This Valentine’s Day Winter Storm has been interesting to say the least.
As if driven by premonition Patti and I went out for lunch early in the storm in picturesque falling snow. We gained a giant helium balloon that when tapped sings a couple bars of “How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You” (the old Motown version). … I’ve found over the years that charmingly annoying Valentine’s presents are remembered, <grin> especially when Multiple Sclerosis robs your memory.
Later I was to find my driveway and car encased in ice! No shoveling of the driveway, no snow angels! I had to chop my car out and chop my driveway clear. Pictured below are some samples of the approximate 2 ft polygons of ice varying in depth from 2” to 4” that I methodically chopped with my garden spade and carried to my lawn.
… If I had fallen backwards onto my frozen lawn to try and make a snow angel I would have suffered a concussion. <grin> … Of course, don’t you just love it when you get the driveway clear and the snow plow deposits a wall of ice and frozen sleet blocking your driveway? I felt like I had moved an iceberg.
To top off the experience, Peter Pan tried to poison me! There is nothing like a good thick peanut butter and jelly sandwich when fighting a winter storm. One tasted sooooo good I fueled myself with several. … Shortly I found myself fighting the storm while drinking a bottle of Extra Strength Mylanta for a sudden, unexplained severe attack of gastrointestinal distress to pain. … Watching the news Thursday evening I noticed a story about the CDC and salmonella in Peter Pan peanut butter which displayed the control numbers from the shipment beginning with 2111... Checking mine, sure enough my now "nearly empty" jar was from the contaminated batch. Is nothing sacred!!!!
No it isn't, I had one of those jars too. I threw it out. That ice is a mess. Snow is nice, but can't stand the ice.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend.
Liz in Va.
wow--I'm sure glad i live in Cali--no ice!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteyep, me too... and my parents... actually, there are a lot of people around here with those same recall numbers!! Taking mine back to wal-mart tomorrow... And you know, somehow knowing I can't have a peanut butter sandwich has made me want one!! lol.... take care and DON'T fall on the ice!! <grin>
ReplyDeleteJackie
.............the ice is rotten! Had my share on the storm before this..........we just had two days of snow and dr. appointments 60 miles away!
ReplyDelete...............we use cheap peanut butter! No problems with ours! LOL
have a good weekend and go find another peanut butter:) of course i love peter pan my self but we can't have it because DH and son are allergic to it
ReplyDeleteDeb
Yes, we did have a jar of it as well! :o( No wonder my son kept getting sick! I like Jiff and he buys Petter Pan! It's sad that you have to really watch what you eat, because of a mess up that "they" do, and suffer from an slight illness as well. and his was almost an empty jar as well! You take care now. :o)
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(((((((((((((((((((HUGSTOYOU))))))))))))))))))))Thats alot of ice,you should see our driveway,nothibng but a long sheet if ice,it was funny thoe,the kids were playing on the ice yesterday and they couldnt get up the hill.lol.I should of taken some pics.lol.Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteI had an almost empty jar of that too....I was not bothered. Sorry for your troubles. Patty looks happy with her balloon. Bam
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Oh no, not the dreaded Peter Pan runs, say it ain't so. Hope your feeling better now. Keep telling yourself as you shovel, spring is just around the corner, spring is just around the corner. Kind of like the chain gangs chanting tunes to make the hard work easier, LOL.
ReplyDeleteJulie
LOL Since I'm not far from the peanut plant in Sylvester, GA it was a given I had some of the "poisoned" peanut butter. LOL , Yep I had Great Value and Peter Pan all with the infamous 2111 code on it. But I hadn't eaten it in so long I can't remember if it made me sick or not. I can only eat small amounts so I guess it's a good thing I didn't cheat. LOL Peanut Butter is a weakness of mine. Just give me a spoon and the jar and go away. LOL
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you survive with winter weather like that. I just don't get it. I would just lock myself away and pray for it all to go away.
Hugs my friend,
Deb