snow

well, we got about a foot of snow the last 24 hours but what is worse is that it will be minus ten tonight. I remember being a little kid and the side walk from our house to grandma's was at least two feet high.  Actually, i think it seemed so high was that I was not very high!
This winter in Washington has had more snow than I can recall in the past 20 some years.  We did have a time, back in late 70's where around New Year's, the temperature did not rise above 0 degree's.  A trickle charger didn't seem to work outside, so every evening I would bring the car battery inside the house and leave the charger clamped on.  That only gave us one shot at starting the car since the engine parts were frozen.  The only way the local gas station seemed to be able to start a car, if jumping didn't work, was to tow the car and leave it in their warm garage till everything warmed up.
That always reminded me that service stations repaired more flat tires after a big rain storm than any other time. Reason: the rains would wash loose roofing nails from people's houses out into the streets where they would find a tire as a next victim.  True story.  Winds would loosen nails and then the rains would wash them down the gutters into the streets.  Of course, a smart owner would also check under the hood for a worn belt-which he would show the car owner who would agree to buy not just one, but two-just to have a spare on hand. Every notice when you go and buy a light bulb or turn siginal bulb to replace one that was burned out, that they now package them in two's-just so you have a spare. Of course, when you need the spare, you can't remember where to stashed it!
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