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Old 03-19-2020, 06:32 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay View Post
Staying in an uninsulated cottage with no running water to boot isn't my idea of a good time. Unless April is unusually warm, May 1 is soon enough to start enjoying the season.
One season, the ice hadn't (yet) gone out, but the quiet of an early season encouraged me to finish my IRS obligations in early April. Water and woodstove were ready, but it didn't occur to me that "unquiet" sleds would still be out there.

Downhill, and fully loaded with provisions, my vehicle plowed the snow out of the way. Even after nearly two weeks of snow-melt, "D-Day" (April 14th) happened, and Florida tires couldn't get traction to reach the top of the driveway.

Lesson learned...
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