Posted on 12/23/2005 3:54:45 PM PST by george76
With the help of his kids and neighbors, Billy Ray Powers built more than just a snowman -- they've dubbed his 16-plus-foot-tall creation "Snowzilla."
After using up all the snow in the family's yard, they turned to neighbors' yards and carried buckets on sleds. They hand-packed the snowman like an ice-cream cone.
"It's solid ice," he said. "I put the arms in with my power drill."
It took a month to complete the project.
(Excerpt) Read more at wftv.com ...
When I was a kid (before the last Ice Age), a lady who lived by a cotton gin made a HUUUUUGE "snowman" out of tumbleweeds and cotton.
It was so ugly.
"They walk up and knock on it to make sure it's real snow, not Styrofoam."
http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/2691965/detail.html?qs=;s=8;w=400
Did you see this at the link you posted? Good grief! Not one, but two idiots drove into the house. Ya think maybe a little alcohol was involved?
I tried to post this...
http://www.wftv.com/news/5585924/detail.html?treets=orlc&tid=2656232682813&tml=orlc_strange&tmi=orlc_strange_1_10000212202005&ts=H
The slide show has some amazing photos, too.
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