Snow in Cincinnati

Well, I survived. Survived what you ask, well the great blizzard of 2008. It was pretty touchy there for a while. I was worried I would not make it. I did not stop at Wal Mart the night before to stock up on water, canned meats and beef jerky....

Then I watched the news, the agony, the horror of the snow, all of that. The news painted the picture of the end of the world. It is true, we were all going to die. So, I thought to myself, "Do I really want to die hearing how I am going to die?" So I turned off the news.

Then I went to the back door and looked outside. I saw my back yard covered with snow, my kids back there with my dog, playing, having a great time, enjoying the snow. Then I realized something. DID THEY NOT KNOW WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE? OK, so maybe I am being a little dramatic, but come on people..... It is snow, that's it!

So, I have one other story to share with everyone (which means the one, maybe two people who actually read this)

Ben and his snowballs:
I woke up early Saturday morning to a snow covered world. I looked outside, saw the snow covered streets and thought to myself: "Where in the hell is my driveway?"

So, I started digging it out. I got dressed, got Ben dressed, which is about the equivalent of gettting a squid in snow clothes. And remember, this kid is 5! But we were out there, I was shoveling, and about every 5 minutes, he would throw a snowball at me. It was so much fun... for him!

Well, this went on and on and then he found the pieces of ice on the bottom of the driveway. And he threw some of them. I would ask him very politely... hey, it's my story, so I am saying it was polite, to stop. Well, he did not...

About this time, my neighbor came over with his snowblower. He is one of those guys that has issues and needs to address them by buying large pieces of equipment. Well, I was ok with it this time. I admit, I used him. I used him for his snowblower. So, I started using it, and man it was really strong. About this same time, I got whacked in the back with another block of ice... So, I could only think of one thing.

Yeah, you saw it coming. I turned the snowblower on him. I covered the boy with about 6 inches of snow.... Should I have done it? Probably not. But he and I were both laughing hysterically....

And then I realized something. I should have never done it. For the next half hour I heard the same thing, "Dad, hit me again...."

TUCK OUT!