Boston area report: cold in Somerville, but not cruel; but in the Back Bay, whoa nellie the windchill. Maybe the rest of the city is at -18 wind chill, but my neighborhood is at -100,000.
In my dream world, their are personal snow removal contractors, who work for $5.00/hour and not only plow your driveway, but shovel your steps and walks, and apply sand and/or salt to them.
These are called neighbor children. Actually, I don't know how much they charge, but when it snows heavily on the weekends or if school is closed, they amble by around 10am, shovels in hand, looking for business.
Considering I am in a long-running argument with my landlord about what his legal responsibilities are in the shoveling department, I am looking forward to hiring them and sending along the bill. (N.b. His responsibility, as landlord, is to shovel or have someone do it. It's snowed 6 times since November and to our knowledge he has not moved a single flake. Because "he's very busy" and lives inconveniently far away.)
I was mocking my father for this last night - he JUST called me to warn me about the bad weather coming my way and urging me to get to the stores beforehand. They are only predicting 2-6 inches AND I am half a block from a grocery store.
Oh yeah - welcome home, Gus!
These are called neighbor children. Actually, I don't know how much they charge, but when it snows heavily on the weekends or if school is closed, they amble by around 10am, shovels in hand, looking for business.
Yeah. Ten miles north, that quaint practice died off in the very early 80s. In fact, I may have to blame my own generation.
Also, 826 Valencia is hiring. If I wanted to go back North and I wanted to come out of the classroom and still work with kids, that would be an ideal job.
I would SO love to work -- or even volunteer -- there.
And after yesterday's ear-wax conversation, I'm suddenly obsessed with the contents of my ear canal. I'm a freak.
That's what the ear canal monsters want you to think....
They are saying 4-6 inches here and they keep adjusting upwards. And I really should have gone grocery shopping last night but
t whine
I didn't wanna.
t /whine
So, since I don't want to eat grilled cheese sandwiches all weekend, and since I would run out of butter after about 2, I have to go this evening. I do have stores within walking distance, but I'm mainly worried about them going cowardly lion and closing (they have in the past.)
I don't wanna.
Still crossing my fingers I can make it to the VEIP before it gets too bad tomorrow morning. If I wake up early enough. Hah.
I am considering going to the store over lunch to avoid the Friday afterwork crowd - then I can sleep in on Saturday.
I am considering going to the store over lunch to avoid the Friday afterwork crowd - then I can sleep in on Saturday.
Precisely what I hope to do today. Unfortunately, tomorrow is a big paint-the-house day, so no sleeping in for yours truly.
These are called neighbor children. Actually, I don't know how much they charge, but when it snows heavily on the weekends or if school is closed, they amble by around 10am, shovels in hand, looking for business.
The children in my neighborhood don't do this. I blame iPods.
