Chaos and retreat
Jan. 25th, 2023 02:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
unicorndukeMonday was a dang day. We got six inches of snow, most during the day. That part was just fine. I spent part of the day packing for the retreat and went to snowblow around 1pm which was after most of the snow had fallen but enough time to get it done before I had to leave.
I got most of the driveway done, wet heavy snow so the blower wasn't too happy. And then I hit a small rock in just the right way and it jammed into the auger and snapped the shear pin. I didn't know that at the time, I had to use a hammer and small wedge to get the rock out of the auger because it was so jammed in between the auger and the shield. Got the rock out and realized the auger on that side didn't spin. Used the half of the blower still working to finish most of the rest of the drive and shovelled a bit once I got to a steep part of the driveway and it was too difficult to use.
Then went and spent some time investigating what really broke. Quick googling told me there should be a shear pin, which, duh. Found it and spent 15 minutes extracting it since it had sheared in a way that broke the pin and bent some of the metal sideways so it could only come out of the hole one way, the more difficult way.
I had to leave by 5pm to head to the retreat, so I walked Mara, showered and hit the road during the snow. Our backroads weren't great but I got onto some bigger roads and it was fine. On the drive (supposed to be 50 minutes) I, almost hit a deer, got stuck behind two different snow plows going 30mph in 55 zones and ended up adding a half hour onto the drive.
The retreat was good. Only half of the team slept at the airbnb so we were all there monday and tuesday nights. We made tacos for dinner monday night and I had provided brownies and blueberry fruit bars. Tuesday and Wed morning were all team retreat stuff and I felt that it was surprisingly productive and worked through some things that had been issues and my one coworker did a great job of facilitating the whole thing.
We got delicious sandwiches from a deli that I ran and picked up and then went out to a brewery for dinner. Brewery had limited choices regarding gluten free so I went for a fajita bowl which was pretty tasty.
Then today, more snow approached which was why the other half of the team didn't stay. We zoomed them in and sat on the comfy living room chairs and talked through external communications stuff which has been a point of contention within the team for a while but I think we got a solid plan down.
We cleaned up and headed out and since L had bought enough groceries for the whole team to eat, she sent it home with me and a couple other people so now I have eggs for days :)
Mara was cared for by F who did an excellent job taking care of her. I got many pictures of Mara incredibly offended by F following her while on the leash which amused me greatly and apparently she spent a lot of time on the balcony. She's snoring right now and I'm relaxing.
I got most of the driveway done, wet heavy snow so the blower wasn't too happy. And then I hit a small rock in just the right way and it jammed into the auger and snapped the shear pin. I didn't know that at the time, I had to use a hammer and small wedge to get the rock out of the auger because it was so jammed in between the auger and the shield. Got the rock out and realized the auger on that side didn't spin. Used the half of the blower still working to finish most of the rest of the drive and shovelled a bit once I got to a steep part of the driveway and it was too difficult to use.
Then went and spent some time investigating what really broke. Quick googling told me there should be a shear pin, which, duh. Found it and spent 15 minutes extracting it since it had sheared in a way that broke the pin and bent some of the metal sideways so it could only come out of the hole one way, the more difficult way.
I had to leave by 5pm to head to the retreat, so I walked Mara, showered and hit the road during the snow. Our backroads weren't great but I got onto some bigger roads and it was fine. On the drive (supposed to be 50 minutes) I, almost hit a deer, got stuck behind two different snow plows going 30mph in 55 zones and ended up adding a half hour onto the drive.
The retreat was good. Only half of the team slept at the airbnb so we were all there monday and tuesday nights. We made tacos for dinner monday night and I had provided brownies and blueberry fruit bars. Tuesday and Wed morning were all team retreat stuff and I felt that it was surprisingly productive and worked through some things that had been issues and my one coworker did a great job of facilitating the whole thing.
We got delicious sandwiches from a deli that I ran and picked up and then went out to a brewery for dinner. Brewery had limited choices regarding gluten free so I went for a fajita bowl which was pretty tasty.
Then today, more snow approached which was why the other half of the team didn't stay. We zoomed them in and sat on the comfy living room chairs and talked through external communications stuff which has been a point of contention within the team for a while but I think we got a solid plan down.
We cleaned up and headed out and since L had bought enough groceries for the whole team to eat, she sent it home with me and a couple other people so now I have eggs for days :)
Mara was cared for by F who did an excellent job taking care of her. I got many pictures of Mara incredibly offended by F following her while on the leash which amused me greatly and apparently she spent a lot of time on the balcony. She's snoring right now and I'm relaxing.
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Date: 2023-01-25 11:29 pm (UTC)Glad you're home safe!
Much snow here today, but thankfully I have nowhere I need to be.
Congrats on the impromptu snowblower maintenance! Never optimal when the shear pin manages to bend stuff before it dies.
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Date: 2023-01-26 01:09 pm (UTC)