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   RM> For 13 years I wintered here, which was fun because there   
   RM> was no way that didn't cost a fortune to keep running   
   RM> water so I had a wooden box on the ice covering the hole   
   RM> to slow down the freezing where I got my water in pails.   
      
   AA>But wouldn't the box freeze to the water just the same? Or.. I   
     >suppose you frequented the water hole enough so that it would   
     >never freeze up solid?   
      
   I used two roughly 2 gallon pails as my water supply so they had to be   
   refilled pretty much every day. The box on the ice insulated the hole   
   somewhat from the outside air, and the open hole into the water, which   
   was about 2 feet across, allowed some heat from the water to keep the   
   inside of the box warmer. Basically on a cold night instead of an   
   open hole (if I could find it the next day) may accumulate 2 to 3   
   inches of ice overnight but the box covered hole, less than half that.   
      
   I had an Outhouse (Privy?) so water for flushing wasn't an issue,   
   and if I'd had a flush toilet, without running water it wouldn't   
   be that practical to use in any case. Obviosuly it would work but   
   it would use a Lot of water I'd have to carry a distance up a hill..   
      
   AA>And.. what about now?  Is your parking and mailbox closer to   
     >the house/cabin?   
      
   A while back my elderly parents found they couldn't really cope with   
   winter themselves and talked me into staying with them during the   
   months of snow and ice.. They live in Parry Sound, a small town not   
   too far from my place. (20 miles / 32 km)   
      
   Now that I'm older too I'm not sure I could cope at my place but I   
   may give it a shot rather than move into another situation once   
   that option is gone.. My father passed a few years back and my mother   
   celebrated her 90th birthday last December, but she still manages to   
   live on her own in her own home with a little hired help from others   
   and a lot of help from me..   
      
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