This #blizzard in #Boston is the real deal.
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This #blizzard in #Boston is the real deal. I just spent 2½ hours outside with my shovel, snowblower, and ice chipper, clearing our rear stairs, the part of the patio that needs to be cleared for snowblower access, and the driveway, which had a lot of pre-blizzard ice that I needed to chop up. I didn't even make it to starting on the sidewalk or cars before the snowblower batteries died. I guess I'll be out there again for another pass when the batteries are recharged.
#weather #BostonMA@jik Hope you and your family and neighbors stay warm and safe.
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This #blizzard in #Boston is the real deal. I just spent 2½ hours outside with my shovel, snowblower, and ice chipper, clearing our rear stairs, the part of the patio that needs to be cleared for snowblower access, and the driveway, which had a lot of pre-blizzard ice that I needed to chop up. I didn't even make it to starting on the sidewalk or cars before the snowblower batteries died. I guess I'll be out there again for another pass when the batteries are recharged.
#weather #BostonMAIt was weird rushing away from Springfield MA to Springfield VT yesterday to
get away from the storm
I hope you have time and space to shovel, because then it can be kinda
nice, but i'd never say that to someone that had to be somewhere.
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This #blizzard in #Boston is the real deal. I just spent 2½ hours outside with my shovel, snowblower, and ice chipper, clearing our rear stairs, the part of the patio that needs to be cleared for snowblower access, and the driveway, which had a lot of pre-blizzard ice that I needed to chop up. I didn't even make it to starting on the sidewalk or cars before the snowblower batteries died. I guess I'll be out there again for another pass when the batteries are recharged.
#weather #BostonMAAnother 2+ hours outside, touching up our rear steps, patio, and driveway, clearing our front porch and steps and sidewalk, clearing the street in front of our neighbor's driveway he's letting us park in (including the snowbank left by the plows), clearing off the minivan parked in that driveway, and clearing enough snow on either side of it in the driveway to be able to open the doors on at least one side.
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Another 2+ hours outside, touching up our rear steps, patio, and driveway, clearing our front porch and steps and sidewalk, clearing the street in front of our neighbor's driveway he's letting us park in (including the snowbank left by the plows), clearing off the minivan parked in that driveway, and clearing enough snow on either side of it in the driveway to be able to open the doors on at least one side.
#Boston #BostonMA #blizzard #weatherThe snowblower covered the intake and exhaust pipes for our furnace and boiler, and in the process of clearing the snow out of them I broke the plastic grating on one, so that's something I'm going to need to fix after the snow melts.
Here are some photos, though honestly they don't do justice to the magnitude of the snow.
#Boston #BostonMA #blizzard #weather
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The snowblower covered the intake and exhaust pipes for our furnace and boiler, and in the process of clearing the snow out of them I broke the plastic grating on one, so that's something I'm going to need to fix after the snow melts.
Here are some photos, though honestly they don't do justice to the magnitude of the snow.
#Boston #BostonMA #blizzard #weather@jik that's a bummer! thanks for the reminder too - I'd better go check the outdoor exhaust
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The snowblower covered the intake and exhaust pipes for our furnace and boiler, and in the process of clearing the snow out of them I broke the plastic grating on one, so that's something I'm going to need to fix after the snow melts.
Here are some photos, though honestly they don't do justice to the magnitude of the snow.
#Boston #BostonMA #blizzard #weatherOne thing I know for sure is that when you spend 4+ hours doing manual labor (and I'm not even done, I'll be out there at least one more time to clear off the other car and redo everything I've already done because the snow is still falling), you can pretty much eat whatever the fuck you want that day without worrying about whether you're going to burn off those calories.
Remember on "Bonanza" how the Cartwright family would sit at the table eating crazy breakfasts that looked like dinner? That. -
One thing I know for sure is that when you spend 4+ hours doing manual labor (and I'm not even done, I'll be out there at least one more time to clear off the other car and redo everything I've already done because the snow is still falling), you can pretty much eat whatever the fuck you want that day without worrying about whether you're going to burn off those calories.
Remember on "Bonanza" how the Cartwright family would sit at the table eating crazy breakfasts that looked like dinner? That.@jik And the sleep is great!
