I Love Snow

[Guest Wolfeymole]

December 8

 

It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!

 

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! Shoveled 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. I 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 inches 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. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I 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 ass 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. I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.

 

December 20

 

Electricity is back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling! Took all day. The damn 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 crap 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 pee. By the time I got undressed, peed 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 bugger is lying.

 

December 23

 

Only 2 inches 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 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a ***** who drives that snow plow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 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 too busy watching for the damn snowplow.

 

December 25

 

Merry f#%&ing Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight - Snowed in the idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. 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 a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.

 

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; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.

 

December 28

 

Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The wife 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. I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. Nine more inches predicted.

 

December 31

 

I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.

 

January 8

 

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

[Mara]

Laughing because I can relate to that story - and I really must be careful what I wish for! Snow, beautiful puffy wonderful snow has turned into a bit of a nightmare with all the shoveling - and it's still coming down.

 

It's warmed up a bit, thankfully ... it's now up to about -2, and a good thing because our new furnace went poof and started pumping out masses of carbon monoxide - three days ago. Eep!

 

Still, snow is a lovely magical thing and I likely won't resort to those 'little white pills' - mind you, a good stiff drink or two or three may soon be in order! :)

[BeeCeeBee]

Merry Christmas Mara,

 

Bob said you'd like his joke. I hate it when he is right.

 

Cuddle up with a warm moose and enjoy. :)

[Mara]

For three whole days I would have been happy to have a warm, furry moose move in - moose poops and all!! :) - anything to give off some additional heat!

 

But magic happened on Christmas Eve and a repairman struggled through the snow to fix our furnace (and yup, we tipped him really, really, really well - grin!).

 

Of course, if a moose had moved in with us I wouldn't have the heart to toss him back outside in the snow just because our furnace was repaired ... nope, at the very least he could live in our back yard - but then again, wonder if they made 'doggy' poop bags big enough for moosie poops? Hmmm.

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Gather the Moose **** up Mara, put it on top of the furnace to dry out and sprinkle it on your Roses in the summer.

[Plastic Nev]

However, while it is drying out, I won't be coming over for a coffee. Corrrrrr, the smell :eek: :D:D

[Mara]

Now ... what's a pile or two of moose poopies! A dab or two of Vick's Menthol Rub and once would hardly notice the steaming mass, surely! :)

[iwillbekingin2030]

snow and cold

 

i love snow (winter always looks so pretty with some snow)...i don't mind the cold but i prefer something more usable...like mildy chilly so you play in the snow. However really cold weather is good too cause u can curl up by the tv with 3 or 4 blankets and your kettle (for hot choc'ls). :p:p:p:p:p

 

garfield winter comic:

 

http://bp1.blogger.com/_18XkaPdQZu4/R2YFJfxItwI/AAAAAAAAGAY/_mwch-ZKs1w/s400/aaaaaaaaaaGarfieldSnow.png

Edited January 6, 2009 by iwillbekingin2030

[Guest Wolfeymole]

However really cold weather is good too cause u can curl up by the tv with 3 or 4 blankets and your kettle (for hot choc'ls).

 

Try turning the fire on. :rolleyes:

[DSTM]

I saw some yellow snow,last time I was in Europe.:p:p

[bob12a]

Must have been lucky here:cool: then taken from my bedroom window

 

Pana uncropped showing the joins

Edited September 4, 2009 by bob12a

[Dalo Harkin]

Its snowing again in Manchester - 3rd time today

[Mara]

Yahoo!! All those of us lucky enough to have some can make 'snow angels'!

 

Mind you, I must be older than I thought, for this year after making them I noticed it was a bit harder to clamber out of the snow without tipping over - drat!

 

Loved the cartoon, iwillbekingin - and thanks for sharing the photo, bob12 (made any snowballs yet?).

 

We really all need to chip in and send our Wolfeymole and other lovely members a foot of snow just for a day ... then they too can share in the magic and the emotional need for those extra blankets and a roaring fire - and the endless hot chocolate/hot toddy/cherry brandy, etc, of course. :)

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Sorry Mara but there's too much snow in this scene for me.

 

http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/37091-post145.html

[Mara]

Laughing with delight because I'm unsure there can be "too much snow" - huge gentle grin! But that ad is a hoot - sputtered my coffee right through my nose when seeing the end of it!!

 

And as for that 'yellow snow', DSTM - don't forget the old adage to never eat yellow snow (or brown, for that matter!) :)

[Plastic Nev]

Snow put to a good use.

[bob12a]

That TRUMPets the lot Nev one good BLOW and you could make a forTUNE in the upyou stakes.

 

Liked it a lot

[Goku]

Snow put to a good use.

Lol, it must have been Wolfey expressing his disgruntlement. :D

 

Or perhaps Seth? :confused:

 

-- Goku