Let It Snow

It snowed pretty hard today, so after work this evening, we went out to our driveway to shovel. Occasionally, throughout the day, you could hear the city plows in the streets and see the private snow removal trucks clearing out driveways. 

Snow removal is a very different problem to solve than other outdoor maintenance. A lawn can be mowed a day or two earlier or later without much impact, and fertilizer or aeration can easily vary by a week or two. The weather has to be accommodated, in any case, but usually during the warmer months the timing isn’t terribly critical. This is not the case with more than 1 or 2 inches of snow, especially if there are to be especially frigid temperatures shortly afterward. Pretty much everyone needs their driveway or parking lot cleared out within the span of a few hours, residences and businesses alike.

It makes me wonder: when we finally go back to the office a couple of days each week, would a group of us be willing to take up shovels against the snowy sidewalks and parking lots? For the benefit of a faster response than the snow removal service, the fresh air, the exertion and maybe even camaraderie?