White Christmas?

[AllardChardon]

Fortunately, I still weigh what I did in high school. 5'5" 145 lbs, 36-28-38 body that still suits me well. At 56 with four children grown, I can still shovel with the best of them, although I take more breaks than when I was younger. So it is not the calories for me, it is the muscle tone.

The chiropractor straightened out a few tweaks yesterday and now I feel good enough to do more. We are experiencing rain at the moment which turns the snow to ice. Or maybe melts the ice...depending on outdoor temps. As it is rather cold here, I doubt there is any melting is going on out there.

 

[R. Richard]

The chiropractor straightened out a few tweaks yesterday and now I feel good enough to do more. We are experiencing rain at the moment which turns the snow to ice. Or maybe melts the ice...depending on outdoor temps. As it is rather cold here, I doubt there is any melting is going on out there.

Snow isn't too bad. Ice is hell. Once you get significant solid ice, you basically have to wait for the stuff to at least begin to melt before you can do much good with removal. Not only that, you can slog through snow, but ice is slippery!

 

[AllardChardon]

Yes, ice is very difficult. Lots of people wear those removable shoe coverings with studs on the bottoms to prevent slipping. I may have to invest in a pair of those this year. I wear boots with heavy tread for that very reason.

 

[SlickTony]

Reminder to self: stay in the south...

 

[Boxlicker101]

I used to like ice for sliding on. Take a few steps and kick off with one foot and slide on the icy sidewalk until the ice ended, and I either fell down or grabbed a tree of something. Sometimes the something was a woman, and I was able to cop a feel. Being a kid in winter was fun.

I also used to pick up a few bucks shoveling sidewalks. Sometimes it was tough, with drifts as tall as I was, but I always had a good work ethic.

 

[R. Richard]

Reminder to self: stay in the south...

According to the papers they're even getting snow in the South now,

 

[R. Richard]

I used to like ice for sliding on. Take a few steps and kick off with one foot and slide on the icy sidewalk until the ice ended, and I either fell down or grabbed a tree of something. Sometimes the something was a woman, and I was able to cop a feel. Being a kid in winter was fun.

I also used to pick up a few bucks shoveling sidewalks. Sometimes it was tough, with drifts as tall as I was, but I always had a good work ethic.

Ice is fun for a kid to slide on, dangerous for an adult to walk on.

The shovelling of snow off walkways is indeed a good way for a kid to make a few dollars. It also prevents heart attacks among the adult couch potatoes, who do nothing all year and then go out and try to shovel snow for an hour or two.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I had a sixth grader at outdoor science school encounter snow for the first time in her life. Unfortunately, she also encountered black ice for the first time in her life and shattered an ankle. Very short camp experience, poor thing.

 

[AllardChardon]

My Mom slipped on my sister's icy steps in Franklin, Tennessee and shattered her ankle about 17 years ago. She recovered and is still doing well at 83. I have had my slips and falls over the years too. One year, I slipped off our porch and left my right hand on the rail. I tore my rotor cuff, which seemed to take forever to heal, but is fine now.

My son, 18, loves to slide across frozen basketball courts. It is fun to watch him and his young bones having a good time. Operative word here is "watch". I used to be a doer but now I am a watcher when it comes to winter sports. Sonny Bono cured me of my desire to ski and, at 56, I am a little too old to start snowboarding lessons.

 

[R. Richard]

Sliding on ice might seem like fun, but it's DANGEROUS!

 

[Boxlicker101]

Ice is fun for a kid to slide on, dangerous for an adult to walk on.

The shovelling of snow off walkways is indeed a good way for a kid to make a few dollars. It also prevents heart attacks among the adult couch potatoes, who do nothing all year and then go out and try to shovel snow for an hour or two.

I'm referring to when I was a teenager, maybe even younger. At 69 years old, I wouldn't even think of sliding like that now.

The last time I shoveled a sidewalk was about 30 years ago, when I was on a Christmas family visit.

 

[R. Richard]

I'm referring to when I was a teenager, maybe even younger. At 69 years old, I wouldn't even think of sliding like that now.

The last time I shoveled a sidewalk was about 30 years ago, when I was on a Christmas family visit.

I'm presuming that you provide a bit of seasonal employment for the kids in your neighborhood. Good.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I don't think there's any snow where Box lives. But there's always lawn care in the land of the eternal growing season.

 

[AllardChardon]

Hey, we have sun for the first time in a week. Also, snow, slush, ice and all the other things that go along with a white Christmas and New Year's. Yesterday, it rained and snowed all day. Nice to see that round yellow burning ball of fire in the sky for a change!

 

[R. Richard]

I don't think there's any snow where Box lives. But there's always lawn care in the land of the eternal growing season.

The problem is, the kid who wants to do lawn care has to compete with the year-round professional. However. shovelling snow gives a big advantage to johnny-on-the-spot.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Quote:
Originally Posted by voluptuary_manque
I don't think there's any snow where Box lives. But there's always lawn care in the land of the eternal growing season.

The problem is, the kid who wants to do lawn care has to compete with the year-round professional. However. shovelling snow gives a big advantage to johnny-on-the-spot.

That's true. Lawn care is basically scheduled well in advance, but sidewalks need to be shoveled right after the snow stops falling.

My wife thinks I'm too old to any lawn work at all.

 

[R. Richard]

Quote:

That's true. Lawn care is basically scheduled well in advance, but sidewalks need to be shoveled right after the snow stops falling.

My wife thinks I'm too old to any lawn work at all.

You're only as old as you feel AFTER you finish the yard work.