The couple in Maryland who made the fire-breathing snowman have their own dragon busy at work melting snow. Wouldn't you love to have neighbors like this? -via Gizmodo
Don't they normally get winter in Maryland? The dragon is pretty awesome, and good for showing off on the internet, but they're not scoring any geek cred from me because they don't know how to deal with snow.
1. Melting these piles with flame is going to take a lot longer than you think
2. If the temp is at or below freezing, then DON'T melt the snow. Because you're just going to turn the surrounding roads, walkways and driveways into ice rinks. If it's in your way, shovel it like an adult.
3. If it's above freezing and likely to stay that way, then break the piles up and spread them over a wider area. Let the sun do the work. Grab a beer.
4. Go tobogganing or something and learn to enjoy nature's gifts, sheesh.
I'm from Maryland and have just lived through 80 inches of record-breaking snow.
1. Kev: Shut up.
You're not here, you don't know what we're dealing with. There is not enough snow removal equipment. There are not enough places to put the 6 or 12 foot piles of snow that result from attempts to clear a lot.
I still am shoveling my driveway to get to the 3-foot wall that the plows blocked me in with...the day after I finally got rid of the five foot wall at the end of the driveway that the plows put there from the first blizzard.
So yes, dear sweet Kev, we do get winter here. We don't normally get over six feet of winter in the space of a week.
Enjoy nature's gifts my ass. So shut up.
2. The fire breathing dragon is cool, but as you see it had little to no effect on the snow (get it, Kev?). Plus it's wasting fuel.
1. Melting these piles with flame is going to take a lot longer than you think
2. If the temp is at or below freezing, then DON'T melt the snow. Because you're just going to turn the surrounding roads, walkways and driveways into ice rinks. If it's in your way, shovel it like an adult.
3. If it's above freezing and likely to stay that way, then break the piles up and spread them over a wider area. Let the sun do the work. Grab a beer.
4. Go tobogganing or something and learn to enjoy nature's gifts, sheesh.
1. A first sign of snow go to a supermarket and sstock up on food. (for a few months).
2. Wait for summer.
Does not make good youtube video's tho...
1. Kev: Shut up.
You're not here, you don't know what we're dealing with. There is not enough snow removal equipment. There are not enough places to put the 6 or 12 foot piles of snow that result from attempts to clear a lot.
I still am shoveling my driveway to get to the 3-foot wall that the plows blocked me in with...the day after I finally got rid of the five foot wall at the end of the driveway that the plows put there from the first blizzard.
So yes, dear sweet Kev, we do get winter here. We don't normally get over six feet of winter in the space of a week.
Enjoy nature's gifts my ass. So shut up.
2. The fire breathing dragon is cool, but as you see it had little to no effect on the snow (get it, Kev?). Plus it's wasting fuel.