hey Lou from WI.

Now we have snow here in NJ. Why do you think its so great? I hate it !!! lol ....Larry

DIARY OF A SNOW SHOVELER




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 and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snow plow 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 2 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 a$$ on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like he!!. 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 5 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. God 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 dam stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. Dam 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 sh!t fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to whiz. By the time I got undressed, whizzed 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 a-hole 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 dam well lying.




December 24: 6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the SOB who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls. 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 where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was busy watching for the dam snowplow.




December 25: Merry Christmas. 20 more inches of the !=3D@x@!x!x1 slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God 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 an idiot. If I have to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to kill her.




December 26: Still snowed in. Why the he!! 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.




December 28: Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in. THE WOMAN 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. The snow plow driver is suing me for a million dollars for the bump on his head. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted.




December 31: Set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.




January 8: I feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me.




Why am I tied to the bed?

Now Dave; You forgot your People skills. you wouldn't be in that predickerment, If only you went out and bought a case of Scotish Wiskey. and offered a bottle to the snow plow driver, made some punch for the neighborhood kids, brought out another bottle and plunked it on the hood of Bobs plow truck and drank the rest yourself. All the snow would have been in the driveway on the other side of the street and if there was a little left on your side you would be too drunk to care, and your body would not freeze after you died. Your wife would be happy because the embauming costs were zilch.
Pretty funny sinario, but I didn't know that there was such a time diff. between us. LOL

HI larry.Not so sure you got the right guy. I do like a little snow,(just a tad) Keeps idoits speed down some, (or it should) plus the fact I get to sit in front of this computer admiring such delightfull pictures and ole Dave2 post when he has his people skills wound up tight and in Play. Was Looking at his pictures of the tractors in Germany last night ,sitting so long my old tahuckas got sore.Ya know ,for me Not being a farmer, I love the technology that went into the make up and the final production of the tractors that was made. True I"m ignorant of the mechanical workings ie, that can be attached to em that makes hay,harvest corn beans etc.Victor worked for one of the largest Potato farmers ,driving his big machinery,Stigers, grain trucks, and the rest of his new huge tractors (CASE),discing ,shreders and all. I drove truck for em for a while until the legs gave out. Bunch of swell owners. Brothers in fact. Now when it snows, I can look out the windows and think of spring comming when the coolness will be gone and it turns hot & dry.Time to do it all over again except for me. Oh well I did it once (4 years) so cant complain. Thats a small reason as to my liking snow. REguards LOU.

LOLROFLMAO !!!!!

"Why am I tied to the bed?)

People skills, my lad---- Lack of people skills

Still laughing

the talents of some people are outstanding. richard, your missing your calling. MERRY CHRISTMAS an have a safe holiday