There’s been a glitch or three at the Carrot Ranch this week, and the usual Flash Fiction schedule has been interrupted. I haven’t yet written a response to Charli’s challenge, but pop over to read about Charli’s challenges and pen a response yourself.
Living in remote places I have experienced Internet difficulties, even piracy. But never before have I had devices fail, resulting in a communications blackout. As if I needed more evidence of impending apocalyptic doom, a winter blizzard of such ferocity hit the Keweenaw Peninsula it stunned even seasoned winter-hardy locals.
That bit of green? That’s all you can see of our garage in the photo. A sea of snow eight feet deep swells between us and neighbors. The wind howled through our street at 60 miles per hour, and at times we couldn’t see the house next door. Whiteout.
My story begins with the earlier blizzard, the one that blew in like streamers across the weather radar last Wednesday. The Hub had an appointment to evaluate his right hip, and we had to drive to Iron Mountain. The roads were choked with snow and the bad weather hit us after…
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Norah Colvin 
Ha! Do I ever know about glitches! I just returned from very crappy internet, lol. ❤
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Oh well. You were on holiday. Just remember to ease back into it. 🙂
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I wading through the rubble now, lol 🙂 x
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I hope there’s not too much damage. 🙂
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Lol 🙂
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Snow and more snow over there! So thankful ours has melted.
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Where are you based, Christy?
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I’m on Canada’s west coast 🙂
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I thought you were Canadian. Now I realise why you said ‘over there’. 🙂
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😀
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That is amazing weather. I shiver looking at the picture.
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I agree!
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