Friday, December 14, 2007  

Snow: Embrace It or Disgrace It

So, it’s pretty hard to think about Spring Break on a day like yesterday because the snow has finally come and came down hard…all day. Of course the streets were horrible, the traffic was bad and the “bad drivers” were definitely at their worst. However, aside from the negative things that the snow brings, there is always an upside. Snowfall such as yesterday benefits some and disgruntles most, but here’s a list of things how the snow can both hurt and help people:

-Work: For some people, snowstorms mean no work. Usually this is the case for outside workers, which sucks because they don’t get paid, however, some construction companies are prepared for the snow and go out and plow. Plowing usually lasts all night, but is well worth it because the pay is very good in most cases.

-Snowboarding/Skiing: If you did have a day off of work, how can the snow be bad for boarders and skiers? It can’t unless you live far away from the mountains, which I do. A day like yesterday would have been great for me being a snowboarder if I was on the mountain, but I wasn’t. Even if someone who lived a couple hours away had wanted to go, they would have had a lot of trouble driving because of the bad commute.

-Driving: Driving on a day like yesterday was terrible for pretty much the entire day and night for a lot of people, even people with 4-wheel-drive. Believe it or not some people don’t even know how to put their trucks/SUV’s into 4-wheel-drive, which becomes a problem for everyone. Instead of having a little car sliding at you, you have a very large automobile with a panicked driver. But, for those who aren’t dumb or for those who have plows, driving in the snow can actually be fun, well for me at least.

-Fun: Hey, lets face it…the snow can be fun and not just fun for kids. But, then again some people get pissed off at it and it makes most people miserable, but the people who are having the fun, usually end up with a cold.

-Parking: Parking for people without driveways…um like me, is the worst. There are so many rules when a snow band is in affect, like which side of the street you can park on, or even if you can park on the street. I drove around for hours last night trying to figure this bullshit out and it seemed to be like everyone had a driveway to park in but me.

These are obviously only a few things that the snow effects, and for me, I don’t mind the snow having grown up around it my whole life, however, if you think long and hard about how much of a pain it can be…it makes it a lot easier to think about how great Spring Break would be right about now. Yup, sitting on a beach soaking up the sun sounds much better than a lot of things.

Labels: snowfall, spring break thoughts

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