Live from the North Country
Wednesday, 8:30 am: It’s back to cold again. Just two days ago it was 46° [F.]. We were in for a round of luck; with the warmth, came melting snow. For the moment, all accumulated snow on our roof has melted and what remained was shoveled and removed. As one person told me; summer is only 2,000 miles away: It’s called Florida.
As for the continuing saga of our mailbox; it took another hit on Monday. We were annoyed enough to call our town selectman and complain. Our property has been ransomed again, the taxes have been paid, and we’re free for another tax year. And supposedly we get a Federal tax rebate in spring, is that taxable? Life can be too complicated. If only life could be a point and shoot camera with a one-size fits all approach.
Off we go to town in a few hours. It’s shopping day. Highway One should be clear and the weather seems okay for our small trip to Presque Isle. However, our road is very slippery. Luckily, though, we only have to drive 1½ miles on our road until we get to the highway. It’s not the Yellow Brick Road and we don’t have a Wizard to clear our road. He was a bit of a crank anyway. Until next time, I’m not a Munchkin and this is not Oz.
Current values from our wireless Davis Vantage-Pro weather station:
Temperature: 6.4° F / -14.2° C
Barometer: 29.752 in / 1007.3 hPa
Humidity: 67%
Wind: Calm
Visibility: < 3 miles
Skies: Partial cloudiness
Precipitation: ca. 1 inch -- snow
Since midnight:
Low temperature: 5° [F.] at 6:42 am
High wind: 11 mph at 1:59 am
I remember living in a mobile on the North Rim...my roommate was one Charles Ames...and the roof of that dang thing was bowed down from heavy snow that no one had bothered to shovel off in winter. North Rim currently has something like 4 feet on the ground, with more on the way.
It's a bit surprising to me that the prevailing architectural style in your neck of the woods isn't primarily steeply pitched roofs...such that the snow just slides off by itself once it reaches a certain amount. That'd sure be easier than getting up there and risking life and limb to shovel it off.
Posted by Stephan
February 22, 2008 12:38 PM
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