Hamburg Buffalo snowstorm: How to Remove 6' lake effect snow from Your Roof Pt 2

[@Grneyedspeciallady]

With all of this coronavirus pandemic, I found your video to be pretty relaxing, I enjoyed listening to the crunch of the snow, the peaceful tone in your voice, the way you were describing everything, lol.....thank you for the tranquility and laughter!! God bless you!!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thank you for saying so. That was very nice!

[@marieslabbert6009]

This is absolutely beautiful. I have not seen such a beautiful and peaceful landscape in a long time!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thank you. One of the most amazing things is the silence. That thick heavy snow wraps a blanket of quietness on everything around you.

[@flourpower8645]

I live in Australia, in a little town that sometimes gets a few centimetres of snow ( an inch or two) perhaps every few years. (And I go NUTS when it happens!! : ) Tomorrow night we will be on snow watch!! It may fall but most likely wont lay. I still get excited about it though! I love your videos, because in spite of the most incredible scene around you, it seems like it's no big deal, another job you need to do to preserve your lovely home. I watched in AWE! (Loved the first video too!) Thank you from a snow town wannabe!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Glad you enjoyed it! Although snow of this magnitude is not an annual event, people here are well prepared. We know we're going to get it sooner or later! The snow blowers, the parkas, all the gear...are "at the ready". Next time we get hit like that, I'll be thinking of you and how much you would enjoy it. If I could, I'd send you a box of it!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Waiting to hear...did you get any? I'm hoping for you that you did!

[@flourpower8645]

Snowing down south, hoping it comes up the ranges tonight! Thanks for the reply!!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Will go to sleep tonight envisioning a large "shaker" of snow tumbling down upon your whole area! Hope you get it! Keep us posted! One way or the other! Crossing our fingers that you get your wish!!

[@flourpower8645]

Funny you said that!! Woke up to an' icing sugar' dusting of snow!! :) Yes!!!!

[@KaltrinaDemiri]

Wow, looks like heaven! I hope one day I can live in a place like that. Love winter and the snow so much.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

@nope That's pretty funny!

[@Americanfoodreviews]

That's funny trust me it looks like heaven it isn't. It's a nightmare for most of us that live here. Unless you are into a winter sport. I grew up here and it's miserable 😖 I am 33 now and believe me yes I grew up here but I won't be living in NyS forever.

[@mawile2468]

California is better

[@Americanfoodreviews]

@@mawile2468 now I have thought of moving to California a few times but unlike california we don't have wild fires or serious earthquakes here. At least I know during a snow storm my house has a better chance of still standing in the morning unlike having a earthquake destroying it. That's not to say people don't lose their homes to snow storms or have roofs collapse because it does happen . But I rather go through a blizzard and know we will probably be fine than have my home destroyed by a earthquake or a wild fire. Anybody's home can burn down at anytime anywhere in this world. Wild fires are a bigger cause than someone. Setting a blaze on purpose or accident . So yes california is better in many ways but they also have just as many natural disaster problems if not more. Because let's not forget california is slowly being swallowed by the ocean.

[@mawile2468]

@@Americanfoodreviews Lol California is still better

[@brendaechols2228]

Wow! Im from Texas. Have never seen snow like this here. Just slush, flakes, and light snow. Would love to see this at least once in my life.

[@duck7156]

Brenda Echols same

[@kirby1025]

Happy now?

[@jessicah3450]

I'm from Texas, the most snow I've ever been in was about a foot of the fluffy stuff in Colorado. I am planning to move to WNY, and I know this is one thing I won't be prepared for. It also looks amazing. I'm here smiling and excited to see that much snow! Thanks for this video.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Where in WNY? (If you would like to contact us privately, we would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have, etc. Sort of help "roll out the welcome mat." Hint #1: Bring a shovel. Hint #2: Be prepared to meet some of the friendliest and funniest people you've ever known in your life. It's called the "City of Good Neighbors" for good reasons. ) You'll love it here.

[@Wyldbutterfly028]

Jessica H ,it’s not likely you will see this much snow. This was 6 years ago and I’ve only seen it once in my 47 years. Surely something I will never forget. Welcome to WNY.

[@barbkeen1221]

I just moved to Buffalo in January and I was hoping for snow like this but it didn't happen. 😥 But, I'm hoping that this winter will have SOME snow! Welcome to WNY when you get here! 🙂

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

@@Wyldbutterfly028 That many feet at one time is definitely not a normal occurrence but several feet of snow at one time definitely is. (And often.) Several feet of snow at one time occurs much more frequently than once in 47 years.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

@@barbkeen1221 Be patient. It will surely come! We definitely don't get inundated like this all the time but, when we do, we do. We might go a through a few light winters and then Bam! Major snowfall! Just make sure you are prepared with necessities (food stocked up, etc.) and emergency items in your car in the event you get stranded. P.S.- don't forget the toilet paper.

[@alyssasuarez9876]

His whistleing makes me relax here at home 🤗💎🥶❄️

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thank you. That's nice to hear!

[@Bgal31052]

I was nervous for you the whole time but I couldn't stop watching.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Yes. You are right! And what you say makes sense "on the surface" (and the pun IS intended). It seems like it would have been a very nice, "padded cushion", except it was "ice-encrusted snow". (OUCH.) But thank you for the nice thoughts anyway. (We gave your comment a "Thumbs Up"!)

[@sjkotey5265]

Wow that‘s a whole lot of snow mister. I live in Germany but haven‘t seen that much yet.

[@loannaxxx8845]

Felt relaxing watching him cut the snow anyone else agree?

[@richardyoung5217]

He is doing it the hard way. Several You Tube programs show tools for getting the snow off from the ground. They have a U shaped frame with a plastic cloth that you shove under the snow. The frame has a long extension pole attached to it. The snow slides down the plastic cloth in large blocks. Much easier.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

We cannot count how many times someone has suggested it (usually someone who sells the tool) and its just as stupid each time we hear it. We are not talking about some light, fluffy, fairy snowflakes here. We are talking about FEET of WET, HEAVY snow that has compacted down under its own weight. So, before you recommend something you know nothing about, and tell someone who has lived it how you know how to do it better, realize that maybe you don't have a clue. Because you don't.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

@jswyman That's right. There is no need to get self-righteous. So, why are you?

[@crackedshamrock]

@@ThatsTheWayWeRoll I have a slightly different way of clearing my roof, mostly because it's a long straight expanse, but I do start with a regular roof rake, take off the top layers closest to the edge (leaving a few inches for boot traction) while still on the ground, then climb onto the roof and toss the snow from the ridgeline down to the part I've already scraped--so that I can then get down on the ground again and scrape that off with the rake. I've never had 6 feet though! Just 3-4 tops! Don't know why I'm here, except I just saw "snow showers" in the forecast... Anyway, I enjoyed seeing how someone else tackles this job!

