I appreciate the mild winter we are having so far. But, I now would appreciate the usual deep freeze with lots of fluffy snow because I was just up and down a ladder shovelling trenches every several feet along the eave of Mum's house and applying de-icer in an attempt to vent the ice damming that is backing water up and forming small shingles on the soffit return. So if it gets REALLY cold, I shall appreciate it.

Oh, and I appreciate not slipping on the ladder after the snow got on the rungs.