Thursday
Nov242005
You drive me crazy
Thursday, November 24, 2005 at 5:49PM 
I'm not a big fan of winter. I recently told my mother, who chose to settle in Canada from South Africa, "It's your fault!" I don't know why, out of all the countries in the world, she chose a cold one. She must have arrived in the middle of summer and thought that it seemed just right. I realize this is not a weighty topic, but there is something that bothers me every year. Even though we've only received a small dusting of snow, and it's supposed to be 17 degrees Celsius next Monday, I've already started to think about it, and I have to get it off my chest. Why do people shovel their snow onto the road? I saw somebody raking leaves onto the road yesterday. It's like they're thinking, "I know, let's put these leaves where cars drive." The same thing happens every snowfall. Somebody decides that the driveway is a bad place for snow, their car needing it and all. So they push the snow into the middle of the road where the rest of us are driving. I am pleading with you, if this is your practice, to see the error of your ways and never do it again. I feel so much better having got this off my chest that I won't even get started on clerks who ask me for proof of my identity when using my credit card to buy the lamest things. Is there a big problem with people stealing credit cards to buy $6 worth of scalloped potatoes and Diet Coke? I hope if a thief ever steals my credit card they have a little more imagination than that. But I've ranted enough for today I think.
Reader Comments (3)
Snow removal is part of my business, so please allow me to weigh in on this topic. For your readers' information: If it is your practice to shovel snow onto the roadway, I feel it is my duty to inform you that if a passing car wipes out as a result of that snow, YOU can be held liable for any damages and/or injuries that result from the accident, and/or be charged with criminal negligence. Similarly, if a pedestrian slips and falls because you did not shovel your sidewalk, YOU can be held responsible for any injuries caused to them. Is it worth it? You may very well be covered by insurance against these eventualities, but two things can happen: 1) If you are lucky, your insurance premiums will go up. 2) If you are unlucky, your insurance agent may decide not to re-insure you. In which case, when you look for another agent, your insurance premiums will be much higher than they were. And God help you if somebody dies as a result of your negligence.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/14day/pages/CABC0313.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/14day/pages/CABC0313.htm ... this could be our major cold streak this winter ... 'nuff said.
On the other hand, The Weather Network hardly ever got it right during the summer as far as forecasting the rainfall in our area was concerned. Mother Nature, like most women, can be capricious. ;^) SMILE, Ladies! I am only kidding!