The first part of Your Scribe's plan to have the road plowed is in place.

I have an official address.

Now I must lobby the town selectmen, so they direct the road commissioner to plow all the way down to my place.

Here is the picture: My cabin is on a public road.

It is a narrow dirt road with about six other houses on it.

My place is the last residence on the road, and about 100 yards past the last one.

In past years the selectmen have declined to approve snowplowing down to my place, because they say it is not used in winter.

My rejoinder is that I can't use it, because I can't get to it.

Selectmen said they don't approve plowing for houses that don't have addresses.

I have fixed that: By working with the town's 911 Committee and the local post office, my house number is now 103.

So my next step is to apprise the selectmen and/or road commissioner that I have a bona fide address.

I don't know how often I would use the cabin in winter.

It has only a small Jotul stove for heat, and it takes several hours to warm up the place.

But I would like to visit, and am hoping that they now agree to plow.

It is a public road, after all.

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