Well, my snow/vacation day was a bust.
The weather forecast for yesterday had us pegged for at least 4-8" of snow and on the border of the zone that should be getting 8-12". Now, mind you, Wednesday it was 65*F and felt like Spring, but, hey, it's a brave new world in regards to climate changes that some people will tell you aren't happening. Anyway, with us on the border of 4-8 & 8-12 we should've been hit pretty good and to make my life easier I take a vacation day since I've got days that I need to burn or lose them.
Wednesday night I went out and got gas for the snow blower, filled it up, did a few test starts, cleaned it, and had it ready to at edge of the garage door. Thursday all I had to do was open the door and I could go straight to work. The snow shovels were found and waiting by the front door. I made sure the A/C cover was in place and even drained the sitting water that was on top of the pool cover (
between the weight of the water and the snow I didn't want the cover to collapse into the pool).
My plan for Thursday was... take Mrs. Kevin to work, come home, take a nap with Fuzzy Dog, watch
Independence Day: Resurgence on DVD, make a snack, head outside in the afternoon with the snow blower, watch something else, and then pick up Mrs. Kevin from work.
How my Thursday went... take Mrs. Kevin to work, come home, watch some CNN as the snow outside was really starting to come down, take a short nap with Fuzzy Dog before getting a phone call from Mrs. Kevin to come pick her up as almost no kids showed up at the daycare she works at, go outside and... where's the snow?! Not only was there
not 4+" inches of snow but it was sunny enough that what snow did fall was already gone from our driveway and the walkway from the driveway to the house & backyard! The street was clear, my truck was mostly clear, and the only buildup was at the end of the driveway from the snow plow. WHAT THE HECK?!
Now I've got a snow blower with a full tank of gas that I'll need to drain, wasted a vacation day, and never got to see the movie.