Thursday, January 27, 2005

Signs that Winter has gone on too long and is not ending soon...

~ The credit card readers at the pump don't function because of the extreme temperatures.
~ For fear the car doors or locks will freeze if you wash it, you resort to sponge-bathing your vehicle's brake lights and headlights with the windshield squeegee at the gas station.
~ The pile of snow blocking your front walk where it connects to the driveway is taller than you.
~ The cats no longer try to slip out the door when you exit.
~ You have to pick up and carry your trash can to the curb since the snow is too deep to use the wheels.
~ You spritz your windshield to wash away the salt brine (every 1.5 minutes) - however, the windshield washer crystallizes immediately, causing you to crank the defrost, which then bonds the salt brine to your windshield even faster - becoming a hateful cycle during the 30 mile commute.
~ You resort to the rarely-accessed canned food in the pantry rather than getting in the car and heading out for the grocery store.
~ Every coat, pair of pants, and shoes you have are covered in salt stains.

Did I miss any??