I told myself last time I'm too old to lose minutes off my life watching snow melt on a guy's driveway 2,000 miles away.................but here I am. Great stuff!

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

😂😂 And I appreciate you coming back! Thanks for watching!! 😊

@themindgame14

Жыл бұрын

in defense of everyone else who watched this, I think its more about experiencing the nostalgia and tranquility of the storm and the snow accumulating over time... I have to tell myself this to justify what the hell im doing

@Heeterlin

Жыл бұрын

I felt this to my core 🤣🤣🤣

@semperfi1042

Жыл бұрын

Same

@SassyKYgirl51

Жыл бұрын

I feel this but I’m curious!

I love the impending hours before the storm, when everyone gets prepared and excited, and hunkers down in their homes to wait out the storm knowing they are safe. 😁

While we were watching your 3:30 am jaunt outside, my wife was saying “Get inside Chris, your face is going to freeze!!”

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

If I had stayed out 10 minutes longer I would’ve been back there when that tree fell, and you would’ve seen me run inside faster than I’ve ever ran before! 😂😂

@thesuperbros2771

Жыл бұрын

it’s 3:30 for me

"The stuff I do for you guys" Is greatly appreciated. You are recording history.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Haha, I was just being a smartass. Was hoping some of you would get a kick out of it 😂. I do appreciate your comment though, and you are absolutely correct. I may never experience anything like that again here in my lifetime!

@TomGodson95

Жыл бұрын

@@DeckerChristopherJ Definitely made me laugh 😂 Really enjoyed the video!

@FurnitureFan

Жыл бұрын

Heck, that work alone deserves a follow!

@Justaskme781

Жыл бұрын

Was cheaper than paying somebody to clear it

@terryburns4957

7 ай бұрын

What state do u live in

I could watch the snow slide down the window forever. For whatever reason, I find it completely relaxing.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

I did as well Jennifer! I was going to edit all of those sections out, but after watching it a few times I thought it was pretty neat so I left it in. Obviously from all of the comments, not everyone agrees with us 😂. Thanks for watching! 😊

@Missdf35

Жыл бұрын

@@DeckerChristopherJ 🤣I was happier I was watching it on your video instead of my windows, but soothing all the same!

@MaryanneN_

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Very soothing

@mirandafriday4023

Жыл бұрын

Yes same !

@bluegrassgal

Жыл бұрын

In a hot tub right ;*)...n a glass of wine.... etc....

As a Chicagoan, I'm always amazed by how much more snow my friends on the other side of the great lakes get. Thanks for documenting your efforts and glad you weathered that massive storm.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Erik, I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

@jadedone6900

Жыл бұрын

I went to school in Beloit and though we didn't see the snow levels I see here in upstate NY, I have never felt cold like I did in southern Wisconsin. There's just nothing between you and all that cold air coming down from Canada.

@Torgo1969

Жыл бұрын

The real Windy City was Buffalo, at least for Christmas weekend!

@dennishaley2821

7 ай бұрын

now if the winds blew out of the east instead of west there would be very little lake effect on Buffalo 🦬

Going out at 3AM and its bright bcs of the snow is one of the best feelings

Hello from Angola, NY! Great video! I’ve always wondered about if having a heated driveway would work! We were literally snowed in our house for 4 days. When we could finally get the back door open, and some melting started on the roof, my son came home after the driving ban was up, dug out the snowblower under one of our 3 collapsed garages! As he was talking a minute break from working he stood in the walkway my husband and I yelled out don’t stand there, if the roof snow gives you will be buried! No sooner said that and he moved and the entire snow that accumulated on the roof came down nearly burying him in 5 ft of snow! No one told us what a danger metal roofs could be yes they last forever but are quite dangerous if they slant to a sidewalk or doorway area! Scary! It was a storm to remember but not really one of the worst in my opinion! Snowvember in 2014 we got 7 ft and the Blizzard of ‘77 crippled a more vast area. I’ve experienced 4 in my lifetime! But, still not ready to move! Lol. It’s great living on the lake for the rest of the 3 seasons!

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Hi from the Northtowns Rita! Wow, it sounds like you might’ve gotten it worse than we did! 3 collapsed garages? 😳. I’ve heard metal roofs will do that, but I’m glad your son is ok! I’m adding solar panels to my roof in the spring, and I’ve heard similar stories with those! Anyways I’m glad your family is safe, as the garages can be rebuilt. Thanks for your compliments and for watching my videos, I appreciate it!

I don’t know why your video popped up on my feed but I felt the need to watch the whole thing. It was both compelling and incredulous to this native Texan who can’t imagine dealing with anything like this. I’m glad you’re ok. Many others didn’t fair as well.

