A benefit of early arrival at work is that I get my pick of parking spots. Today, I arrived at around 4 AM after the lot had been plowed but not yet salted and was completely unable to make out any of the painted lines defining the spots. I went so far as to park, get out, and start hacking at the thin layer of ice with the tip of an umbrella to try to find a line with no success. So, I tried reparking in what I thought was my usual spot in the front row, as a pull through, second from the left which I think is the best spot in the lot. I got out, eyeballed it and went about my day. When I left around noon the ice had melted and the parking lines became clear: I truly did get the best four spots in the parking lot.
Tag: ice
Abominable Snow Car
I drove into work today at 10:30 in the midst of a snow storm. I crawled through the Pennsylvania half of my trip that usually takes 24 minutes in 68 and by the time I crested the Scudders Falls bridge my car had a two in layer of ice on it. Entering Jersey, the hatred and loathing of the native folk must have heated the air as snow had turned to rain. I enter my work parking lot as the only vehicle bespeckled with snow. Visitors were stunned, padestrians awestruck by the visage of wintery hoarfrost sent like a timetraveler to show what was to come.
Come darkest winter, I will strap palm leaves to my car and drive with a wreath in my hair to be met as Freya, God of Spring.
It's hot ice. It'll be huge
I work 12 hour shifts at BMS, M/W/F and at 8:00AM and 5:00PM I want a cold drink, so I brought in an ice tray into work. At first it was my little secret, then slowly my ice started disappearing. This wouldn’t annoy me accept that even when emptied it was never refilled. I consider this karmic balance for my theft of candies (1-09-7) except when I found their use: in the morning a woman comes in with a piping hot cup of coffee, and at 10 AM she reheats it and then puts two ice cubes in. WHY WOULD YOU MICROWAVE IT THEN ADD ICE! This isn’t an isolated occurrence as I’ve verified that she does it near daily. I’ve recently discovered that Gastroenteritis can withstand both heat and cold, vengeance will be mine!