Oh, gosh, you seem fortunate. I know I have sidewalks and a driveway and a yard, but everywhere is covered in snow with more coming down now. West Ames where it’s white, but not yet whiteout.
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The NWS. We literally pay the government to do this stuff.
I forgot beer too, but I do have about 5 cases of wine. Could be trouble later…
Check what brand your furnace is and then YouTube it. It's pretty simple. A matter of pulling the cover off your furnace then typically 1 screw and unplugging a wire.
If you still don't feel comfortable then call a professional. But it really is simpler than you probably assume.
West Ames here also, South of Lincoln Way. I haven't ventured out, just what I can see from the living room window.
Just wondering if I should clear out the driveway right now, but the wind is probably gonna put it right back on the drive way.
I follow NWS - Des Moines on Twitter. NWS - Quad Cities covers eastern Iowa, NWS - Omaha covers the western part. I use the Weather Channel app to subsidize.
Agree - travel not advised, and a tow ban. Bunch of wrecks on I-80 in DSM already.
Can confirm sleet. Not pleasant to snowblow in.
What are you thinking for totals in Marion?
We're about a mile north of Lincoln Way, and just north of Ontario. Pretty heavy snow right now.
I’d wait. I did mine about 5:30 so I could go clean out our business and it filled back in by 7:30 when I left again.
If only the melt would seep into the ground and not run off into streams, rivers, and lakes. I'm afraid the ground might be too frozen?
Our black lab needed to go outside. I opened the door, she stuck her head and gave me this look like, "F this dude." Our Chesapeake Bay ended up going out a few minutes later. Usually she loves this stuff but even she didn't want to stay out. They were outside a grand total of like 90 seconds and then barking at the door to come back in.
Gonna be a fun few days
Gonna be a fun few days
Another thing to check when your furnace is doing that is the outside vent from the furnace. If it get's plugged with snow or ice the furnace won't vent and it won't allow furnace to start up.
