Well, here it is January 6 and we got our first snow last night. This morning we had probably between two and three inches on the ground. So far, 2017 has been pretty much a bummer, weather wise\u2026 we\u2019re wondering if the sun is going to take the year off.<\/p>\n
Of course, we\u2019re lucky \u2014 most of the time we don\u2019t have to get out in the snow. That\u2019s not always the case, but most of the time we can just stay home. Seems like in recent years, snow storms, or “events” are hyped by the media. I understand that governments would like to get people off the roads so they can clean them faster and thus cut down on (especially) overtime costs. And the merchants love all the hype because it gets people to stock up on supplies, so theoretically that puts more money into the economy.<\/p>\n
The fact is, it\u2019s winter and it snows \u2014 has for as long as I can remember. Even though every year we get snow, it still seems to take people by surprise. Snow is a funny situation \u2014 the kids love it \u2014 they play in it, build snowmen\/people, throw snowballs, etc. All that makes even us adults smile. But then we adults move into the survivalist mode\u2026 we stock up on food, gas up the car, make sure we have plenty of gas, wood, etc. And of course we grumble about having to get out to go to work, or for some other reason.<\/p>\n
Then we watch the news \u2014 boy to they love a \u201ccrisis.\u201d They tell and show us all the trapped motorists and more blizzards with people trapped in pubs, or gas stations, or wherever. No wonder snow makes us grownups grumpy.<\/p>\n
Thinking back a lot of years, I don\u2019t remember all this hype\u2026 it snowed and we cleaned off the driveway, streets and our cars and went about our business. It appears that we\u2019ve become less appreciative of snow, less tolerant of winter and just generally more annoyed at it\u2019s inconvenience.<\/p>\n
It\u2019d be nice if we could all just take the snow as it comes and enjoy it\u2026 maybe even enjoy the company of our neighbors we talk to while shoveling\u2026 goodness knows, we don\u2019t talk to them very often. And what the heck, we\u2019re probably not too old to build a snowman, or go sledding or maybe even throw a snowball or two. Or\u2026 we could just be grumpy.
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Well, here it is January 6 and we got our first snow last night. This morning we had probably between two and three inches on the ground. So far, 2017 has been pretty much a bummer, weather wise\u2026 we\u2019re wondering … Continue reading