Well, we DID get hit with a pretty bad ice storm up here! I’ve been busy coordinating with the other plowers and sanders and our men how to get to the folks that need to be rescued from their homes. So many trees are down that we have to cut our way into most of the places that we are trying to get to. Our customers have been really happy to see us, and want us to stop and visit with them, but we have to just wave and accept their coffee to pour into our thermos and keep on going! It’s a lot of work out there! The “experts” say this storm is worse than the storm of 1998, but in this area I’d have to say that’s not the case for us. And I’m glad of that, because that was a real doozy!
I hear that winter weather is moving in on us later today. Everyone is running to the stores to stock up on their batteries, milk, and other basic survival needs. I’m glad I’m already all stocked up! I hear there is a run on generators, which is not a big surprise; that happens quite frequently. I’m sure glad I already have mine, all set up and ready to go at a moment’s notice! To live in this area, you need a four wheel-drive vehicle (preferably with studded snow tires) a generator, and a good chain saw! I put my snow tires on my truck two weeks ago, to beat the crazy rush of people who wait until snow is actually in the forecast to do it. I expect we will have a major power outage and treacherous traveling by tomorrow!
I was so excited that my new camera arrived only four days after I ordered it! It sure seems complicated, though; it’s going to take a while to read all of the directions and figure out how to use all of the functions. Apparently it can shoot video too! I didn’t realize that when I ordered it! Cool! Another thing I didn’t realize when I ordered it is that it only stores five pictures on whatever storage “device” or “hard drive” is inside, so I have to go buy a storage chip the next time I go into town so I can take more pictures. I love how I can download the pictures immediately onto my computer! This is the first digital camera I’ve ever had, so this is a big deal for me! I think I’m going to have to buy some storage media to keep all of my pictures on, or I will be filling up this computer in no time at all, and that would be a bad thing; slow it right down to the speed of molasses!