Here we snow again..

Diary of a Snow Shoveler

December 9: We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. I shoveled snow for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again! What a perfect life.

December 12: The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. l don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man - I'm glad he's our neighbor.

December 14: Snow, lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. l didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish l wouldn't huff and puff so.

December 15: 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.

December 16: Ice storm this morning. Fell on my butt on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.

December 17: Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.

December 20: Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of stupid snow last night. More shoveling. Took all day. That stupid snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.

December 22: Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white stuff fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to use the restroom. By the time I got undressed, went and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the jerk is lying.

December 23: Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she, nuts? Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did, but I think she's lying.

December 24: 6" today. Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the jerk who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the snow by his hair. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at about 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was busy watching for that stupid snowplow.

December 25: Merry Christmas. 20 more inches of the !=3D@x@!x!x1 slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's an idiot. If I have to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to kill her.

December 26: Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.

December 27: Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze.

December 28: Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in. THAT WOMAN is driving me crazy!!!!!

December 29: 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?

December 30: Roof caved in. The snow plow driver is suing me for a million dollars. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted.

December 31: Set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.

January 8: I feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?

 

Funny stuff XXL . It's really just all a little of Ole Man Winter's tough love program...

 

It ended up taking me about 6 hours today. that's in addition to the 6 hours before the storm clearing from the previous one. My elderly neighbor ate a newspaper with his blower so I took a break to lend him a shear pin and fix his blower for him. Good deed of the day.

I raked all the roofs again and spent a lot of time with the blower pushing that snow away from the house in case we get another one.

Woodshed is empty so I had to shovel a path to a new stack. Its above my waist now.

 

Been at it since shortly after lunch.
Came in to warm up my fingers. Temp is dropping.
I was the only one out there for a while but a lot of the neighbors are at it now.
I ran right over the paper. Augers sliced it up a little but didn't grab it. Have snapped a shear pin on one before.

 

At the high of 5 degrees. Brrrrrrrrrrrr. Roads are still not plowed.

 

driveway #1 no more plow banks. can't believe the make shift stuff on the bushing has held up. problem is now I can open my shop tomorrow?????????????dumb!!!!!!!!

 

I'd rather be lucky than good any day, that is luck!! have a day

 

Last weekend these two communities found out what happens when the "pineapple express" from Hawaii hits the face of the Arctic down flow in one of our province's inlets. I am really glad I live where I do.

http://globalnews.ca/news/1818594/kitamaat-village-evacuated-after-snowfall/

http://globalnews.ca/news/1818221/worst-is-over-for-terrace-and-kitimat-after-massive-blizzard/

 

BECOMING A PROBLEM?(sarc)same thing here and mine is held together with Duck Brand Tape!!!!!!!!!!

 

I was told this dip in the jet stream is not breaking anytime soon.

 

I stayed out too long.
Didn't feel the cold until my knees started shaking.
I've had my fingers get so cold they hurt before but not my knees.

Spent at least an hour just getting some of the piles pushed back and the ones near the road knocked down again so we can see down the street without pulling way out.
My snowblower discharge was just impacting the sides of quite a few berms too.
2 driveways, 6 hours.

 

just saw Bastardi's tweets, amo has gone seriously neg. aint good. if it stays as far negative as it is now, it is serious!

 

weather stuff with climate stuff. Atlantic has shifted stong negative and usually stays so for 20-40 years. analog years for this winter centered on years from the last cold cycle. 58-59 77-78.whem pdo pairs up which not strong but is also in mostly neg phase N American winters are brutal.

 

no just always wondering why? things like el nino have large influence on our winter weather. tied closely to this winter. as is the California drought tied to a neg.(cold) pdo

 

Sick of Winter in New England

 

Looks like they set a bomb off on the rightaways - slash cut everything within 15ft of lines, mostly with a Jiraff...but their chipper has been "down" for three weeks, they attempted to "mulch" with a bush hog.

basically like a localized icestorm but only along the powerlines