The Snow Plow Man

OK, a bit off track here, but why not? Most of spent the better part of last week worrying about, looking at, and shoveling a massive amount of what some call “Global Warming.” No matter what your term, I spent Wed. evening trying to get a head start on the inevitable pile of white stuff that I knew could collect at the end of my driveway. I shoveled – just to get ahead mind you . . . I went back into the house. Two minutes later . . . WOULDN’T YOU KNOW IT? Along comes the PLOW! Yep, the City had decided to get ahead of the accumulation too! Undeterred I returned to the outdoors. I shoveled again. Breathless, I returned to the house. Yep-you guessed it – along comes another $^%#@ PLOW. The City is adamant that my street will be clean. My driveway – another story. WHY do they think its a “good thing” that we can drive on the street, but not be able to get out of the driveway?

Next morning – the scenario repeats. EVERY time I shovel, the plow man comes and blocks me in again. Its a cat and mouse game now. I wait inside the house . . . booted, hat and gloves at the ready. I wait . . . wait . . . patiently now. Snow Plow comes and goes. I rush out, shovel the end of the drive. AGAIN he comes down the street – plow ominously tipped towards my side. He scrapes the roadway clean – again my driveway is blocked!

Undaunted, I return to the end of the drive. This time, I throw all the snow to the “downhill” side – hoping the plow will have nothing left to block my drive with. HE returns! Yikes this time, HE dips in another foot or two – just before my driveway. I shake a fist – he gives me a “one finger” salute. GAME ON!

I shovel – he plows – he brings his buddy plows. I VOW – I WILL WIN! I will have the LAST WORD. Exhausted now, I head out one last time. Sun comes out – snow has stopped. I shovel – No Plow – No snow. I return to the house. IT SNOWS!

BUT Alas – snow stops. Sun appears. Snow melts! I HAVE PREVAILED!