HOLE IN THE WALL

Made an attempt to get into the Hole In the Wall Recreation area yesterday, was not able to access the floor area, however, I was able to get as far as the South Rim to snap a couple of pictures. In the top picture, the Bear Den is appears to be handling the snow load quite well, would be a great time to spend the night if you could get access into it. The Duck House, is looking good, the tarp covering was a good concept, at least it is protecting the sky lights and providing a little insulation so the emergency stock of beer does not freeze. The Wolf Pack Den which you can just see the corner behind the Duck House. The Wolf Clan were like the smart pig in the fairy tale of the "Three Pigs", they built their house on stilts and reinforced the foundation with quality dunnage so they will be in good shape when it comes time for the "Great Meltdown", however, I am not sure if the ceiling will withstand the snow load, perhaps a few more sheetrock screws will be in order come spring.

ANCHOR ANGLER AND DUTCH

Had a drive-by the Anchor Angler, it is handling the winter quite well. This is virgin snow, untouched except for the wind which has been instrumental in keeping the snow load on the roof to a minimum. Take note of the Anchor Angler sign, if you recall the sign is attached to a rock base that is at least 36 inches high, however, you would never know it was there unless you ran into it with a snow plow. Dutch dog loves the snow, however, it has restricted him pretty much to the plowed areas as he does have a height restriction. He has conned "Goldie" to breaking trail into a few areas of the trees where they like to go for their morning constitutional.

The day that I spent plowing snow was made brighter by a sight that could only occur in Anchor Point. I was traveling northbound on Main Street of Anchor Point enroute to the video store parking lot. An oncoming vehicle was approaching me in the southbound lane. As we got closer, I could not believe my eyes and once I realized that it was not a "vision" I started laughing. It made my day and for the remainder of my snow plowing time, the humor and smile remained with me. To save you time in linking or researching, on December 1st, I posted the following picture on this site.
What I observed was identical to the picture, same year but light blue in color and it did not have twin stacks. I have checked my sources around the "Village By The River", but no one knows who it belongs to but others have also observed the unique snow plow.


ANCHOR POINT FORGERY RING
No doubt by now, you have all seen the article in the LA times regarding the forgery ring that is circulating bogus $20.00 bills around Anchor Point. All of us that accept currency from the general public rushed out to acquire the magic pen that detects if the bill is legal tender or not. I was a little late, I had to visit each bank in the "Little Hamlet by Beluga Slough" but they were out of magic pens. I went to the office supply store to get the same results, they were sold out. Returning to the "Village by the River" I was able to borrow one from the largest business in the community, but only after I signed for it and promised to replace it. We now get $20.00 bills at the store that has a minimum of five magic pen marks on them. Considering the penalty for forgery, I asked myself why would anyone take the chance to pass a phony $20.00 bill? The only conclusion that I could come up with is that the "crooks" are very smart! They know that there is not one business in Anchor Point that could make change for a fifty or a hundred dollar bill at any given time! I really do not know how big of a "forgery ring" this is, I have not seen any members of the Treasury Department in town, the Alaska State Troopers are handling the investigation - isn't forgery a federal offense? Where is our federal protection?
Oh, I forgot, we do not have a donut shop in Anchor Point.

"THOUGHTS TO PONDER"
Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough money in the account?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?