[@Phyllis-nk5ji]

My Dad used to whistle like you. Good memories. I live in W. Michigan and we see lake effect snow....but luckily haven't received this much in our area.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

This is from the wife of the "whistler". When my husband was "fortunate enough to meet me" many, many years ago, one of the things that first attracted me to him was his ability to whistle so beautifully! He whistles happily, no matter what he is doing! He can be kissing a baby, fixing a car, setting up a Christmas tree, or cleaning a ditch. If you recognized that wonderful sound in this little bit of video, then I KNOW you know what I mean! Only very happy, self-confident men can whistle like that. I am very glad that you have such a wonderful, precious memory of your Dad. And thank you so much for posting such a nice comment.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Just want to thank you again for the nice comment about the whistling bringing back pleasant memories for you. WE passed that on to our son who lives in California with his wife and 3.5 children. It's a beautiful thing for all of us to treasure. You gave us all a big smile. (It's those little, simple things in life that touch our hearts so deeply.)

[@fatsoryan9759]

I feel for you brother...I confront the same issue down here in Miami Beach every winter...can't seem to find snow shovels for sale down here though.

[@quicker1]

Wow!! Why wouldn't you go out that nd floor window instead of using the ladder? Is that really 6 feet of snow on the roof, looks more like 4 at best.

[@Paaxl]

GTO Bob 66 there is never as much snow on the roof mainly because it blows off so easily

[@barbarazylema3584]

Legend has it that he is still cleaning his roof off.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Well, he was last seen when Yeti, carrying a 12 pack of beer, dropped by to help him shovel. The snow is so deep, you can't make out either one of them now. But I'm sure the beer is tasting good. If the "Melting Time Table" I've worked out (one year per foot of snow) is accurate, they'll be up there for quite a while yet. And Yeti will be making a few more beer runs.

[@Dana-wq5tp]

It must be daunting to get that much snow in November with the whole winter ahead of you but I'm so jealous. I love snow and live in Maryland where if we get 15-20" for the whole winter, that's a lot. The last few years have been almost completely void of snow. What makes me even more envious is I'm sure you have a White Christmas pretty much every year.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

We usually do have a beautiful white Christmas. We know this is going to come as quite a shock to you but, believe us, it is absolutely true. After that humdinger of a snowstorm in November, it all melted and by December we had....GRASS showing for the Christmas holiday! (Mother Nature can be quite the prankster when she wants.) (OK. You can quit laughing whenever you want!! We just enjoyed a laugh ourselves, while looking back on it all.) Thanks for posting!

[@porrassistersvlog9908]

This is so satisfying 👌 watching and greeting from Philippines 😊🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thank you. Maybe we could someday change locations for 24 hours? That would be very interesting.

[@porrassistersvlog9908]

@@ThatsTheWayWeRoll excited😍😉

[@rjm5439]

RJM@54 3/24/2018 Yes I did notice the Green street sign thought it was quite close to your house

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

It is cemented in our back yard. It represents where we first met 47 years ago. Just a sentimental thing. (Oddly enough, this video was up for a few years before anyone actually asked about it!)

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

P.S. Thanks for the question and the smiles it brought.

[@TimTools99]

Looks ver familiar! I live south of buffalo in snow country. I shovel my roof several times every winter. I have an aluminum roof rake that really helps. It has a long handle and I can reach a lot of it from the ground. I'm glad you survived your big storm!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

***** Thanks for the tip. We've been thinking about getting one. In 25 years, this was the first time we had to shovel our roof!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

***** Since you live south of Buffalo, I have to ask: did you get over to Letchworth to see that incredible ice tower yet? We went Sunday and I just posted 2 videos, with 1 more to go. It really is something else. It's currently 53 feet high and they said it can grow another 10 feet yet this winter! If you haven't seen it, take a ride over. Very interesting!

[@TimTools99]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll Wow really? That would be worth a drive over to see

[@rennierad]

At the beginning of your video you said only a couple of inches I about choked on my coffee. That's some back breaking work and when you get done with the roof you got the driveway,remind me never to move there.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

But then you'd miss out on the chance of meeting wonderful Western New Yorkers!

[@rennierad]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll This true, I guess if I was in that area it would be in the summer.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

We have very nice summers

[@rennierad]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll We do to and if we got the amount of snow like this video it wound cripple us for atleast two weeks.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Just today, my husband and I were talking about your particular comment and how much we enjoyed it, and how many laughs it provoked! Thanks for posting!! This week, we have had rain and birds chirping, as if it were Spring! But, during the next 24 hours, we are supposed to get about 10 inches of snow.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

You were very lucky. Strange how that happens, isn't it? Sometimes just one town over gets nothing while another town gets bombarded. Glad it missed you!

[@bingo99aa]

how do you cope with the flood when it melts?

[@RealKansasMan]

Beautiful. This makes me want to go somewhere where it snows most of the winter. Where I live now, I hardly ever see snow like I used to. I live in central Kansas, and we used to get tons of snow by the feet many years ago, but now we hardly get snow by the inch and it's been acting like spring/fall weather within very recent years. I miss real winters

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

We are sorry to hear that. Tell you what: whenever we get hit with our next big snowstorm, we would be more than happy to send you a box full of it. Or, better yet, a BOX CAR full of it (via the RR). (This is the honest to God truth: there have been times when the WNY municipalities have actually had to do that! The snow was scooped up, put into dump trucks, and driven away - to some unknown, mysterious locations. Or, dumped into RR cars to be carried off to other parts of the country.)

[@RealKansasMan]

LOL! That would be funny to get snow in the mail. That is insane to think they actually transport snow to get rid of it. I did not know that was a thing. Thanks for replying with a comment! It's a very rear thing to see channel owners do. It shows you have care for both your channel and the people who visit it.

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

We certainly had a "White After-Christmas" in my area this week!!!... Enjoying the many WONDERS that my FAVORITE season has to offer and wishing everyone a Happy New Year!!!...

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

And a Happy New Year to you, too!

[@nancycogar3864]

We use to get a lot of snow here where o live but we don’t get that very often anymore. How do you dig yourself out? I guess as long as I have good and a lot of sewing projects I can live with it. Another thing what about your house does it get damage on the out side with all of that snow?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Good questions. Everybody has a snow blower. If you know a big storm is on its way, you can't wait for it to end to start clearing it. You have to try to keep at it and plow over and over again while it's still snowing. Everyone owns heavy duty winter gear (parkas, etc.) As for being stuck home, you have to be prepared: plenty of food and basic necessities (meaning DON'T forget the toilet paper while stocking up!!!) The key is to be prepared, as much as you possibly can. As for damage to the house: not normally. We had to do the roof that you see in the video because it was an "add-on" room. Since it was put there by a previous owner, we weren't sure if it was done properly (how well it was tied-in to the main structure) and couldn't risk the room pulling away. (Our neighbors were stranded out of town. While they were gone, they had a room pull away by the weight of the snow.) Just out of curiosity, what part of the world do you live in?

