Massage in winter

We had an Ice storm/freezing rain Sunday and today (Monday) and my yard is totaly littered with broken branches. I am fortunate that my power was only off for a few hours on Monday because I know there are a lot of communities around here that have been out since Sunday morning and don't know when it will be back on.

We had another ice storm last January and there was wide spread tree damage and power outages, some people had power out for over a week. I wondered today if the damage done to the trees earlier in the year had an affect on how they responded to the storm this weekend because there seemed to be much more damage to them this time.

I have a very old tree in my front yard, it is going to have to be cut down now because there are only two small branches left in it - the rest are all in the yard and on the porch. I have tree branches on the power lines that will need to be cut out. The front walk is covered with heavy branches that will need to be moved before clients start coming tomorrow. I did manage to get my 50' handicap ramp cleaned off today since I will need it tomorrow.

The winter weather really can play havock on the massage business because people don't get out as often, massage isn't always considered important enough to get out when the weather is bad and actually I encourage people to not get out on bad roads but if they insist - well I am already at work so the only problem I have is making sure they can get into the house safely.

I sit here and really appreciate the fact that my electric is back on so that I am warm and safe. I do hope everyone else is too.