I'm waiting until the temperature rises to 0 degrees before

[MineralMan]

I go out to clear away the 8" of snow on the driveway. Right now, it's -10 F.

Here in Saint Paul, though, we have it better than in a lot of places around the upper midwest. Iowa got slammed. South Dakota got slammed. Detroit and Chicago got slammed.

I have a good snowblower that always starts, and it'll only take me about an hour to clear my driveway and my neighbor's, which we share, along with the main sidewalk in front of three houses, so it's not that terrible.

Probably about 9AM, it will hit 0 degrees.

I hope everyone in snowbound areas will take it easy today and not over-exert in this weather. Take your time and it'll all get done.

On a lighter note, it's our 17th anniversary today and, if the snowplows do their job, my wife and I and her mother will be heading to a very nice restaurant this evening for dinner.