Geesh!.. somehow there is one cubby upstairs that stayed warm. The heat rose and melted the deep snow which ran to the gutter and froze. It built up under snow and I saw it the other day. I notice some melting going on as the bright sun brought the temperature to about 21. I got a ladder, hatchet, hammers and a big screw driver and tried to break it loose. Yikes, the ice is so hard, my arms are worn out and I barely made a dent in it. I did open up the area and hole to the downspout so it can trickle down as it does finally melt some more. I used a shovel and broom and freed up the roof vent for this area and found a heating duct in the cubby that was open, maybe leaking enough heat into the area for this to occur. I covered it with fiberglass insulation, and hopefully now the little cubby room will cool and this bad situation will not get worse. A word to the wise: keep your roof vents cleared and pull down the lower roofs snow. I am concerned, but there's nothing more I can do now. I'll need some luck and this won't make a serious problem later. Scooter in his parka, kept me company while I chipped, and made it at least look like I wasn't talking to myself. That's all for now, my arms are limp and I'm hungry.
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