Snowzilla Aftermath

I stopped by Monday around noon to see the effects of the big blizzard on Saturday.

No drama here: the only thing of note was the pile of snot what had slid off roof.
But there was no damage to the Rain Handlers, so that's good news.

There's melting going on with the snow that drifted onto the porch roof.

Alternating Step Ladder

An important part of my plan to keep the downstairs un-cluttered is to lean on attic storage.  As a result, I expect to be making multiple trips upstairs (or up-ladder in this case) every day.  A conventional ladder would be inconvenient in that you need at least one hand to help negotiate the ladder, so carrying stuff would be a real pain.  I obviously don't have room to spare for a conventional staircase, hence, I've built an alternating-step ladder:

 Pictures are one thing, but the below below is probably much more instructive.  Note that I'm hands-free going up and down.  (For illustrative purposes, I should have held an ice cream cone in one hand and an open beverage in the other.)