[@nancycogar3864]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll I live in WV, like I said we use to get a lot of snow, but nothing like you do. In the higher mountains they get a lot of snow but here where I live we maybe get anywhere from 3 to 12 inches of snow. I remember years ago it would start snowing around November and we didn’t see ground til March or April. We are supposed to get some snow either Sunday or Monday but I seriously doubt it. Shoot if it just snows a couple of inches they shut down schools and just about everything. Lol! If it snow here like it does there they would call a Sate if Emergency!! Lol They wouldn’t know what to do. Thank you so much for answering my questions and sharing your story with me. I hope have a good Holiday.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Every once in a while, they do declare a state of emergency and call in the National Guard. And sometimes there is so much snow that they have to use pay loaders to dump it into train cars to ship it out of here. (We used to live in Virginia, in the Roanoke area, so I know what you mean. Pure panic there!) Thank you and we hope you have a good holiday, too!

[@pahrahinc3895]

Why cant a body put a heating grid across their roofs and keep the snow melted? or is there such a product available.?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

It would cost a fortune to operate in our climate.

[@YTT718]

Something similar to what car windows have.You could probably run the whole thing off a generator

[@avaragejoe2511]

When the melt water rolls off the roof it's going to freeze again somewhere.

[@mazrx84kat13]

pahrahinc. They have such a setup for asphalt driveways! Possibility one could configure a like setup for residential use.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

You are right.

[@rjm5439]

RJM@54 3/21/2018 The snow you are clearing off your roof is this in the front or back of your house

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

The back. It's a one-story added on room.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Just dawned on us why you might have asked. Was it because of the street sign?

[@weatheradmirer6185]

Life is boring without snow :)

[@mikemalone9896]

And I thought my roof chore in the fall of blowing leaves off my roof was bad! Guess I am spoiled. I don't know if I could do this in the cold like you are doing.

[@Builder99]

why are you the only one out clearing your roof ??

[@bigeric8334]

If I woke up to that I'd just go back in the house and drink some beer

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

You'll like this: Jimmy Griffin, former Mayor of Buffalo, was once quoted as saying everybody should grab a 6 pack and stay inside. Check it out: blog.buffalostories.com/buffalo-in-the-80s-when-grab-a-six-pack-became-our-mantra/ Hope the link works!

[@Manidahoan]

There's four corners and the roof to every house...You have only did the small back porch roof...Good Luck and I hope you got a good back for at least three four more lake effect snow storms this winter..Merry Christmas!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

The main structure didn't need it. Had to do the back family room roof because it was an add on and we weren't sure how it was tied in to the main structure when it was built. Better safe than sorry. (A neighbor was out of town and his room pulled away from the main structure.)

[@Phyllis-nk5ji]

HI...I had to come back and respond to your nice reply. I'm an old Mass. girl. (Medford, Walpole, Lynn) and enjoyed the accent. My life brought me to Mich. Thought you'd get a kick out of the fact that I forwarded the Vlog to Thailand, where my son, a retired Special Forces Colonel has married and retired. Wanted to jog his memory about snow (I don't like hot, humid weather, so I visit him on Facetime every Sat. Nite. He forwarded the Vlog to an English friend who married and settled there, and wouldn't be surprised if he passed it to some Vets at the VFW in Bangkok. A reminder of winter and what surprises it holds.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Love the way that you passed the snow video along!! That's fantastic. Our son and family have lived in California for 15+ years and are finally going to move back to NY. We promised that the first thing we would buy them would be....a snow blower! Last week, he asked us about the weather forecast. We actually couldn't answer him because, unless they say something like "2 FEET of snow by morning", we don't pay any attention. During this past week alone, we went from snow on the ground, to 2 days of higher temps and rain - which melted that snow, followed by falling temperatures which, of course, produced ice and then that was capped off by about a foot of new snow. Unless there is a major forecast, we don't even pay attention to it all. But, forewarned or not, the weather here in Western New York can always bring surprises. Thanks for sharing our video with your son and his friends! We enjoyed hearing that.

[@Phyllis-nk5ji]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll Hi again, I lived in CA. I've lived in a lot of states and countries. I was married to a 20 year A.Force man from Boston who, after retiring, took a job with a civilian contractor that bid on feeding servicemen in dining halls. We got the exact same weather as you did but two days ahead of you, as it all came in on that Canadian clipper blowing West to East. After everything melted and was clear and cleaned up we are getting snow again...and another warm up and rain forecast for the weekend. I like those January thaws and rain!!! We get lake effect snow, like you, but usually not nearly as much as you do, in N.Y. So, here's to the weekend thaws.....long may they melt! Bet you'll be happy to see your son move back. I still have one son that's about a mile away and a daughter that's 2 miles away. One grandson here and his brother in N.Y.C and a grand daughter in San Antonio. All are grown. Thanks for your response. Phyllis Duffy

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

I think we have the same forecast! Another problem here, though, is that we get a lot of ice jams which the City of Buffalo's fireboat tries to keep broken up. When things thaw and it rains many people get flooding. I feel sorry for them because it can be bitter cold with ice water running through their houses.

[@Phyllis-nk5ji]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll ....and we have the Grand River. We have much in common. :-)

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Hi, Phyllis. Yes, we do have a lot in common. I feel like we somehow "click" and that a friendship is beginning to slowly evolve. I tried to privately communicate with you further but, when I looked at your channel yesterday, there didn't appear to be any way to contact you privately. Please send me a message through our channel if you want to converse more.

[@Hellodarknessmyolefriend]

Question is how you clean it if you got solar panels ?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Good question. We have no idea because we don't have any. Maybe someone else who reads this can answer.

[@vanda028]

Legit question: Why dont you all have metal roofs ....you now like the corregated metal I think it is called. Snow would nicely slide off when pushed or when it warms up a litlle no? I used to live in MN and our student house had (partly) the metal roof. everytime snow would fall off in one big chunk...

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

+vanda028 Good question. There are 2 reasons: 1) Although very popular in the southern states, they haven't been used much in this area before now. We are recently seeing a growth in the popularity of metal roofs here, though. 2) It would detract from the appearance of our home. (Let me add a 3rd reason: we already have a new roof!) Also, the roof that needed to be shoveled doesn't have enough of a pitch on it where the snow would slide off even if it was metal. But thanks for the suggestion!

[@vanda028]

Thanks for the answer...just wondering. I wouldnt want a metal roof either for looks, but if I lived where it snows like that I think I would think 2 x about appearance. Best of luck with the rest of the winter!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

+vanda028 Thank you! So far, so good weather wise. (Years ago, when we lived in Virginia, we actually had a metal roof. We liked it. The house resembled a farm house, with a wraparound porch, and the roof suited it. It wouldn't suit this house, though.)

[@JSAdventure]

that's so much snow! your house and the surround buildings look like its from the fairy tales with those heavy blanket of snow~haha

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

What's interesting is that it gets very quiet. All the sounds are muffled. It can be very beautiful, though.

