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Wednesday Jan 12, 2011 #
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rhr:50 weight:137lbs
Seems to have snowed a bit overnight, about a foot so far. 25 minutes to clear the deck, will need another 10 for the steps, fortunately the farmer's tractor does the main job. Round two later in the day should be less.
Would be nice if Ali and Alex came back so all this stuff would disappear.
Would be nice if Ali and Alex came back so all this stuff would disappear.
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Finished up the shoveling, another 30 minutes, maybe another 6", total of 18". May be several days before I get back on the trails. The ones on the Greenfield Ridge get lots of walkers, but this will take a good bit of traffic to beat down. And I expect the snowmobiles will be out in force, but with snow this light it takes probably three days before it sets up enough so you can get sufficient traction. And my recent favorite place, Earl's trails, it's supposed to get some foot traffic throughout the winter, but it's far enough from my office that for the next 3 months the only day I'll even consider going there is on Sundays.
I really could do without the snow, but if we get it, a lot nicer this way than the heavy wet stuff (which also brings down trees, which brings down power lines...).
I really could do without the snow, but if we get it, a lot nicer this way than the heavy wet stuff (which also brings down trees, which brings down power lines...).
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Glen's latest report to the Board is here.
There have been times when I wonder if we are making any progress, but there are also times (like after reading this) that I think that he is laying the groundwork in a lot of areas, and we don't yet know what will bear fruit and what won't. I'm glad to see so much going on, and just have to remember things don't happen overnight.
There have been times when I wonder if we are making any progress, but there are also times (like after reading this) that I think that he is laying the groundwork in a lot of areas, and we don't yet know what will bear fruit and what won't. I'm glad to see so much going on, and just have to remember things don't happen overnight.
10 AM
road running 30:30 3.13 mi (9:44 / mi) +390ft 8:43 / mi
ahr:139 max:158 shoes: saloman
Down to get the mail. Beautiful out, snowing hard, little bit of wind so when it was behind me I was running in dead air, and therefore sweating away, and when it was in my face it was a little nippy but not bad at all. Saw 6 vehicles, half of them snowplows, and the roads were perfectly fine.
Compare this to, say, Atlanta. On the news last night it said Atlanta had only 8 snow-removing vehicles, and 2 of them were out of commission because they had run into each other, which when you think about it demonstrates an amazing level of incompetence. The good news, the newsreader said enthusiastically, was they were bringing in 6 times as many pieces of equipment to deal with the snow. I don't think those extra 48 plows are going to really clean up the city. But maybe they feel better trying to look like they are doing something other than just waiting for it to warm up.
Compare this to, say, Atlanta. On the news last night it said Atlanta had only 8 snow-removing vehicles, and 2 of them were out of commission because they had run into each other, which when you think about it demonstrates an amazing level of incompetence. The good news, the newsreader said enthusiastically, was they were bringing in 6 times as many pieces of equipment to deal with the snow. I don't think those extra 48 plows are going to really clean up the city. But maybe they feel better trying to look like they are doing something other than just waiting for it to warm up.