No pics today, but just an update. Our tractor had run out of fuel on the upper part of the driveway and had remained there for a few days while I waited for some warmer weather to "bleed" the air out of the fuel system. It is not a difficult job, but does require "bare hands" to do effectively. Yesterday, was quite warm so we figured this was our chance. We played hooky from work after lunch and zoomed home to try and perform the fiddly task. After getting into my space suit - okay, not really a space suit, but it feels that way, the overalls, heavy jacket, giant sorel -100* boots, elbow length insulated gloves, and touque (sp.?) and/or balaclava make you feel the way the moon astronauts looked on the moon walks - I drove the car down to the stranded tractor and had it running within a couple of minutes. It was almost too easy.
I then proceeded to plow the entire length of the driveway...twice, to ensure as wide a road as possible. The local neighbours tell us that the road width narrows as the winter progresses. The plows experience lots of difficulty moving the big frozen berms that form on both sides of the road from previous plowing sessions, so each time is slightly narrower than the last time, hence starting as wide as possible.
Anyway, this morning we woke to an inch of fresh "heart attack" snow, and drizzling rain. Ahhhhh, winter in Kamloops!
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