@ei_maj

Жыл бұрын

Hello, Texas!! I'm from Buffalo. All of the snow is pretty much all gone now, if you can imagine that. A few days of 40-50° weather, flood warnings, but it's just sitting in piles in certain places throughout WNY now, and the streets are clear. Despite all of the very unfortunate circumstances - it was a crazy but fun storm, (sketchy at times). But it teaches us how to better deal with these blizzards every time we go through it.

I was in junior high during the blizzard of 1977 and this blizzard far surpassed that one - with ferocity. Believe it or not, I remember higher drifts in 77 but the wind and the fact that it kept snowing…..and kept snowing…..and kept snowing with this storm was unreal. One of the few times I’ve ever been truly afraid of a weather event. Fortunate in that we didn’t lose power and our Christmas plans with neighbors still went on. Definitely one for the record books. My heart goes out to the families of those who perished.

@amyz673

Жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention….4 times on Saturday had to clear the furnace vents.

I moved from Western NY to Florida 25 years ago to escape these brutal winters. I am cold just watching this video.

Hellova storm. The number of deaths is shocking, and the count is still rising. In a sense, the storm isn't over yet.

What a beautiful installation all the signs of a true professional… Wow impressive . Thanks

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! I appreciate that!

Great time lapse. Still crazy as to how this video doesn’t even look like the storm was that bad. I was stuck in Allentown for 5 days.and it was like I was in Antarctica. This storm was absolutely insane. Thanks for the video!

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

It really was! The video does not do it justice, despite my best efforts 😟. Being out there at 3:30 am clearing those vents and standing there looking at the street was the first time I’ve ever been a bit scared of the weather in the 15+ years we’ve lived here. It was surreal. Thanks for watching and supporting a fellow buffalonian, I appreciate it!

Thank you for this video. I am from Asia but lived in New England many years ago. I remember reading about that 22-year old lady who died in her car during this blizzard and her last video sent to their chat grp was at 5pm. I saw how it looked at 5pm through your video, and it is heartbreaking that that was what she was stuck in and all the others who were stranded in their cars for 48 hrs. No words. I'm glad your family is safe, and praying for those who lost loved ones.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

I heard about her too. So Sad. Thank you for your warm wishes, we are safe. I also appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment! Thanks again!

@nunyabidness6045

Жыл бұрын

If she had only had one of those emergency "sleeping bags" made with "nasa technology" that "reflect 90% of your body's heat back onto you" where the guy is sitting in the tub full of ice, but his body temp under his armpit is the same in the KZread commercial. It's waterproof/windproof/tinfoil looking on the inside. If I lived somewhere where it snowed, I would keep like 3 in my glovebox just for situations like that. I can't even imagine. So sad. 😔 RIP

@Paiadakine

Жыл бұрын

@@nunyabidness6045 when I lived in the cold my father told me to Dress like you had to hike out. Plus keep sleeping bag a small stove and soup to eat and stay warm for a couple nights. My brother and I had to walk out 3 miles for help once. Never had to camp out but it’s good to have the equipment in the car just in case. Can’t rely on the cops to rescue you.

@katiehenry7

Жыл бұрын

@@nunyabidness6045 I think she died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The snow covered up her car exhaust...the car was running... which caused it to be released inside the car. She didn't die from the cold. Please everyone remember to keep your exhausts clear in these crazy storms. It just takes a few minutes to pass out and then die from carbon monoxide.

Former New Englander, watching from AZ now, having flashbacks

I left northern Minnesota for this exact reason...and you guys get WAY more snow than we did...Arizona has been a an absolute blessing! Yet, here I am watching snow fall...I'll just live vicariously through your videos. Cheers.

Homeowner: I’ve got the coolest heated driveway in the country. Mother Nature: Hold my ice cold beer. Seriously, though, it did an amazing job after the worst had passed!

Neighborhood driveway to driveway cleanouts are so much more fun than just doing my own driveway alone. Probably the same amount of time, but the time just flies. :)

Watching this makes me glad I'm in California , northern California but no snow

I went to Buffalo to visit my mom for Christmas and it was insane. She lost power probably 20 minutes before we got to her house. Took us two hours to make it from Hamburg into Downtown Buffalo. You couldn’t see anything. The snow drifts almost made it impossible to make it out of her neighborhood. Finally got power back on Christmas Day at 4 P.M.

Fascinating, thanks.I’m here in northern California in the middle of an “atmospheric river,” getting pounded by rain - nothing like what you got in Buffalo but I used to have a cabin up in the central Sierra about 90 miles to the east of us at 7000 feet, and our average snowfall was 360 inches a year. One winter we got over 600”, much more than you get in Buffalo. One storm dropped 6 feet of snow in 4 days. The difference is we can drive down the mountain and get out of the snow.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Wow! 600”. That’s ALOT of a snow! At least you can escape it like you mentioned! Great story, thanks for sharing it! Thanks for watching!

