This afternoon I went outside to see if I could chip the ice off the front porch and walkway. Surprise, it worked. I got it all cleared when the roof groaned and then all the snow slid off with a mighty WHUMP! and covered it all up again. I would have been bummed except it was so nice to be outside. I tossed chunks of ice the size of encyclopedias from the walk and onto “the lawn.” The sun even came out for a minute or two. All around ice slid off powerlines and tree branches and the roof icicles dripped steadily. It was a great time to be outside. We unburied Bob’s car and left the rest of the driveway for tomorrow. It’s still over 40 degrees so I think we’ll be back in action by tomorrow.
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