December 8 - 6:00 p.m. and it started to snow. The first snow of the season. I sat by the window watching the soft flakes drift down over the layout. It was BEAUTIFUL! I decided to run my K-27 with the big snow plow around the outer loop. Too dark to take any photos. Maybe tomorrow morning.
December 9 - Woke up to a big beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering the layout. What a fantastic sight! Every tree and shrub covered by a beautiful mantle; couldn’t find the K-27 anywhere … I know it’s under one of those lumps. I shoveled snow for the first time in years and loved it. I did both the driveway and sidewalks. Later a snow plow came through and covered the sidewalk with compacted snow from the street so I shoveled it again.
December 12 - The sun has melted all the lovely snow. Found the K-27, but now there is no snow for the photos. Oh well, I’m sure we will get some more before the lovely winter is over.
December 14 - It snowed 8 inches last night and the temperature dropped to 20 below zero. Shoveled the driveway and sidewalks again and then the snow plow came by and did its trick again. Remembered where I parked the K-27 but now it is frozen to the rails. No photos today.
December 15 - Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer so I can drive in the snow. Still can’t get the K-27 to move.
December 16- Fell on my butt on the ice trying to pry the K-27 from the rails. All that was hurt my feelings.
December 17 - Still cold (below zero in the a.m.) and icy roads make for very tough driving. Tried to thaw the K-27 from the rails with a blowtorch but only succeeded in melting a few ties.
December 20 - Had another 14 inches of the white stuff last night. More shoveling in store for me today. The darn snow plow came by twice.
December 22 - We are assured of a White Christmas because 13 more inches of that stuff fell today and with this freezing weather, it won’t melt till August. Got all dressed up to go out and shovel the snow (boots, jumpsuit, heavy jacket, scarf, earmuffs, gloves, etc). and then had to go to the bathroom.
December 23 – Decided to give up on trying to get the K-27 unstuck until spring. I can’t even get to it due to the drifts.
December 24 - If I ever catch the guy that drives that snow plow, I’ll drag him through the snow by his ear! I think he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then comes down the street at 100 miles an hour throwing that white stuff all over what used to be my lawn.
December 25 - MERRY CHRISTMAS! They predict 20 more inches of this white stuff, wonder if they know just how many shovels full of snow 20 inches is? At least Santa doesn’t have to shovel that stuff. The snow plow driver came by and asked for a donation. I rapped him upside his head with the snow shovel.
December 26 - Guess who got 28+ more inches last night? I must be going snow blind or getting cabin fever because an indoor On30 layout is starting to seem real good to me!
December 27 - Toilet froze. If you go outside, don’t eat the brown snow!
December 29 - 10 more inches. They say I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That’s the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb do they think I am?
December 30 - Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver; he is now suing me for a million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for trying to skewer him with the broken snow shovel. The wife went home to her mother. 9 more inches predicted.
December 31 - I set fire to what’s left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 26 – I feel so good now. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
