Our good neighbor, Dave Schutte, came to our rescue again. As the storm slowed in the late afternoon on Saturday he fired up his tractor and cleared the road all the way out to the highway and then returned and plowed our driveway. He then ranged around the community and plowed out driveways for any number of residents, all with no thought of being paid for his services.

He told me that one woman came out on her porch as he was plowing her drive and wanted to know why he had taken so long in responding to her call. She was even more perplexed and chagrined when he told her that he was just doing this as a neighborly gesture, not because anyone had hired him. He told her she better call whoever she hired and tell him not to bother coming over since the drive was now cleared.

He said he really enjoys helping clear the snow for people, but he does get very cold sitting on the open seat of the tractor in this below freezing weather.