Random Snow Thoughts
Originally posted on Myspace Feb 6 2010, aka Snowmageddon!!
1hr30min shoveling. I wish I was in Arizona right about now...
Dogs decided snow is snow and peed on the porch. I would have lost them had they left the porch..
Braddock Hgts fire truck slid down the road almost hitting a row of parked cars - mine in the front.
Things that occurred to me:
I feel like a military commander "the thing is to push the snow all the way back behind that line..."
Wondering why it's called headway instead of footway since I'm shoveling so my feet don't get wet when I walk out to my car.
My neighbor left all her crap on the porch. She likes to decorate with plants so, instead of just pushing the snow off the porch like I did for my side, I had to shovel it away from her plant pots. Then, when I get out to the sidewalk, I had to contend with her bird feeder and random lawn decorations that are right off to the side of the sidewalk.
The rule for shoveling is this - the moment I can't feel my fingers or toes or if either start to hurt, it's time to go inside. The finger tips on my left hand started to burn with cold so I left the walk half shoveled. It really doesn't matter because no one replaced the salt from the last bag that I bought. I salted my side of the porch and went inside knowing that the snow is just going to cover everything again. I called work and told them I would need a ride. Around 3pm, I can expect a Hummer or Tahoe to come barreling down my street to take me to work. I hope they don't mind the fact that I need to go to the store for dog food.
Edit: They actually sent a military Humvee with the National Guard. Officer Keesecker stuck her head out of the hatch and was yelling at some neighbor kids when I got in and then we managed to intimidate an SUV into going down another road. We slid a little coming down the hill and then we went to the old Mamsi parking lot and did figure 8s. Fun!
1hr30min shoveling. I wish I was in Arizona right about now...
Dogs decided snow is snow and peed on the porch. I would have lost them had they left the porch..
Braddock Hgts fire truck slid down the road almost hitting a row of parked cars - mine in the front.
Things that occurred to me:
I feel like a military commander "the thing is to push the snow all the way back behind that line..."
Wondering why it's called headway instead of footway since I'm shoveling so my feet don't get wet when I walk out to my car.
My neighbor left all her crap on the porch. She likes to decorate with plants so, instead of just pushing the snow off the porch like I did for my side, I had to shovel it away from her plant pots. Then, when I get out to the sidewalk, I had to contend with her bird feeder and random lawn decorations that are right off to the side of the sidewalk.
The rule for shoveling is this - the moment I can't feel my fingers or toes or if either start to hurt, it's time to go inside. The finger tips on my left hand started to burn with cold so I left the walk half shoveled. It really doesn't matter because no one replaced the salt from the last bag that I bought. I salted my side of the porch and went inside knowing that the snow is just going to cover everything again. I called work and told them I would need a ride. Around 3pm, I can expect a Hummer or Tahoe to come barreling down my street to take me to work. I hope they don't mind the fact that I need to go to the store for dog food.
Edit: They actually sent a military Humvee with the National Guard. Officer Keesecker stuck her head out of the hatch and was yelling at some neighbor kids when I got in and then we managed to intimidate an SUV into going down another road. We slid a little coming down the hill and then we went to the old Mamsi parking lot and did figure 8s. Fun!