Snow

I forgot what it's like to live in snow. It's cold mostly, and often a pain as far as getting places or doing anything outdoors. It's not so bad so far...but I spend most of my time in the house and I get into the car which is parked in a heated garage. So really I only have to deal with it if and when I leave the house: not something that happens often.

Yesterday we got quite a storm, about a foot and a half worth of snow came down! Today it's about 8 degrees outside and even the Minnesota snow plows haven't been able to keep up as roads are still closed at noon today. (Minneapolis is renowned for its snow removal excellence). If you've watched the news, you may have also seen that the roof of the Metrodome (Minneapolis football stadium) broke, spilling tons of snow into the arena and effectively ending the home season of the local NFL team.  Like I said, lots of snow.

I'm fortunate to not have to interact with the snow much from indoors, but yesterday while the wind was still howling Tom and his housemate Mark decided to brave the outdoors and plow the driveway. Now, growing up in Colorado we'd usually do this by piling on the layers and going out in force with shovels. But these boys have a toy.  It's a riding lawnmower which, by removing the blade and adding a contraption to the front becomes a snowplow! Here's the picture I took from my blankets inside...

The worst thing about the snow here is that it's so dry that you can't make a good snowman, or snowball for that matter. Oh, and did I mention that it's really cold?