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Greg Boiarsky

« on: January 26, 2007, 21:15 »
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Well, the camera (30D) arrived yesterday.  Today, I am out of my studio.  We finally got a warm couple of days here in northern Colorado and the snow on my roof has started to melt--and run down my pipes inside the house.  Apparently, the ice dam that formed at the corner of my roof over the kitchen caused the melt water to back up under the shingles.  Now, the roof is soaked and the water is taking the path of least resistance--to my basement. 

The basement is the home of my printers and lights and studio (such as it is . . .). 

I have two buckets under the drips.  They're big buckets, but no electricity will be allowed in this room until the drips stop.

Life just kicks you in the pants sometimes.


« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2007, 23:14 »
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You're in northern Colorado...you could hit up Rocky Mountain National Park since you can't use your studio.

ianhlnd

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« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2007, 23:30 »
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Life's a bitch ain't it.  Today, I put on my shorts to go to the beach and the temperature dropped to 70 degrees and I shivered so much I couldn't hold the camera steady  enough to take pics of the bikini babes playing vollyball. 

God! I hate winter!!!

Greg Boiarsky

« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2007, 01:35 »
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The thing is, I love snow.  I just don't want it melting in the basement . . .

Life's a bitch ain't it.  Today, I put on my shorts to go to the beach and the temperature dropped to 70 degrees and I shivered so much I couldn't hold the camera steady  enough to take pics of the bikini babes playing vollyball. 

God! I hate winter!!!

« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2007, 03:38 »
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We're having a weird summer down here in NZ, a couple of days of 30 (C) heat, then rain, and 10 degrees for a day..

I went out this morning to cover a bike race which was running from the plains up into the southern alps..   Light drizzel and quite cold on the flat, got over the first pass in the mountains and I had to shed two layers of clothes, and put suncream on.

Oh, and yea, that serves you right for braggin! :-).

« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2007, 08:20 »
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Do you remove the snow from the edge of your roof or is it too high? You can get a special shovel at the hardware store to do this or put on "heat lines" along the edge to avoid this.

This happened in my bathroom two days after I re-decorated and ruined the one corner so we got heat lines now is spots.

Hope it stops soon! Poop!

Greg Boiarsky

« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2007, 10:11 »
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Well, that's the stupid thing--we do have a roof rake.  We just didn't use it.  We were so caught up in the fun and beauty of the blizzard in December that we didn't clear the roof.

Serves us right.  Still, I hate to see the water damage.

Do you remove the snow from the edge of your roof or is it too high? You can get a special shovel at the hardware store to do this or put on "heat lines" along the edge to avoid this.

This happened in my bathroom two days after I re-decorated and ruined the one corner so we got heat lines now is spots.

Hope it stops soon! Poop!

eendicott

« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2007, 12:43 »
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ProfessorGB I'm sorry to hear about your water damage.  I'm still waiting for the day that I get to see pavement again on the street in front of the house here in Denver (or at least see a snowplow come by).  This winter has been pretty harsh.

I bought a snowmobile 4 weeks ago - was going to Granby last weekend to ice fish with a bunch of friends but after working on it and cleaning it up, and making it dependable, it decided it didn't want to start.

This weekend is the fishing tournament at Granby.  I'll be working on the snowmobile.  I have some friends at Granby and others at Green Mountain Reservoir.  No fishing for me.  Will probably get it running just as the lakes are thawing.

You just can't win sometimes.

I did manage to find a web site of the ice storm East of us in Nebraska from that last December storm.  Some pretty good images...

http://www.extremeinstability.com/06-12-31-4.htm

« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2007, 13:05 »
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Snow?  What's snow?

Regards,
Adelaide
(from 35C Rio de Janeiro)

PS: ProfessorGB, I'm sorry about what happened and I hope damage won't be too costly.

Greg Boiarsky

« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2007, 13:11 »
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We drove through that area the week after the storm.  It makes me awfully glad I live here in Colorado instead.  They had several inches of ice on everything.  We saw workers knocking ice off of an electric substation.  What a mess.

Good luck with the snowmobile.  At the rate we're going, you'll need it just to get groceries.

