Snowy life

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Snowy life

Post by CIMA » Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:52 am

Snow removing from rooftop.

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In Otari, Nagano-pref, Japan.
Snow precipitation amounts to 18 meters (59 feet) per year.
They remove snow when the roofs have 1.5 meters (4.9 foot) or more, and they repeat that job six times a year at least.

Needless to say, we can get nice powder over there, but it gets too much for skiing sometimes. :)
The flowing river never stops and yet the water never stays the same.

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Re: Snowy life

Post by MikeK » Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:53 am

You should take a tip from the auto and electronics industries and start exporting some to North America. We don't get enough in some places ;)



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Re: Snowy life

Post by CIMA » Thu Oct 30, 2014 12:31 am

Then they should start local production to create jobs over there!
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Re: Snowy life

Post by Johnny » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:49 am

Wooooah! That snow is so.... consolidated!!

I wonder why the guy decided to film himself doing this... Do you guys in Japan watch each other removing snow from your roofs? You film yourself so you can watch it several times later? Do you find it entertaining? :D
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Re: Snowy life

Post by CIMA » Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:39 am

Probably, to carry on their tradition of the removal of snow by human power.
That building is more than 200 years old. The video is a kind of documentary.
His cutting technique is really good. :)
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Re: Snowy life

Post by Johnny » Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:38 am

His technique is truly amazing!
In fact, everything you guys do is totally amazing. There's something about Japan...

I used to make a living by selling audiophile and vintage audio gear on Ebay... All the good stuff was always shipped to Japan... The biggest Mosrite guitars collectors are in Japan... The best XCD skiers are from Japan... :D
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Re: Snowy life

Post by CIMA » Sun Nov 02, 2014 6:52 pm

Maybe Japan is the country of geeks and wackos. :)
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Re: Snowy life

Post by CIMA » Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:52 pm

Oh, my goodness!

Patagonia is featuring one of my favorite BC areas near my city!

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