[PatrickHenry]

... melt damage during the 3 week long summer. I frequently have to replace a good 5% of the snow blocks on the south side of my house.

Yeah, those sizzling Canadian summers can really ruin a good snow block. I hear that during such scorchers, the walrus blubber stored in the cellar can get ruined.

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"Yeah, those sizzling Canadian summers can really ruin a good snow block. I hear that during such scorchers, the walrus blubber stored in the cellar can get ruined."

That used to be quite true, up until the time we started using freezers.

I can still remember as a youngster trying to keep the dogs from digging under the house to get to the blubber. Fond memories indeed.