It is funny to read all of the posts with people wondering if we could ever get two HECS in a season, special winter, 100 inches, etc. It all seemed so easy that winter.
Yes, good post. It requires a lot of dedication. A related scenario is with liberal arts majors. I often see friends and family members who ask for my advice on their intent to pursue a degree in something specialized like anthropology or US history. I ask them if they are really ready to devote themselves to at least a graduate degree (most likely a PhD) and years and years of very low pay with a low ceiling for long-term earning potential. That scares many of them away.
The amazing thing is that a little over a month later we started into an even more amazing stretch. Last winter is etched into my brain. I hardly remember tracking on the models because these all seemed to come easy. Even when the DEC 19 storm was south everyone simply knew it would come north.