OT: Shoveling snow...

[Lord_Shleepy]

Sigh...it actually makes me miss shoveling 3ft of snow out of my 100 yard driveway back in Michigan...the chirping of the birdies, the numb extremities, snow blindness, the marshmallow clothing, throwing the snow into the wind by mistake, crippling glasses fog upon re-entry...ahh...that was the good life.

Ironically, my 18 month old is obsessed with snowmen now that we live in a place where we're lucky to get a little frosty dandruff once or twice a year. She LOVES snowmen but has never even seen one that wasn't made out of plastic...

[Possum]

Here in San Diego, I've only seen it snow twice in my lifetime. Both times were just light flurries of tiny flakes, that melted as soon as they hit the ground.

In the mountains east of here, however, we often get snow. Julian is a popular resort town in the mountains. After a good snow, we often drive up to Julian, play in the snow til our toes get cold, then drive into town and drink hot apple cider, then go home where it's warm

Perhaps that's why real estate here is so hideously expensive. I was recently informed that my 50-year old house, 2 bedrooms and one bath, 1000 sq ft exactly, is now worth over $400K...

[narf poit chez BOOM]

...Sell it and move to the countryside.