Feb. 11 - 17, 2008

Mon. Feb. 11

* Checked hazardous waste area for leaks finding none

* Changed cutting edge on truck # 4 plow

* Brought truck # 3 to Porter's for repairs to wiper motor 
and replace oil pan - picked up truck in afternoon

* T & R Custom came to replace thermal by-pass valve
and do transmission service on loader due to overheating

* Plowed back snow drifts in town and cut up a couple of
trees that came down in storm

* Sanded in front of library

* Called Verizon on tree on wires on Robbins Rd.
and two large pines trees that are pulling out of 
ground in Gulf area below Garage Rd.

Tues. Feb. 12

* Changed cutting edge on loader bucket

* Checked out all trucks and prepared them for
impending snow storm

* Brought truck # 2 to Porter's for repair to left
front brake canister and slack adjuster - picked
up truck after lunch

* Brought 55 gallon drum of waste oil to Athol to 
designated waste oil user

* Sanded area of Gulf Rd due to MVA into guardrail

* All personnel reported to work at 6:30 P.M. and
began sanding paved roads - called in private 
contractors and began plowing at 9:30 P.M. - continued
plowing into Wed.

Wed. Feb. 13

* Snow changed over to sleet at 2 A.M. - began
re-plowing roads at 3 A.M. - 1-Ton broke down losing
windshield wipers - changed to freezing rain at
7:15 A.M. - truck # 2 broke down losing the rear end
axle at 10:15 A.M. - this puts us down to only one sand
truck until truck # 2 is repaired - began re-plowing at
11 A.M. all roads as freezing rain was changing to 
heavy rain - put grader on road to scrape ice off roads 
at 11 A.M. - loader began going around town dealing
with water issues at 1 P.M. - Tim and Jim went home to
get some sleep at 4:30 P.M. while Vin and Bill kept
working - began re-sanding paved roads at 6 P.M. - Tim
and Jim came back to work at 11P.M. while Vin 
and Bill went home to get some sleep - began sanding dirt
roads at 11:30 P.M. - continued into Thurs. -received
5" of snow, 3" sleet, 4 hours of freezing rain followed
by several hours of heavy rain

* Truck # 2 was towed to Porter's at 12 P.M. to 
get rear end repaired

* Electric hot water heater sprung at leak and 
had to be shut down in bathroom

* Please be aware that the tremendous effort of the
Highway Crew and private contractors during a very
difficult storm with multiple major vehicle breakdowns
was accomplished with great teamwork

Thurs. Feb. 14

* Cleaned out school and moved snow bankings

* Called in private contractors at 6 A.M. to begin 
scraping off paved roads and then re-sand them all

* Monitored water streams for possible flooding

* Dropped off truck # 4 at Salvadore's for repair
of wipers - picked up after work to bring back tomorrow

* Picked up truck # 2 from Porter's after having
rear axle replaced

* Received call from Shelburne Control at 4:45 P.M.
about Robbins Rd./Old Winchester Rd. being icy - called
in person to sand and check other dirt roads - went 
home at 6:30 P.M.

Fri. Feb. 15

* Two personnel came in at 3 A.M. to sand all roads

* Scraped various roads in town

*  Cleaned intersections and water puddles

* Tree Warden looked at trees in Gulf Rd area that are
pulling out of ground - he determined they are not 
within his jurisdiction - Verizon will not cut them - will try
to determine ownership of property next week if possible

Sat. Feb. 16

* Received call from Jim Toth at 11:15 A.M. about MVA
on Hockanum Rd. - received another call From Shelburne
Control from Fire Dept. requesting sand after I had already
left for work - called in personnel to sand all roads due
to icy conditions - went home at 4:15 P.M.

Sun. Feb. 17

* Received call from Shelburne Control at 6:45 P.M.
that Fire Chief was reporting icy conditions on Barber
Hill - called in personnel and sanded all main roads - went
home at 10:45 P.M.