Living in the snow.

[Chesslike]

NEVER catch snowflakes with your tongue until ALL the birds have flown south for the winter.

[Zarn]

Well, the first snow hit and we are in our house now!  Ha!  After all the discussion, we weren't prepared.  Luckily my neighbor who promptly said"you must be a flatlander"... helped me get the van out of the driveway!!  I quickly head to the hardware store and bought my shovels and salt, AND cables.  Not to mention a few extra kids' gloves, snowboots, etc.  Almost bought a WW sticker for the car window out of my enthusiasm for fresh snow and all of it's problems!  Forgot to though, and will have to pick one up later.  The friendly neighbor down the street got the kids off to school for me, and later helped me shovel.  
Nice town, nice people.  Thanks WW.

[AntiFltLndrs]

Glad to here you made it!  Welcome!  

[ezzpete]

called a flatlander! that must have hurt. wish my neighbors would shovel my snow [smiley=bigcry.gif]

[Blackcomb]

If you're lucky, and have a warm pot of coffee, maybe..just maybe, a kind stranger will happen by with the plow on the front of his truck/jeep and help you out. It's funny how they can sniff out the coffee........................

Fortunately for us, we live on one of the smaller, less used roads in town and the plow does seem to skip us every now and then.....All I have to say is "sorry, if the plow doesn't come by, I can't get out......." my boss accepts it and the rest of the day is gravy!

As far as a time table for the plow.....good luck. It usually comes by just as you're about to finish your driveway to leave for work and then pushes all the snow from the street into your driveway and then just smiles as he goes by.....I wonder if he likes coffee?

[Zarn]

Ha ha!!!  Well, I think we are going to have a pretty easy time getting out, as we are just off of sheepcreek.  I will keep my eyes out for plowing neighbors though, looking for coffee.  Maybe I should just set up a big coffee percolator out on a table in the aftermath of a storm.. with styrofoam cups?  free coffee to friendly plowing neighbors.
Sounds like a plan...   [smiley=coffee.gif] [smiley=coffee.gif]

[skysmom]

Zarn, congrats on making to Wrightwood.  So, is it all you had thought it would be? When my husband I moved here 3 years ago I felt like we had moved to heaven or something! Just so you know, you should invest in some salt for your driveway. After it snows and we shovel our drive, the salt melts all the ice and leaves us with a clean drive

[Zarn]

We knew we would love it here... and I bought the salt!!  My neighbor gave me the heads up on that... so I went out and bought some.  I will be using it to melt the ice.. we seem to accumulate a lot of that stuff!    I am gearing up for another snowfall.. come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zarn]

oh, and YES it feels like we moved to heaven.. I keep wondering, why aren't more people here?  Not that we want more people here, but isn't it beautiful?? And more affordable than the more crowded areas down the hill.  What a find. Now, I hope all you WW'ians aren't a bunch of nuts.
just kiddin.

[skysmom]

[smiley=flower2.gif]   Zarn, I am sure that Wrightwood has its share of nuts, but not anymore than somewhere else We would NEVER move back down the hill. One thing that you have to get used to living up here though is driving everywhere. Just for me to get to school in Rancho takes about 1/2 hour one way. But it is well worth it. My husband commutes to Norwalk everyday and in 3 years he has never complained. Its the price you pay to live in paradise

[Zarn]

Well, let's hope I feel that way when I start my new job!! Just found out I will be commuting to Baldwin Park starting the ninth.  Now I have other issues, with child care before school... I guess that's another topic area!!!!! :-/

[skysmom]

Zarn,
There are a couple childcare facilities up here-my son goes to Pinecone Village daycare after school. I don't know how old your children are,or which schools they go to, but Pinecone picks up and takes them to WW elementary. As far as your commute goes, of course it isn't going to be fun sitting in bumper to bumper traffic everyday. My husband looked into Rideshare but he has to leave at 4:00 am, so he couldn't do it. Now he commutes with someone that lives up here,so it saves alot of wear and tear and gas money. Anyway, after you experience all the awesome events in this town like Mountaineer Days, the classic car show, safe trick or treating on Park, etc, etc... no matter how bad your commute, it will be worth it!!!!!

[Zarn]

I agree with you, I think it will all be worth it... Ok, so we don't know how to start a fire in the fireplace... we tried last night and didn't have luck.  I think the wood is Eucalyptus, and harder to burn.  Hope it's not wet still.. bought it from a guy that said it was ready to burn.

[skysmom]

Zarn,
make sure when you purchase wood that you get a mixed cord. If you only have a hard wood like eucaluptus
it will be near impossible to get your fire going. Pine is a great soft wood that burns quickly. So, we get a mix of hard and soft so you have starter wood to get it going and hard wood to keep it burning longer. Pine cones are excellent firestarters too. If you get a newspaper,make sure and keep it- always good to have around when you're trying to get a fire going.

[Mikeswave]

I pull this one up just to see. Zarn do you still live in Wrightwood do you still read the forum Lets hear how it has been since you moved up here are you a pro now lets hear