No complaining allowed. You chose to live in Buffalo. But WE appreciate your sacrifice so we can enjoy the video.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Judith! I appreciate it! 😊

This was just mesmerizing to watch. I live in Texas, but when I started getting into watching NHL about 10 years ago my I started to watch Buffalo Sabres and I’m a huge Sabres fan. My heart goes out to everyone across the country affected by this deadly polar blast, but especially the people in Buffalo. Thanks again for posting this and Let’s go Sabres!!!

@brianmcdermott3938

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry you got into em at the worst time, but glad you've weathered the bad years so we can start enjoying some good ones !

I'm impressed with your system and acknowledgement of its limitations. Here in southern NH we got mostly rain. Then the high wind and gusts came through and knocked out power for several days. Drove through the deep snow in VT the weekend before. At times I do miss it. I've moved as far south as I desire. I would miss the seasons.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Same here John, we would miss the seasons. We were lucky we did not loose power, especially with the tree falling behind us and pulling on the mains. Alot of our neighbors lost power. I have a generator but this storm has made me realize I need a better setup to run it (natural gas conversion, etc). Looks for videos on that in the future! Thanks for watching and commenting!

From South Buffalo, very Good documentation.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ed! Usually it’s you guys getting these crazy lake events, not us up in the northtowns! 😂. Hopefully you and yours are safe and ok. Thanks for taking the time to watch my videos and leave a comment, I appreciate it!

🤣 all the young kids have never seen snow like this, I'm over in Massachusetts I remember the days of blizzards at least once a year, it's been 50 degrees and rain most this winter. Ok well we got down to 36 during your blizzard. This is an ingenious invention especially for the older generations.

What an exceptional system that confuses me to no end. I love to see these types of videos. Bet there are many thousands who wish they had a heated driveway. I am one from Utah. I love the snow. It's a beautiful contrast to your house. The stuff you do for us!

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your compliments Tricia!

Wonderful to see your system working under such dire conditions. So glad to live in Virginia now where snowfall is very limited, and temps moderate all winter. Very hard living in Buffalo.

With all the work you had to do to dig out and help neighbors dig out thank you for making sure the video turned out good. Such a powerful storm.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

I was afraid I’d get a lot of complaints about the snow on the window. I wasn’t happy about it either, but I’m working on a solution. I was wearing a GoPro when I dug out a couple of my neighbors vents and doors, but the video was getting long so I didn’t include it. I love my neighbors, great people! Thanks for watching!

@Chilly383

Жыл бұрын

@@DeckerChristopherJ anyone that would complain has never had to work outside in those conditions. Thank you for the build videos they are a gold mine of information I hope to use when I build another home someday.

@stevebabiak6997

Жыл бұрын

If the furnace intake gets covered, the furnace might shut itself off as a safety measure due to lack of fresh air for combustion. For those who doubt this, if you have a furnace that has 90% or higher efficiency, then you will have an intake pipe; you can wait for the heat to kick in so that air is being sucked in by the intake, and then use a plastic bag to cover the intake opening outdoors (but don’t let the plastic bag get sucked into the pipe) - doing that will trigger that safety feature.

@katemayer862

Жыл бұрын

@@DeckerChristopherJ The snow on the window was fun to watch, rivaled only by your footprints disappearing time after time!

Awesome video. I was stranded in Nashville during the Blizzard of 22. Your video was a way for me to experience the historical storm. So heartbreaking the loss of lives. Thank you.

Gosh! We do not know how lucky we are in the UK 🇬🇧. I know Scotland and the isles can have snow storms but nothing like that. Great video, appreciate all your hard work. Have subscribed

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Hi Sheila! Thank you for your compliments! I appreciate having you as a viewer and subscriber from the UK! Thanks again!

A metal roof and a snowplow contract would probably be more economical, but these videos are awesome to watch. Great daydreaming fuel too.

@TakenTook

Жыл бұрын

But even when you hire a service to plow your driveway, they can't get to everybody's house at once. And so you can't count on your driveway being done before you have to leave for work. The initial installation costs for this heated system obviously are significant, but running it doesn't seem that bad. And under the normal range of cold temperatures where we get a lot of snow, it would actually work just fine. It is unusual for these low single digit temperatures to also involve air masses with enough humidity for snow to form.

I love the snow and winter!!! I live in the Midwest and I wished we had snow like this!

Incredible snow storm. I lived in Buffalo for 3 years, and witnessed 2 feet of snow drop over night. It was a complete white out and one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen. Up until that storm, I had never seen or heard lightning and thunder during a snowstorm.

@neenmach

Жыл бұрын

I think thunder during a snow storm is the creepiest thing to hear. So weird.

