Folk down here have been growing crazy with the impending snowstorm. Down at the grocery store the guy over the counter gave me a toothless grin thanking the good lawd for the stawuhm about tah hit, since he hadn’t seen eight inches uf suh’now in he didn’t know how long.
I thought he said eighteen but no, he said eight. I silently scoffed knowing how harsh the snowstorms were in New York but I also felt a tinge of fear since they’re not very good with snow clearing around these parts. Two inches of snow here means accidents but in NYC it means attach the plows to the garbage trucks and pour chemicals everywhere.
I must say the snow looked great outside, about four and a half inches canvassing my third of an acre plot. With a happy sigh I decided to go out and clear the driveway and stairs since I knew there would be sleet and ice later.
Two hours later I realized how annoying it is to shovel that much driveway space and after looking back and seeing it all covered again with another inch I decided to give up and go inside; I had enough of the eight inches uf suh’now.
Update,8:50 AM: 4 inches were added overnight. ::sobs::
Update, 9:54 AM: managed to shovel out my stairs and an entrance to one garage and have not gotten to the driveway yet. Apparently it also rained/sleeted last night and now it’s doing it again. Lovely.
5 responses to “Wondering In A Wintered Land”
Got snow woes, Rey? :D
I’m right there with you. Down here in Tennessee when there’s a flake in the sky they call off school – no exaggeration. Which is okay periodically, but my kids have missed 10 days of school now and there’s only been one measurable snow (less than two inches!). Today we’re having fun watching the flurries and doing valentines-y things, but if we’re going to be out for snow, it would be nice to actually have some snow. Enjoy it for us!
If by “enjoy” you mean come hopping inside with a weird pain in the lower abdomen and start researching hernia before falling asleep from exhausting at the computer then yep, I enjoyed it!
Ouch! That doesn’t sound pleasant.
Hope you’re okay after a well-earned night of rest!
Why do people lose it when the first snowfall comes? It’s not like it will be COMPLETELY unpredictable. It’s snow! How different could it be from one year to the next? Just think about how you prepared last year and do it again and again.
…and again…and again…
I know with me I was completely spoiled by my living conditions in New York. 18 inches of snow, garbage trucks were out plowing and the crew at my co-op would have the side walks all clear and deiced. I would pull out of the heated garage, drive down the street through the working traffic lights and cross over into the chaos that is Nassau County (telphone wires down, traffic lights jammed, dogs and cats lying together: complete chaos)
So when I came to PA I expected less snow so I have two shovels. Spell that backwards and you get M-O-R-O-N. :(