This past week, the news stations breathlessly hyped up the coming snow storm. It was going to be a big one! Problem is, over this past winter they’ve done the same thing several times. Most of the time whichever system they anticipated either drifted off to the north of us, or passed to the south of us. We’d get a dusting… or nothing at all!
In the meantime, I went through the week doing this or that. Chores to be run. Some of the chores that pile up over the weeks until you find time… well, I’ve plenty of time on my hands these days! I took Miss Nikki (our Australian Shepherd/Blue Heeler mix) to the vet. It was time. And last year I was a baaaad boy. I didn’t license her. So, I wanted to make sure she was up to date on her vacs. The vet recommended we have her teeth cleaned.
Then I took her paperwork down to City Hall and got her registered/licensed. That’s off my back. Ran by the bank one day this week… deposited a 10 year collection of coins… a collection that we frequently dipped in to… and I must say had some help with that from little sticky fingers.
Yesterday morning, the day the news stations had set aside for our snow storm, Miss Nikki and I made the drive back to the vet for her scheduled teethcleaning. It’s an all day event. They anesthetize her for the procedure, then keep her until late afternoon to monitor her while the anesthesia wears off. As I was leaving the technician told me I could come back at 4:30 to get her… hopefully the snow wouldn’t be too bad. It was supposed to start at noon. No, I informed her, it’s supposed to start at 9, but the worst is supposed to come at noon.
We were both wrong.
When I stepped out to my car, I was already seeing the first flakes of snow (8:20 a.m.). By 9:15 a.m., the snow was heavy in the air. At 10, I decided I better go out and buy the groceries, pick up my two medications, and the like so that I wouldn’t have to deal with the heavier snows/crowds of later afternoon.
That’s when I had my accident. In the grand scheme of things, a pretty minor accident. I was turning left at the bottom of our hill. The light was green…. er, yellow…. er, red…. but by that time I was in the intersection. I was half way through the turn… and then the car decided that it didn’t want to complete the turn! I plowed into the curb, missing the light pole by a mere 2 or 3 inches. Fortunately, I was able to drive on. But this coming week, I’ll need to take the car to the shop and have them make sure there’s no serious problems wth the suspension or alignment or anything.
At noon, Scott called. The University was closing shop and sending people home (they don’t have classes after noon on Friday’s… wouldn’t want those professors to have to work TOO hard, you know!
So Scott was home by 1:15 (not bad commuting time, considering the snow). By 4:20 when we left to go get Miss Nikki, the snow had mostly stopped.
And, for once the news people were right. It was a pretty good snow! We have 8 inches. I DO love 8 inches! Of course, I’d prefer… uh, well, I AM talking snow, you know!
On The Road II 