Sunday, February 25, 2007

28.8 Kbps

No pictures today, I am on a 28.8 kbps dial-up connection.
Well I made it to Stephenville (Not actually Cornerbrook) The job here was described to me as a "tough job" and that it is! The grid is on the side of a steep hill, some sections are almost vertical. Our tactick has been to ride the Skidoo to the top by a less steep route then basically slide down the hill attempting to stop at the pickets and take our readings. The snow is very deep here, the pickets (1 metre long) were placed in snow that was over waist deep and now a lot of them are buried.
Today there is a wind warning and snowfall warning, We went up to the grid to continue our survey, but the weather was too bad, there was a lot of drifting snow, zero visability and parts of the trail had been filled by snow slides. The wind makes it hard to survey, but the blowing snow causes white-outs, which can be very disorientating, so it is the first time in my year as an operator with Crone that I have had to call a weather day.

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