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Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: rrowan on December 20, 2009,

Title: My show cancel - UNcanceled
Post by: rrowan on December 20, 2009,

Well just about all of my lights are now buried under snow (ice?).

No reason to have colorful snow.

So the wife and I decided to shut it down until the snow melts. I hope I can run a show for Christmas Eve.

Rick R.

Hi Folks

Just a quick update. I removed some snow and packed the rest down. Now my lights are visible but the roof is still covered. I can live with that. :D

Cheers

Rick R.

Title: Re: My show cancel
Post by: magic8192 on December 20, 2009,

That sucks,  seems like a tough year for a lot of folks.  I hope everything is OK!

Title: Re: My show cancel
Post by: rrowan on December 20, 2009,

just too much snow

The attach picture is before the driveway and sidewalks were shoveled

Its looks worst now :(

Thanks

Rick R.

Title: Re: My show cancel
Post by: Aussiephil on December 20, 2009,

Rick

My first thought was
"Oh the looks so nice, i would love that"

then i started to realise just how deep it is, those blizzards have been big from everything i'm hearing.

Sorry you can't run the display it looks like it is really nice.

I'd be tempted just to turn it on anyway, even a custom sequence or even static sequence with only the parts that are out of the snow.

Cheers and best wishes
Aussiephil

Title: Re: My show cancel
Post by: rrowan on December 20, 2009,

Hi Phil

It really hurts not having the lights on. We had about 2 feet of snow last night and with snow drifts and clean up today its just ugly out there now. I have a few lights not covered. What is covered is my 16 micro trees, candy canes, rope light Santa and sled and train. The two arches are 3/4 buried and 90% of the electronics is under the snow. Of course I could light up the windows, icicles, lights wrap around the posts and the top of the blown molds.

I attached a before the snow shot.

Cheers

Rick R.

Title: Re: My show cancel
Post by: ThaiWay on December 21, 2009,

The snow is beautiful though, Rick.  I'm sure it'll melt enough before Christmas Eve to get those lights back on.  Good luck!

John

Title: Re: My show cancel - UNcanceled
Post by: rrowan on December 22, 2009,

see the first message

Cheers

Rick R.

Title: Re: My show cancel - UNcanceled
Post by: smartcontrols on December 22, 2009,

Glade to hear you are back on.

Maybe RJ can build a snow blower in the LE V5 for you. But I don't think I would use it here in southern California.

Now let's see some blinky and put a smile on everyone's face.

Jeff

Title: Re: My show cancel - UNcanceled
Post by: KeithTarpley on December 22, 2009,

Greetings,,,

Remember, use the Lynx Hockey Puck Controllers for the heating elements, to insure sufficient current....

Keith

Title: Re: My show cancel - UNcanceled
Post by: rrowan on December 22, 2009,

Thanks guys,

As luck would have it. Santa rode (fire trucks, float) around tonight and gave me two reindeers up for the lights. He gave my son a candy cane but only coal for me :(

Not sure if I told anybody but the two videos that I posted on dla in another post is also on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqEmB8CMeW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z4yD8LftCc

Cheers

Rick R.