40 degrees F out there, my sainted Aunt Tillie…
I want, yes, a decent cup of tea. Unfortunately we are out. I decided it was worth it to get kitted up to brave the walks, and they call it 40 degrees.
Well, news flash, the walk is frozen so hard neither shovel nor hoe nor rake nor metal shovel can make a dent in it: worse, it's irregular and uneven ice compounded of our trying to get the groceries in during a wet snowfall. Not only is it frozen, but the interior of the garage where melt has happened is a skating rink.
Not that I am even yet utterly incapable of navigating a rink, but after a cup of tea seems, well, perhaps I can wait and have expired and nasty tea without cream. I can swear that there are few things viler than Almond Milk used in bad tea...but, ah, well, we are far from starving here. And melt will come sometime during the month.
Are we braving the front walk to take the garbage to the curb? Nay. One nice thing about cold weather---nasty garbage freezes, so you can take it out when the walk is passable.
So we wait. We have plenty to eat, and coffee enough. I can make soups or beans or rice. We are good. We are staying put.
Well, news flash, the walk is frozen so hard neither shovel nor hoe nor rake nor metal shovel can make a dent in it: worse, it's irregular and uneven ice compounded of our trying to get the groceries in during a wet snowfall. Not only is it frozen, but the interior of the garage where melt has happened is a skating rink.
Not that I am even yet utterly incapable of navigating a rink, but after a cup of tea seems, well, perhaps I can wait and have expired and nasty tea without cream. I can swear that there are few things viler than Almond Milk used in bad tea...but, ah, well, we are far from starving here. And melt will come sometime during the month.
Are we braving the front walk to take the garbage to the curb? Nay. One nice thing about cold weather---nasty garbage freezes, so you can take it out when the walk is passable.
So we wait. We have plenty to eat, and coffee enough. I can make soups or beans or rice. We are good. We are staying put.
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Elizabeth
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Jan 26, 2017 09:54AM
Be safe! Yes it is mild here too but even after shoveling the slush that fell, the last inch turned to ice and the plow made more slush-to-ice so yeah.. some places are pretty bad. Really sorry about the milk issue, hate when that happens.
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I lived in Boston for 10 years, and there is "The Boston Walk" for navigating unevenly frozen sidewalks.Just pretend you are riding a horse, legs apart with knees flexed. Feet always go straight down with each step. Body over center point between feet on ground. Easy does it.
Swearing helps too, I am told °͜°
