It's Really Winter

So, I'm finally experiencing a real winter. You know, the thing I wished would come every year, but always managed to disappoint?

So far, in the last 10 days, it's snowed 5 or 6 of those days, and none of the snow melted between the days that it snowed! We've got more than a foot of snow on the ground, and it's glorious! The high on Friday is -5. This is what winter is supposed to be!

Now, it's also taking some adjustment to get used to the cold. For example, I found out my bicycle isn't fully reliable under 20 degrees or so. What ever they use to lubricate the rear hub doesn't work correctly and sometimes the pedals slip (ie, it's like pedaling backwards). The car doesn't fair too well either. Now at the moment, I'm borrowing my grandparents Toyota Camary, so don't even think about cracking jokes at my car, cause it's not present to defend itself. Anywho, I drove to the store the other day, and both front doors were frozen shut. It started, but really didn't want to. The steering was stiff, the transmission took a few seconds to engage, and the brake pads were encrusted in ice, which required exuberant pressure on the brake pedal to stop the first time. It wouldn't shift gears out of first for the first 1/4 mile or so and the defrost was useless to melt anything on the window. That's a sign that perhaps it's just too cold to go out!

Anywho, at least it's been consistantly under 30 degrees.....as one would expect for winter. *sigh* FINALLY!

JP OUT!