Snowed and Blowed for Three Days

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And I'm sick of it. My driveway down the hill is an obstacle course. STrong willed men and women raised in this area won't tackle it. The 16" Wheeled and 390 powered old Ford, Beater, got stuck on the rocks and snow. I dug out. No, not with the new AK Bowie, but a shovel.

I have to make a run to the school 3X a day. Every time we have to fire up Beater and Mojo down the hill. Beater's steering wheel moves eight inches before the front wheels start to turn.

NO more. I want it to just stop blowing. The drifts are killing the whole town. How the US mail has made it here is amazing, but I've heard the snow is not as bad outside the range of my hills..

Well, this is what I get for not having drive bys, gangs and disenfranchised all about; I get elements, lot's of elements.

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The first day of this a deer was eating the Chokecherry shrub in my small fenced yard. The middle kid, the 5 year old, booted up and went outside to drive him off. The deer was a yearling, but still quite a bit bigger than Trav. Well, we watched from the safety of the warm kitchen through the plate glass window as Trav made his way into the snow drifts. His body posture was menacing. His lower lip protruded with will. The Deer looked up, saw him, and instead of making for the open gate, panicked. I thought my son might be in trouble, but the animal cleared the entire chain link fence and bounded off. Trav then took a couple more stiff, muscular steps, real attitude, and two deer in the lower yard ran away as well.



munk
 
You pays your money and you takes your chances. This morning there was frost on the ground from the night before, but the sun came out and melted it by evening. I was just happy to see the sun.

Tomorrow Cndrm and I are heading out to the range to plant some more lead in the berms. With any luck, it will be as nice as today was. (If it's cold, I can watch my bullet contrails as I'm shooting the .22 at targets on the 200 yard berm, so either way I win, really. If you haven't tried shooting a .22 at clay pigeons 200 yards away, you ought to. Even if you miss, the spectators are still impressed.)

The nights get nippy but I have hot sake and plenty of firewood. I'm snug as a tick.
 
Hot sake sounds mighty good, Dave:)
Sounds like you have quite the little barbarian there, munk. At five, that is a real task to perform. I wish I was as brave today as I was at five. That's a magical age. You're not a todler, but you're the littlest of "kids". You have the wisdom of the world still instilled in you, but you see the endless possibilities that will follow. Man, it's 5 whole years until you are 10!...as most five years old know. 10 is when you become an adult.

Jake
 
Sounds like quite the snow pile Munk.

Good for Trav:thumbup: Pretty gutsy for 5 y/o:D

My 5 year old would have gone out but probably to try and get the deer to eat out of her hand.

We're in the middle of a decent little storm. It's supposed to stop today at some point so it'll be just a one day storm. Enough to plow they said. I have no idea what that means. You could plow 1/2" if you were motivated I suppose;)
 
A year ago the oldest would hire Trav to kill any spider in his way for payment- a candybar. Now, Trav won't do that and has some spider trouble his own, not quite willing at all times to crush or do whatever you have to do to kill it. They caught the spider paranoia from me, I think. Trav is thick and strong. He's got a bull head.

The other morning I heard an awful racket. The youngest was involved in some kind of upset. He came over afterwards and told me all about it. A spider was on his shirt. He brushed it off, to much yelling and outrage, and then Stomped it into eternity.

I was impressed. The way he talked about it, Spider had it coming.


munk
 
I woke up this morning to find four inches of snow lying fresh all over. We're expecting another 8-12 during the day. Nothing new for this city. :D
 
It turned to rain here this week. I kind of dislike this time of year because with the brief exception of about half an hour in the morning I never see my place in the light of day. When I get home it's dark.

When it rains it is a pain in the *ss to get up to the barn the mud is so bad. I LOVE frozen ground.

I had left my keys in my car this morning and the battery was dead. So while it was charging I whipped out my Ruger Blackhawk and shot 12 rounds for practice:thumbup: Gotta catch a little fun when I can. On a side note the steel case Wolf .30 M1 ammo sticks really bad in the cylinders. I have to tap the ejector with my pocket knife to knock them loose.
 
They caught the spider paranoia from me, I think
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I am pretty sure I'm messing my kids heads up pretty good when it comes to bugs/arachnids in general. For awhile my youngest (almost 3) would pick up every spider she found and "love it" to death. I was worried whe would get bitten and told her not to pick them up. Then she decided they were evil and proceeded to stomp every one she saw. What did I say?

"oh, don't do that. the spider didn't do anything to you"

how's THAT for mind scrambling our youth?!:o

My dad is an "insect Buddhist". Literally won't hurt a fly (mosquitos are different, as are horse flys etc). But he eats meat and fish. Why do I mention this?

I guess so i can say "HE started it!";) :p :D
 
1/100 of your weather would cripple Atlanta. I'm living proof of that today. And just barely doing the living part.;)
 
Stay warm, and keep supplies in whatever vehicle you use that will keep you safe if the need arrives. Bad weather can do bad things. Be safe, Munk.

Chris
 
Since about 11/20, we have been below freezing at all times. Half of the days, the "high" was below the "average" low for the date. Second coldest first two week of Dec. since the 1880's. Two feet of snow on the ground.

Global warming no doubt.
 
Colder than a well diggers behind...... I'm guessing right!

HEY, you chose your paradise.... I'm only a little jealous.

Put some more wood on the fire.

Smile,

iBear
 
Cliff- we have a Shark vacumn. I've used it on flys...didn't know about the Spider effect.

Stopped blowing and last night I drove the kids to the nearest big town to see the Christmas lights. The towns are dying on US Route 2. Graduating HS classes get smaller each year. Maybe that's why "Candy Cane Lane" was so poorly represented. Oh well. Not too many lights. Costs money and no one has any. I remember growing up in the Burbs outside LA and my old man wouldn't spring for lighting. Most the homes would put up at least some lights, and as many of you know, there are places world famous for their Christmas tree lights and even competitions.

The Electric Light Co-Op, of which I'm a member by neccesity, had one of the best displays in town.

The little guys were happy. Middle one spilled his drink. Why is it, no matter how many solemn oaths to the contrary, those pop cups hit the deck?


munk



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