I need help Shoveling... who is in?

[Agschmid]

Ideally I'd like to get the team who took care of this to help me out...

Here in the American northeast we've got a bit of a storm on, with six to twelve inches of snow projected to fall on Core77 HQ. That sounds like a lot of snow, until you put it in perspective by looking at the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, which connects the Japanese municipalities of Tateyama and Omachi.

More pictures and a video.

Well now that I am done shoveling I am having a beer!

[Mnpaul]

1. Heavy equipment is a blast in deep snow

Several years ago, I worked at a place that sold New Holland construction equipment and got to go out and play with a 60k plus tractor loader backhoe. They are almost impossible to get stuck. You can always pull yourself backwards with the hoe. They have great heaters and a well sealed cab. I could be out there in a t-shirt. You can spin them around really quickly by applying one of the rear wheel brakes and the other 3 are still driving(4WD). What fun.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Wasn't that done with

a hair dryer?

[In_The_Wind]

3. I think that team has already been deployed.

Haven't you heard, the roads are closed. No unauthorized travel.

[Agschmid]

4. I live in Upstate NY... no such closure.

It's ridiculous... I work in a place where no one should be during a snow event... and yet everyone was there like nothing was happening.

So odd.

[In_The_Wind]

6. I don't know how far upstate you are but . . .

I have been watching the snow fall in New Paltz since just after daybreak.
The plows are running down my street as I type.

Please get home safely later on.

Seriously, CBS News was reporting road closures in Ct and Mass.

[Agschmid]

7. Thank you!

I am in Rochester and got home around 10, we got out of work at 9:30.

For us so far it's been a somewhat normal "lake effect type" event.

Good luck in your area, and we are both up WAY to late!

[Honeycombe8]

5. I've never seen enough snow to shovel. Oh, except I went skiing once in CO (but I wouldn't call it

skiing, what I did - I call it "the day I learned I like to be firm footed on solid ground.&quot

[Agschmid]

8. Haha! Very funny...

I can't imagine you get a lot of snow down in Texas, hope all is well.

[Trascoli]

9. After seeing what happened during Hurricane Sandy

I think it's safe to say the US East Coast is not nearly prepared if that happens this weekend. There is still power out from Sandy in some parts!

[Agschmid]

10. Welcome to DU! n/t

[cliffordu]

11. What, you going over to META??

[Agschmid]

14. Haha...

Always need to shovel myself out of something over there!

[Grantuspeace]

12. I'm in if there is travel and beer money for me! n/t

[Agschmid]

13. Always...

Heck sometimes there is a stipend!

[fizzgig]

15. i don't know that i would be too excited to drive on that

i image that's what trail ridge road might look like if they plowed it during the winter