Mietzke's Holden Adventure

The power is so low now (~40KW) that we're using household coffee makers in the dining hall for the rest of the winter. We will probably continue to lose power for the next couple of weeks and then it will hopefully start coming back. The record low (over the last twelve years) for power was 32KW we might get there this year. We’ve also given up out commercial toaster, and replaced it with a two slicer, that still uses 800 watts. Today's high temp was 53 degrees according to my thermometer, so I expect the melting has really begun. The weather forecast is for rain for the next few days as well. Get that water in the creek.
The last of the college kids left today, about 35 kids and professors from Augustana, along with four of the short term staff. We only have three guests and three short term staff in the village (two of whom leave on Wed). It was very quiet at dinner tonight. We're coming into the real quiet season now; I don't think there will be more that 70 people in the village at any time in March.
It’s great here we are at the end of February, and four or five of the Chalets still have their Christmas lights on at night. I don’t think that anyone who had them up for Christmas has taken them down yet.