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Old Man Winter

For those of you that have to endure winter, i am sure you can relate to this. It is middle of winter here right now and a winter to remember. We have about 3 feet of snow, more than i can remember ever having. Some of the banks from snowplows are 6-7 ft high and pulling out of your driveway can be a task when you can't see anything. I just slowly inch my way out until i stop all traffic and hope somebody see's me, lol. It takes 10 minutes to warm up my truck and by the time i scrape windows and brush snow, my nostrils are frozen together, my ears feel like they are gonna fall off cause they are so cold and i have significant shrinkage, (still not small though) lmfao. Driving in winter can be a task at hand and even though my truck is 4x4 it can still be a nightmare. Between dodging snow plows and fighting road rage cause an 80 year old women is driving 20 kms in a 60 zone and taking up 2 lanes can be frustrating. It's a great time of year here for tow truck and auto businesses because i pass cars in ditchs every single day, usually not serious accidents, just someone pushed off the road by that 80 year old blind women.

Now the fun part-my winter job. i don't work much in the winter with our business, snow removal when it snow's and roof's, part of my job i hate. Try getting up at 4am and go out into a blizzard. I get all bundled up with only a small hole left open for my mouth and out the door i go bitchy as hell.  I just want to tell them to do their own fing driveways, ha. The other morning on my first driveway i hit a newpaper and it got stuck in the auger shutting the snowblower down. There i am in pitch black, on my stomach digging the newpaper out of auger, cut my finger and pissed off. Finally i got the newpaper out in pieces and set it nicely on their doorstep muttering to myself " hope you choke on your coffee this morning jerk, lmfao. ok now only about 60 more driveways to do. ugggg.

You have to be tough to live in this type of weather and thank God it only lasts a couple months cause i would be living in florida by now. It has been one of the coldest, snowiest winters i ever remember and my as s is whiter than ever. It seems like even a lot of states are getting hit this year also. I am as south canada as you can get, south of some of your states so i know ya'll must have to deal with this too. We only have another month of solid winter here so lets stay warm. WINTER *****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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306867 tn?1299249709
LMAO .....still not small. lollololo  Come on down to Florida big guy ! LMAO
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306867 tn?1299249709
Sorry didn't mean to be rude. I just couldn't stop laughing after the shrinkage part......still laughing........the newspaper, choking on the coffee............still laughing.......
So sorry about your finger.   Thanks for the laugh this morning !
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LOL, that was not rude, glad my pain makes you smile, haha. how warm is it in florida right now. Do you have a guest house, lol
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good one gizzy! still laughing,I am in N.C.and we are colder here than in Alaska right now so I can relate and I have to finish helping my husband work up another tree for fire wood! We worked up an old poplar yesterday taht took over 9 hours 2chain saws and 1 tree splitter and we still aren't done and still have an old oak to do also.God I hate winter!
sorry about your finger,but right now my back is killing me so your finger is really not at the top of my list!Just kidding LOL!!!!!! have a good one I am going out to fire up my chain saw!
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541953 tn?1262586226
ok, still laughing about the shrinkage...sorry about your finger., frozen nostrils...I hate winter too,.. we moved from Indiana to Tennessee..yes it is true the farther south you go the warmer it gets...it was in the 70's a few days ago, then back to the 40's but I can live with it...no snow.. no below zero windchill...yep, you need to move south...take care, sorry I laughed about the shrinkage and your frozen nostrils....
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Gizzy - - Exactly how far below Ontario do you think Northern Indiana lies?  If you guessed "Right at the edge of Lake Michigans snow effect and directly in line with the Alberta clippers " then you would be right on the money. I am getting used to 18 degrees below zero...........

What say you and I relocate to allaboutmary's "compound" and hang out for a minute until we can start a palm tree ranch or something? - - - - eagle
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495284 tn?1333894042
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Do you live across the street from me???!!!!  We have over 4 foot of snow here and this winter has been the coldest one in a decade........the city is hauling snow out of town now cuz the intersections are so dangerous as there is no room for anymore snow.....when i back out of my driveway all you can do is pray the person coming can slow down cuz you cant see em until you are already way out in the street......Oh everytime it snows and blows the FOPS come out, driving 2 miles an hour......have you noticed when you either get into your vehicle or into the house all you can do is start with the obscenities???  Must get us warmer quicker!!!!  I should of bought stock in kleenex as that is all you do when ya come in too.......sorry about the shrinkage....have you tried hand warmers!!!!!!!!
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LMAO.....Giz, thanks for the laugh...You know how much i hate the cold, even when it is 50 degrees here, I am freezing....But i would love to see snow one day!!!
hugs my friend
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Central Valley California...I feel bad for complaining that it's only 50 f right now, but we have overcast...brrrr...I have to wear pants and long sleeves today...
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495284 tn?1333894042
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Open up those windows and let the fresh air in!!!!!!  We would be in shorts and flip flops!!!!
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711224 tn?1344771687
Thanx for the laugh Gizz. You're still the best out here!!!!!
LMFAO still....
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306867 tn?1299249709
Eagle and Gizzy.......come on down, you guys can sleep in the 45x17 swimming pool !
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Eagle i will pick you up on the way through.
MP our town is doing the same thing with hauling snow out and they are cutting down the snowbanks a bit now.

When spring comes and after a long winter 50 degress feels so warm and ya i do put on shorts cause we are climatized and that 50 degrees feels like 80 at first. I am now working on another pair of handwarmers, hehe.

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45 X17 pool wow that`s a big one, will there still be shrinkage.
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306867 tn?1299249709
LOL  The pool is huge, probably bigger than the house.   My one sister wants to have half of it filled in. She hates it. So there might be shrinkage in the pool. lol
You will probably have shrinkage just looking at the pool.  It hasn't been cleaned in a year and is totally gross.(and I bet it's cold too) LMAO
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Well then ty for offering eagle and I to sleep in your cold, bug infested dirty pool , you are a sweet lady, lol.
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306867 tn?1299249709
OMG LMAO   Your killing me today.
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Believe it or not - I have had to sleep in green water before and actually became quit good at it. The bottoms of your feet turn black with jungle rot but thats the only real drawback...........................never noticed foot shrinkage at least!!
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306867 tn?1299249709
No one ever notices foot shrinkage.lol   This pool is so gross and it's my job to clean it up. I'm gonna dump so many chemicals in it ....I feel sorry for the first to swim in it. lol
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230262 tn?1316645934
lmao giz- maybe you should try wearing a hat and your ears wouldnt get so cold. Or maybe they are hurting cuz your "still not small shrinker-winker" is going all the way up to your ears and putting pressure on them, lmfao. Geez you bring out the worst in me sometimes LOL
PS im still waiting for your call. its 555-555-5555!!! tattoo it to your inner eyelids, lmao
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OMG, LMAO. this is hilarious

oh and eagle didn`t you know black ones don`t shrink
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Dude.......I said bottoms of FEET!!!!  - - -  now you really have me worried!  But I'll still go.....
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LOL. that is what i was talking about. maybe i shouldn`t have taken your tip of drinking the drainol.
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495284 tn?1333894042
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So you feel like a turtle then huh gizzy??  When they get cold or scared they just put their head in their shell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  LMAO
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