Key lessons of the day:
- "Reverse" on a snowmobile is really just a request that may or may not be honored by the snow conditions or the sled. (Special thanks to the folks who helped me yank my behemoth snowmobile back on the trail.)
- No matter how well you've secured your load on the sled behind the snowmobile, it will always rattle off within the first 200 yards.
- The inside of an unheated, uninsulated structure is colder than outside.
- When you are using 3" ABS pipes for plumbing, you should not assume you need a 3" hole saw. Three inches is the INSIDE diameter of the pipe, not the outside diameter.
- There are 2 different outside diameters for rough-in pipes, one for the actual pipe and another, larger one for fittings that go on the pipe.
- There are NO YouTube videos that explain these nuances.
- You cannot *undrill* a hole.
- If you don't keep your receipt from Lowes, make sure you have the credit card you used for the original purchase.
There's about 5 feet of snow on the ground at the cabin where it hasn't been tracked down. I continue to be very pleased with how the cabin is shedding the snow, keeping all the entrances clear. The one area where it's not optimal is on the back deck -- There was a little snow that had blown on to the door threshold, and about a foot of frozen snow on the corner of the deck. I swept the snow off the entire deck to be preemptive.
When I arrived home, I received a $50 Amazon gift certificate from a friend and promptly used it to purchase a propane jet heater. (See below.) I don't think there's any other way I'll be able to be productive up there this winter without it.
