Could be worse. My brother lives in Winnipeg. He gets 60 frost free days per year! They measure the wind chill in the number of seconds exposed skin will survive before being frostbitten. Or is it minutes? I forget. I finally bought a snow blower today. While you (in Chicago) had rain on Saturday, we (in Madison) had snow followed by sleet. This led to HEAVY snow being buried beneath an inch or more of ice. Walking and driving have been very interesting activities for the last few days. I pinched a nerve in my back a couple of years ago (genetic condition - thanks dad) and nearly ended up in the hospital again on Sunday after trying to shovel/pickaxe this mess (especially after the snowplow dumped another foot of snow at the end of the driveway). Even though I can't afford the d@mn thing, I broke down and bought the snow blower. Better to break my wallet than to break me...
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Date: 2007-12-05 02:58 am (UTC)I finally bought a snow blower today. While you (in Chicago) had rain on Saturday, we (in Madison) had snow followed by sleet. This led to HEAVY snow being buried beneath an inch or more of ice. Walking and driving have been very interesting activities for the last few days.
I pinched a nerve in my back a couple of years ago (genetic condition - thanks dad) and nearly ended up in the hospital again on Sunday after trying to shovel/pickaxe this mess (especially after the snowplow dumped another foot of snow at the end of the driveway). Even though I can't afford the d@mn thing, I broke down and bought the snow blower. Better to break my wallet than to break me...