@devcon28

Жыл бұрын

Geoengineering at its finest people wake the hell up

When there’s too much snow, you simply leave it & drive on it. From Switzerland with love (and some laughter I admit)

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

😂😂 Unfortunately there was no driving over this. The biggest drift across the front was about 5' tall. and slowly tapered off to 3' by the road. The snowblower wouldn't even dig into it! Thanks for the laugh and comment, I appreciate it! Thanks for watching! 😊

I live about 20 miles east of Cleveland, OH in what is considered the snow belt. We did not get the snow that you did. I think it ended up being only around 6 inches, but the drifts are something I haven't seen since 1978. I had to go out the front door to dig out the back door so my two Chihuahuas could go to the bathroom. They spent much of Friday going on puppy pads after I could no longer get the door open. The drift at the back door was at least 4 feet high. And the door had frozen shut. We had 4 inches of snow between our screens and the glass in our kitchen windows. It was a crazy storm. the winds were clocked at 74 MPH not far from here.

Looks like the heated driveway is a good supplement to ensure a ice free driveway. Thanks for shedding light on what type of results to expect.

Born and raised in Southern California. I have no idea what this is like to experience. Wow! 😳

@dougbailey1521

Жыл бұрын

Snow is beautiful and people become less selfish. People join together and help each other out.

Best videos on youtube are this guys heated driveways tbh.

Awesome coverage of this historic storm. As far as I know, as of this comment, crews from our side of the state are still deployed in Buffalo. May those who didn't make it rest in peace.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matthew! We appreciate all of the folks everyone sent! We get our share of snow, but this was the craziest and scariest thing I've experienced in the 15+ years I've lived here that's for sure! Thanks for watching and for your kinds wars, I appreciate having people like you as subscribers!

First thing I thought of reading all of these terrible results out of Buffalo was "I wonder how that dude with the driveway faired." Not the driveway itself, but you and your family. Thank you for telling the story of how you guys all banded together. That tree falling behind you looked so ominous - what would you guys do if you did lose power for any extended period of time? Do you have a generator?

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jacob! I’m humbled that you thought of my family and I when you heard about this. People like yourself are ones that I’m glad to have as subscribers on this channel. I could care less if I have 1,000 or 1,000,000 as long as they are all genuinely nice people interested in helping each other like we do here in this city / neighborhood. Waking up to that tree down was both mesmerizing and heartbreaking. Our neighbors behind us are great people and luckily were all ok. It’s even crazier to think that I was standing out there 10 minutes before it fell! For the power, I do have a generator and a connection on the garage that runs back to the main panel. The main panel has an interlock kit so I can power any circuit in the house. I will be doing a video soon on the Emporia whole house energy monitoring system so maybe I’ll show all of that! Thanks again for your kind thoughts and for watching my videos, I appreciate it!

@nothslipknot

Жыл бұрын

It was a bad storm. We are still active clearing roads it is slowly getting better day by day. Companies all over ny are being called to come help out.

@ocbllc4902

Жыл бұрын

I had the same thoughts, watching the news reports. Dude, you have friends you don't even know about. Prayers to all.

@conrailfan6277

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I live in Central Indiana, I'm also in the snow belt, My Wife and I are putting in a Generac backup generator on our house, we are Truckers and the last thing we want is to come home to a frozen house!!!

@danielledegeorge2129

Жыл бұрын

Buffalo here... it's literally a few days later and 50° outside. My driveway is cleared without even having a heated one lol. Weird weather for Buffalo.... blizzard and 11° one day, 50° the next...

I love the sound of silence that snowfall makes.

damn that's impressive

Hey Chris, I hope you and your family are doing well. This type of video are priceless when researching a heating system. The system did an amazing job at controlling a frozen driveway.... Btw with that kind of weather I don't think you need a heated driveway, I think you need a new place to live

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Hi Guillermo! We are all ok and safe, thanks for asking! 😊. If you like this video with regards to researching a heating system, you might like this playlist where I designed and built it: kzread.info/head/PLdWeMRuZcbQjekwiBk_uy39IS6JFWYORD If you have any questions, just ask! Unfortunately these storms give Buffalo a bad rap, but we really do enjoy living in this area. Fortunately the crazy ones like the are NOT the norm and happen once every 50-100 years. Anyways, thanks for watching and commenting, I'm glad you enjoy the content and I'm glad you're here!

I'm watching from Atlanta GA, I've never seen temperatures here of 14 degrees without snow. I will not complain again. Glad all is well and thanks for allowing us the see how Buffalo faired.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😊

"The driveway is on" Never thought I'd hear that phrase.

Born Dicones Hospital 1948: lived at 46 Krakow St. Buffalo . Attended School 69, attended Bishop Ryan HS. Moved to California 1960. Live in Rancho Mirage, out by Palm Springs now. We were thrilled when we looked out our window down the green fairway of the golf course and we could see all the snow on the mountains around us. I laugh when I think how many times I dug out house on Krakow from the snow. As far as the city of friendly neighbors I say "Bull" our neighbors never gave me my grandpa or my father any help. My mother was raised 2 blocks from us and her neighbors never helped anybody. I'm glad things have changed.. everything but the snow.

