See, "we" have been talking about this ice storm for a few days now. Even if you don't have cable (many don't including both Daughters Numbers One and Two) and cannot watch "The Weather Network" (which, by the way, not unlike CNN, you only need to watch for about 15 minutes, and then you've got all the information that they'll ever be giving for a time) you're still going to know *somehow* that there's a storm coming and...wait for it....that you should stay off the roads.
But no....
I give you, Exhibit A:
Because, isn't there like, Twitter, and Facebook and I don't know what else? It's not that hard to know what's going on with the weather.
Better yet, just look outside.
I cropped out the "gentleman" standing off to the side there. Personally, I think I'd be too embarrassed to have my photo taken standing beside the car I had just upended. But that's just me I guess.
How do you even get going fast enough to put it over on its side anyway??
Oh and, there's WAY more snow/ice/whatever on the ground now. Like, the snow plow just went by this morning.
That photo was from yesterday, and the storm has continued on into today (Sunday).
T.C. had originally planned to take her sister to church in Hamilton.
Not happening.
The Merc is pretty good in snow and ice, (it's that "all wheel drive" thing) but the trick would be getting TO or FROM the vehicle, as all surfaces are a sheet of ice.
I haven't even considered stepping out the back door. Probably sequester myself downstairs, make a fire and bang away at the guitar. Or honk away at the Saxomophone.
(Yes, I own an alto Saxophone, shut up.)
I *used* to play, (like, I even knew all the key signatures and shit) and as a casual aside a few years back, I mentioned that I wouldn't mind picking it up again. Lo and behold, T.C. bought me a sax for Christmas! Holy Crap! Now I have to really *do* something!
It didn't take me long to discover that, even though I can still "play" the thing, not having picked up a wind instrument in some 30 years means really not being able to play for anything more than a few minutes.
It's hard work!
The muscle memory still seems to be there, so it's not like I'm honkin' and squeekin' like someone in Grade Seven Music or anything, but still....
OK, so now I'm just starting to do some sort of "stream of consciousness" thing.
I'll go now.
Thanks for stopping by. No more outside pics. Not doing anyone any good at all.
Keep your stick on the ice.
THe sax sounds like fun, but LOUD! I'll stick to my almost quiet guitar basement hideout. I'm sure you know the guitar takes a while for the fingers to get calloused the equivalent of getting your wind for the sax. Anyway, stay warm, enjoy and be sure to practice safe sax.
ReplyDeleteYup. You just have to shake your head. I have often wondered about Canada's immigrant population coming from countries where they have never driven in snow of ice, and being set behind the wheel here free to do as they please.
ReplyDeleteWe looked outside , took a walkabout and did not even start the car today . no need to go anywhere on these icy roads, maybe tomorrow, but we ill see.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was working and I knew how to control my vehicle on that I would have slowly ventured out. Now I just stay put until it's all clear.
ReplyDeleteBe Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.