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Snow MA, have you had enough?

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Real Estate Agent with YourStories Realty Group MA# 9517963

Snowy New England Feb 2015Snow MA, have you had enough? Everywhere you look people are either grumbling or holding their secret smile.  It is finally winter here in New England and that usually means snow.  It is serious this year and we have already broken all kinds of records and the white stuff is still coming down.  They talk about the storm of 1978, but we already have more snow on the ground right now than fell during that terrible storm.  Let's put this in perspective.  This year, actually last year during this winter 6 feet of snow fell on Buffalo.  The piddly 3 going on 4 feet is not a match for the violence of that storm. Schools are shut, roads are almost impassable and parents as well as their children Grilling Path in Snoware a bit stir crazy.  During this time it is important that you watch out for ice dams forming on your house. Those long dripping icicles that overlap your roof and hang off your gutters.

All that weight hanging off your gutters will pull them from the roof, or create cracks that will allow water to get behind the wood.  When it is time to thaw out all that water moves down insider your walls and you have serious issues to deal with. The best thing to do is get that snow off your roof and certainly do not allow long icicles to hang off your roof and gutters.  There are a number of ways to prevent this, but at this point, if you haven't put in place any prevention than you are in reaction mode and it is time to knock off those icicles.

375-Westfield-Dedham-Weld Pond and 4 feet of snow.

375-Westfield-Dedham-2With more than 4 feet of snow on the ground we needed to dig a path to our grill. Here in New England grilling is not just a warm weather summery activity.  I have spent many a snowy evening grilling our dinner and loving it.  It is not quite camping, but it is an hour or so outside in the elements preparing a portion of the meal for the family. There are some sure things you can guarantee in New England in the winter. We are ok with the snow here in New England.  Walking around at night you will always smell someone grilling and the smell of the wood burning in the fireplaces. I don't think we have had enough Snow MA, have you had enough?

 

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Larry Lawfer, Realtor®YourStories Realty, It's all about you,

Larry Lawfer

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Realtor®, Director of Marketing

YourStories Realty Group powered by Castles Unlimited®

837 Beacon St

Newton, MA 02459

larry@yourstoriesrealty.com, 617-774-8292

Comments (4)

Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Larry - I feel for you guys.  I think we have had enough here in the New York area but you guys have really gotten hit.

Feb 12, 2015 10:22 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Larry, do not miss the snow but do miss the smell coming from fireplaces everywhere in the neighborhood! Enjoy your day and stay dry!

Feb 12, 2015 07:50 PM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Larry. You descriptions and pictures are wonderful. I'm in the Berkshires and my neighbor grills all the time.

Feb 12, 2015 09:30 PM
Larry Lawfer
YourStories Realty Group - Newton, MA
"I listen for a living." It's all about you.

Grant Schneider We will look back on this in future years and say, "Remember the snow in 2015".  I look forward to those days.

Wayne Martin I too love the smell of the wood in the fireplaces.  I hope we don't loose power and have to revert to these colonial ways of heating our home.

Sheila Anderson We New Englanders are a hearty lot and we don't mind the cold.

Feb 14, 2015 12:07 AM