Snow day yesterday. I got a weather warning on the phone about the time I was ready to head out to the rec center. I bailed out and I'm glad I did. Even though it's just a short hop to the rec center, they weren't kidding about the snow and white-out conditions. I had to go uptown to the family doctor later. The roads were kind of hit or miss - some clear spots, some icy spots and some next to the open fields that were drifting. Nothing unusual for winter in northwest Indiana. Lots of pileups on the interstates in the morning according to the radio reports and I received a notice that the college would be operating virtually after 2:00.
Now that the old Allis is operational again, I'm pretty well set for the winter weather. It was warm on Tuesday, so I fired up the log splitter to add to the firewood pile. The propane supply is good for both the house and the shop. The pantry and the freezer are loaded up. However, it's not possible to foresee everything that could go wrong. We had a huge rainstorm last week. Lots of rain, 50 mph gusts and some lightning. Don't know exactly what happened but one of the garage door openers quit working after the storm went through. Still need to troubleshoot that one.
I was going to put the motor in the trials bike but decided it was a little too heavy for me to tackle on my own. I need to arrange a workday with the grandsons to tackle that, getting the hydraulic cylinder under the dump trailer and a few other items I need some extra muscle for. Plenty of other things to work on in the meantime.
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