It was an ordinary day. 9:53 AM and I'm sitting in front of my desktop computer preparing to write another story. To my left sits one of my cats, Snickerdoodle, who is looking out the window at all the snowflakes that are falling. Yesterday the weather prediction for today was to be heavy snowfall with a possible accumulations of up to 6-8 inches in some parts of Lancaster County. I awoke this morning to my two cats sitting in the bedroom window, watching the white stuff pass by them as it accumulated on the windowsill as well as the rear deck. Got up to take a look and sure enough, the snow had a depth of about three-four inches on the patio table with another full-day more of the white stuff expected to fall before the snow stopped. I thought to myself...let it snow! Carol and I had planned ahead and went to the grocery store yesterday instead of waiting to go on our usual day of Friday. We were surprised that the grocery store had very few patrons yesterday since the Harrisburg Weather Bureau had predicted up to 8 inches of snow for Lancaster County, PA. And, that was on top of the 5 inches that we had a few days ago. Luckily, the previous snow had been fairly well scraped from our driveway and front walk immediately after it fell, which is one chore that our retirement community takes care of for its residents. I used to enjoy shoveling snow, but that's when my three kids were still living at home and pitched in with the snow removal. Now, it is my wife and myself and neither one of us enjoys lifting the snow to clear the driveway and walkway into our villa. As long as we don't need immediate attention for snow removal, our front walk, walk to our front door and driveway from the curb to our garage door is all cleared and salted for us. Yeah...I know, it is part of our maintenance fee that we are charged every month, but it is certainly a back-saver for someone who moved here so they wouldn't have to do chores such as lawn work, house maintenance and snow removal. My back hasn't felt as good as it has in the past 14 months after moving to Woodcrest Villa. Hey, you must try it when you are old enough to appreciate someone doing all the hard labor for the upkeep on your living quarters. When we heard the prediction for close to 24 hours of snow from yesterday
into late mid-day today, we decided to go to the grocery store, gather all our mail and sit back and enjoy the beautiful snow as it covers the pathways, trees and shrubs, and sidewalks and driveway leading into our villa. I suspect we have close to 4-5 inches that has fallen already with the prediction to continue snow falling into the later afternoon to early evening. As of now, there are no vehicles working on the snow removal or workers shoveling snow up and down our street known as Rubia Place. With full cupboards of food and a fully stocked fridge, Carol and I are set for a fun day, evening and tomorrow of relaxation with our two cats. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - Just saw that there were almost 400 closings and delays in the Lancaster County area and reduced bus routes running due to the snow. That just makes it so much more beautiful! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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