Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"

[Fless]

Fuuuck. After freezing rain followed by 4-6” of snow it started freezing rain again. I have been trying to keep the snow off the canopy over the Silverado and earlier I poked a big hole in it. Then just now I was shaking the top to get the ice to break- ***** 3/8” thick so far- and it started splitting at the ridge. And according to the forecast tonight is supposed to be the worst with 8-12” of snow or up to an inch of freezing rain. It was time to say bye bye to the canvas so I cut it off. I’m hoping I can brace the back deck in the morning- I pulled all the snow off it with a rake on a long pole today but idk about the ice. Hoping it’s not collapsed in the morning. ****.

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Crud. Do not like!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Fuuuck. After freezing rain followed by 4-6” of snow it started freezing rain again. I have been trying to keep the snow off the canopy over the Silverado and earlier I poked a big hole in it. Then just now I was shaking the top to get the ice to break- ***** 3/8” thick so far- and it started splitting at the ridge. And according to the forecast tonight is supposed to be the worst with 8-12” of snow or up to an inch of freezing rain. It was time to say bye bye to the canvas so I cut it off. I’m hoping I can brace the back deck in the morning- I pulled all the snow off it with a rake on a long pole today but idk about the ice. Hoping it’s not collapsed in the morning. ****.

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You guys aren't used to this shit!

 

[Rocket Man]

Damn!

Hope that stuff doesn’t freeze “The Machine” to the ground.

It probably is but it will thaw in a few days. I decided **** it, braced the patio roof too. I wannabe able to sleep tonight. Already ordered a new canopy top earlier after the first tear. I think it was already weak from UV damage. Hey guys the weather people said this ***** headed your way, from here all the way across the country. You get some of this too!

 

[Sam Harris]

Crud. Do not like!

X2! That sucks man. That stuff is definitely not made to hold up any amount of snow... good call on taking care of it before that shit came down on it!!

 

[Rocket Man]

You guys aren't used to this shit!

An inch of freezing rain? Yeah it’s been a few years. It’s ****** when you get 4” of snow, then 1/4” of freezing rain, then 6-12” of snow then 1/2” of freezing rain. It’s the worst way to get a winter storm.

 

[Rocket Man]

X2! That sucks man. That stuff is definitely not made to hold up any amount of snow... good call on taking care of it before that shit came down on it!!

Yeah my patio roof was never built for this. I didn’t build it. I will rebuild it someday though and it will be strong.

 

[Tonyrodz]

An inch of freezing rain? Yeah it’s been a few years. It’s ****** when you get 4” of snow, then 1/4” of freezing rain, then 6-12” of snow then 1/2” of freezing rain. It’s the worst way to get a winter storm.

Agreed on that. We've been getting snow off and on lately. Supposed to get it for another week--but you know how that'll change.

 

[Rocket Man]

Agreed on that. We've been getting snow off and on lately. Supposed to get it for another week--but you know how that'll change.View attachment 270680

Snow is one thing. Snow in a relatively flat part of the country is gravy. This shit with layers of freezing rain and layers of snow in an area with mountains like we have here sucks. Half this city is the west hills which are mountains to most of the country. I-5 , our main N-S interstate, goes right through them on the other side of the city. Add that to the fact we don’t use salt and don’t have many plows. And half the population has moved here from places that never get snow so our roads get plugged up with idiots. I swear even the truck drivers coming through have no clue, one jackknifed on our other main N-S interstate, 205, and closed it down for awhile tonight. Plus we have a little phenomenon known as the Columbia River Gorge, which funnels winds into the east side of the city at 50-75 mph coming from the east side of state due to a low pressure off the coast. Which right now is causing blizzard conditions on our only east-west interstate, 84. It’s whiteout conditions up there now and the east wind has been blowing at my place at 30-40 mph today. We get some shit, just not often that the storms come from the west off the ocean and run into the frigid east wind but it is now.

 

[Rocket Man]

It ain’t no joke out there tonight.

 

[Jimmyy]

The snow is going South as far as Texas. Just cold in my neck of the woods. To bad we can’t ship it to Iowa.

 

[Jimmyy]

The snow is going South as far as Texas. Just cold in my neck of the woods. To bad we can’t ship it to Iowa.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Snow is one thing. Snow in a relatively flat part of the country is gravy. This shit with layers of freezing rain and layers of snow in an area with mountains like we have here sucks. Half this city is the west hills which are mountains to most of the country. I-5 , our main N-S interstate, goes right through them on the other side of the city. Add that to the fact we don’t use salt and don’t have many plows. And half the population has moved here from places that never get snow so our roads get plugged up with idiots. I swear even the truck drivers coming through have no clue, one jackknifed on our other main N-S interstate, 205, and closed it down for awhile tonight. Plus we have a little phenomenon known as the Columbia River Gorge, which funnels winds into the east side of the city at 50-75 mph coming from the east side of state due to a low pressure off the coast. Which right now is causing blizzard conditions on our only east-west interstate, 84. It’s whiteout conditions up there now and the east wind has been blowing at my place at 30-40 mph today. We get some shit, just not often that the storms come from the west off the ocean and run into the frigid east wind but it is now.

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Yup, that def sux. To be fair tho, Jersey isn't flat either. We have mountains here too. Some highways are cut through them aldo.

 

[iamdub]

so did my wife...

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Just now catching up on TYF so I'm a couple days behind. I was getting disappointed that everyone was letting him slide by with this. Good save, son. You make me proud. Although, I was gonna say "Don't you wake up to a few inches every morning... just a few?"

 

[wjburken]

The snow is going South as far as Texas. Just cold in my neck of the woods. To bad we can’t ship it to Iowa.

We gave plenty of that stuff at the moment so thought we would share with others!

 

[Fless]

We got the cold but not the snow; we're on the west side of the polar air. Send some of that snow our way!

 

[Rocket Man]

We gave plenty of that stuff at the moment so thought we would share with others!

More is on the way!

We got the cold but not the snow; we're on the west side of the polar air. Send some of that snow our way!

I’m pretty sure last nights storm is bringing snow to you too!

 

[Fless]

More is on the way!



I’m pretty sure last nights storm is bringing snow to you too!

Just a dusting overnight but they're predicting a whopping 1-2" tonight! Wow! So excited!

 

[wjburken]

More is on the way!

Yep! I’m sick of it, but my son is seeing $$$-signs for snow shoveling jobs.

 

[Jimmyy]

We gave plenty of that stuff at the moment so thought we would share with others!

The last few years you guys more snow than us. Nice that you are sharing.

 

[Rocket Man]

Woke up to a half inch of ice over 6-8” of snow and another layer of snow on that. I went for my morning walk with my pup and in most places I didn’t even bust through the ice so it was like walking in an inch of snow. But when I started to break through it sucked. Got some nice eyebrows on the trucks and I can’t even see my front porch.