The snowmen I have seen in the last several days rivaled those of my youth. If the snow was deep enough and wet enough we would roll it into the right size for mounting. We used anthracite coal for eyes and buttons as most of the homes were heated by coal furnaces. The ashes produced were excellent for covering snow and ice to provide traction as we had not yet seen the rock salt of today. But as more homes converted to gas heat there was only one neighbor left with coal and his ashes were in demand. There is another definition of "snowman" as most golfers know. When you score an eight on a par four hole, the figure eight by its shape is called a "snowman." I have had my share of these snowmen in July. We feel for our friends in the Northeast still grappling with the aftermath of Nemo.
tjs
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