ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER FORECASTER, WE WERE 9 MINUTES SHORT ON THE OFFICIAL BLIZZARD STATUS! REALLY! WE STILL HAD A BLIZZARD AND LOTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WITH A STRONG SOUTH WIND, OUR BATHROOM FANS WERE BOTH CLOGGED WITH SNOW RIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BLADES. IT TOOK A FULL 24 HOURS TO THAW OUT THE ENTIRE STACK SO WE COULD AGAIN USE THE FANS. WHAT A DRIPPING MESS!
OUR LIVING ROOM WINDOW WAS ALSO CLOGGED WITH SNOW - SO ANY OF THE SOUTH FACING SURFACES SURE GOT HIT! I GUESS THAT IS WHAT A COLORADO LOW SENDS US.
WINNIPEG HAS SNOW ZONES AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT IS SNOW CLEARING TIME, THEY WILL TOW. MANY TIMES IN THE PAST THEY HAVE JUST PLOUGHED AROUND THEM BUT I GUESS IT IS ANOTHER WAY OF PUTTING MONEY INTO CITY COFFERS.
NOT FUN GOING OUT AND FINDING YOUR VEHICLE MISSING! NOT THAT THESE VEHICLES DON'T HAVE DRIVEWAY PARKING! LESSON LEARNED?
THESE GARBAGE & RECYCLING CONTAINERS WERE HALF WAY BURIED BY THE SNOW PLOWS. ANOTHER REASON WHY IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE THEM ONTO YOUR PROPERTY AFTER THE FRIDAY PICKUP. DON'T SEE THE POINT OF LEAVING THEM AT THE STREET.
ABOUT 7 MACHINES ON ONE SMALL BAY - NO WONDER THE DOLLARS ADD UP TO MILLIONS IN NO TIME. BUT IT WAS A FAIRLY DECENT JOB.
RON WENT OUT TO CLEAR THE WALK AND PART OF THE NEIGHBOUR'S DRIVEWAY. TIME TO GET THE SNOW BLOWER REPAIRED. IT GAVE OUT ON THE LAST DRIVEWAY RON DID. THAT, OF COURSE, HAPPENED TO BE THE HEAVIEST WITH 2 AND A HALF FEET OF SNOW UP AGAINST THE GARAGE! HE SURE GOT HIS EXERCISE THAT SATURDAY.
BOTH OF US HAVE BEEN SUFFERING WITH SOME KIND OF A FLU BUG. MOSTLY JUST SINUS INFECTIONS AND A COUGH. SOME DAYS BETTER THAN OTHERS BUT THE LAST 2 DAYS HAVE BEEN MOSTLY BED REST! IN BETWEEN TIMES I HAVE MANAGED TO FINISH 2 PUZZLES THAT HAD BEEN SITTING ON MY SHELF FOR SOME TIME.
RON PICKED UP THE ONE BELOW AT A GARAGE SALE WITH THE PROMISE THAT HE WOULD ACTUALLY GET INTO PUZZLING??? NOT ONE PIECE! BUT I HAD A FUN EVENING.
ONE OF THE ITEMS ON MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST WAS A HEATED BIRD BATH. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE FOR WHAT WAS AVAILABLE AND THE PRICES, WE FOUND A HEATED DOG DISH AT PRINCESS AUTO AND THOUGHT THAT MIGHT DO THE TRICK. IT WORKED WELL UNTIL THE BLIZZARD BURIED IT AND WE BROUGHT IT INSIDE.
THE BIRDS SURE HAVE BEEN BUSY AT ALL MY FEEDERS. WITH THE WEATHER CHANGING FROM -25 TO -14 AND THEN HOVERING NEAR ZERO ON THE OCCASIONAL DAY, THEY ARE REGULARS. THEY ARE ESPECIALLY BUSY JUST BEFORE A STORM. INTERESTING TO WATCH
