Since we moved up to Oconto Lake, one of the CJ-3B's most important chores has become clearing the snow so we can get out to the road and into town in the winter.
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Typically there's some brushing, scraping, maybe digging, and maybe even a battery boost before we're ready to plow the driveway.
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Once the Township plow has gone past on the road and created a wall across the end of the driveway, we can start.
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If the snow's dry it's not too difficult, but if it's wet then low-range is helpful and we might need to raise the plow a bit and take a couple of passes.
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Keeping the window open can be handy, and also helpful in keeping the windshield clear since we don't have a defroster.
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Down at the road we have to do a few 3-point turns to clear out the entranceway.
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Some of the snow gets pushed down the hill towards the lake.
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If we go too far down the hill when the snow is wet, we could have trouble getting back up.
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Most years I like to take a photo with the Christmas tree. This is 2010-11.
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This was 2006-07 with just a dusting of snow.
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We had quite a bit of snow in 2008-09.
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Christmas 2012 at the editorial home of The CJ3B Page.
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This sticky snowfall was in February 2013.
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