Snow: The Fluffy Stuff

[Unndunn]

Originally Posted by Jackhammer

I'm not a huge snow fan, but today my wife stayed home since we have steep hills leading out of the backwoods.

In the last week Ive had to buy a down jacket and some warmer boots that don't have a steel toe. When that piece of shank gets cold its painful.

Changing the oil in the truck in 33 degree weather on the driveway was also
the suck. But a 5/30 viscosity is much better for the engine in the winter.

I spent today closing foundation vents and covering outside hose bibs.

I think the wife will be home a few more days this week, Im gonna have to get some weight in the back of my truck bed for traction, I think a 1/2 steel plate in the bed for the winter months would do the trick.

It must be hard to live in a place that isn't really designed for this sort of freezing, snowy weather. How heavy is the steel plate? We've used everything from cinderblocks to firewood to weigh down the backs of rear wheel drive vehicles. When I had a rear wheel drive car I used to put a couple of big bags of kitty litter in the trunk for snowy days. The cheapest bargain brand stuff I could find. Bags of cement work well too if you put them in plastic so there's no mess if they tear. Also, if you don't have a basement or a well insulated crawl space under your house you might want to let one of your household faucets drip overnight. That's usually only necessary if it gets down to below 20F