When I woke up this morning, I was unenthusiastically brought to my window. The weather channel had said that it was supposed to snow but I refused to believe it and unfortunately, the morning blizzard only confirmed their prediction. When I got ready I kept on thinking, “the roads won’t be bad”, “there won’t be any snow sticking to the ground”, “there is no way today will resemble winter. “ When I got into my car I was again proven wrong.
The snow and slush combination gave the roads an unfamiliar slipperiness and I found myself driving slower than my usual speed. The snow seemed to have trouble deciding its consistency because every snowflake that hit my windshield splashed like a rather large but flat raindrop. When the snow landed on the road, it might have been able to keep its shape but, like my windshield, the road turned out to be warmer than the snow. The longer I drove, the more snow/slush built up on the roads making them more and more dangerous.
Finally I reached my destination. The snow had decided to not stop in order to let me reach the building without getting drenched causing a shivering body. Call it spring fever, or reluctance of the winter, but I decided to grab my umbrella to try and protect my coatless body. I got the spring contraption out of my car and opened the umbrella. Instead of a nice free fall of snowflakes, the weather decided to produce raging winds, which caused the snow to turn vicious. Instead of the normal upward position of umbrellas, mine was positioned in front of me to protect me from the irregular winds. I then charged into the building from the parking lot and managed to keep semi-warm and semi-dry.
When I got into the building I was pleased to find that I managed to stay the driest of everyone. I guess my wrong-seasoned thinking turned out to be a good thing after all.
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