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Oh @Mrs.Anteater , sorry to hear about a 5week cold. Hope you feel better soon.
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I no longe c lear away snow. A son does it. He also clears for four other people who are unable to do their own. A couple of them 'pay' him with baking. There seemto be people who accept that tyoe of kindness who never think to pay back in some way.Skiers did well this winter, though we froze. We're heading into our last weekend of race training. March Break camp is just over a week away, if Zach does it. I'm not coaching it. I'm looking forward to skiing with my wife and not having to be at the hill for 8 anymore.
I cleared a lot of snow this winter, for us and our neighbours. One set of neighbours are in rough shape, so I do all their clearing now. Zach helped shovel their porch a couple weeks ago, and she came out with an envelope for him with $100 in it. I tried to tackle her to prevent the gift, but she got by me. I'm told gifts of cash are common for Chinese New Year.
Zach thanked her very much.
I do a couple other driveways to be nice, half hoping that they may reciprocate on weekends when we're away and come home to a little snow. It almost never happens, but dare to dream, I guess.
I cleared a lot of snow this winter, for us and our neighbours. One set of neighbours are in rough shape, so I do all their clearing now. Zach helped shovel their porch a couple weeks ago, and she came out with an envelope for him with $100 in it. I tried to tackle her to prevent the gift, but she got by me. I'm told gifts of cash are common for Chinese New Year.
Zach thanked her very much.
I do a couple other driveways to be nice, half hoping that they may reciprocate on weekends when we're away and come home to a little snow. It almost never happens, but dare to dream, I guess.
It is indeed. You should have seen how many red packets Little M got the year we spent Chinese New Year in Shanghai with my in-laws.I'm told gifts of cash are common for Chinese New Year.
Yeah, I forgot that I also clear for a widow around the corner who also can't do her own. I might have mentioned her before. She's super nice. She's also super loaded from what I know. Yet she doesn't get a service in to clear snow. She drives an old Chrysler minivan and lives alone in a $2m house.I no longe c lear away snow. A son does it. He also clears for four other people who are unable to do their own. A couple of them 'pay' him with baking. There seemto be people who accept that tyoe of kindness who never think to pay back in some way.
They're probably thanking God that He/ She sent you....Yeah, I forgot that I also clear for a widow around the corner who also can't do her own. I might have mentioned her before. She's super nice. She's also super loaded from what I know. Yet she doesn't get a service in to clear snow. She drives an old Chrysler minivan and lives alone in a $2m house.
It's the ones I do for able-bodied neighbours, one with his own snowblower, that I thought might buy some good will for Sunday nights. Nope, lol.
My neighbour across the road is also loaded, but he clears his own driveway. You should see him. He dresses in a crisp snowsuit, starts his snowblower and follows a perfect search pattern. Then the snowblower goes away and he disappears. Doesn't matter if anyone else is struggling with their snow - he's gone.
Rich people are funny.
Meanwhile, I'm in an old coaching uniform from...seriously...1997.
I end up helping anyone who is struggling by hand. I've done quite a few driveways on our street at least once. Earlier this winter, a younger woman was out in the cold, wearing pyjamas, fighting the icy windrow they hadn't cleared last snowfall. I was already out with the machine, so I went to help, and took a pick with me. She sees me arrive and just leaves me to it. Not a single thank you. Just walked inside like it was my job to clear the snow and ice, and I was late.
Again, rich people. Funny.
I have a mental note of some houses I won't go back to.
It is grey with very light snow again in what used to be Sunny Sask!. Fairly mild.Good Thursday morning, all! It is positively springlike here for the next couple of days. Beautiful. Though the cold and snow may come back late next wek, I'll enjoy it whilst it's here. Hoping your weather is decent too.
We gather around the Coffee Cart, where discussions of snow removal, gratitude for labours done, and 5 week colds happened yesterday. We come to continue to discuss these, and/or start new topics over tea, coffee and baked goodies. This morning, the Wonderbaker has baked fruit tarts of several varieties for us to indulge in. The tea water is ready to use, the coffee is freshbrewed, and the tarts are nicely warm. All is ready, everybody is cordially welcome. Come in and join in!
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