The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

Happy birthday, Ron! May your day be full of spectacular surprises!

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Thanks!
Love the picture

 

[Alaskan]

Happy birthday Ron!

 

[microchick]

Happy Birthday Ron. Maybe belated? I'm sooooo confused.

Bad week here. We have a metal roof on the house. Earlier in the week we were standing around when suddenly we heard a rumble that you could feel in the floor. First thought. Plane just crashed nearby. We live in a flight path and it's a fear we seriously live with that some day a plane of any given size is going to kiss the ground somewhere on our property. Second thought, the roof gave way under the weight of the snow and ice on it. Then I looked out the window and witnessed an literal avalanche of ice and snow rumble its way off the roof and into the dog's fenced in back yard.

My first thought was 'dear God, the dogs are outside!' I ran out and sure enough, they were running back and forth blessedly unharmed trying to figure out the two feet of ice and snow that had suddenly appeared in their pen. The avalanche had launched debris a good 20+ feet into the yard and hit part of their fence along the way burying about 30 feet under 2 foot of ice and snow. Three posts were bent over at the ground, one of them broke off. These are metal T posts so you can imagine how much force it took to snap them off at the ground.

DH did some calculations and estimated that over 16,000 pounds of ice and snow came down off the roof all at once.

We went into emergency mode. Rounded up the dogs who were so startled that they didn't even think of climbing over the ice and staging an escape, and went to work trying to dig out the fencing and posts. A foot down and the ice had already started to solidify so we gave up.

Luckily we had enough spare fence and posts that we were able to MacGyver a new section of fence for the yard until spring when we can get it done a little more shall we say, stylish. It wasn't much fun with ice and snow underfoot and below freezing temps outside but we eventually got it up and running again so the dogs could go outside and get their business done. It took a couple more days to get things better secured. Now we have to wait for a good thaw so we can get the fence posts and wire pulled out and see if any of the fencing is salvageable. I told my husband that even pieces are of use around the coop.

So I haven't forgotten the Home. Just busy and trying to spend less time in front of the computer in general. So many things I want to get done and it wasn't happening.

 

[bruceha2000]

I am getting older in the Old Folks Home!

But no matter how you try you'll never catch up to us older old folks. At least as long as we are still waking up in the morning.

Happy Birthday Ron. Maybe belated?

Nope, right on schedule!

The avalanche had launched debris a good 20+ feet into the yard

Yep. That happened here back in 2013. Most of half the house just rebuilt, new standing seam roof. I happened to be between the barns and heard that first small rumble. I looked up to see a reasonably small slab of ice sliding down and hitting the deck. Then I watched as sections that must have been 8' 'tall' and 10' wide and 8" thick start to slide, slam into the deck and shatter then bounce onto the ground. Fortunately at that time it was just plywood deck and no posts or railing. If it had been finished there would no longer be posts or railing. I pretty much immediately started researching snow rails, bought some and installed them. No more ice slides for me!!

 

[ronott1]

Happy birthday Ron!

Thanks!

Happy Birthday Ron. Maybe belated? I'm sooooo confused.

Bad week here. We have a metal roof on the house. Earlier in the week we were standing around when suddenly we heard a rumble that you could feel in the floor. First thought. Plane just crashed nearby. We live in a flight path and it's a fear we seriously live with that some day a plane of any given size is going to kiss the ground somewhere on our property. Second thought, the roof gave way under the weight of the snow and ice on it. Then I looked out the window and witnessed an literal avalanche of ice and snow rumble its way off the roof and into the dog's fenced in back yard.

My first thought was 'dear God, the dogs are outside!' I ran out and sure enough, they were running back and forth blessedly unharmed trying to figure out the two feet of ice and snow that had suddenly appeared in their pen. The avalanche had launched debris a good 20+ feet into the yard and hit part of their fence along the way burying about 30 feet under 2 foot of ice and snow. Three posts were bent over at the ground, one of them broke off. These are metal T posts so you can imagine how much force it took to snap them off at the ground.

DH did some calculations and estimated that over 16,000 pounds of ice and snow came down off the roof all at once.

We went into emergency mode. Rounded up the dogs who were so startled that they didn't even think of climbing over the ice and staging an escape, and went to work trying to dig out the fencing and posts. A foot down and the ice had already started to solidify so we gave up.

Luckily we had enough spare fence and posts that we were able to MacGyver a new section of fence for the yard until spring when we can get it done a little more shall we say, stylish. It wasn't much fun with ice and snow underfoot and below freezing temps outside but we eventually got it up and running again so the dogs could go outside and get their business done. It took a couple more days to get things better secured. Now we have to wait for a good thaw so we can get the fence posts and wire pulled out and see if any of the fencing is salvageable. I told my husband that even pieces are of use around the coop.

So I haven't forgotten the Home. Just busy and trying to spend less time in front of the computer in general. So many things I want to get done and it wasn't happening.

Today is my Birthday so right on time!

The snow and ice sound terrible!

 

[ronott1]

But no matter how you try you'll never catch up to us older old folks. At least as long as we are still waking up in the morning.


Nope, right on schedule!


Yep. That happened here back in 2013. Most of half the house just rebuilt, new standing seam roof. I happened to be between the barns and heard that first small rumble. I looked up to see a reasonably small slab of ice sliding down and hitting the deck. Then I watched as sections that must have been 8' 'tall' and 10' wide and 8" thick start to slide, slam into the deck and shatter then bounce onto the ground. Fortunately at that time it was just plywood deck and no posts or railing. If it had been finished there would no longer be posts or railing. I pretty much immediately started researching snow rails, bought some and installed them. No more ice slides for me!!

I am happy to wake up in the morning! So far so good LOL

 

[microchick]

But no matter how you try you'll never catch up to us older old folks. At least as long as we are still waking up in the morning.


Nope, right on schedule!


Yep. That happened here back in 2013. Most of half the house just rebuilt, new standing seam roof. I happened to be between the barns and heard that first small rumble. I looked up to see a reasonably small slab of ice sliding down and hitting the deck. Then I watched as sections that must have been 8' 'tall' and 10' wide and 8" thick start to slide, slam into the deck and shatter then bounce onto the ground. Fortunately at that time it was just plywood deck and no posts or railing. If it had been finished there would no longer be posts or railing. I pretty much immediately started researching snow rails, bought some and installed them. No more ice slides for me!!

Snow rails? We have seen ice dams but now snow rails. Our roof isn't standing seam. Just standard metal. We were wondering if Ice dams would help. Still debating but we should do something as we do get a lot of ice here. This is just about the second time that this has happed though probably due to back to back ice storms with a few inches of snow sandwiched between the glaze of ice.

 

[microchick]

Thanks!


Today is my Birthday so right on time!

The snow and ice sound terrible!

Yeah, no fun at all.

Have a great day, Ron!

 

[NotAFarm]

Happy Birthday, Ron!

 

[ronott1]

Happy Birthday, Ron!

Thanks!