PORCH PONDERINGS

Storm Forecast

I was just running down rabbit holes on YouTube. I got into a weather guy and seeing all the warnings in the rest of the country.

Here in Montana today we woke to a small bit, less than inch, of snow and single digit temperatures. Luckily no wind. Tonight it is supposed to be below zero.

Ah, winter. Dress for it and you'll be fine. But I wouldn't want to be in an ice storm, as they are forecasting tonight. That is a completely different animal.

I don't have a problem with the cold and snow. Since I walk around town and don't drive, any large amount of snow makes that a bit difficult, but not as bad as getting stuck somewhere in a car.

So on another topic, the lady pushing her tourism grant has sent it to the state. The county commissioners and others don't think it will fly, as water slides by the city pool are fine for locals, but not a big tourist draw, in my opinion. So they, the county, is sending along separately alternate solutions if the pool idea is not approved. The city has problems with the increased cost of the pool maintenance and heating. Let alone the fact that it is a bigger footprint in a smallish park area.

Today I bent the ear of the commissioners about the museum. Our boiler for heat there went out, and it does so often now. We are probably looking at replacing it - soon. And we don't really have lots of money just hanging around waiting to be spent. The boiler is powered by fuel oil, and often gets clogged up at the filter.

We only heat the basement of the museum, as we close the end of September and open again May 1. But it would be nice to expand our HVAC system so we could stay open all year round.

I will let you know if that tourism grant gets approved as submitted. I don't have high hopes.