Well, snow removal is almost completed. I'll do the last of it tomorrow. This morning the plow guy moved the big bank of snow at the end of the driveway. I headed out to move the stuff left immediately behind the car and from the sidewalk. Frustratingly, the sidewalk plow drove by just minutes after my guy moved the snow. That town plow passing left stuff at the end of the drive on both sides of the sidewalk <sigh>. I used my new snow removal apparatus on the car. It has a silicone 'brush' head that can be locked into various positions to push or pull snow from main areas or smaller areas like edge of windshield. It is extendable from 44" to 64". This made me shake my head as I'm not even 64 inches tall <grin>. I moved the 10 or so inches of snow off everywhere except the roof. That will wait until tomorrow as by then I was quite tired. Moving the bits left by my plow guy is minor, but doing the circumference around the car was a challenge. The lower 2 inches or so seemed glued to the ground. Also, snow today weighed more than yesterday being more moisture laden. Trees dropped snow and ice from the upper branches as I worked. Luckily, none hit me on the head as in the past -- just carpeted the area around me.
Soreness from overuse of muscles is never great. Nothing was pulled or torn while working, just a lot of lifting over two days. I work carefully to use legs to lift and spare the lower back. I breathe through pushes and lifts to help blood pressure while working. I pause a lot, stretching and gazing at the skies. I often take music with me, but didn't today -- just didn't think I'd be out that long. I should know better <grin>. Gentle stretches and a warm soak in the tub can help minimize the pain that could appear.. After all, there will be more to move off the car and then shovel off the driveway tomorrow.
Looking at the weather forecast, we have 5 days over the next week with zero hours of sun and the other two have three to four hours. This indicates there will be much cloud cover and days will feel like twilight. This is the type of weather that can lead to Seasonal Affective Disorder in susceptible individuals. It seems humans were made to see the sun regularly. So physical work pain and the psychological pain of not seeing the sun often enough cluster at this time of year.
Shoveling lighter or lesser amounts of snow can be relaxing due to the rhythmic nature of the work. That was not the case over the past two days (and tomorrow). However, a song with a strong repetitive rhythm came to mind more for its theme than the beat. I share a cover of the original by a group different from other covers. Stay safe. Enjoy!
Chain Gang -- The Supremes
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