Winter Time is here!

Well the days are getting shorter and it seems to snow here every day, at least for a little bit - even if it doesn't stick to the ground! It's been just over a week without internet, and I was able to plow through a serious amount of books in my off time, as there really hasn't been a whole lot going on, outside of work!

The first picture is from a few days ago is of the snow plow cruising down the runway, plowing the light trace of snow before one of our afternoon scheduled flights from Edmonton landed. Now the snow hasn't been sticking around; it disappears with the sun (regardless if the temperature is always 10 below) but they make sure the runways are as bare and dry as possible. It provides a surface for the aircrafts to be able to stick to and actually slow down before the end of the runway!

Today I unloaded and reloaded an unusual passenger (pictured below).

With a face only an owner could love 'Dreamer' was shipped down to Calgary from Yellowknife last week for an eye transplant! It boggles my mind what some people will do for their animals! I could only imagine that vet bill and what my dad would say about that one! Anyways, we took extra good care of her on her 'layover' between the Yellowknife and Edmonton flights. She was pretty quite, which was a big surprise for me, as I've seen what my cat is like when you TRY and get him into a car, not to mention a kennel.



On the subject of cats, I'm pleased to introduce Smokey, the hanger cat. Smokey showed up about 6 or 7 years ago, and made the hanger catwalks as his permanent home ever since. There's an abundance of mice running around and one of the ladies upstairs feeds him canned salmon on a daily basis (even I don't get that!!). This cat makes the most ear piercing screeches as his 'meow' but is probably one of the friendliest cats I have come to meet. He will do anything for a good belly rub!



I have recently purchased my first truck to get me to and from work, and finally got it running at the beginning of this week (go figure it would stop working the day after I pay for it!) What can you expect for $500?! This vintage '86 Mazda truck (complete with the polar bear licence plate) drinks gas like its juice, but makes the commute oh so enjoyable! Pictures of the truck and many more stories to follow this weekend!