Types of snow

Most know that lake effect snow is when moisture from a lake is picked up and then falls inland in the form of snow, as was the case recently in Erie, Pennsylvania, which saw five feet of snow from one weather event as a result.

Part of my driveway, cleared of snow.

It seems that where I live there should be something called suburban effect snow because no matter how much the forecasters in Philadelphia—just twenty miles to my east—say will fall in this region, the reality in my suburb is significantly more. Today, they called for two inches. I got around five.

Usually, snow in this area is followed by warm days so with snow like that I'd do a minimal amount of shoveling. Not this time. It's going to remain cold for several days longer and get colder than it is right now, which is 22 degrees.
Not that I'm complaining. I shoveled. All of it. Edge to edge. I followed that by sweeping. It took about two hours because I did it slowly. The distraction of using my body was a welcome one, especially knowing that in a couple of months, after I've had my right leg amputated near the hip, I will never shovel snow again.
Of course, even with the leg gone, it's probable that I'll never see snow again either thanks to the sarcoma I have growing in my lung which, if not removable (I'll find out January fourth), will kill me pretty fast.