March 5, 2013

• Do Let It End

  When I was younger I used to like winter. Honestly, I used to legitimately like all four seasons; they all had their positives and negatives. But as I get older, I find myself liking winter less and less each year. A big part of this is the cold. I don't eat as much meat as I used too; hell I'm practically a vegetarian by comparison. I went from eating meat or poultry nearly every day to eating it maybe once a week. Although I certainly have no clue what I'm talking about, I think that this might be a reason why I get cold so easily and why I have grown to dislike winter.

  And then there is the matter of the snow. A couple of years ago we had a massive blizzard here in the Chicagoland area. It was all good for me because I had just bought a brand new snow blower that I was able to use. Unfortunately though, that very day I broke the key off in the snow blower. Although it worked throughout the blizzard, it has not worked since. I did manage to have the key extracted back in November but the damn thing still won't start. So now I've got this nearly brand new $300 snow blower that doesn't work.

  Which brings me to the other aspect of winter that I've grown not to like: the snow. Although I'm still relatively young and in good shape, it is not unheard of for somebody my age to have a heart attack while shoveling snow. Also even if I don't have a heart attack shoveling snow, most people do eventually get a sore back from shoveling. I had some back issues last summer and am concerned that I might have an issue again with my back after shoveling. So I've spent most of the winter in fear of a major snowstorm as the last thing I want is to have to shovel snow even though I've got a damn near brand new snow blower that I have used once.

  We have been very lucky though in that we haven't had a bad winter. It has not been obnoxiously cold and we have not had a whole heck of a lot of snow. A couple of weeks ago we had a storm that might have dumped oh, about 3-4 inches on us which in the grand scheme of things is not a lot. Today though, we had the biggest storm since the blizzard. Some areas got about 10 inches however we probably got around 6-7 inches. I did spend about 45 minutes shoveling my driveway tonight and though I did not have a heart attack, my back is kinda sore. Either way, I'm pretty much done with winter now; it can go away and not come back until the end of the year or at the very least until after I get the damn snow blower up and running. So if anybody has any ideas on how to get it working please feel free to let me know. And if you have never had the chance to experience shoveling snow, then by all means why don't you come over and shovel should we get snow again before the month is up.

  • 11:07 pm
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