Subj : Winter anyone?
To   : Rob Mccart
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Dec 02 2025 19:36:00

Hello Rob!

** On Tuesday 02.12.25 - 07:37, you wrote to me:

 RM> Enjoying our early foray into winter?
 RM> I imagine your weather is pretty close to mine here..

Enjoying.. NOT! We got about 1' of snow.  I'll send you some  
pics.

Forturnately, my neighbour across the lake, came over with is  
Massey-Ferguson 65 (purchased for a bout $4000 a few years ago)  
...and runs like a charm.  Only one broad blade attached on the  
back 3-point mount hydraulic, but managed to clean a fair bit  
in about an hour.


 RM> Today when I went down to the bay to get water I was able to
 RM> walk on top of the ice and it didn't crack even on the way back
 RM> in carrying an extra 50 pounds of water pails.

I would NOT imagine the ice would be safe yet. Even my shallow  
lake has areas where the spring-fed water is still pooling near  
the surface.


 RM> Shopping day tomorrow and it's snowing and blowing at the moment
 RM> on top of the 12 inches or so of snow we got over the past few
 RM> days so I'm just hoping I can drive out. My first half mile out
 RM> of here is not being plowed yet, and there are a couple of pretty
 RM> good hills on it..

TODAY (Tuesday) was noticeably calmer, sunny and nice - here.   
You are probably more exposed to the wind-blasts of oncoming  
weather-fronts being right at the shores of the bay.  I'm much  
further inland, and a bit south of Algonquin Park.


 RM> I should have gotten 4WD..

No kidding.  I've been driving a 4WD since 1999 - (not the same  
vehicle, but a 4WD nevertheless).  I wouldn't have it any other  
way.  Generally, there is atleast 7" clearance and that has  
allowed me to "plow" through up to a foot of snow without  
issues.



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