Yeah. Have somebody, family, friend or emergency services check in on you. Some will take you out in a snowmobile or run to the store or whatever for you... or possibly cut a small path to your door.
With the heart attack a few years ago, & COPD I shouldn't shovel anymore either. Sometimes in the morning or late at night I get out of breath just going to the bathroom. But just before lunchtime when I've been moving about a few hours & more active, sometimes I can walk a couple miles before I start breathing too heavy.
Sold my truck after the fire so have to walk to the stores & errands. Most of the time it's only 1/2 to 1 mile round trip but when carrying 40-60 lbs of groceries in a backpack, & bags, it's still an almost heart attack errand. The few jobs I'm getting are about 2 miles away. From how the buses run, it's still about 1/2 mile of walking each way. The buses charge $1.75 per trip, so I try to walk all of it whenever possible. Most of my friends & family aren't in much better shape or live way too far away (or are dead). So I'm also on my own to survive & run around any way I can.
That's another reason why I moved into a mansion converted into lots of small apartments last year. It's maintenance-free. I don't have to deal with snow removal or heavy yard work anymore. Driveways get plowed right away, but sidewalks can take up to a week before somebody does them.
We were lucky. We only caught the southern edge of the storm, so only got about 5" of snow in the city. It been warmer the past couple of days, & will continue to be warm the rest of the week. So almost all the snow melted. The back & front yard has turned into a quicksand-like muddy swamp. The corners of many intersections are flooded with deep large pond-like puddles of ice water, only passable on foot with tall waterproof boots.
We're expecting near hurricane strength winds tonight. So I'm topping of the charge on all my batteries just in case of a power failure. Haven't had the furnace on since Sun. morning. With the warmer weather it's been staying in the upper 60s inside for the past 2 days. The apartments beside, above, & below me give off heat, so I'm well insulated from the elements. Computers, TV/monitor, fridge, coffee maker, & cooking give off plenty of heat in a small insulated apartment too. So if the power goes out, it will eventually get too cold in here, but should stay warmer longer than most places.
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