I think the weather is bringing out his manly qualities in an unprecedented fashion.
Since Tuesday he has single-handedly fixed the boiler,
built a sledge (and two snowmen),
used said sledge to rescue a dog stuck under a jetty in the river, much to the relief of two panicking 9yos
and shovelled and gritted our steep and treacherous road with such infectious enthusiasm that no fewer than three of our normally stand-offish neighbours came out to help.
AIBU to wish it snowed more often?