[@augustreil]

The housing roof code needs to be changed up there and make it mandatory for a roof to be able to handle this kind of shit !! And bless you sir for such a good attitude !!!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thank you for the attitude compliment. It is appreciated! There actually ARE very tough codes on the books. For example: A few decades ago, there were numerous problems concerning roofs that collapsed under the weight of the snow. So, new laws WERE passed. You can no longer have more than, I think, 3 layers before you have to do a "total tear off, before you can add any more roofing. But the roof itself was NEVER our concern. HERE WAS THE REAL ISSUE: The main structure of this home is 111 years old. And we never gave one thought, or worry, to the main structure, whatsoever! The room we are talking about was added somewhere in the 1970's, which was long before we purchased the home. And, therefore, we had no idea what the codes were at that particular time. We weren't here when that addition was added. Our concern was how that one story addition was tied into the main structure!!! Which was very questionable! Was it done correctly? Or not? If it wasn't correctly tied into the main structure of the house...we could have had a really BIG problem.( Like our neighbors did.) So, we had to remove as much weight as possible to alleviate the strain, hoping that room would not pull away (like theirs did).

[@samuelcantley5500]

We dont have that in Florida

[@grandpapete417]

Love watching snow removal with a glass of wine. Good work out.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Next time, I get to drink the wine and you get to shovel!

[@barbkeen1221]

@@ThatsTheWayWeRoll 😂😂😂😂👍

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

What surprises me is the shape, and how large a drift or whatever you call it can be that forms down off of a roof.

[@Joshua79C]

when you got blowing snow the piles you see are called drifts and resemble the sand dunes of deserts. Think you are referring to what is called a slide/slip.

[@michellesullivan3927]

The question is how did you get up onto the higher roof? Or did you not?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

We didn't have to. Thank God. The snow didn't accumulate a lot on the high roof because of the pitch. We had to shovel 6' off the family room roof because it's more like a shed type roof with very little pitch. We've had so much snow this year that we still have a good 3' left in our yard. By the time all the snow melts from the big piles in the parking lots....we figure it will be July. Maybe August. More snow on its way this week. The weatherman could probably record a forecast, stay home in his pajamas and just hit a Play button that says, "Snow tomorrow!" and we'd never know the difference. It's been below freezing for over 30 days. I think I'm going to make a video of what my shovel looks like.

[@michellesullivan3927]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll My husband and I are from Massachusetts born and raised. Here this year there have been 3 deaths from people falling off and through roof doing just this,,,,,shoveling their roofs off. Never mind the injuries that are countless. We have friends right outside Rochester NY that did not get what you received here in your video. However we "my husband and I" Own a graphics company. What does that have to do with anything you might be asking? Well,,,nothing lol. we are so sick of hearing of people falling off roofs from shoveling that we developed a tool that removes the snow off the roof at ground level. Your case is extreme though. I almost packaged one up and was going to get your mailing address to send it to you for free just so you will stay off the roof. There's no way I'd want to see you nor anyone else on a roof shoveling it. Over the summer we are designing a system that will clear roofs off from the ground no matter what the structure. We need to do what ever it takes to keep people on the ground and safe where they belong. Having said all that we just continued to be innovative and decided enough was enough with people getting on their roofs. Please do be careful if your up there again. PS we "my husband and I" love the way you two get along. You are an inspiration to other couples.

[@hebneh]

Why are there street signs down there in the back yard?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Ha ha! Excellent question! (As long as that video has been up there, we've been wondering when somebody would notice it and comment. Finally, somebody asked!) Someone gifted that sign to us years and years ago. It represents the location where we first met (about 46 years ago.) It is our "sentimental" sign. (So we never forget where our journey through life together began!) Thanks for asking. We laughed about it several times today. It's so out of place, we kept wondering why nobody ever commented on it before?! Thanks for noticing. You helped make our day!

[@erka001]

I was just about to ask that! It looked weird because it's so close to the house, so I wanted to see what kind of street it was and went on Streetview, but got confused cause it's a street corner in Buffalo, that'S clearly not here :)) crazy snow btw, cool video!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thanks! (And we apologize for your virtual "road trip".)

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

We LOVE that people have finally noticed the so "out of place" street sign! The street view you saw was the real location of the beginning of our lives together. And that is the actual sign that was on that corner at that point in time: 1971. When someone mysteriously gifted it to us, it was so special and meaningful that we knew it needed to be kept here permanently, and treasured forever, and that it why it is cemented in our backyard. It may confuse the rest of the world. But it makes a whole lot of sense to us.

[@tmarbut]

So... is the theory that the structure of the roof isn't up to handling the snow load? Or is this something people do because it's nice outside but you need an excuse to go hang out in the snow? I've always wondered this...

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

The roof that had to be shoveled is a shed-type roof. We did not put this room addition on. It was here when we purchased the house. Therefore, we had no idea of how it was structurally tied-in to the main house. Since we didn't know, we could not take the chance of the room separating from the main structure because of the weight. (Which happened to many people.)

[@RWRogers]

Wish we got that much snow! I live in south central Ohio outside of Columbus where we’re lucky to see 25-30 inch over a whole winter. Was living in cleveland for about a year and wasn’t exactly in the snow belt but near the secondary line.. didn’t get to stay long enough for much of winter but makes me wanna go back! Where real snow occurs.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

We certainly don't get that much snow on a regular basis. We get snow on and off throughout every winter, but snow of that magnitude only happens every few years. But, when it does, it does! As a matter of fact, a month after that storm, we had NO snow - just green grass for Christmas. (Mother Nature has a sense of humor.) Just the other day, I asked my husband what the snow forecast was. He said, "2-4". I said, "2-4 feet?" "No. 2-4 inches." "Oh. Ok." And we laughed. You become conditioned to it. (But maybe the next time we get pounded, we can ship some to you!) Thanks for posting. We enjoy the comments.

[@Badtheman1]

Can u send me some?? I'm in Florida

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

We did! Are you saying it never got there?? (Hmm. Just by chance, did you, at any point, receive a mysterious delivery of water?)

[@petelinster7093]

We had a tad of frost last night here in Jax Fla. Today up to a sunny & clear sky day up to 66 degrees.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Pete Linster Erase one of those 6's and our temps will match!

[@RONJAE212003]

I’m assuming your back out there this week. 81 inches wow stay safe

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Yeah! We don't know why but for some reason this current one was a little bit harder to deal with than the one in the above video. There's just nowhere to go with it! Luckily, there will be rain this weekend - which will get rid of a lot of it. Until next time, that is!!!

[@robertproctor1358]

I don't think your roof has enough pitch to it to make a metal roof work. We had a cabin in the mountains of Washington State and we put a metal roof on it and the snow just slide right off.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

We agree that, under the right circumstances, metal roofs are great! (We had one on our home in Virginia but, of course, we didn't have to worry about heavy snow there. They are nice, though.) In this particular situation, it was the only time in the 25+ years that we've been in this home that we had to worry about it. Last time we had snow that serious was in the "Blizzard of '77". Both were historic storms and will always be remembered. Thanks for posting. It's always enjoyable to read a nice, friendly, sensible comment!

