What I'm Watching: Roseanne (The torando episode. It's a testament to how tired I am of cold and snow that I'm actually wishing we had the warm spring weather that would bring with it thunderstorms and tornado warnings).
I would just like to say that I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist. I'm not trying to say that the moon landing was filmed on a Hollywood sound stage or that the government is studying alien life forms in Area 54. However, there is one conspiracy in my life that is so big, so annoying and so unavoidable that it must be addressed. I'm talking, of course, about the snow plow drivers.
I'm appreciative of the invaluable services that they offer and for years I assumed that it was an unfortunate coincidence that the snow plow would always go by and shove a large pile of snow at the end of my drive just as I'd finished shoveling it out (by hand no less). I tried to be understanding when they would shove piles of snow into the drive of the church where I work making it nearly impossible for me to make my way into the parking area. I've even been patient when they've plowed piles of snow behind my car in our apartment parking lot (they plow in the middle of the night...and just make a pass behind the cars).
What I cannot understand is why every single snow plow driver we've ever had clear the parking lot at the church where I work will invariably pile the snow they plow right up against the sign at the corner of our property. This is the sign that I have to change every week. By hand. The church parking lot is HUGE and there are literally hundreds of other places the snow could be piled, but no. They always pile it right where I have to hike through to change that stupid sign. Schlepping through snow up to my knees in dress shoes and dress slacks is definitely not my idea of a good time.
At first I thought it was just one thoughtless driver. When another driver did the same thing the next year, I thought it was a coincidence. Now? We've got yet another driver doing the same thing. Obviously at some point in my life I've done something to seriously piss off the snow plow drivers of the world and now they're all gunning for me!
So, I'd just like all my friends to know that if I go missing before spring, please check the 6ft pile of snow next to the church sign.
Sounds like you need to rig up a clothesline between the building and sign to grab onto so you can find your way back, like Pa did in _The Long Winter_. Or you could just use the church sign to post scary messages.
ReplyDeleteThat would make a great writing prompt contest: have people try to write the best pithy message to the evil snowplow drivers. Limit the character count to what would fit on your sign. The winner gets a pic of the acutal sign. Whee!
Ohhhh...that's a good idea. I might just have to schlep out there again and see how many letter slots are actually on the silly thing. You'd think I'd know by now but you would be wrong. :)
ReplyDeleteUgh...so terrible that you have to trudge through 6 feet of snow! But, I was laughing about where to look if you go missing!
ReplyDeleteThe snowplow drivers in my city drive so quickly, they knock mailboxes down with the force of the snow. I mean, really???