[rwest]

It’s been snowing lightly all day here in metro MN at about 21F, so light and fluffy stuff.

I got my snow tires mounted on the Saab today-holy crap was that place packed; I had an appointment, so not too bad.

Filled up the car and my snowblower can with some ethanol free stuff, so I’m ready to go, will probably get the snowblower out in the morning for the first time. I run it dry at the end of each season and it usually starts on one or two pulls on the first outing!

Two years ago, before I retired, I worked for a city and I would have had to been working the phone today and trying to get staff called in to snowblow, shovel and plow several city buildings and bus stops and even though I was non-union, salary and management, I wasn’t supposed to have to remove snow, but in order to get the job done for the citizens, I probably would have had to drive in... I don’t miss it even one bit!!!