I'm enjoying a day with no driving. Since we had lots of warning for this storm, I took all my pictures yesterday and I'm turning down everything that gets sent to me today. It's not supposed to end here until tomorrow, so I'm guessing it will be Thursday before I go out again. Everything is closing here (even the malls and the local ice rinks), so I'm not going out for $50. I'm guessing that most companies will be understanding if you call and ask for an extra day due to teh weather. Good luck.

OHAgent I bet you live close to me that is how it is here too

We've had to ask for extensions when we had a recent ice storm, and even when we were having floods. The BPOs companies we work with have always been understanding. They just want a heads up on what's going on with your orders.

wow....I love the weather...Non one around here wants to do orders....Got 19 today...and I love my 4 wheel drive......

It's bad here too. We are supposed to get a total of 10 inches today. I think everyone is staying inside. Orders are sitting out there and not getting taken. I think I passed up at least a dozen orders today. They won't even let the plows continue driving in our town. Even if I was brave enough to go out on the road, the pictures would be worthless with the snow blowing as hard as it is.

I agree with that.....we do not have it blowing here today and all of the orders I am taking are in a close radius, so I do not have too far to go and get them...Hope all of you stay nice and warm.

Last spring I was turned around by fire police enroute to BPO durring the beginning of what bcame a fairly extensive flooding in the western Catskill Mountains. I contacted the client and they extended the time to complete the report. A second one from the same company came in that was also in the effected area. I was able to complete them about a week late with no issue from the client. What a mess when I was able to get in: trees and brush lodged against guard rails, sections of highway washed out with alternating direction one way traffic on what remained, slabs of village sidewalks standing on edge, etc. Fortunately the subject properties were uneffected due to being on higher terrain.

I too got a ton of BPO orders but had to turn most of them down. Due to blowing and drifting snow. They also stopped the plows here . They are doing no good. once they plow the roads are drifted shut again in about an hour..... Anyone need an agent... I think I'm going south...........

In a former life I had to be in Ohio about this time of year almost every year from 1989 to 1996 for several weeks. Had to test explosives at Revena Army Arsenal. Really got my fill of the Lake effect snows as I was always flying in and out of Cleveland and the hills and roads between Akron and Cleveland were a real joy to sky down in my rented CAR.

I really don't understand living in that stuff!!! It's would seem like being in Jail. I would rather go out for a sail.

Of course we also have occasional weather problems, yesterday a tornado or two and the occasional huricane... but with a hurricane... unless your stupid... you can get out of the way if you want!!!

Realty Check, I guess it all depends on which side of the fence you sit on. I wouldn't trade all our blizzards for one hurricane evacuation. Blizzards we can ride out. Tornadoes we sit in the basement once or twice a year until the danger passes, maybe a half hour or so. But hurricanes??? You pack up what you can and get the heck out of Dodge for who knows how long...battling the traffic all the way.

Seems like every part of the country has their problems with Mother Nature. We just learn to cope.

Supposed to get in the 40's and 50's here in Ohio this week and I am awaiting that day. Going on these rural orders in a sports car, just doesn't mix!!They get no attention from the snow plows..and it gets bad with ice and snow. I need sun and atleast 50 degrees, I can't wait until it comes!!!Then I can get back to work as normal:)

Angie

I live in OH too. I am ready for the sun.... I understand the thing about a sports car too. My next car will be an SUV...........

My husband has tried many times to get me to trade in my car and get an SUV but letting my car go would make me sad. I am just glad that the companies I work for understand. They have given me alot of extensions until the weather gets better in the rural area's.

Angie

The good thing about the snow is that occupancy checks are easier. At least until the past few days I could tell when no one had been in or out of the house.

Well, at least you'd think the occupancy checks would be easier. Last week I did an occ. check, snow all around, no vehicle tracks, no footprints in the snow. I called the locksmith to have the house rekeyed. Next day I went out to take pictures and found the knob removed from the door and a very puzzled tenant. He had been out of town for severl days. He didn't know about the foreclosure at all.

From now on I don't rely on snow to determine occupancy.