This video is amazing. What an epic battle of Nature vs Technology. I always wanted a heated driveway and wondered how it would work out when it really got tested. I live in eastern NY and understand the tough times that Buffalo has gone through. Now you have the tragedy with the Bills. The team means a lot to the community. It is great to see neighbors coming together to help each other out. Hope your family is well.

I am very glad to see that you have helpful niebors that are there to help out. I don't think that I would have been able to handle that. I remember when we had the groundhog day blizzard in Wisconsin. That took a lot of time to get over that. It was a good thing that you were not in Wisconsin over the weekend. The gas utility company had a issue with their supplier of Natural gas. They requested people to limit their gas usage.

@deanstackhouse8775

Жыл бұрын

Hey guys, @William... I'm from Beloit, born and raised, in Idaho's Panhandle now. This is really something rather drastic all across the nation as it turns out. Everyone take good care of yourselves.

This is remarkable. Nice work.

Hi Chris ! Awesome video. Tons of snow ! Yeah I wasn't surprised the system could not keep up with that mega storm. Anyway, that was very cool to see ! You showed all of your setup, and said something about not going through it again, but I'm glad you did. It's amazing how the driveway dries completely after all the snow is gone. It must be so nice having a driveway like that in the winter.. and I'm sure you get plenty of stares from people walking by haha ! 😁👍

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It sucks the window kept getting covered but I'm working on a solution for that. I do get a lot of stares and people stopping to ask questions. Now I just send them to this channel 😉. Thanks for watching!

@frostythebeerman6324

Жыл бұрын

@@DeckerChristopherJ Good morning Chris ! hahaha, loved what you said there at the end LOL. Yes, maybe a good outdoor camera will be better, hopefully you find something you like. BTW I need to look into this time lapse thing you did on the GoPro, I've had a Gopro for a few years and have never used that feature. I shoot a bit of video here and there, but never time lapse, I'll have to look up a few tutorials on that. Anyway, thanks again for the great video !

I live in Montana and we get some pretty nasty weather but nothing like this! Thanks for all of your efforts and pain to take us on this crazy ride with you.

@DeckerChristopherJ

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Reed Timmer said this was the most intense blizzard he's ever seen. That's saying a lot. We didn't have a blizzard in western pa but the cold and wind was unbelievable.

I grew up in Syracuse NY and there was a while when Syracuse was the snowiest city in Upstate NY, but now Buffalo has absolutely regained the title that it had in the 1970s. Here in SE Michigan we didn't get remotely as much snow on Christmas weekend, but we got our fair share of bitter cold and wind. I went to visit my Owl on 12/24 and it was all I could do to hoot at him for 90 seconds before I had to run back to the car to get warm again.

It made me glad you were out there cleaning off the vents to the house. That is so important if people who own single homes, or town homes to do this. Hope you and your family were safe and had electricity! No one is allowed on any streets till it's been cleared of abandon vehicles, and the streets and roads cleared of as much snow as possible! And then, the heat wave comes tomorrow and into the new year weekend. Flood waters, oh my, more disasters after another! France today, had a bomb cyclone hit there, not sure what region, but its pretty bad. They got winds, rain and tons of hail.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pumpup Jam! Keeping those vents clear was my top priority behind keeping the family safe. Luckily we did not loose electricity while several of our neighbors did. The flooding this weekend is going to be significant! I hope you and yours stayed safe. Thanks for watching!

Sometimes it takes moments and days like this for people to come together and help each other out. But once it's over, I'm sure everyone feels better yet they all came together. It's Is great for the heart.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree more Theresa!! 😊

That blizzard is crazy asf.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

It was the craziest thing I've ever experienced in the 15+ years I've lived here that's for sure! Thanks for watching!

Big snow accumulation is constantly desired at my last residence in Jackson, NH. Snow skiing is our winter income source and even elementary school kids learn to ski as part of their curriculum. Having this much constant snow accumulation without a way to profit from it seems senseless. Thanks for your video and Happy New Year! 🎉

Entertaining watch. I sincerely hope everyone is doing better after the event and feel great sorrow for those who lost their lives. From Australia, back to the 716, all my best wishes and Go Bills.

@heathertowne7709

Жыл бұрын

Recover efforts will take some time. No power and freezing temps resulted in bust pipes too. The east side of the city was still being shoveled out midweek. Go Bills! 💙❤💙

I’m high watching this video saw a photo of a heated driveway install and decided to search heated driveway and your video popped up… nice video

You are a brave soul to go outside and document this bizarre weather… THANK YOU! I’m watching from San Diego California so this is utterly amazing to me

@leslie3933

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I’m in Mississippi. I can’t imagine living like this. Oh wait, gotta go. I’m being carried off by mosquitoes.

