Clearing the Road

The neighbors have cleared the majority of the trees and limbs from the roads up here, but there are still some in the way.  It is a very tight fit up here getting the motor home out of this area for the first mile or so.  There are numerous pine trees that need to be trimmed and other branches that overlay the road and make it look like a tunnel.  Last year I took my tree trimmer tool and cleared a lot of the branches, so it wasn't as bad today to do some more work on the road.  There were 4-5 spots where I had to cut up some branches and throw them into the woods or they would have scratched the side of the motor home.  At least the road is clear now and getting out won't be a problem.

It has warmed up around here and the snow is melting very fast.  Lower levels are about clear while in the woods there is still some snow, but it is going fast.  That is fine with me and the higher temps at night are great also.

One of my neighbors had a large tree fall and it took out his electrical connection box on the side of the cabin.  The local power company restored power to his cabin, but would not repair or replace the box since it wasn't their responsibility.  He managed to get a local electrical company to come up and replace the box and some wires.  It set him back $1,000, but he didn't have much choice in the matter.  The power company came up this afternoon and hooked his meter back up again.  He was without power for 4 days and still stayed in his cabin.  Tough cookie.

Slowly but surely we are getting the motor home ready to hit the road.  Monday is the target date and I think we should be good to go by then.