As I said previously the propane generator broke Monday night when Lorne was changing the oil. He took the head off and Bruce (our generator mechanic) picked it up the day we left – he will return it fixed, hopefully very soon. The night we left (Tuesday) about a foot of snow fell so Natasha had a challenge ahead of her getting to and from work. Relying on the gas generator till Bruce returns to fix the generator, she only had one or two tanks of gas and would have to pick up more at the gas station and hopefully be able to get the car up the hill to transport the needed gas. Hauling it up the hill is a daunting task!
Needless to say, when she returned from work the power was down – ie off – so it didn’t get charged up enough. She had to get the generator running, restart the power to the house and charge up the batteries, even though she charged it for a good length of time, the house went down again. Meanwhile more snow fell making it even more difficult for her to get up and down. She had to walk up and down so she could get to work, that’s two km of steep walking, and slippery and cold. Putting the chains (real ones) on the car is difficult and time consuming at best. So, we are currently worrying about her, hoping she has managed to get safely up and down, get the needed gasoline for the generator, get the batteries charged up and above all she is safe and warm. We have no cell service on this road and were unable to reach her this morning from a land line. So much for Natasha enjoying some time in our home – nothing but work and inconvenience for her so far! Plus she (and we) have the worry of our house freezing with the power going down resulting in serious damage to the heating/plumbing system. Sorry about all this Natasha! The joys of having an off-the-grid house!
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