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Survival In A Snow Storm

2/11/2019

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Snow, and lots of it.

It’s been snowing for most of the last two days. They say it’s been twenty years, to the day, since it has snowed so much.
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Looking out the hatch. Now that's a lot of snow!
The storm had come in hard, and we lost dock power the first night. Luckily it was only out for a day, and our diesel heater kept us warm. When power was restored we used our two little electric heaters as well. It’s very effective and keeps the diesel heater from cycling too often, saving us fuel.

We took advantage of a break in the winds this afternoon to clear about seven inches of powder off the deck. The scuppers were ice clogged, as were the cockpit drains. A copious amount of sea water was applied to everything, a mariners approach to salting the walkway.
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15 F Wind Chill. "Honey, may I PLEASE have my gloves back?"
Now it’s 4 pm and 28 F. Blowing snow is quickly erasing all signs of our efforts. It seems that, after all, resistance is futile.

In an effort to do everything possible to survive this snow storm, Sarah put a loaf of homemade cinnamon bread in the oven, and, while that was baking, served us the last of her delicious naan and tzatziki that she made last night. A bit later we’ll scoop up some of the snow into glasses and pour chocolate sauce over it for some Canadian style ice-cream. It'll go great with warm cinnamon bread.

We really suffer at times like these. The great news is I’ve discovered the vodka slushy.
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Problem: The olives froze solid.
It may be true that our house rocks a bit during bad weather, but trust me, we sure have fun while it does.
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alyson scott
2/14/2019 08:41:50 am

Awesome share. I enjoyed all of the comments. I send hugs and kisses to both of you on this Valentine Day ! XO XO.

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