News said expect 4-6 inches and temps in the singles,so when I got 14-16", w/ knee high drifts and -5 we were prepared. Sort of. We were running out of munchies.
I did a trip into town today,on the freeze to fill the tank,mail and get the munchie stash refilled. I find my new meat grinder at my gate,buried under the snow....and not in plastic bag. Golly gosh I said...
My road is the usual fun zone when your the 1st out or in.
I meet my neighbor a few miles down the county road on the grader. We wave at each other. Howdy.
A couple miles further there's a truck off the road buried under snow on the right. And there is another on the left,in the ditch,buried. Fed Ex & UPS..... 2 more cars on the way to the hwy. The PieWay is an icy mess. Cars along the way.
Store is busy with the morning crowd. No one there but the owners....stocking the chips & such. Fresh snacks! I grab some green chilis and several bags of Rio's favorites. Talk is of broken pipes & snow drifts,elk herds in the snow.
Fill up the tank at the station and there are several FE & UPS guys,standing around. Others with broke down or snow bound somewhere. I drop my saw with Jerry to fix the pull cord and he's all smiles. Everyone with emergencies waiting on Jerry to get them.
Jerry smiles and says come back in a day,he's the only one that made it in today. He knows where 2 trucks are, and I smile back at him.
Mail my packet to G&F,get my pension statement & collect a new John Prine album. Cool. My pension got another 3% COLA.
Now the road is bladed and a breeze heading home and the temp is hitting 36. The only traffic is a big herd of elk crossing. The mud has started.
Rio foams when he eats pretzels I notice this afternoon. My box is almost dry now. Snow is melting fast.
No need to send help. Rio is eyeballing the chili cheese fritos.
