Oh Boy!
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I bet you are all sick of reading about Debbie's winter follies for the past four years. And guess what folks? This is another one for the books!
A friend Emailed me a poster that said "Today I went outside and the air hurt my face. Why am I living in a place where the air hurts my face?"
Blizzard last year, 30 inches of snow in one day the year before, massive storms year before that. And lets talk about 2014. Or not. You can always skip over.
End of January, huge chill. And all of the country felt it. That I guess was just the appetizer. Last two weeks, we have had 6 major storms. Just this last week: Friday into Saturday-8 inches light and fluffy; Sunday into Monday-a foot, heavy and wet; Wednesday into Thursday-8 inches, heavy wet and now tonight 4 inches already on the ground and another 5 to go. Hee Haw. And Tuesday another due in. Then, just maybe, a thaw.
What a year to have your snow removal team quit in November when you have no chance of finding someone new until the Spring. If I did not have people from here to message to; I would be out in the street, naked with a nice Marguerita, laughing and singing. Because I am that close to losing my mind.
Bruce has been wonderful but again cabin fever. I do try to get him out whenever I can get him up and down the ramp safely. Work hasn't seen me to speak of for two weeks. Erma is away and the one person who offered to help is in Florida for a few days - LOL.
Neighbor Cliff is so wonderful in helping all three families who got left in the lurch. My day is go to work for a few hours if I can get in, come home. Truck to bottom of driveway, I shovel it out and let the sun do her job. Clean up the spot where the truck was. Fine tune the clean up on the ramp. Shove some sort of food in front of Bruce for lunch, toilet him and help him get into bed for a nap. Out to clear downspouts and shovel the deck. Roof rake the back roof best I can. Today both back windows gushing water from the ice build up. So guess Roof Raking as a paying job is not in my cards - LOL. Fortunately an emergency call to our Contractor Pete was successful. Just before the latest Nor'easter started.
Colleen, bless her, had spent a lot of time helping me with new menus and recipes. Food is not a problem. And with Bruce's couponing, plenty of stash. In the meantime, nothing in the house has been done except maybe laundry, no appointments, tons of phone calls to be made. Bruce's friend pushing for an overnight at the Casino - sure all that prep is in the works - LOL.
So many here with problems so much more difficult than mine and I hate to whine. But right now I would kill for a hot bath. When Erma gets back that is definitely in the works. Stay warm and safe, Debbie
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