Up state New York

[loodvig]

http://pall-times.com/

This area has had over 100" of snow in the last 6 days! The film on the news shows houses with the roofs caved in from the weight of the snow. They have run out of room to put the stuff.

[LostArt]

Whoa!!! That is alot of snow!! I just yelled at the boss to come and read this. His reaction was a sound like a "brrrrrrr........no thanks"

Really sorry to hear about the folks and the bad snow storms up there. That really looks bad Loo.

[loodvig]

Nearly six days of steady lake-effect snow has pounded Oswego County, and everyone from local residents to plow crews to firemen have been working to clean up the mess.

State, county and city plows have taken to the streets in an effort to make roadways drive-able, leaving snow banks exceeding eight feet in their wake. Although the snow has only stopped for a few hours at a time, Scriba Highway Superintendent Brad Coe said crews have been working hard to cleanup the roads. By Friday afternoon, Coe said everything was going smoothly.

“We're in pretty good shape right now. We're making our last run of the day now,” Coe said shortly before 4 p.m. Friday. “We never took our trucks off the road.”

Oswego city plow crews have been just as busy, running continuously throughout the week. While plows have cleared most of the major roadways, several feet of snow remain on top of fire hydrants in the city. According to Oswego City fire chief Ed Geers, many of the roughly 800 fire hydrants in the city are covered with snow. However, he said firemen have been doing their best to shovel out hydrants in key areas.

“We've cleared snow from the hydrants downtown, near the hospital, near schools and nursing homes,” he said, noting that he hoped to have all the city's hydrants snow-free by Monday. Until then, Geers suggested that residents who have a fire hydrant near their home at least clear off the top of the hydrant so it can be seen and accessed in the event of a fire.

The dangers of the snow go beyond buried fire hydrants, as one Scriba resident learned the hard way when her garage roof collapsed Friday due to the weight of the snow. With reports of collapsed roofs in the area, dozens of local residents have grabbed their shovels and their ladders to prevent their roof from caving in.While some of the snow has been removed from rooftops, roadways and driveways, things may be covered again soon, as forecasters are predicting more snow this weekend.