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

My area just got an early 🌨 ❄ SNOWTOBER 🍂 🍁 treat!!!... But this week we're back to more "average" temperatures...

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Happy for you. We know how much you enjoy it.

[@artopratt]

If I Had My Way Summer Would Not Be Warmer Than 55F do you live in Colorado?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Don't want to rub it in but we can our first dose of it today.

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

@@artopratt Not currently ( but did a few years back... ) and still visit from time to time....

[@Westcountrynordic]

How do you know which house has the best loft insulation?? its the house that still has snow and ice on it after a few days.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

TRUE! (Unless it's icicles hanging from your eaves. Then that means you're getting some heat loss somewhere.) Just watched your Colchester, England video. Nice job!

[@StormsandSaugeye]

"We got a couple inches" The man says as he looks at 5 feet of snow.

[@ram64man]

We have the same issue at the wind farm , learn the rope wire trick if you have good overhangs, if your pich is 25-45 it can help there big time also, failing that and try and find someone who sells the metal sheat push sledges, take the soft stuff off in 38 in sections like what your doing now then repeat going deeper to the roof line , a metal bladed shovel will help with the smaller section stuff

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

I enjoyed doing it with the plastic shovel and it did no damage to our roof.

[@kimberlystiglets9013]

How long did it take for all that snow to melt away

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Not long because it warmed up. The storm was in November. A few weeks later, we were setting up our Christmas decorations on grass! It had all melted.

[@kimberlystiglets9013]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll oh ok thanks for letting me now I thought it was there for a couple of months or so it was a lot of snow

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Well, it depends. Sometimes it is here for a long time. It depends on the temperatures.

[@jamesogrady6612]

Kimberly Stiglets Buffalo is ranked # 1 City for most snow. The worst was 1977 Blizzard City & Schools were closed for 3 weeks. The Country called us SNOW CAPITAL OF USA. People were afraid of us like people were afraid of the movie JAWS. It really is bad here we average 10-12 feet almost every winter. Drives me crazy of all Citys near 5 Great Lakes why Buffalo gets the most snow. We do get a break from Lake effect in January because Lake Erie frezzes over. Snow isn't all that's dangerous here the Niagara River that leads to Niagara Falls flows at 20 MPH & a lot of Boaters get to close to the Falls. Buffalo is a boarder City because Canada is our Neighbor. When you go to Canada you need to go to a bank to exchange American $ to Candaina $. Some times ST PATS PARADE gets cancelled because of snow. A lot of friends move away from here because of snow & NY Taxes. 1 thing I like theres a lot of IRISH people here like me. JAMES PATRICK O'GRADY don't get more IRISH than that. At least we got the Lake for summer fun. Always WHITE XMAS IN BUFFALO. IRELAND FOREVER

[@lookin2kayakandbike664]

Love it... well, not you having to work so hard. Haha. Think I’d have to modify one of those windows for easy roof access, instead of the ladder. I’d been right there with ya the whole way. 👍

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thank you. Actually, going out the window was the first idea on the list, but was very quickly dismissed. It was physically more difficult and much harder work than doing it the way that I did with the ladder. (Hey, could you please give me your phone number? For the next time? Would love to have a helper! Will pay "gas money" and we also feed our friends well!) Thanks for the nice comment!

[@nancycogar3864]

I was just wondering, when this happens does it shut everything down?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

The official measurement ended up being 7 feet and, yeah, that will shut everything down. When we get major snow storms with a few feet of snow, it is very common for there to temporarily be a driving ban put in place. (And it's exactly like it sounds: against the law for any unnecessary travel.) With 7' you couldn't go anywhere anyway.

[@elijahhh02]

How long did this take for it all to melt?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Not long. Here's a laugh for you: that was in November. In December, we put our Christmas decorations up on the grass! No snow in sight! Mother Nature's sense of humor.

[@elijahhh02]

@@ThatsTheWayWeRoll thats insane

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Yeah. In a way. But we wouldn't change it because this is such a great place to live. As we were growing up, I remember my uncle saying that a snowstorm at this time of year is expected and always referred to as "the annual Thanksgiving snowstorm". (Could be a few days before. Or a few days after.) In a way, that means if we don't get it, everyone is somehow disappointed. Because it's what we do. It's our way of life. If you follow the weather channel for the next few days, it looks like we are about to have our annual Thanksgiving storm!

[@elfedowen6452]

What a happy chappie.... would love to spend time there...

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thanks! You would be more than welcome and we would love to have you! (By any chance, do you happen to have your own pair of snow shoes? If so, that would help a lot!)

[@elfedowen6452]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll Oh bless ya thats very kind for the invite...... Going to head over to Amazon as we speak....... will gladly help you clear all that snow.... Many thanks for posting. ;-)

[@blackrose-je1lq]

The view is very beautiful. I like this village. Want to go to live with

[@baltsosser]

Wouldn't it be easier to have a steeper roof so the snow couldn't gather as easily? that looks like it could easily be dangerous.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

If this were a "new build", then yes, that would be an excellent suggestion. But, this room was built in the 1970's - long before we moved here - and was added on to a home that was originally built in 1906. So, there is no way it could structurally be done now. (And, yes, it can be dangerous.) But thank you for the comment and suggestion. (Good ideas are always welcome!)

[@baltsosser]

How about something with a long handle and a 'blade' feature at the front. If you put it up against the exterior of the house you could pull it back toward the edge of the roof. I've seen similar snow rakes used in places like Alaska. The roof pitch is different there, but there has to be something made to help you out.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

In reality, no. First, there is fresh snow. Then, more snow is added on top. Between the heat of the room below combined with the fresh fallen snow, the underlying layer begins to be compacted. You have a repeated pattern of compacted snow and fresh, light snow. There are layers of snow that crush down and compact the snow underneath. Then, more new snow is added on top. The pattern repeats. And some of the layers of snow become heavier and denser. Before you know it, you are looking at 7 feet of light/heavy, light/heavy layers. And a tremendous amount of weight on your roof!There are all kinds of companies who manufacturer "snow roof rakes". I'm sure they would help to clear your roof if you only have a few inches of fresh, newly fallen snow. In the way ours occurred, they'd be totally useless. If we could invent a miracle product that would be able to remove all the snow under these particular conditions, we'd both become millionaires! In the meantime, the best product to use in this situation is still the good, plain old-fashioned snow shovel!

[@baltsosser]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpeveZSNaL6pgLs Maybe something like this? Less wear and tear on the back with really good control of it.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thank you for the suggestion. The top 2 feet of snow was very powdery but then, below that, it was all hard and had to be chopped into blocks. Believe me, the way I did it was the easiest. Thanks anyway, though.

