While we did not get the full 40 cm they were warning of, we did get about 25 cm or so depending on the winds, and snow drifts that were up over my knees in certain spots that wind catches. Took me a full 90 minutes to dig out the front walk, drive way, both cars, walk way to the shed, and the entire back patio. I’ve skipped the deck because it’s cold, blowy, and I have paid work to get to at some point today. The kids were told to sleep in since the schools were cancelled as of last evening. We knew they were to be home, same with my wife.
I’m now tired, sweaty, and thirsty. Feel a little like overheating from the strain of moving all that damn snow – again. With more on the way over the course of the next two months easily. This is the type of winter I remember from my youth, but I wasn’t by myself shoveling then, I have three older brothers, and we’d all have to help out. Now I’d like to get my kids more involved, or… Now hear me out here, I go buy a snowblower because this shit sucks. It’ll still take a while to clear, but it should save my back, arms, and heart if I can help it!
The trouble with continuous large dumps of snow is that you run out of places to put it, so it begins to encroach on your driveway width, and the piles get so high you either have to shovel the tops flat afterward, or wheel barrow your excess over to some other spot just to get rid of it. It’s a cold, wet, nightmare. At least with a blower you can atomize it, and throw it in a whisky stream out over your lawn. Beats having to raise your shovel higher and higher each consecutive snow storm until you’re placing snow gently at shoulder height to stop it from tumbling off the pile to settle back where you grabbed it from in the first place. Think digging very dry powdery sand out of a hole on a beach. The loose stuff wants to fall back down no matter what you do.
I need to eat some breakfast, then try and work. I’m waiting for my heart beat to normalize after that digging session. I’m still hot & sweaty too. Blargh. Ugh!
Welcome to Monday, I guess!?!
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