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Zimba's Blog

December 22, 2008

Until just now, I hadn't stepped outside my house in 10 days. Portland, which isn't known for much snow, has had consistent snow over that period. Due to my back recovery, I can't shovel and walking on icy uneven surfaces isn't recommended. The load has fallen on my wife to deal with the vehicles and shoveling. Today, I had had enough and decided we would tag team the latest effort. The latest few days of build up was 8 inches of powder, one inch of solid ice, then another 10 inches of powder. I took a couple mediocre photos of my car and hers in the background but the whiteout washed out the lighting.

After an hour, we unburied her van and got it defrosted. Our driveway was only partially cleared, but we made some headway. In the hour since, there is nearly another inch and more is on the way. Fortunately, we don't have any plans to go anywhere and had done a major shop before the storms hit. The kids play in the snow several times a day with the neighbor kids while we stay holed up inside. Unfortunately, Poker Curious progress has been snowed under too with some technical delays, which doesn't raise my spirits, but its part of the process. I've tried to take a few days away to clear my head and not take it personally.

(edit: although I've uploaded the pictures to the CR server as always, they are not appearing - sorry)

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