[@wmoros4902]

Wow I want to go down these and see lake effect snow, I don’t see snow often from we’re I live in South Carolina

[@wmoros4902]

Good luck this fall and winter👍

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

You'd like it. But, you would have to bring plenty of warm clothes!

[@wmoros4902]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll hehe I bet

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Then just make it an entry on your "Things I'd Like to Do During My Lifetime" list. (We totally despise the term "bucket list" - because of the horribly depressing movie. To us, just the term "bucket list" is depressing, while a "Things I'd Like to Do During My Lifetime" list sounds so much happier, upbeat and positive!) It's "back to school" time and there are tons of sales. If you can, go and buy a good old fashion composition book that is sewn together so your pages will never be lost. You should be able to get one for $1. Start your entries as soon as you get your notebook. Enter ALL your hopes and dreams. And, when you run out of pages in that notebook, buy another! And then another! As each item in your notebooks becomes a reality, check it off. And keep them forever. Let them become a history of your life.

[@wmoros4902]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll man this sounds like a good idea, I would love to someday travel the world and see and the places and cultures from around the world. Also thank you for the replies, not many people do.

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

Enjoying my most BELOVED season to its FULLEST with the "awe- inspiring winter wonderland" REAL LIVE POSTCARD VISTAS right outside my door!!!... Power to the POWDER!!!... 🌨 ❄ 🌨 ☃️

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Happy for you! We know you love it.

[@madhatter8512]

I wonder how much a 6x6x6 feet of snow weighs

[@Sharon-pb7so]

Mad Hatter... It depends on its moisture content.

[@amerigovespucci4076]

Cannot help but wonder how the snow affects the palm trees????

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

"Palm trees, palm trees,Everywhere I go...How can they surviveunder 7 feet of snow?They don't, they don't!So, obviously...they all died off andthat's why you don't see (them)"If I had more time, I'd write a MUCH better poem. But thanks for the great question! And the very good laugh!

[@lalitachauhan8553]

OMG my mouth starts watering whenever I see this much of powdery and pure white snow though never seen in reality not even 10 inches except in my refrigerator.. And had I been there I would have eaten all that... Kidding 😂😁

[@shanphreak]

Maybe he should just hire you to eat it off instead of doing all that shoveling 😂

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Not sure how appropriate or inappropriate this comment was, or what your real intentions of the message were. What we DO know is that it came across as very strange and uncomfortable to us. Enough so that it merited this comment. So...watch it. Be very careful how you phrase things.

[@hebneh]

Reminds me of when I visited a friend on Long Island and a blizzard occurred, and we went out through the attic to jump off the roof into the deep snow. I unknowingly crawled out onto a snow/ice overhang which broke and dumped me onto a lower roof, from which we then jumped. I didn't do it right and landed on my feet, which went through the snow to the ground, and it hurt. I tried it again, at his urging, and did it the same way - which he did too. That ended that escapade.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

As you discovered, those eaves can be very dangerous. Sounds like you had fun, though. And created a nice memory. And that's what counts. (And, oh yeah...no broken bones!) And, you only did it twice. Just think what could have happened if he had "triple dog dared you".

[@sandystedman8638]

Do you or are you allowed to run heat trace wiring on roof?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Don't really know how to address this question. We probably would be, by law, allowed to do it, if this were a new build. But, this is NOT a "new build". if you are suggesting that we would undertake such a project NOW, it would be nuts to attempt. The cost would be prohibitive. If you listen to the video carefully, my husband says right in it, that this was the first time in over 20 years that he ever had to shovel off our roof.

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

Late May brought about an inch of my favorite form of "precipitation" to my area= SNOW this weekend!!!... But it had pretty much VANISHED by Sunday afternoon... Anyway I totally got a kick out of it since I like it CHILLY ( and how we also got flakes in April but those melted as soon as they "hit the ground" 'cause April has been WARMER than May!!!... ) So up here in "my neck of the woods" when it comes to WEATHER you just never S-know!!!...

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

From what we hear, the weather in Buffalo wasn't so great. We missed it because we were in New Orleans - sweating.

[@stevenodonnell235]

;/

[@rfbu]

Was this during Christmas?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

No. It occurred in November. Would you believe all of it melted and we had green grass showing for Christmas? Strange.

[@jimogrady1131]

Rfbu Buffalo is called ( SNOW CAPITAL OF USA ). Lake Erie dumps 10-12 feet every winter. ITS ALWAYS A WHITE CHRISTMAS IN BUFFALO. Our winters are 5 months long, November - March.

[@swtsoph]

@@jimogrady1131 Seems like we always get one last good snowfall in mid-April for the last few years. But there are too many thaws throughout the winters, now. Climate change is creeping up on us. ☹️

[@deansikora7280]

I'm from North Tonawanda NY, remember having to shovel off the roof when I was younger, not fun.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

No, it isn't. But what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, I guess.

[@tims6246]

2 types of people - those who have fallen off there roof while shoveling and those who haven't fallen off yet.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

And I intend to stay in that 2nd category.

[@tims6246]

Well i wish you the best up there, just know about gravity and ice and murphys law

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Yes. We agree.That horrible "Murphy's Law" dude creeps up and attacks whenever you least expect him! But, during an emergency, ANY emergency, you do what you have to do at that particular moment in time. (And then think back about it afterwards.) But, in hindsight, there isn't ANYTHING I would have done differently! In any way, shape, or form. Or would do again under the same circumstances.

[@elainebmack]

I'm glad your roof didn't cave in. You must be made of some tough stuff!

[@jennifermanning1045]

i know this was years ago but i live in Texas so its amazing.

[@neryalmendariz3527]

So nice seeing everything white, where i live there's no snow, once in a blue moon GOD bless u with snow, but the next day were back to 90s.

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

Enjoying the "most wonderful time of the year" welcoming the "winter season" which is currently rewarding this area with what will be a beautiful "white Christmas" ❄🎄⛄indeed!!!...

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Enjoy!

[@andrewminty]

Dude, check out roof snow removal with a wire. It could save you a lot of work.

[@shawnvanderdoes9823]

Ohh snowvember how I did miss you. BTW I live right next to you in Boston NY.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Waving to you right now, neighbor! What did you think of that Bills game Sunday? Holy smokes! A game that will forever be remembered. It was actually very funny. The rest of the world must think we're nuts. Living here is not for the faint of heart, that's for sure. But we wouldn't trade it. Thumbs up, buddy!

[@shawnvanderdoes9823]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll It was a real game. I hope to see more like that. Just keep the snow in OP. I actually work not to far from the Stadium .

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Yeah, we agree, keep it in OP. Because we aren't in OP. We are in the Village of Hamburg. But, during that game we were looking out our windows and seeing the exact same thing through the blinding snow that everyone else at the stadium was seeing = nothing!! We couldn't even see across the street. So, you can't be working too far away.

