When attempting to pull start the snow blower, it helps if the key is in the 'on' position.   I’m making a note here: huge success. It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction. 

Gah.  That arm is going to be sore tomorrow.

My little one made the comment on how my car got her coat dirty. Now that things are thawing out I figured lunch was a good time to spray off all of that salt and grit that collected from a couple months of hard cold and no washing.

Pocked a stack of quarters and stopped at a self-serve car wash. A good proper scrubbing and my car was blue again. Even took the time to dry it off so I would not get any water spots, then vacuumed it - how is that for crazy? My Bride commented, "who are you, and what have you done with my husband?" the first time she saw this sort of behavior...

As I pull out of the car wash (waiting to pull out on the street) a F150 drives through the center of a very large, very deep puddle of brine just before the car wash exit.

Boom! Head shot. Pwned...

Worse now than before I washed it. They covered the entire car with salty deicer and I was out of quarters. Bride gave me a goofy look when she got home, but has opted not to remind me that today might not be the optimal time to wash a car or comment on the quality of my work.