Todays blog post is all about Jade, and his insatiable quest for the snow! Last year, after years of nagging, really seriously nagging, Jade indulged himself in a new Yamaha Phazer Mountain snowmobile.

After riding it for a season, he decided that the running boards, or whatever they're called, allowed for way too much snow build up. So, in all his glory Jade did the only thing he could. He called up Uncle Roy, borrowed his plasma cutter. This is the before picture with the design drawn on it. Yep, he just took that plasma cutter, and cut holes in his brand new sled.

Now, I think, because after you take that much metal, out of something, it is left maybe, not as structurally sound as if was to begin with, so, Jade took another piece of metal, and yes, cut the same design in it.

After it was all said and done, he put the one piece on top of the other, and made it very sturdy.

The end result is that. Very exciting for him, but I was like.....WHAT? YOUR DOING WHAT? IT'S A BRAND NEW SNOWMOBILE...
He said the snow build up was terrible, and he didn't have anywhere to put his feet, and was always digging the spot out. The changes to the running board/foot board he has made, HE SAYS, will "hopefully" eliminate this problem. It will only take about 3 feet of snow for him to test it out, and that can't happen soon enough. One of the upsides to this whole "project" was that he did it himself. If he would have taken it to a shop, it would have cost hundreds of dollars, and he did it for free. Even the piece of metal was free, as it was an old metal sign his buddy found for him. I'm still on the fence about the whole thing. If the changes he made, actually work, then I will be okay with the fact that he cut holes in a $7000 dollar snowmobile. However, if the changes he made, doesn't work, well I don't even have to finish that statement................HA HA HA!
Today I am grateful for the talents I was given, to be able to cook!