Dusting and Dishes

Temp: -18°C
Sunlight - 8.58 hours

It was cooler today that it has been for some time – but still very nice for the time of year. In addition to the cold temperatures, there was a steady dusting of snow, although a very, very light dusting. The snow here is very, very dry and light. When it falls on your skin, it tickles. It was a unique and neat experience at first, but pretty soon it became annoying.

And why was I outside during this dusting? Well, I was trying to install a satellite dish. That’s no easy task around here. The dish is huge compared to the ones down south – at least three times the size if not more. In addition, since it has to be essentially pointed at the ground to get a signal, the dish is secured atop a huge long pole, which easily weighs three or four times the weight of the dish. The whole heavy, unwieldy thing has to be set up within very tight tolerances, and needless to say, it didn’t go well tonight. Turns out that our area is a little too crowded with other houses, and the dish must be mounted on the roof in order to get a decent signal. Unfortunately, the roof is a little too high for me, so we are now investigating cable TV.

Lorie is off to Sachs Harbour tomorrow. I made sure she packed the digital camera and extra batteries. Hopefully we’ll have some good shots to share with you tomorrow.

Cheers!