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All Blog Posts Tagged 'snow-storm' (10)

What's the beef - where's the snow?

Yesterday morning when Ridley Parkers looked out their windows, one of the things on everybody's mind was "where's the snow?" A nor-easter had been predicted to slam-us overnight and by morning's light, the most snow we could see was a couple inch dusting and an eight or ten inch snow drift; a… Continue

Added by RidleyParkOnline on February 27, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Ridley Park ice dams and damn ice

During the thaw from a record breaking snowfall in Ridley Park, keep your eyes to the ground for the "damn ice," and start looking upwards for the "ice dams."

Ice dams are forming everywhere around Ridley Park right now, and their telltale signs are the beautiful icicles we see formed on the… Continue

Added by Howard McCoy on February 16, 2010 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

Mother Nature's duality - beautiful snow killing Ridley Park's trees & shrubs

If you're a gardener, you know the duality of Mother Nature's ways; hot opposite cold, light opposite dark and creation opposite destruction. With the beauty of her impressive winter storms this week, the heavy weight of her snow has been an unfolding tragedy for many of Ridley Park's evergreen trees, shrubs and bushes.

If we're counting the number of downed big limbs, then the loss of big evergreen limbs in ABC field would begin to count over… Continue

Added by Howard McCoy on February 14, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Recommendations from Delco's Snow Capitol, Ridley Park

All of us in the Snow Capitol of Delaware County gained 51.5 inches of experience this week and our collective wisdoms should not be let to pass. We need to tell our stories and share our experiences!

Our Borough Manager, Carole Nasella, came forth with two great suggestions

that saved my block a lot of effort and payed back with big results; we

moved our cars off the streets… Continue

Added by RidleyParkOnline on February 12, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Resident comments from DelCo's Snow Capitol

The Delco Times story has it right - Ridley Park is Delco's newest snow capitol after a whopping 51.5 inches of snow fell onto Ridley Park in the past week. DelcoTimes story and veteran journalist… Continue

Added by RidleyParkOnline on February 12, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Ridley Park - Newest Official "Snow Capitol"

The combined official numbers from the National Weather for the 1-2

punch delivered by Mother Nature since last Saturday shows a clear

winner when it comes to the most snowfall.

The title of Snow Capital of the Philadelphia area goes to Ridley Park, which officially

got… Continue

Added by RidleyParkOnline on February 11, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Fire Hydrants

Folks,

If you have a fire hydrant on your property or your neighbor does, please do the fire department and ultimately yourself, and dig out the hydrant. This highly unusual amount of snow makes access to hydrants difficult. When doing your digging out please do not bury the hydrants. Remember the hydrants are there to protect your homes and your lives, if we have dificulty in getting to a hydrant precious time is lost.

Ned Donkin

Chief-RPFD

Added by Ned Donkin on February 11, 2010 at 10:44am — 6 Comments

Snow budgets freezing up around Delco

In Ridley Park, which had the distinction of receiving the most snow in

the county — at 30 inches — borough highway crews did “a great job”

overall despite breakdowns in two out of five trucks, said Councilman

Jared Brennan.

“One broke down twice during the storm,” he said. A driver had to obtain a backhoe to get the plow off so the truck could

be towed.

Details and… Continue

Added by RidleyParkOnline on February 10, 2010 at 12:10am — 4 Comments

Snow Emergency Guidelines for Ridley Park

Our new Borough manager is reaching out to RPOL members and all residents of Ridley Park and asking for our HELP with the upcoming snowstorm. Over the weekend she experienced our Borough's snow troubles first hand and today she's asking all residents to help each other and for each resident to join together and help with the Borough's snow removal.

- Remove your cars from the roadways…

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Added by RidleyParkOnline on February 9, 2010 at 12:30pm — 9 Comments

A Blanket Of Snow

The one thing I find remarkable about snow is the beauty and contrast of it against the bright blue, almost blinding sky afterwards. The snow itself casts a monochromatic veil over a landscape, deadening every sound, including the wind. It covers all scars upon the land and adds elegance to even the most rusted, distorted structures. It's really quite remarkable how nature, seemingly bothered by our indifference to her daily efforts, decides she wants us to see the landscape once again as she… Continue

Added by R. Michael Phillips on December 31, 2009 at 11:34am — No Comments