This week’s messages were inspired by the recent extraordinary snowfall in Buffalo. Continuing with why heart attacks seems to happen more when shoveling show than other types of strenuous activity, let’s consider other factors besides breath holding that occur during a heavy snowfall.

One of those is the actual snowfall itself. A couple of inches of light fluffy snow weighs next to nothing, but heavy wet snow is more like lifting water itself—it’s heavy. For those of you who’ve never had the pleasure, fill a five gallon pail with water, put it on a shovel . . .

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