Sunday, March 04, 2018
Wintersmith 2
In the last few years I've been leaving the ladder and roofrake out all winter, which makes the task of raking a lot easier ... and thus easier to DECIDE to do. Previously I had brought the ladder out and assembled the rake for each raking session, which basically doubled the time and effort and caused me to skip some needed rakings.
I'm guessing that this winter is mostly over. Total snow is just about mean, 46", blowing my earlier guess of 40".
Might be a few more inches, but warmth seems to be moving in at last, so the snow will melt quickly. I won't need to worry about raking the roof. So it's time to bring in the ladder and rake, partly as a confidence-building gesture for myself. The rake was iced up and hard to disassemble, but hand-warmth loosened the little stud things. The ladder is still FIRMLY locked in ice, even after several days above freezing.
I tried to dislodge it but couldn't. Ice is STRONG. The good part: At least I don't need to worry about thieves! Winter provides its own anti-theft lock.
Labels: Heimatkunde
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