It's a beautiful Sunday morning after a big snowfall overnight - Let's go out for brekkie! We couldn't even walk out on the front deck because everyone would get covered in snow so there was no choice but to clear it off and clear the bridge (the path) to the driveway. Everyone stayed warm inside while I went shovelling. Oh, it's only -15, not that bad, I won't worry about a beanie...
Bridge cleared, I come back inside to warm up and get some feeling back into my ears that have swelled up and turned out so I resemble the cover of a MAD magazine. Anyway, lets go get some Toutons! "Kristy, open the garage door with the remote". "I'm trying but the door must be frozen!" Taylor chimes in, "Ummm, I think the power is out because like, my computer won't charge". I text friends up the road, no power there either. Fantastic, we have dug our way out to the car but we can't get into the garage. I called Jordan's and confirmed they had power so we were good for breakfast, we just had to get there... Get in the other car and I'll clear off the snow!
Knee deep in snow, I start clearing off the snow and scraping the ice off every surface - hard work. I finally get into the car and find every dash light flashing and understand now why the wipers were on full blast - Ryder practising his driving. Looking down the driveway I see a pile of snow that has been pushed up across our exit by the grader clearing the snow off the roads. It's probably up to the grill, and let's face it it is only snow, yeah we can push our way through.... Wheels start spinning halfway through, reverse... nothing, forward... nothing - bogged in our own driveway! Cooper says "Oh well, Dad will have to dig!" I run back to the front deck get the shovel and start digging the car out.
The snow had packed in front and back of the car by now and was hard digging. I get back in - forward... nothing, reverse... nothing, still bogged! Taylor suggests "Umm, should someone like, push?" Good idea - get out! I throw it into reverse and TJ starts pushing like she is possessed! Look at her, she is hanging for some Newfie breakfast. A few more revs... She's moving! We get the car back to it's starting position, I get out again and start digging a path for the car. Ok, with something that resembled a clear path, TJ goes to the back ready to push us out onto the road, I get back in sweating, pulse racing. I throw it back into drive... we're through - get in TJ!
We drive down the road a couple of km's to Jordans and pull into the car park, windows frosted up again. I start to reverse park next to another car, difficult to see... A bit close, I think "I'll just go out and straighten up". Still sweating, with my heart still racing and the owner of the adjacent car heading towards us through wind and snow, I revert back to my natural instincts thinking I am driving a right hand drive vehicle. I reach for the gearstick to throw it into drive... but I grabbed the door handle instead... The door flies open, I hit the accelerator... we are still in reverse! We head straight back towards the restaurant and I slam on the brakes just in time... Would have been embarrasing getting our order taken without leaving the comfort of our car!
Anyway, we all ordered some toutons, molasses, bacon, eggs and hash browns and washed it down with some hot chocolate and brewed North American style coffee - nothin' like it!
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