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Ok I wanted more snow and we got it Up plowing at 7 yesterday, sprout got stuck trying to get out of driveway where state had filled it in as they cleared roads Got him out contd to plow And then I lost the tranny Well at least any forward gears. Tried backing up hill but with no chains on back and only one plow pass to negotiate stuck it hard in the ditch So now our driveway is impassable Ok let's pull this bewitched bastid out, broke a plow bracket doing so Ok other son came with his boss's plow truck and made us a narrow pass where A: bit too far off to left and you're rolling over downhill or B: you get to swap paint with the plow truck Or C : you just squeak thru and wonder why folks retire to Florida Well I'm running late 4 work now grab a bag with some town clothes head to work and get there 3 mins after we're sposed to open 4 of 7 people actually made it to work Spend 10 hours there head home change clothes grab chains outa the connex only to find I've 1 new chain, and two that need repaired, fix the prettiest of the ugly sisters, chain up attach the plow and we're off to the races Only threw a chain once. Of course it was while I was pushing berms so I'm stuck Sprout comes to pull me out and damn near gets stuck himself But by god he got me out and found my chain, for whatever reason it didn't wrap around the axle this time but was thrown clear, Did I mention I love that kid? hook it up to tire resume plowing and at mid nite decided to call it a day and get something to eat Had a hot dog and a whiskey and slept like a baby. Wind is howling. I see a shovel that was leaned up against the garage about 15 feet out in driveway, wind chimes sound like a marching band And YES Virginia I still love Alaska Gotta head to work now, would appreciate you boys keeping your fingers crossed that we don't lose power due to trees blowing down Looking forward to having some daylight to work with tomorrow. Happy New Year everyone
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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The joys of AK livin'
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Give up on that money grubbing and move down this way to relax and enjoy winter.
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"Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?!) We lucked out, and the big snow passed us by down here in the banana belt. Happy New Year Randy! Jeff
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Lol the play is great
Would like to go do some playing on snow machines.
Vern that sounds great, I'd love living down there with ya where the wind never blows.
Do you have room for 5 of us?
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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Yup!....lotsa room.....bring the chickens too as freezer #3 is empty.
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Freezer would be a good spot for those damned birds. told the sprout the other day "better hope this hair gig works out for us, gonna be pretty meager if we have to sell eggs for a living"
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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Working on day 3 of blizzard here. About damned time! But then, I don't have to plow- I go to work by ATV or snow machine anyway. Gonna make tundra travel a whole lot smoother.
Ok, I had to go dig my wife's duty car out yesterday. Apparently after growing up in MT and 40 years in Alaska, she has yet to learn that a 2-wheel van with street tires isn't the thing to try to power through a 2 foot deep wind packed drift in the parking lot. Gotta get close to the door, you know....
And then, since I had the shovel on the snow machine on the way home via the PO anyway, I helped release another vehicle similarly overcome with snow-remorse.
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Working on day 3 of blizzard here. About damned time! But then, I don't have to plow- I go to work by ATV or snow machine anyway. Gonna make tundra travel a whole lot smoother.
Ok, I had to go dig my wife's duty car out yesterday. Apparently after growing up in MT and 40 years in Alaska, she has yet to learn that a 2-wheel van with street tires isn't the thing to try to power through a 2 foot deep wind packed drift in the parking lot. Gotta get close to the door, you know....
And then, since I had the shovel on the snow machine on the way home via the PO anyway, I helped release another vehicle similarly overcome with snow-remorse. Laughing out loud!!! Love the "Whizzer of OTZ" signature.
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randy-
As my pard says... If it ain't one thing...its two.
As warm as yall are, be glad it ain't raining! You're warmer than the nanner belt here!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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randy-
As my pard says... If it ain't one thing...its two.
As warm as yall are, be glad it ain't raining! You're warmer than the nanner belt here! Truer words never spoken, other plow gave up the ghost during Sunday mop up endeavors. F me running
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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randy-
As my pard says... If it ain't one thing...its two.
As warm as yall are, be glad it ain't raining! You're warmer than the nanner belt here! Watched closely there to see if you bitched about the weather. I was prepared to out you as a snowbird, Mr. Sandy Pants.
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Well, it's about 85* colder than a week ago!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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My turn Mike
Me and sprout loaded one plow,into back of truck and I dropped it off yesterday
Also put the old plow truck on a flat bed roller and took it to get tranny worked on
Hope to get em both back this week. Hope to anyway
Cause Saturday I'm turning into mr sandy pants
Put my toes in the water and azz in the sand
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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If'n you moved south to Delta, all that would be mo better!
No snow plows needed as the wind blows the snow to Fairbanks...or maybe it's sucked up there!
There's a farm for sale here at $7.2 million.....fenced too! A great place to raise chickens.
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My turn Mike
Cause Saturday I'm turning into mr sandy pants
Put my toes in the water and azz in the sand Ima betting you enjoy it!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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ya could come visit down here....
We have had 20, then 90 and then 30s again.
Yesterday it was 87, low this morning, 46, high today 60s, Thur same, friday high 40s, lows in 20s on the weekend, highs Monday upper 80s... Ugh, I think thats worse than just hot or just cold.
Enjoy the toes!
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If'n you moved south to Delta, all that would be mo better!
No snow plows needed as the wind blows the snow to Fairbanks...or maybe it's sucked up there!
There's a farm for sale here at $7.2 million.....fenced too! A great place to raise chickens. Vern, It's not that big hay farm outside of town where the bison sometimes congregate is it?
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It's out off Sawmill Creek Road......about 6K acres....mostly high fenced. About half of the bison harvest was on this land prior to fencing.
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