December
8: 6:00 PM. It started to snow. The first snow of the season and
the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window
watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a
Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love
snow!
December 9: We woke to a beautiful
blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape.
What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole
World? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. Shoveled for the
first time in years, felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and
the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up
the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again.
What a perfect life.
December 12: The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a
Disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely
have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says
we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to
see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man,
I'm glad he's our neighbor.
December 14: Snow, lovely snow!
8" last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes
everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by
shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow
came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I
would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back
in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so.
December 15: 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer.
Bought snow tires for the wife's car and two extra shovels. Stocked the
Freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out.
I Think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.
December 16: Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the
driveway putting down salt. Hurt like heck. The wife laughed for an
hour, which I think was very cruel.
December 17: Still way
below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off
for five hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to
do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've
bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. Man I hate it when
she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living
room.
December 20: Electricity's back on, but had another 14"
of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. That darn
snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but
they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying.
Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower,
and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think
they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done
and bill me. I think he's lying.
December 22: Bob was right
about a white Christmas, because 13 more inches of the white stuff fell
today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt 'til August. Took me 45
minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel, and then I had to
pee. By the time I got undressed, peed and dressed again, I was too
tired to shovel! Tried to hire Bob, who has a plow on his truck, for
the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the guy is
lying.
December 23: Only 2" of snow today, and it warmed up to
"0". The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this
morning. What, is she nuts!!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month
ago? She says she did, but I think she's lying.
December 24:
6" more. Snow is packed so hard by snowplow, I broke the shovel.
Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the
son-of-a-b*&^% who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the
snow by his testicles and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I
know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and
then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow
all over everywhere I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing
Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy
watching for the Damn snowplow.
December 25: Merry
F!=3D@x@!x!x1 Christmas. 20 more inches of the !=3D@x@!x!x1 slop
tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. Man, I
hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation
and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad
attitude. I think she's a freaking idiot. If I have to watch "It's a
Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the
microwave.
December 26: Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.
December 27: Temperature dropped to -30, and the pipes froze. Plumber
came after 14 hours of waiting for him; he only charged me $1,400 to
replace all my pipes.
December 28: Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in. The B*&^% is driving me crazy!!!!!
December 29: 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it
could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does
he think I am?
December 30: Roof caved in. I beat up the snow
plow driver. He is now suing me for a million dollars; not for only
the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow
shovel up his backside. The wife went home to her mother. 9" more
predicted.
December 31: I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8: Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
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