Prepare for Winter with Tips from Last Year's Inclement Weather Experience

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

From yesterday and today: Inclement weather : (

From last February: Repent! Repent! The white death is coming!

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

MORE Déjà Vu All Over AgainHow do tell if there has been a fresh snowfall?

Do you look for the fluffy white on tree branches?

Do you check for the light dusting on your front walk?

Perhaps you watch a cardinal hopping along the ground in high contrast to the fresh snow.

Me?

I just have to look for the location of my mailbox.

Yup, it snowed last night.

To quote Dr. McCoy, "He's dead, Jim."

You think I'm kidding? This is from the Repent! Repent! The White Death Is Coming! thread from last February:

 

[Kitchen Diva]

TKG, they do the same thing here in MN... thank God we live in a suburb that has those wonderful silver government errected mail boxes that house 6 homes per box. The only issue with that is we have a whimp for a mail lady, and if she has to fully extend her arm to put mail in the boxes she won't deliver our mail. The people who's property lines share that mail box are both too lazy to fully shovel or plow out a spot so her mail truck can get close enough to the boxes...so last year, we didn't get our mail every time it snowed. I ended up going 2 houses down to the mailbox with my snow plow, and then let my dogs pee in each of their yards as a thank you for being too lazy to shovel out a path so our mail lady wouldn't have to stick her entire arm out of her mail truck window.

By the way, I'm teasing about letting my dogs pee in their yards... I'm more of a voodoo retribution kind of gal.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Neither rain nor hail nor gloom of night will stay these carriers from their appointed rounds.Now, pile a little snow in front of the box, however, and you might as well call FedEx.

 

[janetupnorth]

TKG, they do the same thing here in MN... thank God we live in a suburb that has those wonderful silver government errected mail boxes that house 6 homes per box. The only issue with that is we have a whimp for a mail lady, and if she has to fully extend her arm to put mail in the boxes she won't deliver our mail. The people who's property lines share that mail box are both too lazy to fully shovel or plow out a spot so her mail truck can get close enough to the boxes...so last year, we didn't get our mail every time it snowed. I ended up going 2 houses down to the mailbox with my snow plow, and then let my dogs pee in each of their yards as a thank you for being too lazy to shovel out a path so our mail lady wouldn't have to stick her entire arm out of her mail truck window.

By the way, I'm teasing about letting my dogs pee in their yards... I'm more of a voodoo retribution kind of gal.

I have a plastic mailbox tray that they can grab and pull out, drop the mail in and push it back in. That helps the reach!

KG - sorry to hear about your mailbox AGAIN!!!!

We are lucky to be in a small township where all the town's crew is careful...

 

[pamperedlinda]

I'm so happy that it doesn't snow here! Well, other than the pretty stuff we get once every other year or so that closes down the entire city.....we kinda look forward to it around here.

 

[janetupnorth]

But we get to take sleigh rides in the snow, ride horseback in it, cross-country and downhill ski, go tubing, lay on the ice and listen to it crack while watching the stars...on and on...

 

[Debala715]

TKG, they do the same thing here in MN... thank God we live in a suburb that has those wonderful silver government errected mail boxes that house 6 homes per box. The only issue with that is we have a whimp for a mail lady, and if she has to fully extend her arm to put mail in the boxes she won't deliver our mail. The people who's property lines share that mail box are both too lazy to fully shovel or plow out a spot so her mail truck can get close enough to the boxes...so last year, we didn't get our mail every time it snowed. I ended up going 2 houses down to the mailbox with my snow plow, and then let my dogs pee in each of their yards as a thank you for being too lazy to shovel out a path so our mail lady wouldn't have to stick her entire arm out of her mail truck window.

By the way, I'm teasing about letting my dogs pee in their yards... I'm more of a voodoo retribution kind of gal.

I would be calling the Postmaster General of the branch every single time that mail lady failed to deliver mail. Enough complaints, she will be reassigned or fired. I would also ask the other 5 houses file complaints also.

 

[poohritz]

i survivedlots of shoveling but banked my house up with snow. helps on the heating costs. we got about a foot of snow. so ready or not its begining to look a lot like christmas every where you go.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Follow up Dec 3The mailbox, and the neighbor's mailbox, are both back in their proper places today.

Either DPW came out and quietly repaired them or the mailbox fairy came overnight.

Maybe I should go look and see if I have a quarter under my pillow.

 

[JackieBozeman]

As compared to going to the beach, having a year-round tan, growing flowers all seasons, seeing the sun 95% of the time, not having to shovel heavy, wet, white muck, riding with the top down in our convertibles?????

