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Sunday, February 16th, 2025 02:13 pmAs the old story starts about the man who didn't have enough room in his house.
We're having snowmaggedon oh woes how can I clear my sidewalk with my spasming elbows. Well, odd job man across the street rings the doorbell yesterday, will shovel three times for $35, you're on. But how can I get to the stores, snow plows block all the corners, my everything aches and I must ration my anti-inflams. Go to bed with a sense of doom, have semi-nightmares about aliens or could it be vampires, wake earlier than I want.
Back room is cold as I eat breakfast, must be an east wind, come downstairs, house is cold, bump thermostat. Furnace starts, I wait for heat to start blowing, furnace stops. Bump thermostat more, same. Call the guys who installed furnace a mere three years ago, workman will come tomorrow between 9 and 11, parts are under warranty, labour is not. Ah well, enforced seclusion means I'm not spending money. Bundle up, roast veg in oven to provide heat. Snow shoveller knocks on door to say he's doing next round, good. Notice a fringe of veeery long icicles hanging from roof. Dunno when it was warm enough to melt things enough to cause icicles, but ok, knock them down. Thought occurs to me. Call to SND out shovelling the side walkway, could you check my furnace vents for me? She's gone several minutes. Seems there was a big icicle over the vent which she knocked off. Come in, bump thermostat, furnace turns on and after a minute intake vent does its whoosh thing and now I have heat. The world is suddenly a good place again, at least until I read the news.
I knew about snow blocking vents when it piles up, but the prevailing e-w winds here usually blow the stuff between our houses so it doesn't. Icicles are a new one, but J says she'll keep an eye out for them from now on.
We're having snowmaggedon oh woes how can I clear my sidewalk with my spasming elbows. Well, odd job man across the street rings the doorbell yesterday, will shovel three times for $35, you're on. But how can I get to the stores, snow plows block all the corners, my everything aches and I must ration my anti-inflams. Go to bed with a sense of doom, have semi-nightmares about aliens or could it be vampires, wake earlier than I want.
Back room is cold as I eat breakfast, must be an east wind, come downstairs, house is cold, bump thermostat. Furnace starts, I wait for heat to start blowing, furnace stops. Bump thermostat more, same. Call the guys who installed furnace a mere three years ago, workman will come tomorrow between 9 and 11, parts are under warranty, labour is not. Ah well, enforced seclusion means I'm not spending money. Bundle up, roast veg in oven to provide heat. Snow shoveller knocks on door to say he's doing next round, good. Notice a fringe of veeery long icicles hanging from roof. Dunno when it was warm enough to melt things enough to cause icicles, but ok, knock them down. Thought occurs to me. Call to SND out shovelling the side walkway, could you check my furnace vents for me? She's gone several minutes. Seems there was a big icicle over the vent which she knocked off. Come in, bump thermostat, furnace turns on and after a minute intake vent does its whoosh thing and now I have heat. The world is suddenly a good place again, at least until I read the news.
I knew about snow blocking vents when it piles up, but the prevailing e-w winds here usually blow the stuff between our houses so it doesn't. Icicles are a new one, but J says she'll keep an eye out for them from now on.
