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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Snow Drifts Caused Biggest Problem In Storm

Because the winds were so high the past few days, snow plows were fighting a losing battle as the winds would bring in more snow from farm fields and cover up the road just cleared by plows. If you click on this image you can see more clearly what I'm talking about.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 29, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    Years ago the state and county government erected snow fencing on most of the open fields near roadways that had volume traffic and were great help in preventing these drifts.But the good old labor days are gone.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 29, 2010 at 4:23 PM

    2:49, exactly! you still see many areas of the country with a bit more savy still using those snow fences to this day!

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  3. AnonymousDecember 29, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    Would you like them on your property? They have to be off the road a bit. They aint going in my field, that's just more stuff to work around. Unless they want to pay me for the use of my field.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 29, 2010 at 10:54 PM

    Really? If it snowed that bad i really don't think u will be working the fields. I'm pretty sure its a temporary thing for preventive maint'
    and then removed ..hate for u to have to turn the steering wheel in your tractor a lil bit more to avoid the fence to save someones life.. I mean you did say you would do it for a fee...I'm glad my farmer neighbors isn't this guy.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 29, 2010 at 11:21 PM

    I live on this street. Recognized the area right away. Last year's blizzards, created huge drifts in that area as did this week's snow storm. No sooner did we and neighbors get out one vehicle than another would come along and get stuck - and these weren't small cars either. Thanks to the farmers in our area the roads were made passable and thanks to the road crews who also come by with the plows! We appreaciate all the work you do to keep us moving.

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  6. AnonymousDecember 30, 2010 at 7:29 AM

    10:54, No fool, they go up early and stay up half the year. What sense does it make to put them up during or after it snow?

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  7. AnonymousDecember 30, 2010 at 8:58 AM

    With all the fields in this county, they will need miles of snow fencing. Any road that has a field north/west of it, is subject to this kind of drifting.

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