Let me pull out my crystal ball for a moment and take a quick glance. Wow! "Romper, bomper, stomper boo. Tell me , tell me, do. I see Michelle and Sharon and Lowell and Jack. I see Kate and Yelena and Malyss and Stefan too." Wait a minute wrong device. Whoops! That's my Romper Room magic mirror from way back. Here we go. Now we're in business. Here's my faithful glass ball. Let's see. What does it show in my future? Ah, anywheres from 4-8 inches headed this way tonight. That's the latest forecast. Starting after 7PM and extending until midnight, then changing over to maybe ice and freezing rain. Yuk! The last part of the prediction concerns me the most. You see, for any novices out there, snowblowers are great for all types of snow. Mine can handle handle anything up to say 12-14 inches, but throw in rain and all bets are off. These 'blowing machines' have big issues with slush. Our driveway tilts downhill a bit, and this is where the trouble lies. Slush and water build up at the bottom by the road and become an issue. I'll probably be up and out early attempting to beat the rain. I could throw caution to the wind, not blow and run my truck up and down ten times or so. I've taken this tact before; however, if a cold stretch hits the driveway will be rutted for weeks maybe. Then when it snows again and the ruts are still there... well. So you see my dilemma. Sticky, white snowcover makes for a winter wonderland, postcard event like in today's image, but often it wreaks havoc with snow removal.
Let me take another look at that ball.
Is there a mighty Ram pickup and a Fisher plow in my future?
Didn't think so.
Oh gosh, that is a lot of work you have ahead of you. Slippery and cold work at that. As my Mother would say as any of us left the house....be careful out there.
ReplyDeleteat least you seem ready for it - here a few flakes brings the country to a halt.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great excuse just to stay in and read or. . . cook. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't you do this sooner!!?? If you had, I would have recovered sooner and been back for New Year's eve. Happy New year to both you and your patient and charming wife!!
ReplyDeleteoh, i remember those days! iced ruts are the WORST! good luck! and stay safe!
ReplyDeleteI was going to say I'll swap you my 41C day Birdman, but I think I'll just jump in the pool to cool off instead :) That slippery ice doesn't sound like much fun.
ReplyDeleteI do not see snow in my immediate future, but who knows? The winter is still long...
ReplyDeleteHmm...perhaps your teachers were right when they told you you were seeing things!
ReplyDeleteIf there's one thing I don't want to know it's the future. At my age, it ain't gonna be good.
When a youth, I lived for some time in Duluth, Minnesota, where there are some streets at a 45 degree angle. Try driving down one of those when the road is sheer ice!
The snow hit here at noon but it is supposed to be rain later this evening and all night so I'm hoping it will melt on its own. Might have to shovel a bit!
ReplyDeleteWe're getting snow here today. With any luck it'll stay!
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, snow. It must be January. We are only getting about 1 - 2 inches of the stuff today, but we are heading for some serious wind chills in -35 F zone. I'm sure we will send our cold your way in a few days.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot! But living in snowsville? No, thank you. I can handle forward planning but executing plans to keep the driveway navigable is not in my tool kit.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot. I wish we had received more snow as predicted yesterday. Not one flake.
ReplyDeleteUgh
ReplyDeleteBest wishes!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Revrunner. Just stay inside!
ReplyDeleteThe frosted trees are sure pretty, but the driveway/snow dilemma -- oy!
ReplyDeleteThis one deserves being enlarged... if you want to almost feel the cold! :-)
ReplyDeleteI dunno. The first future prediction machine seemed to work pretty well.
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