We still have power! We actually didn't get that much new snow, but it's all in incredibly annoyingly-placed drifts.
I had to dig through a drift to get into the barn, navigate around weird drifts to get from the barn to the goat pen, dig through a drift to open the gate to the goat pen, dig through a HUGE drift to find their grain trough, dig through a drift to open the chicken area gate, and dig through yet another drift to get into the chicken coop. Overall, not too bad though!
And only one pipe frozen in the house! Trying to thaw that now and will insulate better later today (we did a bunch of work on the plumbing over the summer and this was the first real test of it...which it failed haha)
School buses are already cancelled for tomorrow, but school is not cancelled (they NEVER cancel school here, it's bizarre)...
Anyway... if the roads look like that tomorrow morning, I am definitely not driving my kids to school! There won't be enough teachers who can make it to school anyway... I really don't understand why they don't have snow days ever here. One of the weirdest parts of living on the prairies.
We still have power! We actually didn't get that much new snow, but it's all in incredibly annoyingly-placed drifts.
I had to dig through a drift to get into the barn, navigate around weird drifts to get from the barn to the goat pen, dig through a drift to open the gate to the goat pen, dig through a HUGE drift to find their grain trough, dig through a drift to open the chicken area gate, and dig through yet another drift to get into the chicken coop. Overall, not too bad though!
Oh yeah it's a blizzard. Almost every road in the entire southern half of Saskatchewan (larger than most European countries, as we learned from a post earlier!) is blue for "travel not recommended" or red for "closed".
And there are some true superheroes out there working right now: snowplow drivers, utility workers, tow truck drivers, emergency workers... lots of helpers!
School buses are already cancelled for tomorrow, but school is not cancelled (they NEVER cancel school here, it's bizarre)...
Anyway... if the roads look like that tomorrow morning, I am definitely not driving my kids to school! There won't be enough teachers who can make it to school anyway... I really don't understand why they don't have snow days ever here. One of the weirdest parts of living on the prairies.
Hooray for bus drivers!! Superheroes!
Not a blizzard yet, but I am so grateful I didn't have to drive anywhere.
Oh yeah it's a blizzard. Almost every road in the entire southern half of Saskatchewan (larger than most European countries, as we learned from a post earlier!) is blue for "travel not recommended" or red for "closed".
And there are some true superheroes out there working right now: snowplow drivers, utility workers, tow truck drivers, emergency workers... lots of helpers!
Tow truck drivers in Saskatchewan are superheroes!
(Everything is fine now! Everyone is ok, and tow truck drivers are awesome.)
Blue is "travel not recommended" which is pretty much everything around Regina now. I really really hope the schoolbuses are running this afternoon... School bus drivers in Saskatchewan (and everywhere), also superheroes!
Hooray for bus drivers!! Superheroes!
Not a blizzard yet, but I am so grateful I didn't have to drive anywhere.
This is blowing my mind
https://mapfight.xyz/map/saskatchewan/
Saskatchewan is bigger than every European country?!
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WOW lacto-pickled asparagus on a grilled cheese sandwich is AMAZING. Just had to broadcast this information.
The very fluffy dogs are very happy about more snow. The goats are very happy to have a barn to snuggle in and will avoid the snow, thank you very much. (The chickens won't even consider coming out of the coop. Fair.)
Tow truck drivers in Saskatchewan are superheroes!
(Everything is fine now! Everyone is ok, and tow truck drivers are awesome.)
Blue is "travel not recommended" which is pretty much everything around Regina now. I really really hope the schoolbuses are running this afternoon... School bus drivers in Saskatchewan (and everywhere), also superheroes!
The blizzard is going to start with a few hours of "freezing rain mixed with snow." It just keeps getting better and better! Going to try to get a lot done outside before it gets terrible... (edited to add a screenshot of the gross mess that's coming)
The very fluffy dogs are very happy about more snow. The goats are very happy to have a barn to snuggle in and will avoid the snow, thank you very much. (The chickens won't even consider coming out of the coop. Fair.)
This dog has a barn full of warm piles of snuggly goats and 2 insulated dog houses to choose from, and where does he sleep? On top of the pile of hay for the goats to eat.
Prof. Sam Lawler