Thus endeth the lesson
Sun shining. Not yet windy or subzero F out there. Snow relocation to commence.
2008-01-02
YASP (Yet Another Snow Post)
I have relocated the latest load of white stuff, including access to the oil filler. We do not wish, in a Maine January, to discourage the oil delivery man in any way from replenishing our heating source. Temperatures forecast to drop below zero F tonight.
Decided that it wasn't actually cheating if I ran the snowblower up on the lawn to clear our back walkway. May kill the grass, but that solves another problem come spring...
We seem to have received about a foot of snow in this latest binge. For those of you in the audience who have abandoned Maine in favor of more salubrious climes, this is a good winter to celebrate the choice.
Decided that it wasn't actually cheating if I ran the snowblower up on the lawn to clear our back walkway. May kill the grass, but that solves another problem come spring...
We seem to have received about a foot of snow in this latest binge. For those of you in the audience who have abandoned Maine in favor of more salubrious climes, this is a good winter to celebrate the choice.
...the tank is filled with hundred-proof, you're all tuned up and gassed.
(Extra credit for recognizing the song, no googling allowed...)
Cars now scraped clear of ice, filled up, and driven a bit including Interstate, to warm up and charge up. Part of life in the Frozen North, we hate to let the gas tanks get below half full -- a full tank cuts down on condensed moisture in the fuel lines, I.E. ice, and you never know when you might need that extra gallon or three to make it through a storm alive.
And, contrary to apparent common opinion, it doesn't cost more to keep your tank full. Sorta like you don't use more toothpaste if you keep an extra tube in the cupboard.
Cars now scraped clear of ice, filled up, and driven a bit including Interstate, to warm up and charge up. Part of life in the Frozen North, we hate to let the gas tanks get below half full -- a full tank cuts down on condensed moisture in the fuel lines, I.E. ice, and you never know when you might need that extra gallon or three to make it through a storm alive.
And, contrary to apparent common opinion, it doesn't cost more to keep your tank full. Sorta like you don't use more toothpaste if you keep an extra tube in the cupboard.