My neck of the woods is impacted by Winter Storm “Landon” which has left a ton of snow. Wednesday morning I thought I heard someone pounding on my front door but figured I was hearing things. I thought surely if someone wanted to get my attention they would ring the door bell. When I eventually was able to look, which was hours after it happened I saw foot prints in the snow that indicated someone was here. I was expecting a package so I looked but there was no package it was likely neighborhood kids that wanted to shovel my driveway.
I have mixed emotions when it comes to clearing my driveway and sidewalk. I personally like to be out in the snow but it’s only for a little bit and that wears off pretty quickly. I don’t clear either my driveway or sidewalk because there is a liability issue in that if you don’t clear it sufficiently and someone falls they can sue you. I suppose the same is true for not clearing it. However, no one comes to see me so I figure at the end of the day it would just be a wasted effort.
I had a neighbor who would constantly clean his driveway when it snowed. Never mind if there was more snow on the way he would wait about 4 hours and then start clearing. It was like an obsession to him. If I was clearing I would try to get it all done with one trip outside when I was younger I would have made two at most. Plus I had a shovel and a snow blower to work with. Today it’s just a shovel and my aching back.
In years past I think the office would have closed one day but this year they are much more cautious and have closed yesterday and today. That doesn’t mean no one is working or has the day off, were all expected to work remotely. Except for me I am still out on medical leave. I still get the phone call at 5am to warn me. In years past they wouldn’t put the word out until 7:45a and by that time if I was traveling I was either close or already at the office.
I am not eager to get out in this mess despite having 4 wheel drive. It’s going to be fun putting the trash out tonight and everyone in my neighborhood is waiting for the snow to stop before they venture out. Eventually I will get out there but I’ve got all night. The snow plow gave up on my neighborhood sometime early this morning. They were doing a good job of keeping up but now you can’t even see pavement. The snow is expected to stop sometime late this evening the last I heard. It’s weather were talking about so it’s all subject to change. My best guess tells me I will get another early morning wake up call tomorrow saying the office is once again closed.
I am still very much in recovery mode from COVID and wouldn’t have the strength to clean my own drive way, it’s a chore to just take a shower. I am feeling a bit better but strength is not fully back yet and I still have the dreaded cough but that too is lessening. I do still sneeze a few times a day and have the whole sinus thing going on. It feels like I have a giant worm inside my ribs and it itches, I would love to reach inside an pull it out. Not exactly sure what that odd feeling is but I usually get that feeling when I have a chronic cough.
I was able to trim Gators claws this morning, she wasn’t terribly happy about it. At one point she let out a scream just as I clipped and I figured I cut too close but no that was just her way of objecting. Within a couple hours to a day she will have them all sharpened back up. I saw her limping a little more than normal last night which is what prompted me to trim her claws they were a little longer than normal. I think it was probably her arthritis acting up but she never screams in pain or lets it slow her down. Not that she moves terribly fast anymore.
Gator and I have gotten in our morning nap. I enjoy her in my lap all passed out and snoring or making a moan as she starts to fall asleep. You can just tell she hasn’t a care in the world and is totally safe and comfortable. It doesn’t matter if I am comfortable or not. She stands at the foot of the rocker and I have to put the foot rest down, pick her up and then put the foot rest back out. Most of the time this occurs after she has made a trip to the water fountain and she is either slightly or heavily soaked. I never know what I am getting until I go to pick her up. She loves to sleep using my leg or foot for a pillow and if I move that wakes her and I get a dirty look or sometimes she just readjusts. She is going to miss me when I am back to work regardless if I am working from home or at the office. I think the trip to the office will be much worse because she won’t have anyone to ask for food and she has become even more picky with the advent of the pandemic.
I’ve managed to finally get the laundry out of the dryer from last month and throw a new load in. Hopefully, it won’t take me another month to get this new load out. I also finally ran out of laundry detergent but had backup waiting for me. One large jug has lasted for at least 3 to 4 years. Buying in bulk (a large jug from Sam’s) was always our preferred method. Now I see they have pods out just like for the dishwasher. I like that idea a bit better and think I really want to switch.
My neck has been bothering me for the last couple days and that was the warning sign the day before I was clobbered by COVID. I really think I am over it and it’s just a matter of gaining my strength back. I look forward to getting back to some what of a normal state. Watching TV and generally being bored is starting to wear on my nerves a bit. I enjoy it in the morning at at night but the middle of the day is when I start to get restless. One can only watch so much TV or movies. I think this might also be a sign that I am getting better. I’ve peek a little bit at work email. My inbox surpasses 1 thousand unread messages. Doesn’t look like there is a whole lot going on since this winter storm arrived. Things will thaw out eventually and the flood gates will once again open and I will probably have even more email to contend with. This is the longest I have ever been away from the office I do not look forward to digging out from this.
Hope your all doing okay and staying warm!
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