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Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003 - 9:29 p.m. Yeah, I ended up working today. The snow (very light) started falling around 9:30 am. By 9:45, Pumpkinhead called me, asking me to come in. We only received about another inch, but the winds picked up on and off all day, causing drifting problems sporadically on most of the routes, mine included. The sun was out by 2:30, and we had all returned to the storage. After refilling the fuel tanks and topping off the salt in our beds, all of us were ready to go home. They had decided to keep two guys to cover the only routes that were still a problem, and were going to let the rest of our shift head home. Were, that is. A new forecast came in from London, calling for another band of snow to pass through in less than an hour. It was to have high winds with it, just to ad a little spice to the mix. So we all headed back out to our routes. Yes, a little more snow fell. That wasn�t the problem, thought. The wind picked up from 10-15 mph to gusts of over 30 mph. This caused snow to recover many areas that had been completely dry. It also caused the shoulders heading southbound or westbound to fill with wind-driven snow. This is what many people don�t get about our job. They drive by one of our trucks, see a guy sitting behind the wheel doing nothing. At least it looks that way to the passing motorist. What we are actually doing is pausing between passes. Here is the routine: Drive slowly (15 mph or so) completely in the grass off of the shoulder, pushing the snow back. This takes me about 30 minutes on my route. Once you get everything pushed back, you quickly drive back to the north end of the route. Then, you sit behind the wheel of the truck for 15-30 minutes while your shoulders slowly sift full of wind-driven snow again. Repeat as often as necessary. Today, that was about all I did (except for spreading salt when I first started my shift). Tomorrow? The forecast is for a 30% chance of more light snow. Oh yeah, and 25-35 mph winds all day. I think I should go to bed now���
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