I woke up late, around 8:00. It was still snowing outside just as it did when I went to sleep. Icicles hung from the eaves all around the house. A look outside and it was clear that a foot of snow had fallen since I shoveled yesterday.
After breakfast I headed out into the storm. There was so much snow and the snow banks were so high that my wovel became useless. I had to resort to a conventional snow shovel. My neighbor came by with his snow blower and cleared a path through the sidewalk and out to the street. Thanks, Jay.
Dig. Heave. Dig. Heave. On and on. Occasionally, I could use the wovel and did. But the snow was heavy and my triceps were tired from yesterday.
After clearing our driveway with some help from expert car excavator Mrs. RC, I headed across the street to liberate the other three cars in our fleet. The street hadn’t been plowed in hours. To make matters worse, the plow only did 2/3rds of the street. This meant I had to shovel snow to get to the neighbors driveway. How much snow? My friend Rachel said it was many fucktons. She is quantitatively astute.
Mrs. RC worked on clearing the snow off the cars. I went to work with the wovel on the obstructed driveway.
Dig. Heave. Dig. Heave.
Four hours later we were done.
All I wanted was baked goods and a massage. Alas, my baking friend and my massage friend are 20 miles and several thousand fucktons of snow away.
Of course, over the four hours, another inch of snow had fallen. We clear that, fed the birds, and headed indoors.
Everybody part hurts. Somehow.
I am spent.
Outside the storm has intensified again. White outs are happening. Winds are howling.
I have to go back out there in a couple of hours.
A Few Spokes Shy of a Wheel 
You and the wovel got your workout in for the day…maybe for the week, that sounds intense. You are really getting an epic storm, oh my!
Several thousand fucktons is a long way away. According to my friends in DC., if you had a Subaru, all you need to do is brush it off and drive away.
We have one. It is my daughter’s. It was buried in snow. We won’t drive it because she’d never forgive us for crashing her baby.
hope you stay warm & safe
& there are no more
casualties in of of
the worst
blizzards of all time 🙂
I’ve been through much worse than this. 78 in New England for one. Many deaths in that storm which had hurricane force winds. Thanks for your concern. All is well. You have to approach these things in good humor. As hard as the snow is to shovel, it transforms the world with a unique beauty. And reminds us to slow down and enjoy the moment.