Snow at 3PM

 As promised by the forecast, the snow arrived at 3 this afternoon.  We had finished siding the east side of the garage which we didn't get working on until 11AM as it was just too cold, 18 degrees at 6 this morning and it didn't warm up much during the day. OCEC, the electric company, was here to hook up and pressure test the propane fireplace and on-demand hot water tank.  They managed a few things but because the hot water tank wasn't hooked up to water, and the innards of the fireplace hadn't been fully installed, they couldn't do the pressure test. So that will happen next spring, along with finishing siding.

In our toasty winter garb, we busied ourselves tidying up the place, collecting things we'll take back with us, and preparing for our departure.  Earlier this morning I sorted the recyclables and collected all the trash, then made a run to the transfer station.  While Bill installed the last two vents in anticipation of the mechanical and insolation inspection tomorrow, I went into the crawlspace (the warmest area of the house, as it turns out) and put foam-board on the 8 window wells.  Once Bill blows out the waterlines, both at the house and to the RV and loads up the utility trailer, we'll be ready to hook up and go, maybe tomorrow afternoon if our inspector shows up in the morning.

With news from sis that Hiway 20 closed at 6PM this evening, it looks like Hiway 2 will be our evacuation route.

Siding done until next spring

Pink foam board nicely in place in the toasty crawl space