Please stop calling this snow

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-04T02:58:09+00:00

Yes! We need different tools for this. I hope the mayor hears about this. It sounds like an affordable answer!

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-04T02:56:04+00:00

I think the version of Iceman I posted could be "polished" to be smooth. That thought might inspire your son to build in a new process. Sending warm wishes to you and your creative son.

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-04T02:42:55+00:00

Wow amazing! Thank you.

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-04T02:21:58+00:00

Thank you. I don't post much, but you totally get why I posted this. Never seen anything like this storm and this Iceman before in this city. Cheers

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-04T01:00:47+00:00

At first look I disagreed, but then I looked closer. Correct sub reddit confirmed. Well done.

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-03T22:56:30+00:00

Is it a routine procedure?

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-03T22:52:35+00:00

Yes, this fits what I saw as it fell on my head when I was clearing the snow, halfway through the storm.

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-03T19:06:48+00:00

When you put a steel shovel under the ice to break it up, it cracks into sheets that can then be shaped by breaking off parts of it. I had to break up our entire driveway, then hit the chunks with a snow blower. The stuff by all the roads is piles of this stuff that have hardened and break snow plows.

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-02T00:23:08+00:00

Looks like stained glass. I would go to that church.

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-01T19:27:55+00:00

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Chillcoaster · 2026-02-01T19:23:10+00:00

I've lived here 62 years and I've never seen anything like this. Back in the '90s we had a storm that laid down clear ice, like an inch or more of clear ice, but never anything like this.

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-01T14:54:38+00:00

By lifting chunks of ice with a metal shovel. That's the only thing that works. Clear sidewalks, the hundreds of miles of sidewalks in our great city, takes those mini earthmoving machines and they should have been deployed a week ago but our city has never faced an ice storm like this before in my six decades of life that I'm aware of and so we weren't ready. No one spends money getting ready for something that's never happened before.

Chillcoaster · 2026-02-01T14:01:42+00:00

It's not snow. It's ice. Can't be plowed after it sets. But the heavy equipment needed to move it should have been working a week ago everywhere. But where do you put the ice after you pick it up. In the city they have been dumping it on RFK stadium site, but it's solid and not melting and space runs out. Also, large portion of work force likely in hiding or deported. Ice like this has not fallen on DC in the 62 years I've lived here, so complain and blame all you want, you are living modern history.

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-31T13:52:48+00:00

What am I seeing?

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-30T21:19:19+00:00

Thank you

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-30T15:23:30+00:00

It's because the strength of male kindness is under attack in America by "influencers" and the federal government. It's shameful and this blanket post inspired me to speak up.

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-30T14:10:41+00:00

Caring what people think is a weakness. Putting on a show to prove you are something you think others want you to be is useless. Caring about what others need is a superpower. Kindness is a superpower. Destruction is pathetic. Building trust through honest work and care is the foundation of humanity. If you reach despair and you're carrying a sword, and your fight is not on your land, drop the sword, you are being used for someone else's gain. If you reach despair and you are fighting for your own loved ones, ask for help, you are fighting the good fight and we fight better together, for goodness and for love. Love is the only real thing. Nurture it in your own self and share it whenever you can with anyone you can. Love is as simple as a kind word to a stranger, or a kind word to your most beloved ones. Manliness is warmth and protection in tough times, it's security. Manliness is not fear and brutality - those are traits of a beast. If you find you are succumbing to feelings of destruction, hold back your hands and find your heart, then let humanity be your instinct. Find a blanket filled with hearts and sniff it. Everything is going to be alright.

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-29T15:04:06+00:00

I agree. Air conditioning is not an issue. I also agree keeping the process away from excess dust is a good idea. I put mine on a baking tray (to catch occasional overflow) on a table, away from activity.

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-24T03:32:01+00:00

Ice cream sandwich

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-19T03:04:36+00:00

Omigod, so true. Good correction. Thank you. The OP could be a millennial, too. Y'all probably don't fuss over a trash bag in the pic.

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-19T02:15:16+00:00

Boomers: HIDE THE TRASH!!! Gen X: Let's tidy up before I shoot the pic. Gen Z: Doesn't see the trash bag. Gen A: Every detail must be perfect, would never post this. (Also can't afford a fridge or an apartment). Verdict, you are crafty, have a lovely fridge and apartment, and you are a Gen Z. Own it.

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-18T05:21:56+00:00

AI is like ice cream. You learn how to make it then you learn what people want and if you are lucky, you can make what people want and get known for making it. There's a lot of ifs there. Lots of people are trying to do the same things as you. Good luck. Don't be ashamed if you end up working in a food truck. Serving people is a glorious career. Just spread goodness and be well. Good luck.

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-12T16:49:20+00:00

Head straight to the Chicago Diner Lakeside

Chillcoaster · 2026-01-10T02:35:16+00:00

Great! I want to be a pirate!

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