Thursday, February 21, 2008

It's still winter up here...

We are hoping that the worst weather is behind us, and are looking forward to getting back to work full time. The weather is beginning to change, but temperatures are still not warm enough to melt all the snow. The good news is that there are no more heavy snows expected.



We still have plenty of the white stuff to deal with. As you can see, the snow is still covering the fences in some places. That's approximately four feet of snow. This has been the snowiest winter in Ola in many, many years. It's going to be an interesting spring in the valley when all this melts.



I was fortunate to find a used Farm King Model Y740 snow blower for my tractor. It will make short work of keeping our driveway open even in the worst conditions. It just needs a little TLC to bring it back to tip-top shape, but that's just the kind of thing I like to do.



After a snow-imposed delay, the rough-in of the ductwork was finally completed last week. The State of Idaho has to inspect and approve the work prior to it being enclosed behind the drywall. A couple of minor issues with the installation earned it a red tag. The HVAC installers will come up and make the necessary corrections this week, and we will have it reinspected. No biggie.
Susan and I are continuing the installation of the wiring, and hope to be finished in a week or so.

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