Snow, check. Ice, check. Cold, check.

[etakyma]

So after shoveling about six inches of snow yesterday while we were "between storms" I went out today to about six more inches, only there was an inch crust of ice over it all. I had to break through that to shovel anything today. As I was trying to clear the driveway (I got most of the driveway cleared, I had just started the high crusty stuff the plows added to my driveway - a good two and a half feet high of icy, compacted snow.), ninja!neighbor guy came along and motioned for me to back up and he used his snowblower to clear the head of my driveway! Thanks neighbor man who wandered away as easily as he wandered up!

So, instead of three hours hard labor, it was only an hour and a half, and I managed to also clear off my car, and shovel a path to my oil tank hookup because I should be getting an oil delivery pretty soon.

It is supposed to snow again on Saturday. It is also supposed to be 40 degrees on Saturday, so we'll see which storm system ultimately wins. Since Sunday is also supposed to be as warm as 40 degrees - I am really really hoping that one wins out. We could use a bit of a February thaw.

In other news I am consistently using the Wii. I think the Wii Fit Age is completely ridiculous. I've been as young as 23 and as old as 54. And pretty much every age in between.

For those affected by the recent spate of WEATHER! please be safe and warm.

Comments

[flourish.livejournal.com]

IDK - to me, "thaw" just means "ICE WHEN IT'S OVER, YOU ALL."

[etakyma.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but my snow banks lining the walkway and driveway are currently so high (way way WAY over my head down at the head of the drive), I have trouble flinging the snow high enough to make it over the top. So a little bit of a thaw might lessen the height of the snow banks a little bit, which can only be a good thing.

I'd really rather not have to climb up there to shorten the height of them by hand. Otherwise, I don't know where I'm going to put the next snowfall.

[flourish.livejournal.com]

Point!