Alaskan
Almost Self-Reliant
Smack me silly.
5 hours of snow blowing yesterday to get the church side nice
A foot of snow last night...
4 hours this morning on our driveway...
And blizzard all-day
then when kid was starting on the church driveway side he slid the bobcat into the creek.
Yep... still blizzard but warming up... so nasty roads.
I drove into town before the slide into the creek. ....
So many cars had slid off the roads... all-over and every where.
I knew kid would need more diesel, not a single diesel jug in town to be had for love or for money.... so I bought a gas one, filled it with diesel.... on my way home... and get the call that I need to get back into town and buy all the things because the bobcat is half in the creek.
Tow strap busted, snatch block busted... old plow truck (that can no longer plow) still can't turn on (been working on that, off and on for a week), so they had tried to use the old Yukon as a towing vehicle... and it has crap tires as well as no chains..
So...
I bought chains for the Yukon, tensioners for the chains... went to the marine supply store for a snatch block that will handle 9 thousand pounds... even heftier tow strap....
Came on home.... drove up, unloaded the groceries...
Water got boiling, I had bought frozen tortellini..... and then the power went out.
Still out.
The food was just warm enough to call it done. So... good there.
We didn't have a fire going today since I was in town with 2 kids for eye appointments, and other kid was snow blowing.....
BUT, again... food was fully cooked.
So.... good.
Sigh.
Also.... I did call the super tow truck guy.. he is booked solid.. said he could make it out tomorrow morning IF the road is plowed and sanded for him. -smack-
I texted our back up plow guy... he still hasn't texted back... probably in a ditch or up past his eyeballs in snow.
I did bring 8 bags of sand home with me...
...
5 hours of snow blowing yesterday to get the church side nice
A foot of snow last night...
4 hours this morning on our driveway...
And blizzard all-day
then when kid was starting on the church driveway side he slid the bobcat into the creek.
Yep... still blizzard but warming up... so nasty roads.
I drove into town before the slide into the creek. ....
So many cars had slid off the roads... all-over and every where.
I knew kid would need more diesel, not a single diesel jug in town to be had for love or for money.... so I bought a gas one, filled it with diesel.... on my way home... and get the call that I need to get back into town and buy all the things because the bobcat is half in the creek.
Tow strap busted, snatch block busted... old plow truck (that can no longer plow) still can't turn on (been working on that, off and on for a week), so they had tried to use the old Yukon as a towing vehicle... and it has crap tires as well as no chains..
So...
I bought chains for the Yukon, tensioners for the chains... went to the marine supply store for a snatch block that will handle 9 thousand pounds... even heftier tow strap....
Came on home.... drove up, unloaded the groceries...
Water got boiling, I had bought frozen tortellini..... and then the power went out.
Still out.
The food was just warm enough to call it done. So... good there.
We didn't have a fire going today since I was in town with 2 kids for eye appointments, and other kid was snow blowing.....
BUT, again... food was fully cooked.
So.... good.
Sigh.
Also.... I did call the super tow truck guy.. he is booked solid.. said he could make it out tomorrow morning IF the road is plowed and sanded for him. -smack-
I texted our back up plow guy... he still hasn't texted back... probably in a ditch or up past his eyeballs in snow.
I did bring 8 bags of sand home with me...
...
and, you have wood heat. This is only up side I can offer for that weather! Man, I'm LOVING Virginia weather!
