Topic: Snow Days

Three days with no electric power and 16 degree temperatures with 13 inches  of wet snow. Most of the time my fingers were to cold to hold a guitar and I was to tired to even eat. I burned a quarter of my firewood supply,  and most of my generator fuel supply, I hope we don't get another storm like this before I can restock  our supplies and make generator repairs. Thankfully my spinal cord stimulator worked and kept the back pain to a minimum. My wife and I along with our four dogs, took up residence in our downstairs guest quarters where we kept a fire going in the wood/coal  stove.  I need to go back to bed and sleep for a day or two.  I think the guitars need some love and attention, so new strings will be installed and lovingly polished to perfection before the next storm hits. 

Live in the "now" - a contentment of the moment - the past is gone - the future doesn't exist - all we ever really have is now and it's always "now".

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Re: Snow Days

bluejeep  we were lucky our power stayed on with 18" of snow on the ground. I found a guy who did drive ways with a large snow  blower. He totally cleaned my driveway in 30 minutes.  I have his name and number if I need him again.  How much show did you get in Scott County?

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CG,  I live up on a ridge and measured the snow at 13 inches,  my daughter lives six miles from me down in the valley and measured the snow at 9 inches. I can't shovel snow because of my spinal injuries so I have to use a snow blower. My machine has four forward gear settings and two reverse gear setting so all I have to do is steer it, the only way it can get any easier is if someone runs it.  It's mostly trees up here so a lot of power lines get taken down in hard to reach areas. The power company line men are awesome, working in places and conditions that are dangerous enough, then add in high voltage.  I always have hot coffee ready when they are working in our area during the winter.     

Live in the "now" - a contentment of the moment - the past is gone - the future doesn't exist - all we ever really have is now and it's always "now".

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Wow ... you guys really got hammered! We've had several weeks of sub-zero temps, but nowhere near your snow volume. I hope your local power utilities can get things back on track for you soon. It does make a person wonder how pre-electricity people got along, doesn't it? Different times ...     

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Geez BlueJeep - sounds like an un-fun situation to me. Good thing you had all that wood and fuel and were prepared for the situation.     

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TF,  the roads have been plowed and we're back to normal now.  This was not as bad as the winter in 2009,  we lost power for eight days over the Christmas holidays, the snow plows finally made it here after six days.

Zurf, I'm usually well prepared and stocked, what I didn't plan on was my spinal injury progressing as it has, age kinda snuck up on me.  I'm going to have to find or make a small sled to bring firewood to the house.  I usually enjoy the challenge, its just more difficult to keep up now. I'm as close as I ever want to be to a city so I just have to adapt and overcome.     

Live in the "now" - a contentment of the moment - the past is gone - the future doesn't exist - all we ever really have is now and it's always "now".