The world turned white again today, but with a thicker covering than the past few times flurries appeared. I shoveled when there was a break in the snowfall around noon. It was heavy, wet stuff -- 15+ cm (6+ in). Ice pellets and some rain fell as I made a pathway to the street. More snow fell into the evening and should taper off overnight.
I had a conundrum to deal with today. Tomorrow is pickup day for recycling. I worried that if I took it out, it would be buried by snowfall or plows when the waste management folks come by in the morning. I have many bags ready to take out this week due to my file clearing. If I don't get these out, they will have to be taken to the basement since I can't leave it all in the kitchen for another two weeks <sigh>. As the wind picked up and the very fine snow was falling in mid-evening, I decided to just do it. I took six bags to the curb as the snow should let up somewhat in the next hour or two. That was six trips with a single bag down the 100 foot driveway, in the dark, against the wind, in a snow storm <grin>. With that and the shoveling earlier in the day, I've done my cardio and weights for the week <grin>. The other four bags will wait in the basement for the next recycling pickup in two weeks. I suspect that I will have found more paper to recycle by then, too. <simile> If nothing else, there are the many, many magazines that need to be distributed into bags that weigh less than 40 lb each. Fingers crossed that the bags get picked up tomorrow and aren't buried in snow or redistributed down the block by the street plow.
My commitment to recycling -- and the regulations and clear bags that ensure we follow procedure -- made me think of a song. The title alone said a lot to me today. Keep safe. Enjoy!
A Hard Day's Night -- The Beatles
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