We had another gorgeous sunny day today, reflecting off the bright white landscape, after getting yet another dump of snow on Friday. I spent the day working from home, since the news was reporting that the roads were miserable. After three major snowfalls in as many weeks, I'm certainly tired of hefting snow and ice from the driveway and paths, and throwing it into the yard. The News is reporting that this has been the most snow in repeated snowfalls in a such a short time, since 1913.Our neighbor Mika got tired of all the shoveling, and ordered an Ariens model 5524E Sno Thro from Home Depot. We and 3 other neighbors split the cost with her, which made the cost of this 5.5 HP compact snow removal device affordable. I spent some time with it today, going over our driveway, and knocking down strategic parts of the big berms alongside the driveway, and in the street, that had grown to almost my height. The results were very gratifying. I looked up "rewarding" in the Webster thesaurus, and almost every word they suggested seemed appropriate: cheering, comforting, encouraging, fulfilling, gladdening, gratifying, heartening, rewarding, satisfying, affecting, inspiring, moving, edifying, elevating, uplifting, exciting, exhilarating, rousing, stimulating, thrilling, pleasing. Oh, yeah!
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