So, it snowed last night and I didn't handle it very well. It started around 11am and didn't stop until like 8pm.
Now, don't get me wrong. I have been around snow before. My last contract was in Auburn, NY and let me tell ya, the winter there was pretty trecherous. I learned what a snow squall was from experiencing it sooo (A snowsquall (or snow squall) is a sudden moderately heavy snow fall with blowing snow and strong, gusty surface winds. It is often referred to as a whiteout and is similar to a blizzard but is localized in time or in space and snow accumulations may or may not be significant.) ..I am pretty much a badass eskimo fully equipped to deal with blizzards. BIG HOWEVER HERE I had a different car then. I was by no means driving a snow plow, but it was higher off the ground and had gears for me to drive in the snow. My new car? Not so much. Miranda (my car) failed me last night and I don't know if we are speaking at the moment. Last night I made the mistake of staying at the theatre a little bit late becuase I was working on something. Everyone else left before the snow got REALLY bad but I stayed...When I left it was coming down hard and it took me and Miranda probably about 8 minutes or so to get out of the parking lot becuase I kept getting stuck. Once I got out of the parking lot I thought, ' Hey, this will be better because the roads will be plowed...' and I was right until it came time for me to park my Miranda in front of my house. There wasn't room directly in front so I had to turn around, I did so in a snow covered parking lot...why? Becuase I forgot was with Miranda. I went through and got stuck. I drove forward a little...stuck. Reveresed a little. Stuck. I basically moved about 5 inches per minute forwards and backwards for a good long time until I looked next to me, saw another car parked (it was a parking lot after all) and turned my Miranda off. I walked across the street and into my home to eat cookied and watch The Santa Clause. =) 4 hours later... There is a pounding at the door. It is the police. They are here to arrest the stupid idiot who parked their car in the drive way of a parking lot blocking the plow trucks from cleanig the street... just kidding. They just wanted me to move Miranda. So I went out in shorts and combat boots to move my her. In the snow. With a police car behind me and an audience. I was offered the words of encouragment, "Just don't hit my car!" and I was on my way. I got out. It took a really long time but I did. So my Miranda is now parked in front of my house crooked and sad looking surround by snow. Miranda got defeated last night and I don't think she feels very good about herself. But we will get through this together and it will only make us stronger. take a breath. look around. hug someone. you're so lucky. be the change.
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mom
12/14/2016 08:15:01 am
oh my. be so careful get your car book and try to find help for finding low gear in car
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