It’s a lesson in cause and effect that Northeast Ohioans are all too familiar with: heavy periods of snow and extreme cold lead inevitably to massive icicles on their roofs and ice dams. Formations that can be quite picturesque but also quite problematic, and are one of the most common causes of wintertime property damage.
It’s what brought Ryan Smith to Northeast Ohio from Rochester, Minnesota.
“It’s a little warmer here than what it is in Rochester, actually,” Smith said with a smile. “A lot more ice than what I typically see with the amount of snow that there’s been.”…