Round One

Those who enjoy shoveling snow will love today!

When is "one to three inches" not "one to three inches?"  When the weatherman forecasts it.  "One to three inches" this AM was far closer to five inches of snow.  Now, what to believe?  The forecast is now calling for a total accumulation (until 1 or 2 AM Mon) of up to 14 inches.

I was running this AM, not on a major street, but not a back road or subdivision street.  It wasn't too bad.  A guy in a pick-up slowed, rolled down his window, and said, "It isn't too smart to be walking in this stuff!"  First, I thought, "'Walking?'  Am I that slow?"  Then, I chuckled.  "How much smarter is it to be driving in it?" as the truck slipped and slid down the road.

I helped push two cars out of snow piles this AM, adding to my workout.  Neither was stuck too badly.

I opened the garage to shovel the "one to three inches" (not) and one of my neighbors did the neighborly thing and brought over his snowblower.  He did about half of the drive, not quite half, before I could stop him and say, "I can to the rest."  It's not that I don't appreciate the thought.  I enjoy shoveling and it was still light enough to push around.  It's outside; it's exercise; and (without snowblowers to disrupt the peace and quiet) it's peaceful and quite--very pretty.  I imagine I'll get another two or three rounds in before all is said and done.  Bopper will be here soon and he'll help.  I'll try to get Ash and the Codester out there, too, although the Code has a habit of taking the snow from the grass/lawn/yard and throwing it on the driveway.  Ah, I can't get mad at the guy, though.

I finished about two hours ago, but it looks like another couple of inches have fallen.  I don't want to wait too long, when the depth is a bit too much for me (us) to handle.

Now, if the weather guys can be wrong about the predicted string of three-day cold temperatures--lows dipping to 11 or 12 below and highs reaching zero, maybe.  I guess that means no birthday dinner for me?