tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post5537531051091370749..comments2024-02-12T08:13:45.750+09:00Comments on Hiroyuki's Blog on Japanese Cooking: Fighting with Snow/雪と戦うHiroyukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-29499287315902411762012-02-08T08:40:32.860+09:002012-02-08T08:40:32.860+09:00Sissi: I was lucky with the well because I had an...Sissi: I was lucky with the well because I had an individual (the father of a neighbor) dig it. Everything from the well, pump, snow sensor unit, control panel, to the embedded pipe cost me 1,400,000 yen. If I had asked a corporation to do the work, it would have cost more than two million yen.<br /><br />One year later, I had PATEDISON's Shousetsu Sheet installed on the roofs, and it cost me 1,500,000 yen. The contractor told me that the Shousetsu Sheet alone cost them 700,000 yen. And, I have yet to see the real value of the Shousetsu Sheet.<br /><br />Now you know how costly (and frustraing) it is to live in a snowry area like mine!Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-46829198864830845692012-02-08T07:00:22.503+09:002012-02-08T07:00:22.503+09:00A car? Wow! This system is really expensive!A car? Wow! This system is really expensive!Sissihttp://www.withaglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-54371978999505176542012-02-07T07:37:48.381+09:002012-02-07T07:37:48.381+09:00Kiki: For clarification, my system for melting th...Kiki: For clarification, my system for melting the snow on the ground and the road (the well, pump, pipe, and hoses) is working fine. It's PATEDISON's Shousetsu Sheet that keeps giving me headaches.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-52636134084021016942012-02-07T07:30:46.812+09:002012-02-07T07:30:46.812+09:00YSC: As I said in the post, melting snow with gro...YSC: As I said in the post, melting snow with groundwater is possible because the air temperature here in Niigata is relatively high. In colder areas, yuusetsu zai (snow melting agent?), which contains salt, is used, which causes the problems you mentioned.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-67147940103259328172012-02-07T04:55:25.113+09:002012-02-07T04:55:25.113+09:00I would be very annoyed too, if I wasted much mone...I would be very annoyed too, if I wasted much money on a failing system.Fräulein Trudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786420907067152211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-66622648967337886742012-02-07T02:57:05.188+09:002012-02-07T02:57:05.188+09:00Wow, the pictures of heavy snow take me back to my...Wow, the pictures of heavy snow take me back to my childhood in Japan! Despite the inconvenience, there's something so beautiful and ethereal about heavy snow. I think your method of melting snow is much better than putting salt on the road, which is very common in America. Unfortunately, so much salt is really bad for the plants and also for cars which rust out from the bottom.Yangszehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739891543812219552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-51719633583174245322012-02-06T06:47:02.087+09:002012-02-06T06:47:02.087+09:00Sissi: The system may be impressive but it's ...Sissi: The system may be impressive but it's costly! I could have bought a brand new car if I hadn't spent money on the system (well, pump, Sunnyhose, etc.) and PATEDISON's "patented" Shousetsu Sheet!Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-89735014595426596622012-02-06T02:20:11.438+09:002012-02-06T02:20:11.438+09:00Hiroyuki, the amounts of snow are impressive, but ...Hiroyuki, the amounts of snow are impressive, but I'm even more impressed with the snow melting system. You have a beautiful house :-)Sissihttp://www.withaglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-12307064939899913042012-02-05T12:40:26.203+09:002012-02-05T12:40:26.203+09:00Oloha, thanks for your concern.
Snow will melt on...Oloha, thanks for your concern.<br /><br />Snow will melt only slowly, will never melt in such a way to cause a flood. Every year, snow will remain on the ground until early April here in Niigata, but this much snow in this season may remain until late April or even early May, which is a major concern to rice farmers here.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-40791669337765531092012-02-05T12:02:04.427+09:002012-02-05T12:02:04.427+09:00Aloha Mr.Huroyuki, I cannot believe that you are s...Aloha Mr.Huroyuki, I cannot believe that you are surrounded by so much snow ! it interesting to know that there are devices to help disolve the snow. <br /><br />Wish I could send you some of this awful muggy warm weather to you, I know it would melt the snow !<br /><br />Btw once the snow melts are there chances of floods ? I hope not.<br /><br />take care and I hope that you call that roofing company and file a complaint. It sounds as if it was a very expensive installation.<br /><br />alohaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-28926865338428253902012-02-05T08:24:51.228+09:002012-02-05T08:24:51.228+09:00Kiki: I don't know if the electricity charges...Kiki: I don't know if the electricity charges are lower than in your country. I only know that Japan is notorious for its high utility charges!Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-72276721557546785792012-02-04T19:16:50.081+09:002012-02-04T19:16:50.081+09:00The way of melting snow is interesting. Never seen...The way of melting snow is interesting. Never seen such before. But it would be impossible to do the same right here right now. Maybe if someone wants to have a ice scating rink next to the house it would be pretty good. Guess electric energy is still cheap in Japan? There are only a few streets here kept ice or snow free with the help of some surface heating system during winter times: roads in front of fire brigade stations and hospitals for example in bigger towns. We do everything to use as little electric energy as possible. Even oil and gas prices are rising too since the beginning of the deep freeze (sharks...), so heating and driving will be more expensive. I am still glad we don't have so much snow even when it looks so nice as in your pictures.Fräulein Trudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786420907067152211noreply@blogger.com