Copper Harbor Lighthouse

Copper Harbor Lighthouse

Monday, March 25, 2013

Talk of the Town

Our friends and family always ask us about the snow and how we deal with it, so we try to keep you all informed. Even though we're living in an area that's used to getting LOTS of snow, it still gets talked about in the local newspaper and on the TV news when it starts getting this deep. Some of the locals didn't think we had enough snow last year for it to be considered a "real" winter, but they're telling us this year is a real doozy - more like the winters "used to be."

We've been seeing stories on the TV news about the snowbanks. The streets keep getting narrower and the intersections keep getting trickier. The snowbanks at most intersections are taller than the stop signs. You have to stop, look both ways, inch forward, stop, look both ways, inch forward, stop, look both ways, pray and step on it! One of the locals said we need periscopes on our vehicles.

Here's a photo of the intersection of 7th Street and Elm last week. The stop sign is circled in red.

That intersection benefits from being located near the city garage where the snow removal equipment is located and only 2 of the 4 corners have buildings sitting close to the street. Many of the intersections in Calumet are far worse than that one.

The SNOGO went past our house this morning. I didn't get a picture, but here's a shot from when he went by last month.

Remember, this is the machine that carves into the snowbanks to make the road wider for us. It blows the snow into a dump truck. Steve took a great shot of the front of a SNOGO when it was sitting nearby in January.

It's too bad we can't get a SNOGO into our backyard. Here's the latest MONEY SHOT!

Yes, Steve and Cocoa were hanging out on the roof today! They simply climbed the huge mound of snow next to the back door. Cocoa had so much fun up there that she ran up and down several times. Will she get up on the roof when Steve isn't outside with her? We certainly hope not!

I was at the kitchen sink a short time later and snapped this photo.

All that excitement on the roof led to a short break before they went down the street to check on the snow at my mom's place. A man and his dog - it's a beautiful thing.

All is well in the Keweenaw.

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