Monday, December 21

Common Miconceptions About Snow

Christmas lights look pretty on houses covered in snow.
  • They only look pretty when people actually take the time to clean off the lights/bushes after they've slaved away all day cleaning off their driveway so they can make it to work in the morning.
A weekend snow blizzard equals a weekend of great outdoors fun.
  • So, you want to know what I did all weekend? Watch TV, eat, take pictures, sleep, clean off car, watch my car almost get smashed between an SUV and a maxima without even moving, oh and did I say EAT. Hence why I worked out today.
Everything shuts down when it snows.
  • Unfortunately, just because DC is in the middle of the blizzard, doesn't mean the rest of the nation is covered in snow. THEREFORE, the NRA never closes. Period. Apparently the government, all schools, and everything but retailers and headquarters shut down. That does not mean that parking lots are clean and easy to maneuver thru!
Snow is easy to walk around in.
  • Even with my wonderful LL Bean duck boots, I was slipping and sliding everywhere! Why do movies always make snow-walking look so smooth?
Snow plows clear the streets.
  • Snow plows only clear the streets they feel like, and they don't do the greatest job ever. So, a road that used to be 2 lanes, is now one, and a right turning lane is now a straight lane, and they do a "half-butt" job in parking lots. My roommate Michelle said half-butt, and I just thought it was too cute not to repeat. Fortunately, I did make it to work in less time than usual, because half the world is shut down (it just so happens I'm in the half that isn't).
Shoveling pretty fluffy snow is easy.
  • Shoveling is not easy, whether it's snow or dirt. And it's especially not easy when you don't have a shovel. In fact, when you only have a plastic bucket it really, really stinks.

But on a POSITIVE note!

1)My little nephew was born on Saturday! I'm so proud of my sister! She has a beautiful, healthy, boy!

2)The SUV that almost smushed me ended up being the way that I was able to get out on time this morning.

3)I got a package in the mail at work this morning!!

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