Round One

Fri AM and this AM were prelims; they don't count.

But the 2010-11 Snow Shoveling Season has officially started. Round One was this evening. I think I won the first round, but by a close decision. I did shovel about an inch of sloppy, slushy stuff this AM before heading into Dearborn. I was a bit worried that, when we'd get home, that we'd have a lot more sloppy stuff. But, the temps dipped and only a few places, at the bottom of the 5-6", were slushy. The rest was pretty fluffy.

The wind was blowing and temps have dropped into the teens, but, until near the end, it was quiet and peaceful. Only one car interrupted the solitude--the kid next door returning from a Sun eve basketball practice. (What coach would have his high school kids out driving in stuff like this--with police requests to stay home unless unavoidable--for a single practice? Just asking.) Then, the guy next door fired up his put-put snow blower, ruining the peace and quiet. It might have been worth the 10 minutes of noise since he had his wife utilizing the shovel while he had the machine!

So, in all, it took about an hour. I was pretty "schweaty" upon entering the house, but not as tired/wiped out as I might have been or expected to be. All in all, it was a good evening of shoveling, reminding me why I enjoy it so much.

I'm looking forward to Round Two!