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<\/p>\nWe had our first snow of the season last night.<\/p>\n
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The dog is overjoyed! Me, not so much. But we\u2019ve successfully cleared the decks, driveway, and a good chunk of the road.<\/p>\n
My exercise ring is complete, the activity ring is mostly complete, and my stand ring has a way to go. My knees are aching but there\u2019s no sharp or excessive pain so I think I\u2019m good for the moment. What remains to be seen is if I\u2019ll be able to move tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Getting old is a challenge, but on the bright side I can legitimately be a crotchety old man!<\/p>\n
The solar panels (which are still not online) appear to be clearing themselves quickly. The snow wasn\u2019t high enough to block the black frames so they started heating up when the sun hit them. Then the more the panels were exposed, the more heat they absorbed and so on. I enjoy watching natural effects and seeing how they impact stuff in surprising ways.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honestly, I hadn\u2019t thought about how the panels would affect snow sitting on them. I kinda thought that once covered, they\u2019d stay that way until a thaw.<\/p>\n
The poor UPS guy got his truck stuck, the driver had no idea how to handle Ice and snow. The more he struggled the more the truck started sliding sideways until it looked like he was going to hit an electrical pole.<\/p>\n
A neighbor and I helped him out. I asked him how much it was worth for him to get out\u2026 I think he may have thought I was serious. We got him righted and I promised him we\u2019d get him out without damaging his truck. 10 minutes, and a little instruction from the neighbor about driving on snow later, the UPS guy was on his way again. UPS should maintain their tires better. That truck had six bald tires and shouldn\u2019t have been running up here or for that matter on a wet road.<\/p>\n
Word to the wise, don\u2019t screw around with UPS trucks on wet pavement, give them wide berth, the driver probably can\u2019t stop even if they want to.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a sunny day now, that should finish clearing the icy spots on our street, and will hopefully clear the roads in the upper elevations too. A couple of roads up, the houses are mostly vacation homes so there\u2019s no-one to clear the streets or drives.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m guessing that we\u2019ll have the first snow players up here tomorrow and then through the weekend. Maybe this year will be better than last and they\u2019ll keep to the designated play areas. I know it\u2019s unlikely, but I can still have a smidgeon of hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We had our first snow of the season last night. The dog is overjoyed! Me, not so much. But we\u2019ve successfully cleared the decks, driveway, and a good chunk of the road. My exercise ring is complete, the activity ring is mostly complete, and my stand ring has a way to go. My knees are … <\/p>\n