Hi all,
I'm close to a job offer which will have me back to work full-time, this time at a customer location about 50 miles east of where I live. I was working there right before the surgery in January.
Though it will be a few months yet before I have to worry too much about snow, I've got to start thinking now about how I'm going to handle getting boots on in the morning, especially since I won't be able to plan on having my husband tie them for me every morning before I leave the house. If we have a typical Central New York winter this coming season, I'd probably need to worry about boots from late November to mid-April. Last year was far from typical; less than 60 inches of snow for the season. The average yearly snowfall for this area is about 120 inches, but some areas average 300 inches or more. The magic dividing line which seems to divide the lower snowfall totals from the higher snowfall totals is one that I will have to cross in order to get to work each day if the offer comes through. The snow I'm referring to is primarily lake effect snow from Lake Ontario (usually light and fluffy and fairly dry), though we sometimes also get the heavier wet snow as well.
The snow boots that I typically wear everyday are similar to http://www.zappos.com/dunham-addison-black; they are a previous model also made by Dunham. As you can see from the image, they have laces. I don't expect to be able to tie them myself, as I still can't tie my sneakers yet. What I do most days now is wear shoes with a velcro closure that are much looser than what I would normally wear if I could tie my shoes. Then I just slip my foot in and out. But I can't imagine being able to do the same thing with a pair of boots -- especially not a pair of boots that I would feel comfortable walking through the snow in. While it generally doesn't get that icy here, there can sometimes be a small amount of ice under the snow, and I just don't think I'd feel safe walking outside with loose boots on. I had a really nasty fall on the ice almost 20 years ago (was out of work for almost two months after the fall due to arm, wrist and shoulder pain), and don't want that to ever happen again.
I would be grateful for any advice/suggestions you can share. I'd particularly like to hear from those of you who also live in snowy climes where going to work during an active snowstorm, even a heavy one , is done regularly.
-- Thanks,
Mary
I'm close to a job offer which will have me back to work full-time, this time at a customer location about 50 miles east of where I live. I was working there right before the surgery in January.
Though it will be a few months yet before I have to worry too much about snow, I've got to start thinking now about how I'm going to handle getting boots on in the morning, especially since I won't be able to plan on having my husband tie them for me every morning before I leave the house. If we have a typical Central New York winter this coming season, I'd probably need to worry about boots from late November to mid-April. Last year was far from typical; less than 60 inches of snow for the season. The average yearly snowfall for this area is about 120 inches, but some areas average 300 inches or more. The magic dividing line which seems to divide the lower snowfall totals from the higher snowfall totals is one that I will have to cross in order to get to work each day if the offer comes through. The snow I'm referring to is primarily lake effect snow from Lake Ontario (usually light and fluffy and fairly dry), though we sometimes also get the heavier wet snow as well.
The snow boots that I typically wear everyday are similar to http://www.zappos.com/dunham-addison-black; they are a previous model also made by Dunham. As you can see from the image, they have laces. I don't expect to be able to tie them myself, as I still can't tie my sneakers yet. What I do most days now is wear shoes with a velcro closure that are much looser than what I would normally wear if I could tie my shoes. Then I just slip my foot in and out. But I can't imagine being able to do the same thing with a pair of boots -- especially not a pair of boots that I would feel comfortable walking through the snow in. While it generally doesn't get that icy here, there can sometimes be a small amount of ice under the snow, and I just don't think I'd feel safe walking outside with loose boots on. I had a really nasty fall on the ice almost 20 years ago (was out of work for almost two months after the fall due to arm, wrist and shoulder pain), and don't want that to ever happen again.
I would be grateful for any advice/suggestions you can share. I'd particularly like to hear from those of you who also live in snowy climes where going to work during an active snowstorm, even a heavy one , is done regularly.
-- Thanks,
Mary
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