It was only two weeks ago that the idea of 2 to 4 inches of snow was unheard of. Now it's almost nothing because even more is coming. It just doesn't end! Today we got maybe two inches but tomorrow is a snow/slush/rain insanity that will probably all turn to ice overnight. I may never get to step back into work again.
But this blog is about the houseboat!! It is very humbling to have as many people reach out to me just to make sure I'm ok, to offer their homes as a refuge should it not be livable here. Thank you to all of you who have reached out, and I'm not ruling anything out yet!
I've been toasty warm with my electric blanket and my space heater. It's not exactly *warm* in my living room but it's not freezing either. The blanket does the trick, I highly recommend. Also layers, lots of layers.
I dug out the car today, I should have gotten a pic of the snow but I was more focused on how cold my hands were even with gloves so I didn't. I did get pictures of the dog and my neighbors when today's storm hit. My neighbors have a mostly flat topped boat so they have to be really good about removing snow. It's no as bad as some but it still matters, you don't want instabilities when you're floating.
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| Facing West from the back of my boat, look at the snow! |
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| Neighbors cleaning off the roof of their boat |
I didn't feel the need to clean off my own roof. Here is a pic those same neighbors took of my roof the day before, it is really pretty with it's blanket! I am not worried about removing the snow on mine because my roof is a bit concave and is braced by a whole lot of wood beams. I also don't have any plants up there, in future years I may be more proactive but for now it's fine.
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| Unblemished snow on my roof |
They also got a great pic of Seb's footprints before he noped he hell off the deck
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| It's cold on a puppy's feet! |
Tonight he stayed out a bit longer and seems to be getting used to it a bit
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| Making sure *everyone* knows that a Dachshund lives here |
I got a pic of his footprints later
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| Less nope but still didn't stay |
The only real complaint I have is that because I'm still on my internal water I have no real idea of what that actually means in term of water availability. A smarter past me would have turned off the outside water on a day where it didn't matter and see what I could do shower and laundry wise with just internal water. Past me was not that smart however so I'm pretty much just guessing. And before anyone says 'well just go look' there is one way to get into the hull and it's not easy or comfortable. I'm ok for now, i'm doing the fast turn the shower on and off thing, which is not very comfortable when it's not very warm, but since I'm not actually going into work I"m ok.
Neighbors and I share the water spigot and we fount out that we own the hoses and our splitter connection, something none of us knew as it was there when we bought the boats. There will be new hoses and connections very soon, preferably something that doesn't freeze as easily and something that I could disconnect without help.
We're planning on being snowed in from tomorrow (Monday) afternoon till honestly Wednesday due to ice and roads and things. This hasn't been my favorite thing to do ever but I've lived through worse. I'm warm and I have lots of food. Internet has been stable and the power hasn't even flickered. And if I can't get to the store tomorrow I still have food, I'm a long way from starving.
