So. I am not much clearer about how to deal with snow. Other than cat litter is a disaster when the snow melts because it sticks to everything and terriers should avoid peeing up against metal lamp posts at all times. Expat Mum was extremely helpful and despairing of my inability to cope on own:-
“Oh for god’s sake
– shovel up the snow as soon as possible otherwise it will freeze into a layer of ice and you’ll never get it up (so to speak).
– use salt (not cooking) on the ice
– don’t put your lips anywhere near a frozen car door lock
– don’t pour ice on your windscreen to melt the ice
– abandon fashion and wear a hat. (That’s where most of your heat escapes from.)
– don’t eat the snow, especially if it’s yellow
– make a snow angel”
My cousin apologised for not taking my survival issues seriously enough and mentioned the following:-
“Do you have snow banks? If you do, then a snow blower might be useful. I’ve been informed, however, by my husband, that snow-blowing while intoxicated is illegal and you can get charged for it, at least here one person did today”.
NOW she’s talking. Snow-blowing? Whilst drunk? Getting arrested for it? Doesn’t that sound like fun. I need to know more. Anybody know any good snow-blowing techniques?
I texted my daughter to say that I couldn’t pick her up from school as my car still not moving. She replied “I’ll just walk, how come car won’t move?” and my reply was “too gay”. Which is not good predictive text management.
My youngest son was the only child in shorts today. I am quite sure people now think I am a rubbish mother, but I just can’t get him to wear trousers. He wears shorts every day of the year, come rain or shine or snow. People now make comments about his lack of clothing all the time…..last night, during the coldest night in 150 years or whatever it was he had his fan on. Odd. He will spend his entire weekend in shorts and a t-shirt – he hates wearing too many clothes. Skiing is a nightmare for him – he’s boiling hot before he’s even taken his first step outside – getting those boots on build up quite a steam and then he goes puce in the face immediately and shouts.
Shiny
January 8, 2010I have this fabulous vision of your gay car turning it’s drama queeny little nose up at the prospect of putting it’s new designer tyres in the snow… xxx
Dumdad
January 8, 2010Bad woman – you’ve put images of snow-blow jobs in my mind and now snowmen and polar bears and women Eskimos (okay, Inuits for the PC challenged) hanging around igloos won’t be the same again.
Over here in Paris, we’re preparing for more snow in a big way tomorrow. Just been to supermarket to stock up on essentials – wine etc.
Bon week-end!
saz aka FFF
January 8, 2010I texted 2 friends and asked if they knew how to snow blow…and one replied YES!! and the other’NOt recently!!! WTF??
English Mum
January 8, 2010My oldest wears nothing but 3/4 length board short things and Quiksilver tops and absolutely hates socks. Even in blizzards. I think we should probably move to Australia…
With you on the ‘gay’ predictive text thing. Had an interesting text conversation with my mother after telling her that it was ‘really gay’. I couldn’t work out why she was being so huffy xx
Family Affairs
January 9, 2010Lets all move to Australia x
Working Mum
January 9, 2010Do you think a leaf blower will do it? Can you be arrested for being intoxicated in charge of a leafblower?
Thanks for the lists, although why you would put your lips near a car lock I’ve no idea and how do you pour ice on a windscreen?
I knew never to pour hot water anywhere and I shovelled snow off our path as soon as I could before it froze into an ice rink, so I think I did well there. I’ve also found that dishwasher salt works on a path, which is odd because I don’t have a dishwasher!
I’ve also discovered that teenagers with frozen feet don’t laugh at teachers in flowery lilac wellies, which is just as well!
Expat Mum
January 9, 2010My bloody neighbour was out this morning snow blowing at 7am. Grrr. At the weekend? I could happily have called the police for public indecency.
Dulwich Divorcee
January 11, 2010Love the gay car. I think mine is bisexual x