Yesterday I was victimized by snow.
Again.
I guess the Snow God didn't think bursting two water pipes and taking half of my vacation days was enough.
Of course, being an idiot, I figured the Snow God had been vanquished. It was, after all, over 50 degrees and had been for several days. In my 6 years as a physics major at Caltech I'm pretty sure someone said something about the melting point of snow being much lower than 50 degrees. But hey, that's just scientists blathering, what do they know?
How does one become the victim of snow when it's over 50 degrees? Well...
1. Start with some snow. Alot of snow.
2. Mix in cars that can't handle the snow.
3. Add tire chains.
4. Take your newly chained-up car onto a freeway.
5. Drive until the chains snap off.
6. Wait patiently until it's raining like Niagara when TJ will come by, run over the chain fragments, and blow a tire.
Tada!
Wasn't that fun?
On the plus side, I do highly recommend a remote tire pressure monitor. They come in handy occasionally.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
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2 comments:
Gotta admit, it was much fun to read about!
The art of chain removal timing is a delicate thing.
oddly enough - people don't put chains on here in ND - we just "blow through" the snow drifts as fast as we can... and pray hard. - R
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