Luckily the power came back on same day. Was a few hours but it must have been some run of the mill tree limb problems.
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Marcus you could do the same as the USPS, just shut down!
Oops you might get fired.
10 days and counting with NO mail delivery. Neighbors who need pills and pay bills went to the local post office, stood inline for over 1 hr. Post office person could not find their mail and advised that there is no one sorting the mail and there is huge stacks in back.
Also that there are no drivers due to Covid?
Thank you Mr Biden!
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A German friend of mine sent this to me the other day. It’s a 1935 Studebaker woodgas equipped. Studebakers were built in Southbend, Indiana just 35 miles north of where we meet in Argos. He found this on a Gengas group on Facebook. The car is in Sweden.
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What I would give for a trip to Sweden and Germany to take measurements of the various gasifiers there.
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Very interesting walk with the dog just before dark 04:15. Earlier today we saw a nice big coyote in the back field. So we decided to track it in the fresh snow. Made to the river and Dana spotted two coyotes on the trail about 100’ from us. One was looking at some geese over the bank on shore. I commanded Marley to heel. The coyotes went up the hill just out of sight. There were about a dozen geese on shore by the water so we commanded Marley to flush. She did. We did the big loop and back up at the orchard. We could hear the coyotes yepping. There by the big wood pile they were three coyotes. Marley at our side we walk by at about 30’ from them. They were just making there hunting rounds. After dark they will be checking out the chickens in the coop.
Bob
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Shoot Bob, that’s archery range! Still a bucket list item to take a yodel dawg with my bow, but they tend to jump at the sound of the string faster then a deer or elk. And hard to get the bow drawn, they have very keen eye sight when they are already on alert
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Yup they knew where we were the whole time on our 2 mile loop walk. They seem to know I will not harm the them. I have been in the orchard and have had them walk right out in front of me with Marley at my side. Surprised me that was for sure.
Bob
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Here in WV, we kill them on site. They were brought in to control the deer population(insurance companies), but have devastated the deer, and grouse. We have some guys here that hunt them with dogs, they have killed over 75 just in my area.
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Sorry for the crummy situation, Michael. My wife has been delivering Decatur, Indiana 46733 rural USPS, not missing a single day because of co-viro-saurus or weather. She has worked extra days to fill in for those who were sick. The employees deliver everything that makes it to the office the day it arrives, unless extremely late, then it goes out next day. The route drivers help each other making sure that happens and we all get our junk-mail and packages.
Sounds like you have a local management / culture problem. 
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I had packages I ordered black Friday that arrived yesterday, packages I order on Amazon six weeks ago arrived yesterday as well. Heaven forbid there is a little snow and this side of the state shuts down like it’s the apocalypse
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The good thing about living in a snow belt is things hardly skip a beat. We have had 4 inches since I got up this morning. As soon as the flakes fall the country trucks are running the roads day and night. It never gets a chance to build up. We will either get another couple inches or maybe 18 or more according to the amazing weather reporters. Either way the roads will be clear. FYI. Amazing weather reporters. Sarcasm.
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All it takes is cross the cascade crest here and snow is normal. I have family out of Spokane a ways in 14" of snow sub zero temps, just sent me pictures yesterday of plowing through snow in his Honda Accord daily driver. But on our side of the hill? The mail truck with chains can’t make it off the main highway with a half inch of snow 
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Well fellows there is bending to the winds; hunkering down, enduring; and digging-in and grunt pushing through.
Lowlands snows.
Yes Marcus most here westside, wetside “hope” for no snow. Snow?? I go drive up to snow! They think.
Well, Ha! Ha! Most high latitudes folk know they will have to endure snows every single year.
So I, we, here in the hot of August/September before the event demand search out and buy a second set of STEEL winter wheels; special-order in a set of 10-20 mm NAROWWER, and ONE profile sized UP true winter studded snow tires.
Get the ground pressure up. Get another inch (~13 mm) of snow berm clearances.
Note J.O. with his 2wd pick up, car and tractor. Tires. Tires. Tires with chains. And driver experienced.
My local postmaster keeps one old heavy Ford Explorer for squashing down through the snow berms to do as many roadside deliveries as possible.
Lowland snows here and you don’t absolutely need 4x4, or AWD. DO need all four wheels with studded true winter tires. Absolutely engine/transmission smooth take off performance.
A snow shovels. For digging out high centered, and entry/exit berms.
AND a tow strap. You say for others. Ha! For you.
But just like a small home electrical generator . . . only a few will not use “hope” and prays; but use, “If it is to be; it is up to me!”.
I bought six little gasoline generators for different close family. Ha! Every single one got used by three years. Then Two even upgraded from the $200. units I’d gifted and ungraded to $1000. Honda/Yamaha Inverter fuel sipper units.
Floods? Don’t be there. Or seriously build-up, island yourself. Or sell out; walk away; move away. Dikes, berms fail.
Tsunami’s - same, same.
Tornadoes? Have pre-done dig-in (WanyneK); or a pre-made interior shelter. Expect to some year having to do a lot of pick-up clean-up rebuilding.
Torrential rains? Watch your drainages on lesser rains, previously. Improve. Improve. Maybe move up. For gosh-sake do not be the lowest around, or in a drain out pathway. Fighting an impossibly.
You either, Sheeple bleat. Or coyote howl. Your choice.
To do nothing ahead but hope and pray . . . well that is a choice too, ain’t it.
Steve Unruh
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YEA! USPS delivered on the 11th day. One of my neighbors actually called the Seattle investigative reporter to check into this.
We also found out that USPS did not deliver to anyone in the 98042 zone during this snow event.
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At least 75 per cent of the vehicles on the road around here are 4 WD pickups or AWD , can’t tell one from the other, SUV’s. Smart folks adapt to their surroundings. One wheel drive is not an option, I don’t care if you have gorilla glue tires.
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I have not see snowing like this in East Wenatchee. Started last night by 10:00 pm had a inch. Now at 08:00 am way over a foot and it is so light it is drifting with bearing a breath of air. It is 25 °f . Dana and I have a lot of shoveling to do day.
Yup no mail service snow day for this area. In Cashmere just west of us 10 miles away they received over 2’ of snow.
Bob
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We got 10 inches last night. Wind chill minus 6F My drive is a half mile long. Takes six passes with the snowblower. Took and hour and a half. I have three plows sitting outside. I’d rather snowblow. I only say all this because I still prefer that to 90 degrees, 90 per cent humidity and flying cockroaches. Oh yeah. Also snakes that can do you real damage if they take a notion. Snow and cold are easy.
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I would love for any of that snow to be around here right now.
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Do you have a snowblower Bob? 12+ inches is a lot to shovel.
We had 1+” yesterday and 1 1/2” of rain so far today. The creek is flooding so maybe get some salmon?
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