More Snow

First time for everything. Maybe a nice adventure up to Yellow Knife? Would be a great time for the entire family!

 

Alaska??? What would I even wear!?!? Haha. I looked that up and it’s a 2 day drive from little ol’ Nashville Tennessee! That’s not fun for anybody’s family. Haha. The good lord has blessed me with all the benefits of being tall. 6’7 to be exact. Unfortunately one of the consequences of my ambitious heights is not being able to fit comfortably in things like sports cars, airplanes or rides at the fair.

just last night I was looking at a globe with my daughter and showing her exactly how big the world is, specifically when compared to our humble, insignificant travels around this southeastern corner of North America. One person can’t possibly expect to experience it all! So I’ll be content digging around down here amongst my people with the occasional beach vacation to L.A. (also known as Lower Alabama in these parts)

 

I think we fell a little bit short of the 200 inches of snow. This is what I was greeted to when I got out of work.

 

Haha, well it’s definitely between 1-200”

 

Cole Transportation Museum
Artifact Highlight. International T-40 Crawler Snow Plow

We are continuing to share some of our favorite snowplows this winter, and today’s spotlight features a true Maine workhorse.

In March 1940, the town of New Gloucester voted to purchase an International T-40 Crawler Tractor equipped with a Sargent Snowplow built by Union Iron Works in Portland. At the time, Union Iron Works proudly promoted itself as the largest producer of snow removal equipment in the world, and machines like this one showcased why.

Designed for heavy winter conditions, the T-40 carried a powerful “V” plow with extendable wings that could clear a path seventeen and a half feet wide. Standing ten feet tall, it was an imposing presence on rural roads, built to keep communities moving even in the harshest storms.

This snowplow served faithfully for decades and saw its last winter of service during the blizzard of 1968, a fitting finale for a machine built to take on Maine’s toughest weather.

Another remarkable example of the equipment that kept our state connected through long winters and deep drifts.

 

No snow here.

 

That’s what I’m talking about!!! No snow where I am but it a high of 30!!! Almost too cold to drink beer! ALMOST

 

It’s supposed to warm up here

 

Here's how we build a snowman here in Phoenix on an 80 degree day!