gtblum Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 Here's a few survival tips for those of you about to have a whiter Christmas than you anticipated. 1. Go to the store and get bread and milk. I don't know why. It's what we do. 2.Beer. Lots of beer. You're not going anywhere for a while so, you might as well make a party of it. It's what we do. 3. Get a shovel for the house and for every one of your kids. They'll make a ton of loot. It's what we do. 4. Candles a generator and a chainsaw. Don't ask why, trust me. It's what we do. 5.When you get home from the store, stay there. You don't belong on the road in this crap. Your not used to driving in it and, you've probably had a few beers by now. 6. Some form of birth control. It's been proven that major snow storms can sometimes have side effects that can last for eighteen years or more. 7.Be careful, be nice and help each other out. It's what we do. Good luck
Jim Morrison Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 Pay careful attention to #6. Myself and one or two of my 6 siblings were born 9 months after a blizzard. A word to the wise is usually sufficient, Jimmy
Stephen D. Gazo Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 Oddly enough, I have many friends whose birthday is in September, a few on the 25. Home heating was different back then, it came with an 18 year lease if not used correctly. Note to my civilian friends: Every year we have someone who will not be home for this emotional time of the year, they are away somewhere on the blue planet. We will not forget they are gone, we will miss them, we laugh about them and we raise a toast to "Absent Friends". We seem to forget the spouse, the wife or husband of the deployed. These people are the holiday heroes. To all keeping "The Home Fires Burning" I thank you and wish you a Merry Christmas. Salute to all Soldiers, Sailors and Airwogs.
davidlord Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 Just returned from a trip with my 9 year old son to SteamBoat Springs CO. While it was fun to play in there ain't no way I would live and work in that stuff. -15 driving across the continental divide last Tuesday 81 when I arrived home in sunny St Augustine.
hausdok Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 While it was fun to play in there ain't no way I would live and work in that stuff. Woosie!!! []
John Dirks Jr Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 I got 19 inches and counting in my yard. The snow is still falling. My back hurts from shoveling. I suspect my whole body will be hurting tomorrow. I got a radon test scheduled tomorrow at 10am. It's 40 miles from here and Tom Tom says it will take me 50 minutes to get there. I think I'll leave the house at 8am. Click to Enlarge 29.7 KB Click to Enlarge 29.39 KB Click to Enlarge 41.13 KB
Scottpat Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 I got 19 inches and counting in my yard. The snow is still falling. My back hurts from shoveling. I suspect my whole body will be hurting tomorrow. I got a radon test scheduled tomorrow at 10am. It's 40 miles from here and Tom Tom says it will take me 50 minutes to get there. I think I'll leave the house at 8am. Might want to reschedule the radon test when the snow cover is gone. If I recall correctly, you should not do a radon test with snow cover as you can get higher reading.
Chad Fabry Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 Might want to reschedule the radon test when the snow cover is gone. If I recall correctly, you should not do a radon test with snow cover as you can get higher reading. If there's snow cover 50 % of the year then wouldn't it be useful to know what the radon levels were in winter when you spend all your time indoors with the windows closed?
kurt Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 A heavy snow cap will create a small pressure differential; at least, that's what the taught me when I took the licensing. Maybe it's different now. Back then, when radon testing actually considered things like scientific method, they told us to perform several tests and do a comparison, considering snow loads and high pressure barometric conditions.
John Dirks Jr Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 I got 19 inches and counting in my yard. The snow is still falling. My back hurts from shoveling. I suspect my whole body will be hurting tomorrow. I got a radon test scheduled tomorrow at 10am. It's 40 miles from here and Tom Tom says it will take me 50 minutes to get there. I think I'll leave the house at 8am. Might want to reschedule the radon test when the snow cover is gone. If I recall correctly, you should not do a radon test with snow cover as you can get higher reading. It's a real estate transaction with a time fame. The test is under way. We willl see what happens and take it from there.
Bain Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 My NEHA instructor held that snow (and rain) "caps" the soil, and radon that would have wafted up through the exterior earth instead finds the point of least resistance, which is beneath the house. In theory . . . and according to another.
John Dirks Jr Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 If it's borderline, I'll offer a re-test at no charge.
Rob Amaral Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 The snow-cap/water-cap issue is interesting, but in regards to a particular radon test, not worth factoring-in. 20+ years of measurement work with CR/CWLMs (including literally thousands of tests on my own house) have proven that to me. It 'might' affect the test (and it might not). There's no way to prove it without lifting the house, doing a perc test, etc, etc. Just do the test and you should be all set. If it's a 'canister', it could be sk®ewed-up anyways... The bottom line in radon measurement for home inspections are the EPA protocols for measurement during real estate transactions. They do not address rain-cap or snow-cap at all. High winds, yes. Rain/snow. No.
Rob Amaral Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 Over a foot here 18 mi SW of BOS. No big deal. Thank God it was light stuff... Not a big deal and totally normal. I tell clients, 'get the biggest/widest snow blower you can afford... preferably no less than 10 hp".
Phillip Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 Well I guess I will see how it is up there. I am leaving out in the morning going to Strasburg VA to get my grand son for Christmas.
Tom Raymond Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 John, Send some of that stuff north! The boy & I hit the slopes Saturday and the two runs that were open were nearly all man made, still it was good to out in it. Man am I stiff. Tom
John Dirks Jr Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 On the radon, it was 2.8. I ran another CRM in my house and the average is now running 1.6 which is among some of the lower readings I have gotten here.
Jim Katen Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 On the radon, it was 2.8. I ran another CRM in my house and the average is now running 1.6 which is among some of the lower readings I have gotten here. If you factor in the snow on that house, it might actually have a negative radon level. - Jim Katen, (I am joking.)
Chad Fabry Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Well I guess I will see how it is up there. I am leaving out in the morning going to Strasburg VA to get my grand son for Christmas. Strasburg, VA isn't "up there".
Phillip Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Well I guess I will see how it is up there. I am leaving out in the morning going to Strasburg VA to get my grand son for Christmas. Strasburg, VA isn't "up there". Chad, It may not be up there for you but it is for me. It was 12 hours hard driving and there was 2 foot of snow in the yard.
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