How to Be Ready for Our First Northern Colorado Snow on Thursday
I don't watch Game of Thrones, but if I did, I think this would be the part where I say something like, 'Brace yourselves. Winter is coming.'
We're supposed to get our first post-summer snow on Thursday, November 5. So, you've got two days to get it together.
- 1
You'll need an ice scraper and an extra forty minutes in the morning.
Andrey Pavlov/ThinkStockAndrey Pavlov/ThinkStock I know, I know, 'ain't nobody got time for that.' Maybe the fall back in time last week was supposed to help give us enough time to clear our windshields in the morning, even if it will be 60 degrees later.
- 2
Stock up on non-perishable food items.
ThinkStock PhotosThinkStock Photos Because with all that snow, you may not be able to get out of your house. Check out those Value Beans in tomato sauce and tell me you don't want in on some of that.
- 3
Do some stretches and lunges.
Steve Mason/ThinkStockSteve Mason/ThinkStock Summer has spoiled you, and your snow-shoveling muscles went dormant. You don't want to hurt yourself moving all that snow. Quad stretches are important.
- 4
Keep your face warm by growing a beard like this steamy stock photo model.
Thinkstock PhotosThinkstock Photos But seriously.
Just.
Damn.
- 5
Keep your shorts handy.
Cookelma/ThinkStockCookelma/ThinkStock Because it's likely that none of this will happen. This is is Colorado. Enjoy the sunny day we're likely to have on Thursday, and refer back this list for real in the spring when it actually snows.