We finished the night with about 8" of light, powdery snow on the ground. Starting at 8 AM I had the snow thrower out there clearing the driveway. Terry cleared the deck and then came out to clear off the vehicles and the 1" of snow the thrower doesn't get. (I've got the thrower set up so the bottom lip is riding high so it won't scoop up too many chunks for gravel. Still gets some because the runners gouge it up.) I used the thrower for two hours and then joined Terry with the shovel to get the rest of the snow up. By then the plow and cinder truck had been up and down the hill and the end of the drive could be cleared of the debris.
It was important to get as much of the snow up as possible because the sun will come out this afternoon (it's been out since about 2 PM and the sky is mostly blue) and, hopefully, melt some of the ice even though the temperatures will remain in the 20s. If it doesn't do anything today, it won't have an opportunity for the rest of the week. Not only will the sun be behind the clouds, but the temperatures will be falling to the point where even the sun won't be able to melt any ice. We will also be getting snow flurries every day this week.
We were finished by noon. Just in time to have dinner and then sit down to watch the Giants vs the Eagles. (It's not looking good for the Jints right now. It's 20-11 Eagles with 9:30 to go in the game.)
I'll get back to my woodworking on Monday. And, while the snow wasn't as deep as I would have liked, maybe I'll take a walk out back on my snowshoes tomorrow.
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