sick day bonus story
According to KSL, we're experiencing winter storm "Gandolf". I guess the weather channel decided to start naming storms that will have "significant impact" and this one does/will. Being at home right now is a blessing in disguise.
My doctor told me to eat some bananas. I did and I feel much better. Some sleep and some chicken soup are equally responsible, but bananas did the trick. Add that to foods you should eat when you feel like crap list. Bananas. Who knew?
Oh, yeah, the story...
With winter storm "Gandolf" messing up my driveway, I'm especially grateful for the behemoth snowblower that's sitting in the garage, all warm and dry, with electric start, and just waiting.... I can clear my driveway off in about fifteen minutes with this thing. What it will do to a Sunday newspaper is a thing to behold... It's instant confetti, but a real mess to clean up afterward. I guess, just like real confetti.
How I got my snowblower is another matter. I was TDY to somewhere when I received an angry phone call... the Mrs. had informed me that of course, while I was gone, it snowed and she fell down and almost busted her a** while shoveling snow, and I was going to buy a snowblower.
OK. I got home and a couple of weeks later, it snowed again. It was March and just our typical spring snowstorm back when the weather was typical. I'd been looking at snowblower prices and decided to take the afternoon off work and get the snowblower. The shiny red one I wanted, because it was a snow day, was no longer on clearance at a certain home improvement chain. But the one at the Homer Depot was, and it's black and yellow. It has a headlight. It has all kinds of things. It's a monster.
It was 40% off the day I bought it. Three days later, and we're back in the store and it's now 50% off. I had the receipt in the truck still and the Mrs. went out, got it, and haggled with the folks at the returns counter. Next thing I know, she's bringing me the 10% difference.
My driveway is pretty steep. The last time I fell on it, I was making the "clubhouse turn" for the garage with the last pass of ice-melt. You have to see the funny in that... falling down while putting out ice melt so you won't fall down. That was a couple of years ago.
Anyway, that's my snowblower story. I think I'm going to be grateful to have it later on.
My doctor told me to eat some bananas. I did and I feel much better. Some sleep and some chicken soup are equally responsible, but bananas did the trick. Add that to foods you should eat when you feel like crap list. Bananas. Who knew?
Oh, yeah, the story...
With winter storm "Gandolf" messing up my driveway, I'm especially grateful for the behemoth snowblower that's sitting in the garage, all warm and dry, with electric start, and just waiting.... I can clear my driveway off in about fifteen minutes with this thing. What it will do to a Sunday newspaper is a thing to behold... It's instant confetti, but a real mess to clean up afterward. I guess, just like real confetti.
How I got my snowblower is another matter. I was TDY to somewhere when I received an angry phone call... the Mrs. had informed me that of course, while I was gone, it snowed and she fell down and almost busted her a** while shoveling snow, and I was going to buy a snowblower.
OK. I got home and a couple of weeks later, it snowed again. It was March and just our typical spring snowstorm back when the weather was typical. I'd been looking at snowblower prices and decided to take the afternoon off work and get the snowblower. The shiny red one I wanted, because it was a snow day, was no longer on clearance at a certain home improvement chain. But the one at the Homer Depot was, and it's black and yellow. It has a headlight. It has all kinds of things. It's a monster.
It was 40% off the day I bought it. Three days later, and we're back in the store and it's now 50% off. I had the receipt in the truck still and the Mrs. went out, got it, and haggled with the folks at the returns counter. Next thing I know, she's bringing me the 10% difference.
My driveway is pretty steep. The last time I fell on it, I was making the "clubhouse turn" for the garage with the last pass of ice-melt. You have to see the funny in that... falling down while putting out ice melt so you won't fall down. That was a couple of years ago.
Anyway, that's my snowblower story. I think I'm going to be grateful to have it later on.
bananas are part of the BRAT diet. (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast) Good for what ails you!
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