2. How much does gas cost where you live?
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08 October 2016
15 December 2013
Snowy Weekend, Part 3
We got about 16" of snow over the last 40 hours, although it's already compacted down to only a foot or so. Our circle drive and the adjoining streets haven't yet been plowed, so only the 4x4 vehicles are moving right now. We're going to clean off both our sedans and run the snowblower through the parking spots again this morning.
That should be it for this particular storm, give or take a flurry or two. AccuHunch is calling for clearing skies - and the accompanying falling temps - later today. It's 17 now but should be in single digits, so they insist, by early afternoon. Meh, whatever.
We have a bit more shopping for groceries and supplies, today, but should then be done with that for awhile.
I've driving Younger Daughter back to her job this a.m., and my bride is preparing to serve breakfast.
Coffee's on, so stop on by, hear?
19 October 2013
Saturday, So Far
It's been a busy day, so far. A story, mostly in pictures:
After lunch I put new weatherstripping on the bottom edge of the garage door. Not a major task by any means, but something that needed doing before any more rain makes its way inside.
Older Daughter is in the kitchen mulling a large pot of cider, and Mrs. Paul is prepping something wonderful for dinner.
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| The local model airplane store, where I was transfixed by this six-foot-long B-25 Mitchell bomber. |
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| The full-size versions of these can be found at Lake Hood. |
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| Nice little Piper floatplane |
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| F-86 Sabrejet, upside down for some reason |
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| A very large mural in the mall hallway, showing Denali (tourists refer to it as Mt. McKinley, for some reason) |
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| And ending with lunch at our favorite Irish pub (O'Brady's) |
After lunch I put new weatherstripping on the bottom edge of the garage door. Not a major task by any means, but something that needed doing before any more rain makes its way inside.
Older Daughter is in the kitchen mulling a large pot of cider, and Mrs. Paul is prepping something wonderful for dinner.
28 July 2013
Road Trip
We decided to go for a drive this morning, despite the grey overcast.
The clouds were low and gloomy here, but this state can generate more isolated pockets of completely different weather than anywhere else I've been. As the photo above shows, the overcast was much higher by the time we'd traveled as far as Palmer, some 30 miles north of Anchorage.
Within another 10 miles we had to break out the sunglasses, just in time to turn west on Fishhook Road.
We've driven past that turnoff (along the road to Hatcher Pass, for any of you who've been this way) any number of times, but never checked it out. Turns out it's paved (darn it), lots of twists and turns (yay), and a speed limit of 45 which seemed 5 or 10 mph too fast. Granted, we were in a small SUV rather than a sedan.
The road's much more civilized, and much flatter, than I had hoped. Next weekend, I'm definitely getting off-asphalt. All this civilization is getting harder to tolerate for an old country boy.
Don't seem right if'n I cain't take and get m' tahrs on some gravel, dang it! [/Missouri Ozarks drawl]
Oh, and Fishhook Road? It's technically Willow-Fishhook Road from the east end, and Wasilla-Fishhook Road from the west end. With Wasilla and Palmer forming the two ends of the base of a lline, the small community of Fishhook is the apex of a shallow triangle. I'm sure it was a stand-alone community at one time, perhaps even just a few years ago ... but now it's the northeast corner of the residential/small-business growth spreading that direction from Wasilla.
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| Looking southeast from Palmer, AK |
The clouds were low and gloomy here, but this state can generate more isolated pockets of completely different weather than anywhere else I've been. As the photo above shows, the overcast was much higher by the time we'd traveled as far as Palmer, some 30 miles north of Anchorage.
Within another 10 miles we had to break out the sunglasses, just in time to turn west on Fishhook Road.
We've driven past that turnoff (along the road to Hatcher Pass, for any of you who've been this way) any number of times, but never checked it out. Turns out it's paved (darn it), lots of twists and turns (yay), and a speed limit of 45 which seemed 5 or 10 mph too fast. Granted, we were in a small SUV rather than a sedan.
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| The view looking west along Fishhook Road, in early winter with Pioneer Peak on the horizon. |
The road's much more civilized, and much flatter, than I had hoped. Next weekend, I'm definitely getting off-asphalt. All this civilization is getting harder to tolerate for an old country boy.
Don't seem right if'n I cain't take and get m' tahrs on some gravel, dang it! [/Missouri Ozarks drawl]
Oh, and Fishhook Road? It's technically Willow-Fishhook Road from the east end, and Wasilla-Fishhook Road from the west end. With Wasilla and Palmer forming the two ends of the base of a lline, the small community of Fishhook is the apex of a shallow triangle. I'm sure it was a stand-alone community at one time, perhaps even just a few years ago ... but now it's the northeast corner of the residential/small-business growth spreading that direction from Wasilla.
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