No good emoji reaction to put on that one. Hope you are feeling better soon, get a break from the snow removal, and are able to have a good Christmas just the same! Not nice to deal pain and all the other complications during the holidays.I'm not in a cast or hospital but I'm in a surprising amount of pain in spots. Even had an x-ray and ultrasound to double check a few things, even sent me home with a BP monitor as it is still higher than normal. Told to limit screen time as much as possible (means don't go to work) but just had to submit the dashcam video and stuff to the insurance company so at my desk for a few minutes.
I feel super guilty right now after the dump of snow we had. The one neighbor has a permanent back injury and his oldest on light snow falls will quickly shovel my front walk and the elderly neighbor on my opposite side. Sometimes she beats me to it, sometimes I beat them to it but between the two of us we stay on top of the lighter stuff across the 3 houses. These heavier snowfalls I usually pull out the monster of a snowblower I have and I'll clear all 3 properties including driveways and with the way I hurt I can't operate that thing. It is a bit of a beast but it devours snow like this as long as the bolts are not breaking on me (why i drilled them out for larger bolts just before the winter). Have not mentioned what happened to them yet because I know they will go out there and try to man handle it.
BIL will swing by tomorrow and fire up the snow blower and clear stuff though.