Alaskan's Journal

[Alaskan]

The Dome Wears Plaid! (temporarily)
Good job!

Does that make it redneck??

 

[Alaskan]

Guess that explains why the Deacon's beard grows sideways!

Looks great!

Yeah... kind of funny in the photos.

That bucket sure did swing! I am actually pretty amazed that:
A. The dome wasn't used as a wrecking ball
And
B. That the dome wasn't blown clear off the lift and get tumbled to the ground.

Gusts are hard to deal with.

 

[Bruce]

Yeah... kind of funny in the photos.

That bucket sure did swing! I am actually pretty amazed that:
A. The dome wasn't used as a wrecking ball
And
B. That the dome wasn't blown clear off the lift and get tumbled to the ground.

Gusts are hard to deal with.

and C. The Deacon didn't lose his cookies swaying around up there!

 

[greybeard]

Does that make it redneck??

It's a play on words from a book title.

 

[Alaskan]

and C. The Deacon didn't lose his cookies swaying around up there!

So true!

 

[Alaskan]

It's a play on words from a book title.

But the dome did have a red neck!

 

[RollingAcres]

Mind is blown

Dome is back UP!

There were wind gusts... but the Deacon managed to to keep the dome from smashing.

There was also a bit of rain... and a little hail.

Dang am I glad that WE ARE DONE!!!

3 kids carrying the cross part. We fixed it in our shop... so just walked it over to the church.

From left to right, kid 3, 4, and 2. (Kid 5 took the pictures)
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Dome waiting for us to finish other prep.
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Kid 3 working on the lift
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Dome with a protective shirt, deacon getting up in the wind
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Deacon at the top, dome being lowered, and yeah... still gusting.
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Almost done
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Just in time for evening services!
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Looks great! Nice job!

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Great job!!

 

[Alaskan]

Great job!!

Thanks!

It is RAINING up here. Which is nice, I prefer rain to snow.

But.... (yeah, ya know me....got to complain about something) dang is my driveway icy!

Now after a few days of rain on the snow that we had there is a little dirt showing... but most of the drive is SLICK. The first time I tried to go down, when it was still solid ice... I almost didn't make the first turn. So slick the car could NOT turn, even at a creep....and that first turn is flat.

The car just wanted to ooze towards the ditch, but not TURN.

I had eldest kid that was with me, kid 3, get out and slide around the car and try to push the back end over.

Not sure if it worked much... but I did finally get the car headed in the correct direction.

And made it on down.... without ending in a ditch.

I know I prefer low to no snow...but if the drive is going to be icy, I sure do like huge snow berms! The idea of rolling down the hill does not appeal to me.

 

[Alaskan]

Well.... the rain changed to snow....

There had been enough rain that by the end of yesterday I could see about half my lawn.

Luckily the temp dropped gradually, so the snow is pretty well stuck to the ice, driving is fine, and no longer scary.

Bottom of driveway

About halfway up the drive, looking down at the view

Almost at the top. The roof up ahead is my house.