Shout out #13: snow shovelers

Ok, everyone knows it's cold out... like 0 degree windchill negative-might-as-well-be-pluto freezing cold out. Whenever it is really really cold in the winter I always think of my brother (a carpenter) or my brother-in-law (a plumber) working outdoors on some un-insulated building freezing their tails off. Today as I was walking to work on mostly un-yet shoveled sidewalks I was thinking how much it would stink to have to be out there for hours shoveling snow in the cold so cold I could barely warm up with 3 layers on and my soul felt a little iced over. Thank you to the maintenance crew at UConn, for preventing me from slipping on a sheet of ice right in front of 100 people, like I did that time my freshman year. I'm not sure the students appreciate you - and no one really has a way to thank you, but if I could I would give you a warm cup of hot cocoa. At the very least I'm sending a virtual hug.