
warned to remove snow from roofs and flat structures to prevent this.

Rain saturated snow also lead to ice dams that can cause water to back
up under roof shingles, causing major damage inside houses. Don's
concerns are valid.