Monday, February 13, 2006

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES....

Now that we are a day removed from a record-setting snowstorm, I have to say that I am impressed with the way the city has (for the most part) cleaned itself up. The main streets are pretty clear, and many of the side streets in Manhattan are fairly passable as well.

I had to get up early to do another round of snow-shoveling; it seems that in the aftermath of intensive street-cleaning by the Dept. of Sanitation, they plowed all of the snow up against the sidewalks. This in turn, created a snowy version of the Great Wall of China. So when I woke up and saw this, I also noticed that there was now no access to the streets for the pedestrian. So guess who had to go out and "carve" out one? Yup, yours truly.


If you know anything about shoveling snow, you know that the day-after snow is much more difficult to clear than the fresh, fluffy stuff. It's more compacted, icy and wet. In effect, a pain in the ass. So as a result, it took me much longer to clear away the mess the Sanitation trucks created. Over an hour and a half to carve out a small path to the street, on both 3rd Avenue and 35th Street. And with the temperatures expected to climb to the 50's by Thursday, I foresee a slushy mess ahead. *sigh*.

BTW, the landlord for the building behind ours stopped me while I was schlepping away with the snow yesterday and asked if I would do his walk. I said that I'd see what I could do- I didn't have much time available before opening up shop. I ended up doing it anyway. So I see the guy this morning as I was schlepping away again; He walks right by me as if I was an afterthought! You'd think a modicum of thanks wouldn't be out of line, seeing as I dug you out of your freaking building! Wait til the next time..... *grrrrrrr*

Tomorrow is VALENTINE'S DAY, that dreaded holiday of love. As I mentioned in a previous post, it is one of my least-favorite holidays because it is the most commercialized. If you are dating someone, the pressure's on to impress that loved one with a fancy evening of gifts, dinner, and flowers. And if you are single, then you are made to feel like a loser for not having someone to celebrate the day with.

With that being said, join us for our Annual ANTI-Valentine's Day Bash. It's our way of saying that it's okay to be single and have fun on Valentine's Day. Festivities begin at 6pm (right after work), and we will have for all of you single folk, great drink specials ($1 DOMESTIC MUGS & $5 MIXED WELL DRINKS), and a few other surprises to make your night a fun one. And if you happen to meet someone during the night, hey, even better! Best of all, NO COVER CHARGE! So make it a point to join us- SINGLE PEOPLE UNITE!

TONITE: Dollar Draft Madness ($1 mugs, Bud & Bud Light) all night long!

And now if you'll excuse me, I am just in time to catch the CURLING matches at the Olympics....

NUFF SAID