Jackie

 

[baychef]

As compared to going to the beach, having a year-round tan, growing flowers all seasons, seeing the sun 95% of the time, not having to shovel heavy, wet, white muck, riding with the top down in our convertibles?????

Jackie

Each area has it's perks...you can keep your wild fires and earthquakes. Other areas have tornados, hurricanes, etc. I love the seasons. See there is nothing like cross country skiing, snowmobiling, going for a walk in the snow and snuggling by the fire. I would tire of sand in my crack (don't even go there, KG!!), worrying about skin cancer and I don't like convertibles. Besides, I was SO glad to see the cool weather arrive...I was tired of perspiring like a barn yard animal!!! Now, next March....I will be NOT be looking for snow, etc. but I find I love the change of seasons too much! Thank goodness we all like where we live (if you don't...life is too short...move!). If we didn't like different climates it would get aweful crowded if we all tried to live in one section of the world!!

 

[baychef]

The mailbox, and the neighbor's mailbox, are both back in their proper places today.

Either DPW came out and quietly repaired them or the mailbox fairy came overnight.

Maybe I should go look and see if I have a quarter under my pillow.

Now what would a mail box fairy look like??? You probably won't have a quarter but you may have mail or a big a** snowplow!!!:angel:

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

I dunno. I'd ask Jason if he was around.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Lena and Ole were listening to the radio when the announcement came that because of the snow emergency, citizens had to park their cars on the odd side of the street.Ole didn't complain but went and moved his car to the odd side of the street.The next night, Lena and Ole were listening to the radio when the announcement came that because of the snow emergency, citizens had to park their cars on the even side of the street.Ole mumbled under his breath but went and moved his car to the even side of the street.The next night, Lena and Ole were listening to the radio when the announcement came that because of the snow emergency, citizens had to park their cars on the odd side of the street.Ole slammed the newpaper down on his lap and said, "Darn it, Lena! I'm tired of parking the car where they tell me to!""Well, den Ole," Lena said, "Tonight, why doncha just leave the car in the garage?"

 

[chefann]

I dunno. I'd ask Jason if he was around.

That's pretty funny, because I almost posted yesterday that I always pictured a Mailbox Gnome. A Mailbox Fairy would make one's mail a little sparkly.
Then I deleted it, thinking it might offend someone.

 

[lkprescott]

The mailbox, and the neighbor's mailbox, are both back in their proper places today.

Either DPW came out and quietly repaired them or the mailbox fairy came overnight.

Maybe I should go look and see if I have a quarter under my pillow.

You have mailbox fairies? Lucky... anything happens to our box it's up to us to replace/fix it.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

That's pretty funny, because I almost posted yesterday that I always pictured a Mailbox Gnome. A Mailbox Fairy would make one's mail a little sparkly.
Then I deleted it, thinking it might offend someone.

I'd gladly give either a good gnome.

Actually, my mail was all sparkly - it was the snowflakes after the plow clobbered the mailbox and knocked everything into the snowbank.

 

[poohritz]

as if it were not enough Duluth is getting another dumping. 6" as of now with a total expected of 10-12 inches. unreal they are pulling city buses at 6:10 tonight. A big white welcome to winter.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

We're gettin' it down here, too.I'm waiting for the global warming nuts to start telling me how warm it's getting here. This isn't snow, it's white packing peanuts.

 

[Kitchen Diva]

I would be calling the Postmaster General of the branch every single time that mail lady failed to deliver mail. Enough complaints, she will be reassigned or fired. I would also ask the other 5 houses file complaints also.

Trust me, we've complained. My grandfather is a retired post master, and apparently it is lawful for her to not deliver our mail if she feels she will cause herself harm, or if she will have to exit her truck to put the mail in the box. If her truck tilts to one side at all because we can't plow down to the pavement, she won't deliver the mail either!!!

One year we had quite a bit of ice build up, and I had to go out with a hoe and a chisel to pluck away at the ice so that she would drive her darn truck up to the box...Remember that mail box sits on two people's property and it is there responsibility to keep it plowed, and they don't do it... and I want my mail, so I do.
Grrrrr

Oh, one more thing, it is actually 8 houses per box, I was wrong, and the only way to fix it is to convince the other 7 people to get their own personal mail boxes. For some reason, no one will confront these two neighbors about plowing out the general area around the mail box...they all want to complain, but they don't care. It's sad really...

 

[Kitchen Diva]

The mailbox, and the neighbor's mailbox, are both back in their proper places today.

Either DPW came out and quietly repaired them or the mailbox fairy came overnight.

Maybe I should go look and see if I have a quarter under my pillow.

with inflation and everything, I'd be expecting at least a buck!