Saturday 27 December 2008

A 'sage' Saturday














Good Afternoon, or whatever is the best greeting to you, in your part of the world!

The weekend again; Saturday! With all the Christmas festivities, it is easy to lose track of the days, don't you think?

The temperatures are currently 38 degrees F; and although we are appreciative for warmer weather, we are on alert for massive flooding and mountain avalanches. Alan at the moment, is shovelling the snow from our patio, into our side bittid garden; so that the melted snow, doen not seep in into our house! Last thing anyone needs!

Earlier, on the weather channel, there was a chap sharing tidbitz on how to properly shovel, thus taking care not to injure your back, arms, etc. in the process. Basically, use your legs; not your upper part of your body / torso; and do not extend your arms straight out either, when shovelling; keep them closer into your body; less stress on the muscles. Also, pick up less snow per 'shovelful'; particularly if the snow is melting, inasmuch as the damp snow will be heavier to lift.

Alan attempted to help some neighbours out of their garage this morning; as they were literally 'stuck'. He had just returned from being out, on the roads with our 'Four Wheel Drive', with new winter snow tires; and saw them in their plight. It turns out these neighbours, whom we do not know, do NOT have snow tires; yet all the while, they kept stating they 'have a front wheel drive'. They were / are blaming our Strata for not ploughing the roadways enough; the culprit here, is them, having NO SNOW TIRES! Our Strata, on the other hand, have been working diligently during these blustery blizzards these past tidbit days. You can perhaps compare snow ploughing / shovelling to raking up leaves; only to discover the next day, there is MORE MORE MORE of the same! Alan strongly counselled them to 'Stay home'; in a bittidz "STAY OFF THE ROADS", until the roads are in better shape. Do not know whether he made an enemy or a friend here; all I can say is, I hope these people heeded his sage advice! Alan, fortunately, knows how to drive in the snow; however, only goes out, when he has to. I hope too, that later, we do not receive 'freezing rain'; it depends where one lifts - the elevation etc.

Tidbit - "You can take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink", is a very appropro expression.

Bittid - Thank goodness for shovels! As a tid of useful trivia, my Dad shared a bit of advice with me: ie "When driving in snow conditions, always carry a shovel with you, in the car." There was many a time, that indeed, the shovel came in very handy! Thank you Dad!

Here is wishing you a nice R & R Saturday; and 'Drive Safe', if you need to go out on the roads. We are going to enjoy staying home this weekend, and appreciating our Blessings. I also look forward tomorrow to watching the Vision Channel (Have referred to 'Hour of Power' - Dr. Robert Schuller; Enjoying Everyday Life' - Joyce Meyer; and 'Living Truth' - Charles Price, in earlier posts if you wish to have a bit of reference / background).

Love the above photo image with its empowering message. LOVE is the vital ingredient for World Peace. 'Love one another, as I have loved you', IS HIS MESSAGE TO US ALL.

God Bless.

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