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A Snowy MorningEverything has turned shades of gray over white. The snow is intensifying and there are swirls of wind sifting snow off the roof of the house. Fred was out early and took some pictures as he began his first round of clearing the snow from our driveway and Henretta's. Jamie is at home so he'll take care of his later with "The Peach" - the Jeep he constructed from two wrecks and put a plow on.
The photo of our little shed where Fred keeps the snow blower was taken very early this morning, as was the one looking down West Shore Road. Later, while he was plowing, the snow began coming down more heavily with big, fluffy flakes and he took the one of Henretta's house and the trees below. Yep, those are real snowflakes - not super-imposed over the photo.
I had a note from Steve Allen this morning.
Jane,
Re your recent posts on cell towers... Cell tower reception is generally "line of sight", as well as fairly low power, meaning if you can't see it or your not somewhat nearby you won't get a signal. Unfortunately for folks that use cell phones the tower on the east side of Joe's Pond was never built - until we all have satellite phones (don't hold your breath waiting!) cell phone reception will still be spotty at best. Many times fo
lks that would benefit from a cell tower still suffer from a classic case of NIMBY. A good example would be the ubiquitous power or phone pole - a blight on the landscape to be sure, but they are so necessary and have been around foe so long we scarcely notice them.
lks that would benefit from a cell tower still suffer from a classic case of NIMBY. A good example would be the ubiquitous power or phone pole - a blight on the landscape to be sure, but they are so necessary and have been around foe so long we scarcely notice them.Happy Holidays!
Steve
This is what we'd suspected, but then someone told us the tower would cover a 70 mile radius no matter about hills, etc. Steve's explanation goes along with what we've always thought. So I guess it'll take one or more much placed closer to us than the Bothfeld's. But it's a start!
There seems to be another lull in the storm right now. There is still snow falling, but it's very fine. The thermometer outside my window reads 12 degrees. So far we haven't had a lot of wind, but that could still be on the agenda. Not much is stirring. The Town of Cabot has been keeping the road plowed out - I heard them at least once during the night and saw the truck again about 9 this morning. I have my scanner going, but not much activity. One of the problems the road crews are having is that people are plowing their driveways across the highway - or in some cases, into the highway. The road crews have to then take time to wing that extra snow out of the highway. It's against the law to plow across a highway, but folks everywhere do it.
Road crews seem to be bracing for the rest of the storm - some are heading home to take a break and will be back on the job tonight; the scanner crackles with the chatter of those still out on the highways. I'm always impressed with the dedication of those men and women who are on the job day and night to keep our highways safe.
This is what we'd suspected, but then someone told us the tower would cover a 70 mile radius no matter about hills, etc. Steve's explanation goes along with what we've always thought. So I guess it'll take one or more much placed closer to us than the Bothfeld's. But it's a start!
There seems to be another lull in the storm right now. There is still snow falling, but it's very fine. The thermometer outside my window reads 12 degrees. So far we haven't had a lot of wind, but that could still be on the agenda. Not much is stirring. The Town of Cabot has been keeping the road plowed out - I heard them at least once during the night and saw the truck again about 9 this morning. I have my scanner going, but not much activity. One of the problems the road crews are having is that people are plowing their driveways across the highway - or in some cases, into the highway. The road crews have to then take time to wing that extra snow out of the highway. It's against the law to plow across a highway, but folks everywhere do it.
Road crews seem to be bracing for the rest of the storm - some are heading home to take a break and will be back on the job tonight; the scanner crackles with the chatter of those still out on the highways. I'm always impressed with the dedication of those men and women who are on the job day and night to keep our highways safe.
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