Still flat out

Internet is down where we are living and maybe I'll take a crack at troubleshooting that tonight when I get home.  Can't complain - do what we can to help out.  Anyway, a little lax with the updates.

Working full days and then trying to squeeze in some things after like collecting/replacing/repairing gear for upcoming backpacking trip or working on things at the house.

Saturday had my mini-crew (Jake with a truck and bobcat, Doods, Eric, and I) and we moved out the rest of the silt, cored for a turf grade, and moved back in approx 45-50 yards of mulch to cleanup the beds, sideyards, veggie paths etc.  That was a very productive day capped off by another five hours of removing the tile and plywood underlay from the main floor laundry/bathroom/entrance.  This was at the advice of our contractor who wants to be sure we are mould free when all is said and done.  Good call - but what a nasty job.  Plywood was screwed down 6" O/C so it was prybars, and hammer time (even got my big digging bar in there for a while)  Got back to the acreage where we are living after midnight and almost couldn't lift my arm enough to throw the truck in park.  Job done though, did not want to do that Sunday.  Sunday was for prepping for backpacking - parceling out food and getting the gear going.  Christmas on the tailgate of my truck with new purchases replacing some lost or damaged items. "Like kind and quality" - but you can't buy new gear with duct tape already attached!

This week, more of the same.  Surveying around the rain and getting as much done as possible in the office.

Around High River???  Hard to say, mostly still focused on my own thing.  Incredible how quiet my area is at night though, no dogs barking or anything.  Most homes dark with nobody living there yet.  Traffic is quiet, shops that are open don't seem too busy.  Except Tim Hortons (free coffee on Saturday thanks to a generous donor - $2700 total donation).  The High River that emerges from this will be different than it was - I expect there will be some positives from some of this.  Various levels of government still jockeying for position.  Unlike 2005 though I think there is the appetite for some substantial changes and some real flood mitigation measures... just gotta get some of those asshats off their podiums and onto a dozer.