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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Getting ready for freezing

Well, most of the seasonal people have departed.  Hopefully the cottages are drained of water and antifreeze placed in drain traps.  Remember Jet pumps have a drainage screw!  If at any time you need information about your cottage from a distance, you know who to call.

The following site might be of interest.  It allows you to impose property boundaries directly onto the map of the island and mainland.  You might have to play around a bit to find the fit.  But it does work (if the site was copied properly).

http://www.giscoeapp.lrc.gov.on.ca/matm/Index.html?site=Make_A_Topographic_Map&viewer=MATM&locale=en-US

Still some gravel to be added for this year.  The incline at the end of Guest that washed out this summer and the sandy area of the new road.

With the start of cold weather, mice make major attempts to get into cottages.  A pail of antifreeze with a pop can with wire through it across the top attracts the mice to peanut butter on the can.  Apparently the antifreeze stops the mice from smelling after they fall in.  It works, but unknown if it can work for 4-5 months.  For some reason, mice like getting into the insulation in ovens.