Monday, January 7, 2008

Fw: Winter - gotta love it!


msg from the mountains.

----- Original Message -----
From: olcharlie
To: larrylewis ;
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 2:32 PM
Subject: Winter - gotta love it!

   December 8     6:00 P
   It started to snow. The first snow of the season and
   the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by
   the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down
   from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses print. So
   romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!

   December 9
   We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow
   covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic
   sight! Can there be a more lovely place in
   the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've
   ever had!
   Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a
   boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks.
   This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered
   up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got
   to shovel again. What a perfect life!

   December 12
   The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a
   disappointment! My neighbor tells me not to worry-
   we'll definitely have a white Christmas.  No snow on
   Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so
   much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to
   see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is
   such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.

   December 14
   Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The
   temperature dropped to -20.  The cold makes
   everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed
   up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is
   the life!  The snowplow came back this afternoon and
   buried everything again. I didn't
   realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling,
   but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish
   I wouldn't huff and puff so.

   December 15
   20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4
   Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2
   extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants
   a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think
   that's silly. We aren't in Alaska , after all.

   December 16
   Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in
   the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The
   wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very
   cruel.

   December 17
   Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go
   anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to
   pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but
   stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I
   should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to
   her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe
   I'm freezing to death in my own livingroom.

   December 20
   Electricity is back on, but had another 14 inches of
   the damn stuff last night. More shoveling! Took all
   day. The damn snowplow came by twice.
   Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said
   they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're
   lying.
   Called the only hardware store around to see about
   buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have
   another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob
   says I have to shovel or the city will have it done
   and bill me. I think he's lying.
   December 22
   Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more
   inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold,
   it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes
   to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I
   had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and
   dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to
   hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of
   the winter, but he says he's too busy. I think the
   asshole is lying.

   December 23
   Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0.
   The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house
   this morning. What is she, nuts?!!
   Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She
   says she did but I think she's lying.

   December 24
   6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I broke
   the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I
   ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow
   plow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and
   beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he
   hides around the corner and waits for me to finish
   shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100
   miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just
   been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas
   carols with her and open our presents, but I was too
   busy watching for the damn snowplow.

   December 25
   Merry f---ing Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn
   slop tonight - Snowed in
   The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate
   the snow!
   Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation
   and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife
   says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a  fricking
   idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one
   more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.

   December 26
   Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It
   was all HER idea.
   She's really getting on my nerves.

   December 27
   Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze;
   plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he
   only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.

   December 28
   Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The BITCH is
   driving me crazy!!!

   December 29
   10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or
   it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever
   heard. How dumb does he think I am?

   December 30
   Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver, and now
   he is suing me for a million dollars, not only for the
   beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the
   broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to
   her mother.
   Nine more inches predicted.

   December 31
   I set fire to what's left of the house. No more
   shoveling.

   January 8
   Feel so good. I just love those little white pills
   they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?



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