Posted by billonthefarm on February 03, 2011 at 19:10:07 from (97.64.182.189):
While eating my breakfast last sunday morning I caught the weather forecast. A blizzard with snow in excess of one foot. Thats bad, real bad. Immediately we started preparing as forecast said it would hit tuesday AM. We were ready when the storm set in at high noon tuesday. We were eating dinner in town and nick looked outside and told us it was begining.
Nick snapped this pic as I fed the feedlot calves about 4 pm tuesday. We had 7 inches of snow at this point. We had on purpose waited as long as possible to do chores.
I walked out the door at 6:45am wednesday and this is what I found. We had 18 inhes of snow and a night of high winds had left most of the township snowbound.
With the loader tractor and snowblower I began to push and blow my way out of the farmstead and onto the county road so we could get around to the other side of the farms stead and at least get the calves fed. Havent seen this much snow on this road since 1979.
I got things opened up so nick could make it to the farm and we got the calves here at home fed. We ate dinner here at the house and watched and waited for the snow plows to open the roads. I finally couldnt take it anymore. About 1:45 we loaded the mixer and headed out.
I knew our normal route was closed but I figured we could find or make our own path. Away we went with the nick leading the way with the loader tractor and me in close pursuit with the mixer. We took the long way around and went up to IL state rt 116 for a little ways but we got to the Higgs farm. Biggest problem we had was I dove out into this snowdrift not knowing how deep it was, well, I got out.
Nick was nice enought to make it alot easier for me to get back out of the field. We have two snowblowers and I dont know what we would have done without them this week.
This is the Trivoi township highway commishioner, also my dad, preparing to open the last unpassable road in the township, yes, the road past my house. Just aint right is it!
Recoginze this guy kruser?? Give you a hint, he likes to drive big red trucks and oliver 80s. Travis and my dad opened 34 miles of rural roads with that grader and truck and almost got in the shed before dark and it doesnt look like any of it was easy going.
This is the biggest snow we have had in many years. We ran both snowblowers all afternoon and have along ways to go yet. Snow everywhere and its deep. Peoria county got thier last road out here open this afternoon. There are still many roads that are one lane in places Looks like most people are dug out enought to function now. Tomorrow I hope we can get the rest of the snow moved around the buildings and lots. Still need to go help a couple neighbors with some snow removal. Maybe we can get things caught up enough to take time to watch a football game on sunday!
Almost forgot, wrigley says hey! He has been with us every step of the way and it totaly wore out! Sleeping on the floor currently. bill
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