@jamiehawkins-hudson9098

Жыл бұрын

Texas here, this definitely boggles my mind!

@zobius9191

8 ай бұрын

Heh this isn't that bizarre, we usually get a pretty severe one at least once a year, only problem was this one was slightly more severe and it actually made us close the airport and roads.. That part is rare.

I'd like to compliment you on your beautiful home - I love all those what 2" LED puck lights on your soffets VERY NICE I love it when people take the time to think about what the house looks like at night and you did a beautiful job designing and the execution was spot on - eat your heart out This Old House lol

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Christopher! We've been remodeling it for 15+ years, all DIY. If I had thought to record video of it all, I'd have 1,000,000 subscribers by now 😂. Thanks for watching!

It's nice to see the community come together in times like these. I don't know how you folks up in Buffalo make it through those storms you get. That's a pretty impressive driveway tho

@loopyafterdark

Жыл бұрын

lots of food, shoveling and beer.

I grew up in North Tonawanda, and was 18 during the blizzard of 1977. Worked in a grocery store during that storm,and was stuck there overnight until my parents picked me up the next day...I could not believe they made it out to get me. We didn't go anywhere for 5 days.....but that storm doesn't seem to compare with this one.....God Bless all you Buffalonians.....

Amazing! Wish my husband were still living. He would make sure I stay safe, along with neighbors. Getting old is for the birds, lol.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Hi Terri! I'm sorry to hear your husband is no longer with you! Hopefully your neighbors are looking after you 😊. I know that's what we did here! I cleaned a couple of neighbors furnace vents and dug a couple out so they could open their doors myself. I didn't include that GoPro footage, but by the time I got across the street trading through 3' of snow I wasn't sure if I could make it back! 😂 It was exhausting! I wish you the best for the future! Thanks for watching!

We got hit pretty badly in Eastern Ontario (Canada), but Buffalo was the worst. Your time lapse filming is incredible. We have a generator, but I was extremely thankful we didn’t lose our power (unlike my sister, 30 minutes east, who was out for 8 hours). Between weather and other issues, my Christmas Day went from 16 to 4. Sheesh. Goodbye 2022. You can take this crap weather with you when you leave. Holy crap…just got to the tree part. Yikes. We were worried about that, too. We are rural, and have two pines, a little smaller than this, near our house. Well done, for clearing the vents at 03:00 , Chris. People tend to forget about vents - which can be deadly.

Interesting videos. I'm 1 hour north of Toronto and it's amazing how much snow you guys get in Buffalo.

Beautiful home in spite of the storm

I live up a hill in Northern Ohio and honestly now that I discovered you channel and am planning a new driveway for 2023 you damn bet I'm gonna look into some hot lines.

@DeckerChristopherJ

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You might find this playlist helpful Joshua: kzread.info/head/PLdWeMRuZcbQjekwiBk_uy39IS6JFWYORD It has over 100 videos of how I designed and installed it, and of it in operation. If you have any questions, just ask! Thanks for watching!

I'm so sorry you had to endure this wild storm. I can remember vividly 1978 where we had same thing but it was for two weeks straight!! Other than this, your vids are very informative. Thank you for your expertise.

It was an amazing video. I'm surprised it snows so much. I was touched by the way Americans helped each other to remove snow. Also, it looks good to use electricity to melt snow on roads without using calcium chloride, which is not good for the environment.

@DeckerChristopherJ

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Thanks for watching!!

It’s cheaper than paying for a plow guy and you don’t destroy your surface either. I like it.

@DeckerChristopherJ

Жыл бұрын

Not everyone will agree Oso, but I absolutely love it and I had a blast building it. After this storm the local plowing companies were charging between $100 and $300 to shovel people out, and that's for 1 plow. I spent $50 and mine was clear and dry and ready for the next event. No plow, no salt. To each their own, but I've been happy with it! Thanks for watching!

The only house in buffalo with a clean driveway lol. I could already sense the feeling of "so glad I got a heated driveway"

Great video! We appreciate the camera maintenance effort. I am sure it broke your heart to have to pick up a shovel. The storm was no joke! Driving through Cheektowaga today I was surprised how many cars were still buried.

@DeckerChristopherJ

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Thanks! It sucks the window kept getting covered, but I did my best to keep it clear. I'm working on a solution for that so it doesn't happen again! This storm may not seem as bad in the video, but it was surreal in person. Craziest thing I've experienced in the 15+ years we've lived here! Thanks as always for your support and for watching, much appreciated!

