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02/17/10

Blizzard Photos

Permalink 09:19:19 pm, Categories: General Discussion, 23 words

Here are a couple photos from a few days after the blizzard. I haven't pulled the neighborhood photos from the other camera yet.

02/14/10

Cleaning up

Permalink 10:52:17 pm, Categories: Gear & Equipment, 277 words

This is not a snow post...

I've spent the last two days preparing my house for sale. One "task" was to clean and organize the basement. The basement is the home for all of my "stuff" - guns, magazines, ammo, reloading gear, tools, food storage, survival library, and the like. To say this was an overwhelming task is an understatement.

Generally, I'm pretty organized. At the very least, I know which pile to dig through to put my hands on something. I prefer to have things stacked and labeled, but that doesn't always happen as I get busy.

So, I began digging through gear, put all my (paper) magazines in a box, all my AR magazines in a box, all my HK91 magazines in a box, bullets over here, loading gear over there, tools in this box, canning equipment and supplies in those boxes, outdoor equipment, garden seeds, matches, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies.... All into boxes, all labeled, all hauled to an off-site storage unit. I certainly made the bunker look bigger.

I still need to straighten up some things, and try to hide the balance of the gun stuff. Having strangers walking through my house doesn't make me terribly comfortable, but it is a necessary evil to selling. I will likely have the movers empty the storage unit, which means strangers who know what I have and where I live.... Maybe I'll get some of that out in advance.

The upshot to this nastiness is a) better organization, and b) better house & property. Going to be a good time - I'm very excited about this move.

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On a snow note, predictions are for 4-8 inches of snow tomorrow!

02/09/10

Snow Day, Round 2

Permalink 11:16:38 pm, Categories: General Discussion, 217 words

Another nor'easter is moving in the next couple of hours, with estimated snow fall in the 18-24 inch range. A lot of places have already announced closures for tomorrow. The wife and I have made plans to hunker down at home with the kid, and ride it out.

Update: 2/10/10, 0900
Woke up to about 5 inches of heart attack snow on the ground, wet, heavy snow. Cleared the driveway, sidewalks and cars in anticipation of the next dump, predicted to start in earnest around noon local time.

Update: 2/10/10, 1825
About 16 inches of new snow down, still heavy and wet. We've had a couple of branches fall off of trees, including a big one off of our maple tree that fell across the power line. Fortunately the line held, although we've experienced several brown outs. The wife is preparing to bug out to a local hotel with the baby if the lights go out. If we can get her there.

Update: 2/10/10, 2330
The snow seems to have ceased. We've had a couple more brief power outages, but nothing substantial. Wife and baby are firmly ensconced in their own beds upstairs. The accumulation is substantial. I'm going to get some pictures tomorrow. This kind of global warming snowfall deserves to be recorded for posterity.

Final Update
The official total for the town was 23.5 inches.

02/06/10

Snow Day

Permalink 10:20:25 pm, Categories: General Discussion, 114 words

We had a nor'easter come through and dump about 2 feet of snow on us today. While that is a substantial amount of snow, it really was a non-event. I suppose I can say that since it was a weekend and I didn't have anywhere to go.

I spent about an hour clearing the cars, driveway and sidewalks. It made for a pretty nice day, and reminded me why winter is my favorite time of year. A thick blanket of snow just quiets the world down, and makes it easier to think. The only thing that could have made it better was sitting in the woods while the snow fell around me. Can't beat that.

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