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One thing I know for sure is that when you spend 4+ hours doing manual labor (and I'm not even done, I'll be out there at least one more time to clear off the other car and redo everything I've already done because the snow is still falling), you can pretty much eat whatever the fuck you want that day without worrying about whether you're going to burn off those calories.
Remember on "Bonanza" how the Cartwright family would sit at the table eating crazy breakfasts that looked like dinner? That.P.S. Just to be clear, Bonanza was before my time. I'm not THAT old. But I saw reruns, y'know?
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@jik And the sleep is great!
@mem_somerville @jik I just had to explain to a bunch of California kids about how many calories you burn in the snow doing physical activity, lol... not sure if they believed me.
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@jik And the sleep is great!
@mem_somerville I wish. I seem to be at the stage in my life where there is pretty much nothing I can do that will guarantee a good night of sleep. But who knows, maybe tonight will be the night.
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@mem_somerville @jik I just had to explain to a bunch of California kids about how many calories you burn in the snow doing physical activity, lol... not sure if they believed me.
@ai6yr @mem_somerville @jik OMG yes. Try being 5 feet tall, breaking trail on a snowshoe trip with 3 feet of fresh snow. My usual 1/2 a PB sandwich did not cut it at all. I picked up a pizza on the way home & ate over half of it when I usually eat only 2 pieces. If I got exercise like that every day, I'd be in amazing shape.
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@ai6yr @mem_somerville @jik OMG yes. Try being 5 feet tall, breaking trail on a snowshoe trip with 3 feet of fresh snow. My usual 1/2 a PB sandwich did not cut it at all. I picked up a pizza on the way home & ate over half of it when I usually eat only 2 pieces. If I got exercise like that every day, I'd be in amazing shape.
@Nshrubs @ai6yr @mem_somerville @jik Three feet of snow? Were you like on top of the snow trying to not sink in or were you three feet down, fighting the whole thickness of it? Either way sounds... yikes... That would indeed be a workout.
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P.S. Just to be clear, Bonanza was before my time. I'm not THAT old. But I saw reruns, y'know?
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When I shovel out a car on the street, I really shovel out the car and the space. And every bit of snow I move gives into somebody's yard, none of it goes into a pile on the street or sidewalk or blocking other cars. Because I'm not an asshole.
I had to actually move the car out of the space to dig out the space and then put the car back.
This is why I feel zero guilt about using a space-saver for a couple days after the storm.
#Boston #BostonMA #blizzard #weather
Before and after:
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When I shovel out a car on the street, I really shovel out the car and the space. And every bit of snow I move gives into somebody's yard, none of it goes into a pile on the street or sidewalk or blocking other cars. Because I'm not an asshole.
I had to actually move the car out of the space to dig out the space and then put the car back.
This is why I feel zero guilt about using a space-saver for a couple days after the storm.
#Boston #BostonMA #blizzard #weather
Before and after:When I went out to shovel the third time I discovered that the owner of the car in front of ours had cleaned the snow off her car and piled it all in the middle of the street. I pointed out to her that when the plow came by it was going to plow all that snow up against the cars on the other side of the street and then they were going to have to move it all again. I left it to her to draw the obvious conclusion that this was a dick move.
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When I went out to shovel the third time I discovered that the owner of the car in front of ours had cleaned the snow off her car and piled it all in the middle of the street. I pointed out to her that when the plow came by it was going to plow all that snow up against the cars on the other side of the street and then they were going to have to move it all again. I left it to her to draw the obvious conclusion that this was a dick move.
#Boston #BostonMA #weather #blizzardAnd now 800mg of ibuprofen and I are going to lie in bed and hope that my back and elbow feel better in the morning than they do now.
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When I went out to shovel the third time I discovered that the owner of the car in front of ours had cleaned the snow off her car and piled it all in the middle of the street. I pointed out to her that when the plow came by it was going to plow all that snow up against the cars on the other side of the street and then they were going to have to move it all again. I left it to her to draw the obvious conclusion that this was a dick move.
#Boston #BostonMA #weather #blizzard@jik she could get fined too
https://www.boston.gov/departments/311/rules-clearing-snowHave a good rest!
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