Great Big Snow
We had our first big snow of the year this past weekend. I kept looking out the windows to see how much accumulated, but it never seemed to be a great deal. Monday morning rolled around and I was hit with the realization that we had close to 20″ of snow. My plan to just plow through it looked less likely all of a sudden 1.
I tried anyway, and got the car stuck about 1/3 of the way down our 100′ driveway. Cody trudged off to work on foot 2 and I stayed behind to free the car and then attempt to clear the driveway.
Some quick math: 100′ of snow, 8′ wide driveway, at 20″ deep works out to about 12 tons of snow. Suffice it to say, my back and hips 3 are not pleased with me today. Took several hours to clear it all with the little, dinky, collapsible shovel I was using.
Next time, I’m going make sure I have a proper shovel or two and lay down rock salt 4 in advance, so it keeps the snow from even accumulating. Not sure if that’ll work or not, but I can hope.
- Remember, dear readers, I drive a Jetta. [ ↩]
- Thankfully, a passing coworker drove by and picked her up not two minutes later. [ ↩]
- Remember, lift with your legs, not your back. Though by the feel of things, I did most of the lifting with my butt. [ ↩]
- Not actual rock salt; calcium chlorate, which is substantially better for the environment. [ ↩]
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