Advice when it snows
Jan/07
The North East is being buried under snow, if you believe the hype of the 10 o'clock news bulletins. Here are some words of advice.
Rock salt is an easy way to neutralize the effects of ice and snow on sidewalks. Sprinkle liberally and make sure you throw excess salt over your right shoulder. And don't forget to cross your fingers and make a wish at the same time. (I wish that news stations weather bulletins would close down because of snow and never re-open.)
Salt is also useful for killing the plagues of slugs that have flourished in the recent warm weather.
Obesity is bad, but light exercise clearing sidewalks for elderly and infirm neighbors is not recommended by weathermen who don't really think about what they are saying.
If you do fear over-doing it by being helpful in snowy weather, then at least take out an extra bottle of aspirin with you. If you have a heart attack, this little pill will gain you precious time while the ambulances struggle to get to you through the piles of snow that other helpful neighbors have shoveled off the sidewalk into the roads.
Perhaps old advice, but then, why break the cycle of decades of crap being circulated by trashy news stations who feel obliged to repeat the obvious at the first sign of snow.
Stock up on salt
Rock salt is an easy way to neutralize the effects of ice and snow on sidewalks. Sprinkle liberally and make sure you throw excess salt over your right shoulder. And don't forget to cross your fingers and make a wish at the same time. (I wish that news stations weather bulletins would close down because of snow and never re-open.)
Salt is also useful for killing the plagues of slugs that have flourished in the recent warm weather.
Don't shovel snow if you are out of shape.
Obesity is bad, but light exercise clearing sidewalks for elderly and infirm neighbors is not recommended by weathermen who don't really think about what they are saying.
If you do fear over-doing it by being helpful in snowy weather, then at least take out an extra bottle of aspirin with you. If you have a heart attack, this little pill will gain you precious time while the ambulances struggle to get to you through the piles of snow that other helpful neighbors have shoveled off the sidewalk into the roads.
Do not eat yellow snow
Perhaps old advice, but then, why break the cycle of decades of crap being circulated by trashy news stations who feel obliged to repeat the obvious at the first sign of snow.
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