Getting Your Home Ready for Winter
Don't ask me why, but in every part of the country that I have lived, Halloween seems to be the turning point in the weather. Or maybe I just recall my trick-or-treating days. I finally abandoned the hunt for Snicker bars when I turned 35, but in my recollection, I was always getting rained or snowed upon on Halloween.
Oh, and there was that 1991 Halloween blizzard in Minnesota. I had just moved back to Minneapolis that fall, and the skies dumped almost three-feet of snow overnight. A friend found me outside at 7 AM shoveling my sidewalk. He yelled at me, "What are the neighbors going to think about you out here in a mink coat and a shower cap?" I guessed they were going to think that I wanted to stay warm and not get my hair wet, just like any other California goofball who just moved home.
Can't say that I miss my Minnesota days of tuning up the snowblower or hauling the storm windows out of the garage and lugging back the screens. But even in Sacramento, I have a ton of other winterizing duties to finish before the rains come. One of them involves getting my husband up on the ladder to clean out the gutters. It doesn't seem to matter that we have leaf guards, stuff gets lodged in the gutters anyway. I cleaned the gutters myself last spring, but my husband acts like it is almost a religious experience for him, and I hate to deprive him of such joy . . . read more about home winterizing.
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This was a great post. I sell real estate in Michigan so we have to deal with the winter. This will be something that I can share with my clients.
Thanks for the compliment, Luke. I try to take into consideration everybody across the country. Having lived where it snows, you have my empathy. Next Monday, Oct. 15, I am doing a radio show for Islam Radio in Chicago about winterizing your home.