Our autumn has been mild, overall, and I think I heard the mildest on record. We started yesterday with a wintry mix (slush) that turned to light, wet snow, then more overnight to officially get our first snowfall of the season. Below is what we had before I left for work this morning.
It continued with sideways, wet snow all morning with temperatures just above freezing and sustained winds 20 or more miles per hour, but by this afternoon it warmed up a few degrees and turned to a light rain. Temperatures are expected to remain several degrees above freezing while the wind dies down overnight, so I don't expect to see much snow, if any, left tomorrow. The foreseeable forecast has temperatures just above and below freezing, day and night, but I do see one day where we are not expected to get above freezing all day.
I'm not ready for this, but I never am.
I believe the same day of my last Street Reconstruction post we received a letter from the city that the contractor had completed their work. Yesterday morning as I left, though, there were two of them out front; they had come back to try and connect my cable back to the top of the pole so they could get their pole holding the wire over the street, back. From what I saw this afternoon, the newly-kinked coaxial cable is now pretty useless and would need to be replaced anyway, if we have a need for that again. I should have just cut it off the house when they knocked it loose.
We got another letter today with a bit of information on caring for the grass or native plants, depending what the homeowner chose, and saying any trees would not be planted until spring. Still no word on the unnecessary footbridge over the creek yet. A waste of money, and this last election day a city referendum to raise our property taxes over state limits passed, inexplicably (who are these people voting for this crap?!). We'll now have to pay a few hundred dollars more per year - with no end date - to see our money wasted on projects like that. Ugh.
Moving on, there's now a new sign at the top of the street showing a 20 mph speed limit, but not any no parking signs on our side of the street yet, so everyone is parking as they had before but now on a narrower street. I'd think with winter coming the signs would be a priority, and I expect to see them soon.
I'll continue with updates as they happen, but surely fewer and farther between now. All in all, this went smoother than expected and we're glad the worst is over.
4 comments:
As you say the worst is over but it's funny how local govts. always manage to gain more money and powers to do unpopular things.
Snow has gone here to be replaced by rain and strong winds...default weather.
I am continually bemused by the actions of local government. We have no money to get homeless people born in the UK off the streets (and there are hugely increasing numbers of these), but we have money for weapons, war, supporting 'refugees' who enter illegally, and useless vanity projects.
It's sadly comforting that it seems the same the world over...
- BW
If I were to don my tin foil hat I’d say it’s all part of a big plan. Then I look at the govt and opposition and realise they are all too stupid, narcissistic and greedy to make a coherent big plan.
How have we come to this?
Yes, similar issues for similar governments, surely, all determined by who shouts the loudest or has the most money.
Is the last comment yours, BW? There does seem to be a plan, project 2025. I've actually been too scared to research it fully.
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