The First Snow Storm of 2014

The first snow of 2014 is here, now and it is a big one. I have a wonderful office in the back of my house --- three-fourths windows; only the wall behind me is not glass. So I can see all around me and it is just so beautiful.

The snow is swirling; the wind howling; the birds trying desperately to get the seed we put out for them in these blizzard-like conditions. Yes, I am in the midst of the snowstorm but I am warm and enjoying my writing day. Life is good.

My beautiful wife is in front of our house shoveling the snow. A few years ago I bought her a snow blower. That helps her get the driveway and front walk up to our front door clear of snow. Of course, she’ll have to go out again to do everything over since the snow has blown itself all over what she already cleaned. Such is a snow storm.

She is bundled up so much it is hard to see her face. It is 16 degrees outside. It is also hard to see that far away because the winds are terrifically strong. She is a lucky woman because other than our driveway and the walk up to our front door, we have no sidewalks where I live and even though we are on a corner property her storm-work is relatively easy. It takes maybe an hour to snow-blow the driveway and front walk.

I am going to make myself a hot chocolate and enjoy the first snow of 2014. As I said, life is good.

I'm sure everything is fine at home but my first thought was why is your wife shoveling the driveway? ;)

You bought her a snow blower? Bucking for husband of the year would be my guess. If it's that cold, you might want to have her bring the dog in.

I've forgotten what snow even looks like.

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Quote: rudeboyoi

I've forgotten what snow even looks like.

Same here, I think I'll take a nice bike ride tomorrow in sunny warm Tampa.

You're sitting on your fat ass while your wife clears the snow???

A couple year ago, I got tired of shoveling, so I bought MYSELF a snowblower.

Had to wake up at 5:15 so I could clear the driveway and walk so I could get to work on time - while the wife was still in bed!

Sometimes the wife wants exercise and she insists on shovelling the snow. Yep, I feel a little bit belittled while she's outside working away while I'm baking cookies but isn't that what marriage is all about?

I took it just the way Frank meant it which was tongue in cheek.

Quote: 1BB

I took it just the way Frank meant it which was tongue in cheek.

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Quote: DJTeddyBear

You're sitting on your fat ass while your wife clears the snow???
!

No kidding. And he's here bragging about it like
he accomplished something. I'd be embarrassed.

It's way outside my area of personal knowledge, but hasn't Frank mentioned some pretty serious health issues? If so, that may well preclude him shoveling snow, and he may well have an agreement with his wife that either they will hire someone or if she's in the mood for some exercise, she will do it. There could be lots of reasons beyond the assumptions being made in giving Frank crap over this.

Don't worry about these people Frank. If you feel like you have to show the wife a little appreciation, buy her a new vacuum cleaner, bagless would be nice.

Quote: beachbumbabs

It's way outside my area of personal knowledge, but hasn't Frank mentioned some pretty serious health issues? If so, that may well preclude him shoveling snow,.

I still wouldn't brag about it. Nobody likes shoveling
snow. No 'my poor wife', or 'I wish I could help her',
just 'oh lucky me, I'm nice and warm inside.'

Once you get past the age of about 45, shoveling
snow is very dangerous. Not because of the effort
involved, the amount of cold air you take into your
lungs can adversely effect your cardiovascular system
and trigger a heart attack. For both men and women.

EvenBob and others, either you are totally witty in a way that is beyond my ken thereby fooling me into thinking that you really thought I tortured my wife or you missed the fact that what I wrote was indeed tongue-in-cheek.

Quote: FrankScoblete

The first snow of 2014 is here, now and it is a big one. I have a wonderful office in the back of my house --- three-fourths windows; only the wall behind me is not glass. So I can see all around me and it is just so beautiful...

No photo?

Here in N.E. CT got 6-10" not too bad, but it was friggin COLD (for CT) all day with sunshine, and a good 20 mph wind. Cousins on L. I. got hammered with 14-16" and drifts, being closer to the storm-center. Very bad there. All places around here exppecting record cold (-10F or lower) tonite, but will be 45F on Sunday with rain, then back into the ice-box all week. There's talk Mon. nite worse than tonite.

Still a warm day in Maine.

Quote: EvenBob

Once you get past the age of about 45, shoveling
snow is very dangerous. Not because of the effort
involved, the amount of cold air you take into your
lungs can adversely effect your cardiovascular system
and trigger a heart attack. For both men and women.

WORD! I'm in my mid 50's and today sucked royal. Came in twice for a breath of warm air and to get my hands under the cold ---> warm water.

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Quote: FrankScoblete

EvenBob and others, either you are totally witty in a way that is beyond my ken thereby fooling me into thinking that you really thought I tortured my wife or you missed the fact that what I wrote was indeed tongue-in-cheek.

The snow shoveling we understand, but hooking her up to the dog sled to take you to the liquor store, seemed a bit too much !

Quote: Buzzard

The snow shoveling we understand, but hooking her up to the dog sled to take you to the liquor store, seemed a bit too much !

Sounds a bit judgmental. How far of a pull is it?

A little drink now and then is good for you. My wife is able to pull the sled quite a ways.