Subj : you can stop drivin' nails in your coffin
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Nick Boel
Date : Sat Feb 08 2025 06:44:14

Hey Maurice!

On Fri, Feb 07 2025 21:06:26 -0600, you wrote:

 >> while I have to jump up on the roof and fix a few shingles that flew
 >> off in the 50mph winds we had yesterday.

 > Ouch!  I hate when that happens.

First time it's happened in 20 years. Then again, those winds were probably the worst they've been in quite some time, too.

 > Since you first brought up the weather we dropped to below 0C and got
 > a couple dumps of snow.  A neighbour just knocked on my door asking
 > to borrow a ladder to fix his roof which got damaged by huge lumps of
 > icey-snow falling from trees.  I think you jinxed us or perhaps it
 > was me claiming no snow this winter that triggered it.  Either way it
 > really sucks.

Heh, don't blame me. While it's awesome to not have a lot of snow or super cold days/weeks in places like Wisconsin or Canada for most of the winter, that's just dumb luck. It's bound to happen, sooner or later. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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