Miata Mailing List: January 1999, Message #244

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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 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 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 rear on 
the ice in the driveway putting down salt.  Hurt like crazy. 
 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 nasty stuff last night.  More shoveling.  Took all 
day.  Blasted 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 that white mess 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 use the bathroom.  By the time I got 
undressed, went 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 jerk 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".  Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l 
broke the shovel.  Thought I was having a heart attack.  If 
I ever catch the guy who drives that snowplow, I'll drag 
him through the snow by his fingernails. 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 
snowplow.

December 25: Merry Christmas. 20 more inches of the 
messy slop tonight.  Snowed in!  The idea of shoveling 
makes my blood boil.  Gee, 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 scream.

December 26: Still snowed in.  Why the heck 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. 
 That 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.  The wife went home to her 
mother.  Another 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?


Bill Kellenberger & Dino
'90  Red  R-4RE
Team Escargot
Gateway Miata Club
http://www.geocities.com/~gatewaymiata