David and I are trying to squeeze an adult beverage and maybe a bite to eat in between storms. Thursday brought us a little bit of snow topped with a layer of freezing rain. Tonight is supposed to bring us a much healthier amount of snow. It’s okay, we’re ready. And, since the snow will be falling overnight, it’s safe for us to have a touch of the creature while we work on Linda’s prompt:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “bulk.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!
Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt by Linda G. Hill
If we were having a beer, you be concerned for my safety.
“Are you ready for the snow that’s coming tonight, Dan?”
“I guess so.”
“You guess so. What kind of answer is that? This is binary, you’re either ready or you’re not.”
“Well, I have a near full keg of Modelo, and a half a bottle of John Howell’s Bourbon, so I think I’m ready.”
“Cheryl. It’s good to see you again. I was beginning to think Curley had you tied up out back.”
“I’m a warm weather girl. I don’t like single-digits or negative numbers. If he’s willing to brave the cold, more power to him.”
“What about snow? It’s going to snow tonight.”
“Yeah, that’s Curley’s problem. I’m out if here at four. Here you go. Bourbon, seltzer, ice and cherries and a nice cold Modelo for Dan.”
“Cheers, Dan. Now, about that binary question I asked.”
“It’s never binary where the weather’s involved. My snowblower is ready, I have gas, I have shovels, so I think I’m ready, but I never bet against Mother Nature.”
“She sure threw us a curve ball on Thursday. Were you okay in the ice?”
“Yeah, but I hate when snow changes to freezing rain.”
“I like that. It’s better than freezing rain on bare pavement.”
“That’s the thing, David. If you clear the snow, you have ice on bare pavement. If you don’t clear the snow, it gets wet and heavy and it clogs the machine.”
“What did you do?”
“I waited until it changed to rain, and then I raised the blower up a notch and left a little snow on the ground.”
“I didn’t know you could do that.”
“My snowblower has three height settings. Very high which I use on the grass when making paths to the firewood and when I used to make ‘rest areas’ for Maddie. Then a medium and a low setting. The low setting scrapes the surface, for when the storm starts with ice before it snows.”
“Is it hard to adjust?”
“Nope. I push a pedal with my foot and lift or lower the hand grips.”
“From that picture you shared, it looks like you spilled your coffee.”
“I did. The cap loosens with the vibration and the cold. Sometimes, I forget to tighten it before taking a drink.”
“So, the windshield isn’t the only thing covered in coffee.”
“Yeah, my work jacket could use a post season wash.”
“How long does your coffee stay warm out there?”
“It’s pretty hot when I get it. My wife preheats the cup, then fills it and hands it to me as I pass the side door.”
“Like Charlie.”
“Huh?”
“Charlie. The Kingston Trio. The guy stuck on the M.T.A. ‘“’Charlie’s wife goes down to the Sculley Square Station every day at quarter past two. And through the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich as the train comes rumblin’ through‘…”
“Look, David. I know you grew up in Boston, so maybe there’s something I don’t understand, but why didn’t she hand him a nickle?”
“My young friend, you are simply too literal.”
“So I’ve been told.”
“Did you treat the ice with anything after it finally stopped falling?”
“I did. I put some salt and sand on the driveway and on the sidewalk.”
“Can you buy that premixed?”
“I get it from Public Works. It’s the same stuff they use on the roads. They have a bulk storage area for residents. I fill a five-gallon bucket.”
“That’s a nice feature. Is it free?”
“Well, they bought it with tax dollars, so, it’s more like free-ish.”
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