I know, I know, just plain, well, silly. Especially for someone who's trying to get rid of a head cold. But sometimes silly is called for. Well, maybe. And we hadn't cleared away that pile of sticks near the heat pump, hadn't raked the leaves, etc. With the husband at the dentist and the heat pump removers/installers on the way, I knew what had to be done. By someone. So I did it.
To stay warm in 11 degrees, I wore a Polartec hat with ear flaps, my Land's End squall jacket with hood, Polartec vest, turtleneck shirt, long underwear top and bottom, jeans, Polartec socks, my faithful Muck boots, and Polartec gloves. Worked non-stop for 30 minutes, and, yes, worked up a sweat. Maybe it'll clear out the sinuses.
Why? Because you know what happens when even careful men take apart and remove a heat pump, then install a new one. Yes, drop things I don't want to appear in my compost pile, things I don't want to have to sift through leaves and sticks looking for. Next time I put off the Fall chores, though, I may want to remember how I spent the coldest morning this Winter.
