Weekend Packing and Public Market

Look familiar?  We got more snow and there is yet more on the way.  Neil spent the weekend shoveling again and moving things around for the movers who show up for the last day (maybe?) on Monday. He moved many things into the garage from outside so that it dries out before the packers put it in the van.  Pamela was at the Juneau Public Market with her Creative Memories team and sold a number of items.  

The other big thing that we got done today was putting chains on the front axle of the fifth wheel trailer.  Sam came over with his air compressor, air jack, and air tools and we jacked up the axles, removed the tires, and installed the chains.  We then reversed the process and we now have the trailer chained up in case we need it in a couple of weeks.  It sure went a lot faster and easier with Sam's air tools.  The weekend before the ferry, if the weather and road conditions require it, Neil will put the pickup in the warm garage and chain up all four wheels of the truck.  It is hard to tell what the weather is going to be that far ahead.

Both of us are pretty tired of this moving stuff, but thankful for the help and that we have packers and movers taking care of of the heavy lifting.  Our job tomorrow is to make sure that they don't pack things that they are not supposed to, and that they get everything wrapped well before it goes into the container van.

In an earlier post, we mentioned that when we left Juneau in 1991 it snowed heavily and was followed by heavy rain.  Unfortunately, history may repeat itself as we have yet another winter storm warning tonight (Sunday) through Monday afternoon and then it is supposed to get warmer and rain heavily.  It will be a real mess if that happens, but we will deal with it as it comes.

We are looking forward to having everything moved out and not living with boxes.  We will be sleeping in the Fifth Wheel trailer parked behind the house, and using the bathroom and laundry in the house.  We think that we can even move the cable TV box into the trailer and have it for the two weeks we will be staying in it.  It will be warm and cozy and we will have all the comforts of home--plus our home.

Here is our short term weather forecast--we post it here so that you can feel sorry for us, or at least feel good about your weather where you are:

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AKST
MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 3 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 29.
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
.MONDAY...SNOW...MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO
7 INCHES. HIGHS AROUND 36. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO
2 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 32. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 

Thanks for visiting, and for thinking of us,

Neil and Pamela