[AT] Pretty snowy, for southwestern Ohio

[Gene Dotson]

    Snow looks worse here in western, Ohio. Yesterday I used the little Case 
222 and snowblower to clear out everything so I could get around. Looked 
forward to meeting Randy Wilcox in Columbus and attending the Power Show. 
Got up this morning to see drifts everywhere from more snow overnight and 30 
MPH winds. Thought maybe I could get out the drive with the Jeep, but only 
managed to get it stuck halfway down the drive. Looks loke more cold riding 
to open everything up so I can get around again. Think I will start with the 
bulldozer to push back the drifts and then maybe the skid loader to finish 
the job.

                    Gene



> The snow here looks better this morning... Son Scott brought a big 4
> wheel drive backhoe with him when he came home last night and cleared
> his drive, his father-in-law's (lives a mile south of us) drive and my
> whole drive and barn lot.
> I forget what kind of hoe it was but I think that one was probably the
> Deere since that is the one he likes best. It did have a tight cab and
> a good heater. He said he spent most of Wednesday in it moving snow at
> his current job site just so they could keep working.
> The company does a lot of commercial trenching, underground boring and
> pipe bursting. Scott's crew spends most of their time installing main
> "backbones" in subdivisions under contract with Indianapolis Power and
> Light. Surprisingly they are still quite busy. They spent a lot of
> time in 2008 at the new terminal site at Indianapolis International
> Airport.
> It seems a little strange during these times that are tough for a lot
> of people that one of their biggest problems is finding workers that,
> one, will show up for work, and two, can pass a drug test...
>
>
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