Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:00 a.m. in "The City." According to my digital weather station, the outdoor temperature is 35.8°, while the indoor temperature is approaching 70° thanks to my space heater. Thanks Steph and Adam for making me warm on a cold winter's night that is not so bright. Hmmmm, there is something poetic in that phrase, but I can't quite place it.

Yesterday, I had the distinct privilege of walking the mean streets of "The City" with STWD about 10:30 a.m. Prior to that, I had the not so joyous displeasure of clearing the snow and ice off the deck of the PE. When I returned from our walk, I finished the driveway enough with a small coal type shovel. The snow having been capped by rain and the warm temperatures yesterday made for a heavy lift.

My neighbor, Ron, used his combination snow blower/thrower, a very heavy unit indeed, to clear his driveway and sidewalk along with a similar shovel. I am certain that my little electric snow thrower would have bogged down, sucked the local municipally owned power plant dry of any spare amperes, and still left me with the shovel in my hands. Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor. I did end up with a cleared driveway and a baking yak. Sigh.

Once I was back, I settled in for about an hour and then I was off to the barber shop that is about one block to the east. Back onto those mean streets and upon my return trip, I witnessed a long semi-tractor trailer combination trying to pass through on the next street to the east. He had to back up and go another way, because the city always piles snow in the middle of the street at the intersections and with the parked cars, he could not make it any further south. Let's just say, he was not happy, nor were the drivers trying to get around his truck.

Once home, Mary made lunch and I got on with the business of reading the newspaper and resting. Later we made our way to the local chain drug store, the post office, and the bank. Naturally, the snow was a major impediment in downtown GH too. Parking was a chore due to the snow that had accumulated at the curbs. We finished our afternoon sojourn with a stop at the Post to inquire about Sally. She is slowly on the mend and recuperating at home.

Our current outdoor temperature of 35.8 ° will give way to an overnight low of 28° before the high later today of 34°. The sun will rise at 8:16 a.m. and set at 5:18 p.m. Somewhere in there, the trains should rumble past, the intrepid weather dog will go with me to buy the newspaper and read it and my jigsaw puzzle should get completed. I'll edit some for Mary too, and then get back to my real job. No more snow moving for me. Ciao.