A Pedestrian's Prayer of Thanksgiving (or the Somerville Orision)

[genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com]

Blessed be the shovelers, those of tired backs and aching arms, for through the sweat of their brows, we may walk.
Blessed be the snow blowers, though their machines are noisy, because you can fit a stroller through those suckers.
Blessed be the plow drivers, though you have just plowed in the end of my driveway *again*, because we know you working hard this month.
Blessed be the fit young firemen who are digging out every one of this city's hydrants.
Blessed be the neighbors who shovel and snowblow for their neighbors who cannot, because we're not all as able as we used to be.
Blessed be Mayor Joe Curtatone and Jackie Rossetti from the City of Somerville, though they both sound kinda tired, for they are holding the city together.
Blessed be Dr. Scott, who made the hard call to put safety over political expedience, though it meant my husband had to walk three miles to work this morning, because walking is still better than a derailment.
Blessed be the bus drivers, though they may splash me with slush, because they will wait long enough for a young mother and toddler to climb over snow berms to get on board.
Finally, blessed be the folks at 'Bucks and Dunks, dispensers of coffee and cocoa, because we couldn't get through this without them.

credit -- Amanda Ferry

I thought we could all use something upbeat this week!

Comments

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

and blessed be the neighbors who help you shovel out your car, even after they've already shoveled out theirs.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

Amen!

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

Amen!

(And if any skiers have been praying for snow? Please stop.)

[jadelennox]

Blessed be the neighbors who shovel a foot over the property line, even when they abut people who insist on leaving a wall of snow between their house and their neighbors.
Blessed are the drivers who are careful around the pedestrians you have to walk in the road.
Blessed are the people giving up seats on the few, overcrowded subway cars.
Blessed are the people giving rides to their carless coworkers.
Blessed are the bosses who let us work from home.
Blessed are the people who come out with you and enjoy the snow, because we might as well make snow angels and throw snowballs, since it's not going away.
Blessed are the people who slip shivering panhandlers a five or ask them if they need help getting to a shelter.
Blessed is the UPS guy who came to my house yesterday morning when I really needed that delivery.

[genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com]

Sing it! Hallelujah!

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

I want to give a shout out to the residents of the even stide of Summer St between Spring and Cedar. That entire stretch was comfortably walkable. Good job everybody!

re: wordchoice

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

(Does Somerville really not have any female firefighters?)

RE: re: wordchoice

[wintahill.livejournal.com]

There is at least one. I think she drives the ladder truck from the station on Broadway across from Foss park.

RE: re: wordchoice

[genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com]

Oh, is she still there? I haven't seen her in a while so I went with the all-male words because it scanned better. Yay!

RE: re: wordchoice

[courtney (from livejournal.com)]

The two I know are both Ward 5 residents - Christine and Frances.

[hermitgeecko.livejournal.com]

So say we all!