Good morning all.<\/p>\n
I was down and out for several days with a cold, starting with Christmas. \u00a0We got a snow\/ice storm with some freezing rain as a follow on and it got sufficiently heavy that when I felt better and was able to go to work on 12\/30, I couldn’t break through the ice on my car to leave for work (it had solidified into 4″ deep in some places)! \u00a0All is well now however<\/p>\n
This however generated a nice opportunity to judge how our planning was working out for the shedding of snow and ice at my house. \u00a0Seems to me like we are pretty on target. \u00a0As far as shoveling\/plowing goes, there will be some<\/em> work at the front of the house as the carport roof sheds snow and ice out into the driveway, but it should be pretty easy to shovel and\/or pull it out with the snow plow. \u00a0The plow itself should be able to run up to the house and push right on past – near infinite room to move piles onward.<\/p>\n The extended eaves over the front walk way seem to be working perfectly as designed.<\/p>\n One thing that Paul and I have been discussing is where to put the propane tanks for the generator. \u00a0Our current thought is that they would be downslope\/behind the shop. \u00a0However, we do have the concern about falling ice\/snow sliding off onto them and this storm definitely confirmed that this is a valid concern – based on the pattern of fall. \u00a0So we will either need to build a structure over them or relocate to the side of the house. \u00a0This may be the better plan because I definitely found it very tricky to tip-toe around the back corner of the shop – the slope and the ice was challenging. \u00a0This might be a serious problem for the propane truck man during the winter.<\/p>\n\n\t\t