It worked!
If the arrival of winter caught you a tad off-guard, don’t feel bad. It got me too. Or at least, I let it think it did when in reality I made this happen.
In years past I have had everything buttoned down and my freshly-waxed boards propped next to the door by Halloween. There were times I thought of installing a firehouse pole to cut that extra couple of seconds on ski days. Those were the years that winter gave us the not-so-cold shoulder and took the scenic route instead of the expressway to the hills.
This year I decided to inspire winter’s devilish side by “leaving” out the welcome mat. In this case, a welcome mat in the form of leaf piles that I have refused to rake up. What can I say? It worked wonderfully.
Winter caught sight of my snoozing and shot down from the north with enough zest to pull lake effect snow all the way down to Detroit. Now that it’s here, it looks like it’s planning to put down stakes. The weather patterns appear locked in, so the snowmaking crews should be able to get things up to speed pretty quickly.
Rather than posting thanks, you can show your gratitude by coming by and helping me extract the piles of leaves from the thick blanket of snow on my lawn.
Then I can turn my brilliant mind to extending the season clear to May, just like I did last year.
I think I may keep the season alive by refusing to replace my worn tires with new grippy ones.
You can’t be too careful when it comes to winter weather.
-JJ
