While I am enjoying a very mild winter (or relatively warm winter) in Taiwan, Wisconsin has a record-high snow fall and a freezing rain two days ago. Here is my wife's story about the freezing rain and snow fall in Wisconsin.
Meeilei's story
last night (1/4/09) we had freezing rain and my driveway is a sheet of ice. you can ice skating on! I didn't go to church today. I have not seen anyone drive on my street whole morning till around 11:00 am. The city just salted the street in front of my house. I am debating if I am going to my recorder practice this afternoon! Actually we don't often have freezing rain. we do have snow though. the snow pile at end of my driveway is taller than me now. My neighbor has been helping me a lot blowing snow for me. I have a snow blower but when it is heavy snow my little blower won't help much especially for the pile that the snow plow brings along!
Here is a something "fun" or whatever you want to call it. couple weeks ago, we had about 4" of snow Saturday night. I had to go to church at 8:00 to rehearse bells. we had to play bells for both services so I got up at 6:30 and blow myself out of the driveway and didn't bother with the sidewalk. when I came back, my neighbor has blowed my driveway for me but since the snow plow came after that so there was a pile of snow at end of drive way instead of blow it again I began to shovel. Right after I finished shovel that small pile, the plow came again and dump another foot of snow on the driveway. I looked at it and looked at it and was going to blow it but the snow that come from the plow are usually pretty heavy and my snow blower doesn't work well so I decided to at least shovel it first then maybe blow it afterward. Well, I have not even get half of it, another plow came from different the cross street turned at my corner and came with a pile of snow TALLER THAN ME! Holding the shovel on my hand, I was standing there looking at the guy on the plow (about 10 feet above the ground on his plow!), STUNNED! the guy looked down at me and STOPPED. He backed off, pulled the blade on the right side (the one pushed the snow towards the side of the road which will be ended on my driveway) and turned the left-side one straight and pushed the snow forward. I waved at him and shouted "THANK YOU!". if he pushed that pile towards my driveway I will be there whole day just to get myself out of my driveway.
That's Wisconsin. I know, I know, all those West coast guys are going to say, 'Move here!' well, I just might leave Frank here while he can enjoy his teaching and I can enjoy the sunny California :)
Meeilei's story
last night (1/4/09) we had freezing rain and my driveway is a sheet of ice. you can ice skating on! I didn't go to church today. I have not seen anyone drive on my street whole morning till around 11:00 am. The city just salted the street in front of my house. I am debating if I am going to my recorder practice this afternoon! Actually we don't often have freezing rain. we do have snow though. the snow pile at end of my driveway is taller than me now. My neighbor has been helping me a lot blowing snow for me. I have a snow blower but when it is heavy snow my little blower won't help much especially for the pile that the snow plow brings along!
Here is a something "fun" or whatever you want to call it. couple weeks ago, we had about 4" of snow Saturday night. I had to go to church at 8:00 to rehearse bells. we had to play bells for both services so I got up at 6:30 and blow myself out of the driveway and didn't bother with the sidewalk. when I came back, my neighbor has blowed my driveway for me but since the snow plow came after that so there was a pile of snow at end of drive way instead of blow it again I began to shovel. Right after I finished shovel that small pile, the plow came again and dump another foot of snow on the driveway. I looked at it and looked at it and was going to blow it but the snow that come from the plow are usually pretty heavy and my snow blower doesn't work well so I decided to at least shovel it first then maybe blow it afterward. Well, I have not even get half of it, another plow came from different the cross street turned at my corner and came with a pile of snow TALLER THAN ME! Holding the shovel on my hand, I was standing there looking at the guy on the plow (about 10 feet above the ground on his plow!), STUNNED! the guy looked down at me and STOPPED. He backed off, pulled the blade on the right side (the one pushed the snow towards the side of the road which will be ended on my driveway) and turned the left-side one straight and pushed the snow forward. I waved at him and shouted "THANK YOU!". if he pushed that pile towards my driveway I will be there whole day just to get myself out of my driveway.
That's Wisconsin. I know, I know, all those West coast guys are going to say, 'Move here!' well, I just might leave Frank here while he can enjoy his teaching and I can enjoy the sunny California :)
No comments:
Post a Comment