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Things I hate about Snow Thursday

Here's a short snow rant. I actually like things about snow and winter, I promise. But today the stuff I'm not so fond of.

  • frozen eyelashes- I hate when you feel like if you blink too long your eyelashes will freeze to your face. Or when it melts against your cheek as you walk inside. I feel like I must look like I'm constantly crying.
  • people that don't clear their sidewalks well-Whether that be by only salting and not shoveling, shoveling early so that a sheen of ice can form, or not shoveling at all, it's just not cool.
  • people who drive too fast-I believe the motto "I trust myself to drive, just not everyone else." One person driving unsafely can cause problems for so many people.
  • when snow becomes rock hard ice-If you get wet snow (as opposed to that dry blowing stuff) and then it get really cold you get solid hunks of ice that are impossible to shovel.
  • cleaning off your car when its covered in ice- Ask my mom about that one. She helped with an epic ice mess. It involved axes and ice pick.
  • shoveling out your car on a busy street- I did that like once. Not again. I now park on side streets.
  • walking through unshoveled snow when you're in a hurry-It's like wading through water, only colder.
  • having to wear 5 layers to get anywhere-And then roasting once you get inside and having to strip down a few layers.
Anything I'm missing fellow midwesterners?? We'll get to things I love soon. Tomorrow is a recollection of my favorite game to play in the snow :)

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  1. I've got one! Even if you haven't had a runny nose, you still manage to have frozen boogies....

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  2. The mix of ice/salt/whatever that gets on your shoes and pants (if they're long enough) all winter.

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