This season definitely feels colder than previous seasons. I got to work a full shift during pre-pile (that’s before Oct 1) and there were snow flurries at the site. Short duration and nothing stuck on the ground but they were definitely there. In prior seasons, I might have still been in shirt sleeves. That night the temps dipped down into the high 20s for a few hours. I woke up periodically during the night and opened a water tap each time so I didn’t have any problems. One of the other guys in the campground was not so lucky and woke up with no city water. Luckily for him, he had a full fresh water tank so he could at least make his morning coffee. Temps are back above freezing now and should stay that way for a few days. But the night shift could be brutal with temps in the mid to low 30s for awhile. I put the heat tape on my outside water hose today so it’s ready for the next drop in temp and will fill the freshwater tank tomorrow.

I’m not sure what some folks were thinking but there are 4 people in the campground without cars. 3 have bicycles and 1 is in a truck camper. Riding a bicycle on these roads, in the dark, with all the truck traffic is just not safe at all. The truck camper is just an annoyance to drive into work with all the disconnects/reconnects/stowing items. So, I cleaned out the back seat of the truck (found some stuff I haven’t seen in years) and will have a full truck going to work and back.