random thoughts – Day 1,400 – (Tuesday) – more weather

The weather is really putting on a show lately. The overnight/early morning shift produced snow flakes that covered the untreated surfaces in a fresh, fluffy white coating. The street had been treated, but that can last only so long, and at 4:00 am, a plow rumbled down the street, pushing snow to the embankment that marks the official and final dead end.

There were two location photo shoots today, and they were both in Lowell. This was lucky for me with the weather, and less lucky for our photographer who is based in New Hampshire. There was the morning workout of shoveling a path to the car, and the removal of snow from the car. The ride was just a couple miles, but it was messy and slow going. 

There was a gap several hours between the shoots, and I was back at the remote desk. One of the first emails seen this morning was a request to change the scheduling of one of the shoots later in the week, so that needed to be buttoned up.  

Hooray for hot lunch!

There was the perfect winter day lunch of veggie soup made from the homemade broth, topped with grated cheddar and a side of bread with butter. Of course, winter room temperature butter isn't super soft and tears the bread a bit, but it still tastes good.

The snow kept falling. The world’s most dedicated smoker hung out the window, smoking and coughing his deep, phlegmy cough as the snow fell around him and onto him. 

There were several other tasks handled before it was time to shovel the path again and clear off the car again. The snow fell steadily during the drive and the photo shoot. As I left the shoot, it was changing to the crispy frozen granular rain that makes a lot of noise when it hits the windshield and the roof.

The driving was worse than in the morning. Sloppy. Slippery. The Merrimack is high and enthusiastically flowing and churning. A drought right about now would be okay with me.

It was great to be back at the desk, safe, warm, and dry for the rest of the afternoon. It’s supposed to be in the 20s overnight and most of the rest of the week, so there won’t be any melting happening. As long as stuff stops falling from the sky for a while, that would be cool.