Puppies Postponed

For the last few days it's been pretty warm here in Bethel, getting up into the high 30's. This would be a welcome break from the Hoth-like cold, but the increase in temperature during the day made it warm enough to rain. Then, at night, the rain froze. This has been going on for the past two days and nights, the result being a thick layer of smooth-as-glass-knock-you-on-your-keister ice covering all the roads and walkways. To begin with, not many roads other than the main highways are paved, so the layer of ice makes it terrible to drive on. Two nights ago, the cabs stopped running and I had to walk/slip all the way back to the house from the library. This morning, it was really bad ice so I took a little fieldtrip and bought a pair of ice-cleats called "Yak-tracks" which has to be the cutest name in pedal traction enhancement.

Also because of the ice, and general melty slushy ick that the city has become, the K300 has been pushed back to tomorrow with the hope that more snow will fall to give enough traction to drive on again.

There's a fiddle-dance tonight, so I'm going to get my groove (?) on there. I'll try to get pictures, too.