@edstevens9357

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Come on if your watching give this guy a sub

@WhiteTiger333

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@@DeckerChristopherJ Just watching the time lapse radar along with the actual blizzard was really something. It was heaven's own snow-making machine hanging over the lake and blasting the living daylights out of Buffalo.

@a.y.t.a.s.494

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Why not try having a fan heater blow air onto back of window?

@IncendiarySolution

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@@a.y.t.a.s.494 eh, its just as much about mitigating accumulation as it is removal. Melting will just cause ice buildup. If ive learned anything from this storm, its that i need to invest in a snow fence

Really enjoyed watching your video from the safety and comfort of my Southern California home. People of Buffalo, NY are tough people and you guys proved by the way everyone handled this blizzard. Your heated driveway system is very impressive. Thanks for the video!!

Great Documentation of The Blizzard of 2022. Nice system that you have for your driveway! I was born and grew up in Buffalo. Go Bills!

I worked at a ski hill and watched it snow 4' in less than 8 hrs. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face,the part that really blew my mind was people actually out enjoying themselves in that crap.

Great weather footage of a historic storm Glad you are safe

Wow completely impressed.😊 I’ve gone thru my fair share of snow storms but this one is for the books. Even though you literally see you were clearing snow all thru the night-- I can only imagine a drone showing how severe Buffalo was hit to come around your house and see the drive way completely clear😂 Thanks for taking us along the ride-really impressive system you got there sir☺️

My next door neighbor rebuilt his house and installed a heated driveway. Now I have a glacier on the road in front of my driveway from the melted snow river pouring off his driveway, flowing downhill against the curb and building a swath 3 feet wide. Didn't see that coming back in September!!

@DeckerChristopherJ

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Wow! That must be a huge steep driveway, or you gets must get a ton of constant snow! Mine is about 1,600 sq ft and I have almost no runoff at all. I get asked about this a lot and I’ve showed what the street looks like after a big melt at the end of other videos and there is nothing there. I believe you, but I’m curious what’s different between my system and his. Most of mine evaporates! Thanks for watching and sharing!

@alan2112drums

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@@DeckerChristopherJ I will check my neighbors system when I get a chance and let you know. I'm in the suburbs of Toronto just where the snow belt starts (so we get a bit more than Toronto proper) but it's far less than Buffalo. We don't get much lake effect snow here. His double driveway is kinda large (4 cars easily with room to spare) and deceivingly sloped as is the street.

@elizabethbottroff1218

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@@alan2112drums I got caught in a bad cycle of snow, freezing rain, snow, freezing rain... Everything was frozen solid for nearly two weeks. I started to notice a puddle backing up at the driveway entrance. I was concerned. Due to a failing street (rebuilt correctly since this event) the street melt was collecting at my place, instead of going down to the main street's drain grate. I had to bust ice from the gutter close to 100' down my block to the main street. Then, I had to unearth and chip out the drain grate. All of the water disappeared from the driveway once it had a place to go. I became extremely diligent watching and caring for that gutter during every storm after that. I'd recommend walking your curbs and gutters to find all of the drains. It just takes one snow drift in the wrong place to start a lake in the wrong spot. I'd also work with the neighbor about a temporary soft dam placement at the end of his driveway during storms. Even just weighted down pool noodles. You just need something to delay the snow melt flow long enough for it to turn and go down the gutters.

@alan2112drums

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@@elizabethbottroff1218 Appreciate the advice but I'm already doing all that. I clear the snow along the curb and into the street between me and both neighbors. There's no way to stop the melt from coming past my driveway on it's journey to the sewer (which I keep clean of snow and leaves but is further downstream, past my driveway). Now that I know the issue exists, I will be even more diligent in monitoring it with ice melt and hard work! I'm sure my neighbor (and his kids) will help. They're great people. They had their sprinkler company supply & install an irrigation system at my house as a thank you for tolerating the 11 months of construction to their house. Thanks again.

I am from the Duluth MN area and I thought we had it bad....you guys got fricken hammered hard. Wishing you all the best!

Wow! What a storm! I’m astonished (and thankful) you didn’t lose power during all that! Well done on the driveway and for neighbors helping neighbors, too.

@DeckerChristopherJ

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Thanks Stephanie! I was also super thankful we didn't loose power! Thanks for your compliments and for taking your time to watch! 😊

Send an aux line out to heat your window pane! Kidding! Could you be the luckiest guy in Erie County? My aching back votes yes. Love your vids and your system, have a great holiday.

@DeckerChristopherJ

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Thanks for your compliments and for watching! I appreciate your support! 😊

This guy has got it going on with his own power grid! He should go into business!!

The videos and pics don't do it justice of just how much snow there was. The drifting was unreal. We're near the airport and it literally didn't let up for 2 days, and then took another 2 days afterwards to dig out. The snow was packed like concrete, never seen anything like it. Thanks for documenting this. RIP to those who weren't as fortunate as us.

