[EIDXA] beams with snow/ice

[Tom]

Several years ago we had an ice storm that covered my beam with ice.  I left 
it pointing straight East.  When the sun came out it melted the ice off the 
elements that were sagging to the South.  No ice melted off the other side of 
the elements that were pointing North.  The weight of the ice was enough 
that the elements turned on the boom.

The idea is to point the beam either North or South and let the sun evenly 
melt both sides of the elements.

           gl        tom