[@lindseyparini8181]

I live in Lancaster/depew and we got like 7 or 8 feet of snow

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Hey, Jelly Donut, thanks for the comments. We are in Hamburg. This time we were lucky compared to you because we only got 2+ feet of snow. (To us, that's almost a "dusting"! Ha Ha!) My husband's commute home took 3:45 for a normal 1/2 an hour drive. He got home at 8:15 pm but our next door neighbor (who works in the same general area) chose a different route and didn't get home until after midnight! As you know, no matter which route people tried to take...it was like being in a parking lot.You know what? We need to form a club. All those in favor of forming a "Love WNY - Snow and all!" club, contact me.

[@avail1.]

Go out the window next time, work toward the edge.?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Believe it or not, that's actually more difficult. If it was easier, I'd have done it that way.

[@larriettausa]

Wow don’t hurt your self. Were you tied onto a safety line?

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

No. There wouldn't have been a place to tie onto. It was a huge enough struggle to just get up there and get started shoveling.

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

Getting a kick out of the "high relief ice works of art" winter has been carving on my window pane these past few days during my Feb-orite month!!!...

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Ours has been a roller coaster winter but, thankfully, only one snowstorm. I think we had one 2 foot snowfall. The rest has just been odds and ends of all kinds of weather but especially lots of rain this year. Which would disappoint you but is ok with us! Although we know we will pay for it later - during another winter. Always good to hear from you!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

What you are unaware of is that "If I Had My Way...." has posted on and off for a few years. We have had conversations concerning the weather. As soon as we see the name, we know exactly who it is. He, or she, is thrilled when there is bad weather in his/her area and hopes and prays for snow. (Two feet of snow would be like winning the lottery!) So, whenever there is snow in the local forecast, "If I had my way..." shares that with us because we know how eagerly anticipated it is. (And his/her comments are always welcome and enjoyed.) Our reply meant we've had it nice but eventually Mother Nature will catch up with us once again. It is NOT nonsense. "Later" doesn't mean imminent. "Later" doesn't mean next year. It just means some time in the future.

[@50farrell]

The only thing worse than doing this is watching someone do it and being somewhat pleasant about it!

[@Maxid1]

That was a hard job with that Playskool shovel.

[@swtsoph]

Apparently you don't live where they sell and use snow shovels. That's how they are. Plastic blades with a strip of metal across the edge of the front. The curved-blade rectangle style he's using is a very popular style, but some people prefer the ones with the square, flat blade. The blades are made of heavy plastic to keep the weight down. In above-freezing temperatures, wet snow can be very, very heavy, so saving weight is important (every winter we hear stories on the local news of older people dying of heart attacks while shoveling snow).

[@Maxid1]

swtsoph I like the sleigh shovels for roof clearing. You don't lift the snow at all and you move cubic yards instead of cubic inches.

[@thibautmercier4526]

Perhaps span a big plastic sail in a steep slope so the snow blows off or put a big sail on the roof and then pull it off with the snow (might be heavy but you could use a car perhaps)

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

What the heck have you been smoking?

[@thibautmercier4526]

Nothing... Just trying to find a more efficient solution than shoveling for hours

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

You actually thought that these were REALISTIC suggestions? Please enlighten those of us who are outside a drug induced state. Just how would one create a "big plastic sail in a steep slope on the roof"? (Especially when so much snow has already come down?) Seriously? Have you ever SEEN, or EXPERIENCED, what 7 FEET of snow is like? And....oh, by the way....how exactly were we to get a CAR into our back yard to pull it off the roof?? (I suspect you live in Colorado.)

[@thibautmercier4526]

I live in Belgium... not massive amounts of snow here so I'm not experienced. You could take a thick sail and span it from the roof above you (with the massive icicles) down to the place where you were standing. The problem you encounter of course is the massive weight of the snow but the angle of the sail will make it fall off or the wind will blow it off (otherwise my explanation is useless ). With a car I meant like a 4x4 or a quad (I tought every american has one :) ) For the small area with the snow hanging over the edge (around 11:00) you could use aluminium or so in a steep angle so the snow can't get there.

[@Maxid1]

TM Timelapse Plastic wrapping the house would be very difficult and once you pull it off there you are doing it again. Holding the plastic in place would be very difficult and with the cold temperatures the plastic would more than likely crack and fall apart. Not to mention if there is any wind, the plastic will not stay in place . Using a sail would be the same if not a bigger problem. The amount of material to cover even a small single story building let alone a multi story building like this one would be cost prohibitive. They'd be better off moving their roof to Fiji, that would be a permanent solution to the snow problem. But the heavy sail in the wind (where it attached) would do more damage to the roof than the snow.

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

I LOVE WINTER!!!.....

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Ha ha! Have you tried Siberia? I just looked it up and the average January temperatures in Yakutsk hover near -38 degrees Fahrenheit while the average in Verhojansk is an even colder -47 degrees. But the average summer temp does go up to 64. (Siberia also has a village that is designated the "coldest inhabited place on earth". In 1924 they recorded a temp of -96. But you only get 3 hours of sunlight per day.) That's the best suggestion I can make. Thanks for starting my day with a laugh!

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

That's pretty EXTREME ( even for some Winter lovers such as myself... ) But on average the Winter temperatures I'm comfortable with are like between "20's & teens" ( even "single digits" if it's a dry Winter climate like in the Rockies where the snow looks like "talcum powder" so GLORIOUS it looks FAKE!!!.... ) If you know how to layer up and dress right you can survive... If that wasn't the case half the population here in the US would would FREEZE to DEATH within the first hour of real "frigid" weather!!!... It's waaaaay EASIER to dress for "cold weather" than "hot"!!!... 64F Summers do exist right here in the US ( like on the Washington/Oregon coast where many places don't have A/C!!!!... )

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

I was just thinking about the old TV show "Hogan's Heroes". They always threatened "Shultz" with the thought of being transferred to the "Russian front". Now we know why Schultz never wanted to go there!

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

Finally a REAL taste of Winter for most of the country!!!.... I hope we STILL get SNOW in June to compensate for the 9 months of Summer & 2 months of Spring we've had in 2016!!!...

[@1723agadoo]

You are not the best app ever but I

[@Mktimmys]

Wow I remember this. I’m from the village of Hamburg!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Village for us, too, so you can appreciate it! Living in our area is not for the faint of heart. (By any means.)

[@michaelpinal5568]

Maybe I don’t shovel roofs.. but why didn’t he start from the back ? I feel he is working so much hard than he has to

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

That is a great question. (And we are not offended in any way.) We are going to try to answer you in the best way possible. Give us a few days to figure out the pounds per square inch, etc. to help you, and anyone else viewing, to understand. (Light, fluffy snow weighs so much per square inch. Wet, heavy snow can weigh as much as 20 times more, etc.) When we explain it, you'll see why.

[@trubre5565]

@@ThatsTheWayWeRoll Here in Truckee, California, we that Sierra Cement. Not looking forward to it. 2020 Dec.Have you tried a metal grain shovel?

