Old Man Winter and Fire

Winter came early this year.  We have received two feet of snow the first week or so of December.  Ordinarily, Gerry would be thrilled by this turn of events.  But the ski slopes are not open every day yet,  so mostly he has just been blowing snow out of the driveway and sidewalks.  In fact,  it has been a strenuous task, because there is so much of it!  And the first day it was very wet and heavy.

My lunch date had to be cancelled due to bad roads between here and there.  That was a disappointment.  Our next venture is to put up the Christmas tree.  Gerry was pretty shocked by the fresh tree price this year, and we actually had a conversation about buy an artificial one for next year.  I would be more than happy to do that!  We'll see.

My biggest event of the day was putting out a grease fire on the stove.  It was immediately too large for baking soda, or whatever else I might have tried. But I knew instantly that I needed the fire extinguisher, though I have never used one before.  The fire alarm is screaming loudly.  Gerry is blowing snow and cannot hear it.  I am shooting fire extinguisher stuff (white, powdery) at the stove and making a huge mess!  There was so much smoke I had to open the doors to let it out.   It took quite a while to clean up the mess,  which splattered on the walls, counter and floor.  No fun.  I was only sitting a few feet a way on the couch, thankfully. (glad I wasn't in the study on my computer)  Next time I'll definitely be more careful!

I believe we are due for a bit of a break in the snowfall for a while, a respite before the next storm arrives over the weekend.