That's just crazy amount of snow. Hope everything works out for you and your community. Appreciate all your effort to inform your viewers on this technology

@DeckerChristopherJ

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Thanks ariel! I’m glad you enjoy it. I do get a lot of haters too so it’s nice to hear from folks who appreciate my content. Thanks again for taking the time to watch!

@ishajac3637

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@@DeckerChristopherJ That just floors me. What In the world is there to hate. My dad used to say, "It takes all kinds" but we could really do without miserable people.

@DeckerChristopherJ

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You would be AMAZED at the amount of hate and negative comments I get. It's really all good though, it truly doesn't bother me. For every hateful or negative comment, there are at least 50 positive ones. I've dealt with haters at work for years, and the trick is realizing it's not you they hate, it's themselves 😊. Thanks for watching!

Thank you for keeping that window clean. Fascinating

KZread algorithm you are a funny one, but that was a very fascinating watch. I’m really blown away by the operational costs. I was expecting it to cost so much more. You have clearly planned this very well.

@DeckerChristopherJ

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If you found it fascinating, maybe the algorithm isn't so funny and knows exactly what you want? 😊 😉 Either way I'm glad you're here. Yea, everyone thinks the operational costs are hundreds per hour but it just sips fuel once its up to temp. Check out this video for a really in depth look at the operational costs and how I calculate them: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iKOorKeKmcq6m9o.html If you're interested in how I designed and built the whole thing, you can find that here: kzread.info/head/PLdWeMRuZcbQjekwiBk_uy39IS6JFWYORD Thanks for watching, I'm glad the algorithm sent you here!

24:44 finallyyyyyy… it stops! A Christmas present 🎁!

Awesome video. Up next heated window lol. I liked the Van in the Driveway on the last video I watched. It gave a good perspective. on how much its snowing.

@DeckerChristopherJ

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Thanks for the compliment cj! Yea I definitely need to do something about the window if I don't change cameras. I wonder if I could mount a yard stick somewhere to better show to total accumulation 🤔. Thanks for the idea!

*We had a house built in the mid 90's up on the mountain in Port Angeles, Washington. I spent my first and LAST winter there before leaving. There was snow all the way up to my hips 4 and 1/2 months of the year. Once our ENTIRE front door was completely covered to the roof with snow. There were 20+ feet snow drifts all over the property and downed trees all over the place!! I left in October the following year, just before another winter hit!! I moved back to the Oregon coast. I can deal with high wind storms and power outages, but snow ❄ is where I draw the line!!!*

@elizabethbottroff1218

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I feel your pain. My area gets blasted by the firehose of freezing cold air that comes from the East, down the Columbia River Gorge. I've had winters where everyone else has defrosted; but my neighborhood was still in a deep freeze. I would have loved that heated driveway from when I spent all day with metal garden tools breaking inches of ice down to the surface of the driveway. Ugh.🤣

I watched the whole thing and wondered how you and your family faired! I'm from the Adirondacks in Eastern New York, living in the south now. While we never got snow like Buffalo, I sure do not miss those days. Great job documenting your experience!

YOUR HEATED DRIVEWAY WAS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD

Great! I was waiting for this one!

Awesome video! I went to school in Syracuse but snow like this is no joke! Glad you are staying safe! ❤

@DeckerChristopherJ

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Thanks for the compliment! We are all safe and well, thanks! Thanks for watching!

This vid was recommended, came on here to compliment your side door. 👍

growing up in that stuff in NY I used to like shoveling snow for my neighbors as a kid. As I grew older and had to drive and work in it I devised the perfect remedy to beat the sow. I moved to Arizona.

Brings back memories. Driving a Tow truck For AAA and the police in the Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania back in the 90s when we got slammed like this. They shut down all roads except for emergency vehicles and us were temporarily emergency vehicles. I didn't get home for a week 😔 that was rough living out of that truck for a week. Good thing Wawa employees were stuck at work and I could still find food , coffee and a restroom. Being a wrecker driver didn't get you much respect. I had someone say it was a Bum job once. Funny thing I was making 5x what that person made and I had a company vehicle to drive and I didn't have it pay for ⛽⛽⛽ . I think he was just jealous my office was on wheels 👍👍👍👍 I feel sorry for the wrecker drivers in the buffalo area after this hit!!! 😔😔

@DeckerChristopherJ

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They have their work cut out for them this week, no question! Thanks for watching and sharing your memories! 👍

I was born in Buffalo but moved over 40 years ago. While I miss the friendliness of Buffalo I don’t miss these storms. They are no joke. People who have not experienced this don’t realize the challenges of weathering these storms including something as simple as keeping your furnace air intake vents cleared. I wonder how many people were without heat for lack of having a opened vent. Nice video and reminder to me of this.