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

December this winter has certainly NOT disappointed in my area on this ( happy that is ending ) year of "2021"... We didn't just have a well deserved "White Christmas"🎄 with plenty of fluffy ❄❄⛄ but we've pretty much have had a consistently "white December" as well... ( Also, thanks to the "artic temperatures" even "light pillars" and "auroras" 🌌 have been visible pretty regularly around this area this winter 😊 ) Anyway, **Happy New Year!!!**🎉🎆

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

WNY area: we've only received about 6" of snow so far this season. We should have averaged about 2 feet by now. Happy New Year to you, also!

[@frankblangeard8865]

Removing perfectly good insulation from the roof.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

You are very correct. Many people who post have absolutely no clue whatsoever as to how much weight there is in just one shovel full of snow. And what a difference there is concerning "light, fluffy snow" vs. "wet, heavily compacted snow". Thank you, sir, for realizing how heavy it is.

[@ifihadmywaysummerwouldnotb5314]

We had quite a "hand-Fool" of 🌨 ❄ ( pun intended... )on this almost ending "first day of April"!!!... The weather certainly "pranked" us when it brought on "winter-like conditions" to this area ( basically "mocking" the current season on the calendar, of course... ) ***Happy April Fool 2023*** 🎭

[@rathnamanjunath1235]

wow i love snow

[@lottsalasagna431]

Big buggers. It's actually a great heat insulator

[@rodpedrosa7887]

it might sound crazy but I would love to have been there when it happened and would love to remove the roof as well.. I LOVE snow. We got no snow here in Hamilton, New Zealand.='(

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

+Rod Pedrosa You can never tell what our whacky weather is going to do. Last November: 7' of snow, followed by green grass for Christmas. Some years, we've fallen into a deep, deep freeze that seemed to go on forever. This year, we haven't even had any measurable snow yet - and it's already December 12! Makes me wonder what Mother Nature has planned. If we had snow, I'd offer to mail you a box of it - but I don't think it would get there in time before it melted!

[@nickcontreras9413]

dude i would legit jump of the roof into a fluffy pile of snow 100%

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Which would be a whole lot of fun IF there wasn't an ice encrusted topping to it. (Compare it to a motorcycle going down and the road rash that would ensue! A little exaggerated, but you get the idea!) Wish it could be the way you describe, though. If so, we would have done it! Thanks for posting!

[@michaelschuler7397]

We do you stick into the snow like a lawn jart

[@deansikora7280]

We used to jump off the roof after a large snowstorm when I was a kid. My parents didn't know we were doing this, would have gotten in trouble.

[@mattalmasi8313]

I sure hope you stopped by Hat Trix for some beers after. :D

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Never been there. We will have to check it out.

[@mattalmasi8313]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll it's on 20 across from lowes by sowles/20

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

I know right where you mean. We'll have to check it out. In the summer, we usually hang at Armor Inn on Tuesdays for bike nights. (We created all their KZbin bike night videos.) In the winter, we are there every Thursday for blues night. (Things are kind of in transition right now and blues nights might not start up until January.) Anyhow, under normal circumstances, we're there 52 weeks a year!

[@mattalmasi8313]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll that's awesome! When I visit back home I'll stop by!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Cool. Where you living now? Out of state?

[@hollyhocks7360]

So beautiful.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

We had our first dose of it today. Not even an inch but it heralds the beginning.

[@Phyllis-nk5ji]

My gosh...here I am, a few days later and asking you the same question!!!! 3/7/2018. I sent you my email in a reply. Did you get it.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Phyllis, I sent you a private email but still never heard from you directly. Click on "About" on our channel page and send me a private message.

[@Phyllis-nk5ji]

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[@clearwaterguy5342]

Looks like very tiring work, no wonder so many people are moving down south!

[@WeatherNut27]

I know the work involved of shoveling a roof but not with that much. Gees! Hope there wasn't flooding at the surface from all that. Awesome video, thanks for doing this. I love how you didn't talk too much. Said some interesting things. Whistled. And showed the awesome sky. What camera did you use for this? Looks very crisp.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thank you! It was filmed using a GoPro Hero 3+ Black.

[@Phyllis-nk5ji]

Hi Guys....has the latest storm dropped a lot of snow on you? 3/2/2018

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

(Did you ever get my email? I was supposed to follow it up with another but didn't hear back from you. Wondering if it maybe went into a Spam folder?)

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thank you for asking. Almost 2 feet. But it's the real wet, heavy snow. (You know, the kind that causes heart attacks.) Husband had to plow it after work, in the dark. Fortunately, we never lost our power. We have massive 100 year old trees. Luckily we only lost one branch. It's very long but only about 12" in diameter and luckily it fell onto front lawn instead of across sidewalk. Small part is still attached to tree so he taped off the area with caution tape for the night. Now he has to try to pull it down the rest of the way with his truck. I don't know how he'll do it because there is the street snow bank, the sidewalk, 2 1/2 feet of snow on the lawn and then the tree branch. He'll have to get creative, I guess!

[@Phyllis-nk5ji]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll. Jeez, hope he's successful. Luckily we just missed out on a storm. It dropped a few miles South to Kalamazoo and then East, toward Detroit. It's sunny and cold but no snow and none in the long range. Good luck getting that branch.

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thanks! Couldn't get to it today after work. So, that project is on for tomorrow. Maybe we will film it. Buffalo is exploding right now, with all kinds of good and wonderful things happening. Hundreds of people, if not more, have chosen to relocate here, because of all the new job opportunities, and this was their first weather "experience". The mayor of Buffalo was on TV explaining how this area is still "Open for Business" and functioning "Just fine, thank you!". (Really? Nobody around here actually cares. Because we have grown up and lived through it.) We think his speech (which we had to hear over and over and over again - all day long) was directed toward the newcomers - who were probably going into total spasmodic tailspins and calling the mayor's office every 10 minutes. (Calm down, people! Calm down! And, 'Welcome to Buffalo'!) On the flipside: we had to laugh at a lifelong citizen on the news who said, "It ain't over til it's over." How very true. And, that's what sums it up in a nutshell.

[@Phyllis-nk5ji]

ThatsTheWayWeRoll I had heard about the booming NY State area. I think Grand Rapids and Buffalo are twin sisters. Our downtown area is growing fast because of all the medical schools and hospitals and craft beer and good restaurants etc. (No credit to Betsy DeVos). I'll keep an eye open for your video of getting that tree branch down. :-)

[@tenney1119]

Where the heck do you put the snow now that it's on the ground!!! When we shovel the snow off the roof it compacts itself when it hits the ground. Then we have to break it up with a steel shovel so the pieces will go through the snow blower! Otherwise its like trying to snow blow an ICEBERG!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

There's an easy answer to that! We just left it right where it fell. It all landed in the yard so we used a magic shovel called "the sun"!

[@tenney1119]

The sun is probably the best tool, if the lay of the land will permit! God Bless You!

[@robertgreen2288]

Good job!

[@ThatsTheWayWeRoll]

Thanks! Just doing what I needed to do to get through it all but it's nice for someone to notice.