I have walked home, two miles, uphill in the snow

I remember hearing that from my parents when I was growing up. They used that saying to emphasize that they had very difficult experiences in life that were rough and not easy. Usually they said it to mock any story I gave them to get pity or when I was complaining about something. They used that line of walking home, two miles, uphill, in the snow to make the point that I did not know what suffering was and my life is pretty easy compared to what they experienced in their childhoods.

Today I took my car in for repair work. The mechanics ran into one problem after another and after waiting six hours they let me know they could not finish the repairs today. They would need to keep my vehicle over night and finish tomorrow. I was not expecting it and did not have my bus pass on me so my plan was to walk home.

I have walked home from there before a couple times. I forget how long the distance is but it usually takes me about two hours. Tonight it only took an hour and half. The temperature was about 35 degrees with an overcast sky and snow is in the forecast. I figured it would fall later and it was not snowing when I started walking. The route I take is along two streets with a couple stretches that have a steep incline. The second incline runs almost two miles and it does run up a large hill. By the time I had gotten about one third up the second incline, I noticed a few snowflakes falling every couple minutes. Within a few minutes it was snowing but not heavy. It was lightly coming down and it did not affect visibility. The last half of the incline was walked in the snow which motivated me to walk quickly.

After spending six hours waiting for my car to be repaired and walking home, two miles, uphill, in the snow I decided it was a night for wine & movies. Since it is snowing and I do not have my car I may stay in and watch more movies tomorrow!