But--it is fun, isn't it?

I did manage to find a web site of the ice storm East of us in Nebraska from that last December storm.  Some pretty good images...

http://www.extremeinstability.com/06-12-31-4.htm
« Last Edit: January 27, 2007, 13:20 by Professorgb »

digiology

« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2007, 13:17 »
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My roof started leaking recently and I agree it is a complete drag. Slow drip from my bay window in the dining room. I cringe everytime a drop hits the bucket. After all the freak wind storms (and some snow) we have finally have some relief. Today is beautiful and hubby will finally tackle the problem.

Good luck.

Greg Boiarsky

« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2007, 13:17 »
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Hmm.  I guess I should post a picture of our snow.  Here's a snap (sorry for the quality):



Snow?  What's snow?

Regards,
Adelaide
(from 35C Rio de Janeiro)

PS: ProfessorGB, I'm sorry about what happened and I hope damage won't be too costly.

« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2007, 13:23 »
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Hmm.  I guess I should post a picture of our snow.  Here's a snap (sorry for the quality):

Is that cake icing?  ;)

Regards,
Adelaide

eendicott

« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2007, 16:23 »
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Good luck with the snowmobile.  At the rate we're going, you'll need it just to get groceries.

But--it is fun, isn't it?

March and April being our snowiest months, it kinda' terrifies me.  I'm tired of the white stuff in town (though we need it).  Today isn't bad - dry snow and just enough to be fun.

I got the snowmobile running.  Been running for about 2 hours without a problem.  Am thinking of taking a trip to catch some pictures of wildlife on it (aside from fishing).  Need to get a hold of my other friends so that if I get stuck, they can tow me back!

« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2007, 17:43 »
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so what does snow actually look like.

i am saving up for a trip so i might actually see the stuff for the first time in my life.

now, if you want to know about beaches, deserts, hot and humid rainforests ... well, that is my life.

« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2007, 02:06 »
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i am saving up for a trip so i might actually see the stuff for the first time in my life.


That would be exciting to have never seen it, then see / feel /play in snow for the first time in your life.

Greg Boiarsky

« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2007, 23:17 »
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Well, the saga goes on.  If I didn't have a cold and didn't feel awful, I'd probably be laughing my butt off.

The furnace died.  Last week, it started doing something odd:  It would come on and the fan would run and run without stopping.  There wasn't any heat coming out of the vents, because no gas was burning.  We turned the system off and then on, and tadah it came back to life.  We then had the furnace serviced and it ran fine for a few days.

Tonight, the blower came on as usual--but no warm air.  Just lots of cold (63 F, 17 C) air.  Now, I knew it was the thermostat.  I ran to the store and bought a new one--but when I took the old one out, forgot to note which wires went where.  For the second time in two months, my neighbor came over and he helped me straighten it all out.  This man is a saint.

All is back to being warm and toasty.  No frozen pipes, no shivering children.  It's a good thing, too; this is supposed to be the coldest night of the year (-10 F, -23 C).  Even the dog was worried.

But, the basement is dry and has been for several days.  I think we fixed the ice dam problem.
« Last Edit: February 01, 2007, 23:19 by Professorgb »

« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2007, 06:30 »
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The furnace died.  Last week, it started doing something odd:  It would come on and the fan would run and run without stopping.  There wasn't any heat coming out of the vents, because no gas was burning.  We turned the system off and then on, and tadah it came back to life.

I'm glad to hear that everything has worked out.

I have had a similar situation, but it has only happened a few times in the past two years.  We have a dual zone HVAC system: the upstairs and downstairs run on different units.  At night (during the winter), the downstairs thermostat is set lower (since the bedrooms are upstairs).  In the morning, the downstairs thermostat is set higher.  On a few mornings, the thermostat said that the heat should kick on (since the temperature was below the thermostat threshold), but it never went on.  As you did, I turned off the thermostat and then turned it back on, and the heat magically turned on.  It has seemed to do this only on rainy days, but I haven't been able to totally figure it out since it has only done it a few times in two years.

Gremlins...


 

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