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deguspiceAnn seemed to be surprised that there was a snow shovel in the bathtub, but it seemed logical to me.
Our house is shaped like an L. The corner of the roof where the two sides of the L meet collects snow, and occasionally has problems with ice dams when the snow starts to melt. So I decided it would be a good idea to remove some of the snow from the roof. I went outside and retrieved one of the snow shovels (the one I don't like using for shoveling). With my coat and gloves on I went up stairs to my bedroom and opened up the sliding window and carefully leaned out with the shovel and cleared off the snow from the adjacent roof. When I finished, the shovel was covered with snow. I didn't want to take the shovel back downstairs and put it outside because it was still snowing and I wanted to repeat the snow removal later on. So the tub seemed like a logical place to put it.
Later on, when I wanted to remove the snow that had accumulated again, I discovered that the sliding window was frozen shut. One thing I dislike about these windows is that they have metal frames. On days like this, I'll find frost on the metal frames. This probably is the source of a major heat loss (though it's probably limited by the heavy curtains over the windows).
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We were waiting until the end of today's snow storm to shovel out our driveway. But our neighbor did it before we got to it. He has a tractor with a snow blower attachment. I feel a bit guilty about him doing this for us, since I can't easily return the favor. On the other hand, Ann thinks he's doing this because he likes playing with his toy. He definitely needs a serious tractor like that for clearing his driveway. It's at least 500' long. He'd need a hundred neighborhood kids with shovels to clear the driveway.
Our house is shaped like an L. The corner of the roof where the two sides of the L meet collects snow, and occasionally has problems with ice dams when the snow starts to melt. So I decided it would be a good idea to remove some of the snow from the roof. I went outside and retrieved one of the snow shovels (the one I don't like using for shoveling). With my coat and gloves on I went up stairs to my bedroom and opened up the sliding window and carefully leaned out with the shovel and cleared off the snow from the adjacent roof. When I finished, the shovel was covered with snow. I didn't want to take the shovel back downstairs and put it outside because it was still snowing and I wanted to repeat the snow removal later on. So the tub seemed like a logical place to put it.
Later on, when I wanted to remove the snow that had accumulated again, I discovered that the sliding window was frozen shut. One thing I dislike about these windows is that they have metal frames. On days like this, I'll find frost on the metal frames. This probably is the source of a major heat loss (though it's probably limited by the heavy curtains over the windows).
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We were waiting until the end of today's snow storm to shovel out our driveway. But our neighbor did it before we got to it. He has a tractor with a snow blower attachment. I feel a bit guilty about him doing this for us, since I can't easily return the favor. On the other hand, Ann thinks he's doing this because he likes playing with his toy. He definitely needs a serious tractor like that for clearing his driveway. It's at least 500' long. He'd need a hundred neighborhood kids with shovels to clear the driveway.
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Date: 2006-02-13 06:12 am (UTC)2. Actually, air leaks IS one of the major sources of heat loss. Google "infiltration". I want to say about 1/4? I keep wondering how long new windows and doubling my attic insulation would take to pay off...the more energy prices rise, the better I like the idea.
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Date: 2006-02-14 03:27 pm (UTC)Anyone have a reccomentation for a larger snowblower that is electric powered? If the thing costs lots to repair, I'd like to look at non gasoline powered options. We have a 200 foot gravel driveway to clear.