So we had a snowstorm.  Maybe you heard about it on the news or saw headlines about the East Coast being buried in snow and all that.  Well, it was mostly south of here.

We only got about 8 inches of snow and thus it was more of an obnoxious inconvenience than anything else.  Even the pictures turned out dark - which rather suits the mood I've been in all day.



I wanted to get to the grocery store Saturday afternoon.  I usually shop on Sunday morning and I knew it would be a mess if I waited.  For various reasons I didn't get there.

I had to wait until the driveway was cleared off.  I do have 4 wheel drive, just not a vehicle with high ground clearance.



This did not make me happy.  Because I know, even if the snow looks pretty in the yard...



it will be a royal PITA in the streets and parking lots.   The highways are fine - it's the rest of route that is the problem.  Not only do people drive down the middle of our street in those friggin' huge SUV's trying to play chicken with me, but they drive fast because... they have 4 wheel drive and this makes them invulnerable to sliding!!! Who knew that being in an SUV negated the laws of physics!  I'm so impressed I should buy one for myself.  I too could fly down the roads and run all the other little cars off the edge.  What fun!

Yes, cute little snow hats on the grill are not enough to make me enjoy being in the streets and parking lots with utter morons.



I suppose I should contemplate the snow covered woods.



Doesn't help.

I'm still wanting to find the 4 SUV's speeding down our street that tried to run me off the road.  The woman in the minivan who decided the middle of the road was the place she needed to be, hanging onto her steering wheel for dear life.  And let's not forget  the jackass driving about 40 mph in the snow covered parking lot directly at me.  Yeah, no problem at all, I only want to smack them all very hard.  (for some reason this made me think of Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged)

Why would I want to head to the grocery store with all the other people out doing their panic buying BEFORE the snow arrives? After all, there was almost no one there today. 

Because I have a better chance of surviving them than the post snow idiots.

Maybe I'll be in a better mood in the morning.  One can only hope.  Heh.

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1 I would like to see that kind of snowfall here strictly for the chance to watch the locals lose their tiny little minds in a frenzy of apocalyptic-anticipation. Yeah, I'd like it for about a day... then it would wear thin on the nerves and the neighbors would resort to cannibalism and oddly, I don't think they have enough kids to satisfy that urge fully and I might look pretty good to them then.
I'm sorry snow ate your happy place. 

Posted by: LeeAnn at December 21, 2009 08:31 AM (n2UcJ)

2 Didn't you know that the purchase of a jacked-up 4x4 pickup or SUV means you're not only immune from physical laws, but now invulnerable in your tank? 

For each of our first four years in Alaska, the very first vehicle to land upside down in the median was a brand-spankin' new 4x4 pickup.  The last few years, however, have seen a mixture of so-called "cross-over" vehicles - those which look like a mini-van mated with a station wagon & added 4WD to up the perceived value.

Those who think they know how to drive in deep snow are really annoying to those of us who really do. (grins)

Posted by: Rev. Paul at December 21, 2009 12:40 PM (0DZhf)

3 Only eight inches?!  And there I was thinking 8 inches were a big deal - haha, we're wusses : )

Posted by: Patti at December 21, 2009 09:03 PM (ykXWv)

4 That poor sad grill!

Cook something so he'll feel needed and loved!

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at December 22, 2009 07:16 AM (jii9y)

5 LeeAnn - yeah it would be fun to see if one could do it from a safe distance.

Rev Paul - I think the same thing happens no matter where you are. There is always some idiot who has no clue.

Patti - we get snow in 10 inch increments. It was a surprise to me when I moved here - had no idea. LOL.

Mr. Bingley - the poor little grill gets plenty of attention when not covered in snow.  For now it's hibernating.

Posted by: Teresa at December 22, 2009 10:10 PM (ZCuP9)

6 The Juju Woman and I just returned from a road trip through NC, VA, WV, and KY.  WV got 33 inches.  It was a trip...Stretch has a problem with anything over 4, and here, we had ice on top of the snow, so it's like a hockey rink.  I can walk (slide) on top without breaking, and that damn dog of mine is learning how to skate.

Posted by: Yabu at December 23, 2009 08:02 AM (VxNeS)

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That's how long we've had our current phone number. 

I'm still getting calls for the person who had the number before it was pawned off onto us.

Garbage calls. Irritating garbage calls from toll free numbers calling up to 8 times a day - each. Apparently they REALLY want to talk to this woman.

I finally started answering them yesterday and telling them to cut it out.  Today I have received only one call, I just told the man to take the number off the list.

I have a business line - 2 numbers off from our house number.  I have not received a single call for a previous user of that number. 

These people need to get their information updated more than once a decade.  Sheesh!

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My camera is upstairs and I haven't even thought of grabbing the SD card to download the pictures.  What a week. 

Yesterday we had 4 trees cut down.  I missed ALL of it because I was at a meeting all day.  I'm a bit bummed about that.  I wanted pictures.  *sigh*  However, the good thing is two of the trees that were "dangerous" in that they weren't stable and one was definitely leaning too close to the house, are now gone.  Whew.

Today the joy was weather related.  We were supposed to get about 3 inches of snow then it was supposed to change to rain.  Eh, not so great, but not so bad for winter in this area.

They were only off by about 5 inches... we got nearly 8 inches of snow.  They were right about the rain. (I'm just glad it wasn't ice)

So I was out for a little over 2 hours trying to get the snowblower to move the snow before it got too heavy.

I was successful.  Got my driveway done and my neighbor's.  Ended up with a headache and sore hands. (I don't really want to be typing right now, but how else would I get a blog post up) 

We have a self propelled snowblower because of the steep hill on our driveway.  One handle has the lever to engage the wheels, the other has the lever to engage the auger. Poor hands, they just aren't used to holding on to levers like that for so long.

While it has been raining most of the evening, there is still quite a bit of snow.  And it's supposed to get very cold and windy.  Ah the joys of winter up North.  I'm hoping that since I've cleared all the snow, we won't have too much trouble with ice once the temps fall off.

We'll see.

In the meantime, that's all I've got for tonight.  I'm even boring myself rereading this.  Ah well, it's nearly Thursday!   I won't contemplate on how the next few days will go or I'll end up working 24/7 until Christmas Day.

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