In other news on this work-from-home day...

[rebeccmeister]

Wow, snow shoveling is a really good core workout.

I warmed up with a round of vacuuming before heading out to re-shovel the sidewalk out front and my bike access out back. I also had to figure it might be wise to do some preliminary work to dig out the car, just in case (although I'd really rather not try and drive in this stuff). I believe we're due for a couple more daytime inches today, and S also asked me to rake the snow off Princess TinyHouse's roof, so the fun isn't over yet.

I do appreciate that it's exercise and fresh air.

I do not appreciate that the company hired to shovel out the apartment building next door came to do the work at 4 am. (understanding the people actually doing the work are probably up against a ton of constraints, it's just...that's a lot of combustion engine noise right outside my window during sleeping hours).

Comments

[soemand]

I do not appreciate that the company hired to shovel out the apartment building next door came to do the work at 4 am.

Early snow season this wakes me up, by March I can sleep through a heavy metal concert.

Unfortunately, engine sounds are more bone conduction based, so foamies wouldn’t work well.

[mallorys_camera]

Four o'clock in the morning? Oh, my Gawd. Though you're right, they probably have a long, long list of buildings they have to dig out.

[ivy]

I had similarly mixed feelings about snow shoveling -- it was a satisfying workout, but I hated *having* to do it. (I never realized how much I valued the ability to wimp out on a workout before, haha, even though I rarely used it.) But "do it now or it becomes impenetrable ice that's ten times worse to remove" was extremely motivating. Sympathy and hot chocolate to you!