OT - The wonder of the snow!

[bantamlaker]

Trying to keep the birds happy

 

[meyers7]

Well, the money wasn't extravagant, about the same as I was making at the time, but all expenses were covered and there was really nowhere on ice to spend it. Some folks managed to draw down their earnings by consuming large amounts of alcohol, but I saved most of it.

For the bulk of my time there I worked with rock-solid folks that knew their jobs and were willing to work, made some great friends that I stay in touch with. I honestly enjoyed pretty much every bit of it.

I also made some important connections there that lead to other overseas contracts, some of which paid substantially more.
Those were in a much hotter and dustier environment, I didn't enjoy those as much.

I'd much more enjoy hot and dry.

To each his own I guess.

 

[Skeets]

Here in SW Montana about 4inches of snow this winter. More in the mountains, but not nearly enough. We need so much more for the health of our rivers, farm land and forests.

Take mine! Take mine!

 

[64Zcode]

Well, now I guess I can't complain about the snow being 6 inches higher than my snowblower. Thanks for taking that away from me! Jerk! 😉

Very cool story. Thank you for sharing it!

Wasn't my intention to disrespect your struggle, sorry!
However, just to firm up my status as jerk, I'll see your snowblower tale and raise ya to a whole 'nother level.

 

[64Zcode]

I know a couple of people who worked the EMS/Firefighter contract gig in Antarctica. They said they enjoyed it, but they didn't seem all that anxious to renew their contracts.

My guess is that most of those folks are pretty bored there. When I was doing those contracts most of the firefighters were doing a bucket-list type of thing while they waited to get hired full time for a large city.
Just my take on it, could be wrong.

The grizzled old fella that ran the maintenance shop said that the most important firefighting tool on station was the D9 CAT to push whatever might be burning away from catching anything else on fire.

 

[JRRRJ]

Here in Sacramento, in the Central Valley, we've had a lot of rain lately and it's been cold, seriously eating into my tennis time. The storms come in from over the Pacific and crash up against the Sierras, which start about 30 miles to our East. As they climb, they've dumped most of the rest of their moisture as snow above the 1,000 foot level. Interstate 80 has been closed a few times, there's been 15 feet of snow at Tahoe Donner and 6 feet at Lake Tahoe (about 100 miles from here). The hydrologists are happier than they've been the past few years, but there's been avalanches and people have died in them.

 

[Ozimoto]

My guess is that most of those folks are pretty bored there. When I was doing those contracts most of the firefighters were doing a bucket-list type of thing while they waited to get hired full time for a large city.
Just my take on it, could be wrong.

The grizzled old fella that ran the maintenance shop said that the most important firefighting tool on station was the D9 CAT to push whatever might be burning away from catching anything else on fire.

I think their biggest excitement was doing standbys when the C-130s flew in with supplies and out with personnel swaps from what they told me.

 

[CL82]

Hey guys - PLEASE POST PICTURES IF YOU CAN!!!

I live in San Diego (duh - hence my name) and have been gone from Connecticut for almost 40 years, but I do miss the serenity and insulated quiet of a huge snowstorm (especially from inside my house with a nice fire burning!!)

 

[Puppy Love]

One more photo…. There is a small Azalea that started the drift. Our living room is starting to feel like a cave.

 

[ConnMotors]

Almost 18” at my house in Waterbury.