On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 08:58:53 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 11:34:40 AM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 02:57:10 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 9:54:31 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>> >> On Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:02:48 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >My husband has ordered more salads as a meal than I can count. Just
>> >> >shows that "steak is manly and salads are feminine" is bull.
>> >>
>> >> But maybe your husband is feminine?
>> >
>> >If a guy who shoots, builds stuff (garage, deck, furniture), and
>> >drives a big-ass SUV is feminine, then yes.
>>
>> So he shoots defenseless animals and drives a huge SUV in the city.
>> That's wonderful.
>
>He shoots paper targets.

Nothing wrong with that, of course.

>He drives his huge SUV about 2 miles per week.

Maybe you need a car like that in your arctic conditions.

>> >Of course he also cooks, sews, and cleans. We don't have gender roles
>> >in this family; each does the tasks suited to his/her skills.
>>
>> Sounds like paradise.
>
>It is very nice, although I get all the snow removal chores. Shoveled
>for about 40 minutes this morning--just enough to get pathways past
>the garage and to the workshop, and then out to the mailbox. I took
>a quick pass at the front sidewalk and stoop, in case we need EMTs
>to haul someone out.

We never have to do any shoveling, but we probably have to mow grass
twice as often due to the climate.