We are All a Little Safer

Mother, Son Jailed on Drug Charges

Whew, that was a close one. Imagine what COULD have happened if the police hadn't taken action. Common Sense died in 2009.

Speaking of Stupid

Its not uncommon to see people jetting around town after a snow storm with a few inches of snow atop their vehicle which invariably flies off and lands on the car traveling behind these knuckleheads. All this happens at speeds of 40-60 mph.

Here are a few pictures of these lazy people.



And just when I think they couldn't be outdone, I saw one with a few inches of snow piled up on the cars hood. I could not fathom how the guy could actually see the road in front of him. I wish I had taken a picture of that but we were moving when I saw him.

Look at this D-Bag

I don't know what it is about Washington weather that makes people go a little nuts, but it always brings out the worst in people. Maybe its the low pressure or something else, but people just turn into "D-Bags".

I use that word liberally, sometimes too liberally. The other day I was approaching the mall on a three lane road. The right lane was a turn lane only. Wouldn't you know it, since that lane ends, some guy in a SUV decides that he will use that lane up until the end and then cut in at the last second. But bozo isn't that smooth, he cuts in but can't complete it since we are all sitting in traffic. He is now sitting half in the right turn lane and half in the middle lane. There are no less than six cars behind him waiting for him to get out of the way so they can turn right.

I say out loud to myself, "Ugh, Look at this D-Bag". I hear from the back of my car a little voice that says, "Where? I wanna see the D-Bag". Its Jack. I wince a little and decide I will now start using a word like Knucklehead from now on.

Good Deed for the Day

I got a call from my neighbor Eric, he said that an ambulance was out front and looked stuck in the snow. We grabbed our shovels and went out to see if we could help. After ten minutes of some digging, the ambulance still wouldn't move. They couldn't free it because there was snow packed under the middle of the truck. This was a diesel ambulance, not one of those converted vans, it had double wheels in teh back and chains on the wheels, too.

A Fire Department plow truck came by and they hooked it up to the front, a couple tries and it was free. The video is of that plow truck coming back from turning around. The ambulance ended up going down a different street.

Indoor Fun

Kate and Jack made peppermint stick reindeer today.


Kate taught him the trick of dipping it in your hot cocoa. Mmmmmmm, cocoooaaaa...

Snow Patrol

I went out to shovel the walkway, even though snow is still falling, but I figured that it would be easier when I do it again tomorrow. Meanwhile, Jack wanted to get out and play a little and so did the dog. Being cooped up for a few hours will do that.

The dog was buried and bounded over the snow to get through, but was able to make it back by high stepping it. The boy couldn't make it through, so I pulled him on the sleigh and it worked great. Exhausting, but fun.






Jack in the snow.

Snow

The Washington DC area got walloped today with 11 inches and the snow and its still falling. Its due to fall the rest of the day so we could have accumulations of 20" when its over. We went outside to "play" and shovel off the walk and by the time I got to the end of the walkway (25 feet), it was already covered on the other end.

I took some pictures and a few short movies of the dog and Jack enjoying the snow. The dog seemed to really enjoy getting out and running around. I don't know how dogs do it, being naked and all in the snow but still enjoying themselves. The ultimate optimists.