White Death
The first few flakes of a big snowstorm are just starting to fall with a lot more to come over the new few days. It’s good that we dug out from the last snowstorm on Saturday. That should make it easier to shovel the snow from the upcoming storm. The Girl is really hoping for a snow day. Most of the snow from the last storm fell from Friday to Saturday so she “missed” the opportunity for an unexpected off day. The really large accumulations were farther to the east; so there weren’t any problems clearing the roads. I don’t know where the heaviest snowfall will be with this one. I brought my laptop home from work just in case.
I shoveled the driveway by hand on Saturday. I always shovel by hand. It sometimes takes a long time; but its good exercise. I’d like to have a snow blower; but it’s one of the many things I world like that’s on the useful but not essential list. The Girl isn’t yet permitted to drive in heavy snow; so she was around the house and available to help. It snows here every here; but some a lot of people around here still don’t know how to drive when there is snow on the roads. The Girl has been doing well driving; but, I still think that it’s not a good idea for her to be out when the roads are bad. She hasn’t had any mishaps or near misses which is very good for someone her age. Do you let your kids drive in weather like this or do you wait it to stop snowing?
The UK grinds to a halt if we have anything nore than a sprinkling of the white stuff. You would think that the pwers that be had never heard of snow.
Alfie: The most important thing around here is not how much snow we have but how fast it falls. If the snow plows can stay ahead of the storm, the roads aren’t too bad. Once they fall behind it may not be until sometime the next day before they catch up. We’re 1-2 feet of snow on the ground right now; but most places will probably business as usual tomorrow.
I live close to the Rockies and it snows quite a bit in the winter here. My son has had to drive in the snow and it is good practice for him and keeps him from being fearful of winter driving. My suggestion is to let her drive shot distances or be in the car while she is driving to help her know what to do in certain situations. At some point she is going to have to drive out there in the snow, better with confidence than trepidation.
CleverCanadianWoman: Her problem isn’t trepidation but over confidence. Cars are dangerous; especially when you drive as fast as she does. She’s fine in good conditions or when the roads are really bad; but she just doesn’t think about how roads may be slick and icy in spots AFTER they’ve been plowed and treated. She’s fine if one of us is in the car; but she need to develop better habits when she is by herself. I just hope that it doesn’t take an accident for her to learn the lesson.
People have to be real careful about shoveling the snow by hand because of stroke and heart attack. Well, not someone who is healthy like yourself but older folks who aren’t as in good shape.
KittyKillKill: They found a guy completely covered in snow with a shovel nearby not too far from here earlier this week. He lived alone so he wasn’t missed for several days. They think he was there since Saturday. He was frozen for several days. What a shame. You can find a lot of people to do snow removal for $20.