Wednesday, April 11, 2007

April Showers Turns Into April Snow

Ugh! It is still the "beginning" of April and I'm sure most people have heard the phrase "April Showers Bring May Flowers". Well, hopefully the flowers won't whiter and die under the snow that we are getting today. As I am typing this the snow is just now starting to subside. When I got up this morning it was coming down pretty hard. Master has not been feeling well the past couple of days, and today is no better, in fact it seems to be a little bit worse. So, knowing that even though He is not feeling well, He still needs something to eat, I left around 2:30pm to get food, and to return some movie rentals.

The parking lot of the apartment complex wasn't plowed. (Wow, I'm glad W/we pay rent on time! No really I am...) I cleaned off my car and thankfully, even though it is a somewhat light weight car (PT Cruiser) it got through the parking lot with little to no problems. The roads weren't plowed and of course the sidewalks weren't salted. Fun. On the way to the gas station (because it would figure that I needed gas in the car), my car ended up sideways in the middle of the road, because of the snow/sleet/slush. I got that figured out and got gas, ran in and got some things, and then drove at a top of 25mph to the video rental store. Since I figured W/we wouldn't be going anywhere today and W/we tend to get a little cabin feverish when W/we know its not a good idea to leave the apartment (even if W/we hadn't planned on it anyways), I rented more movies. I drove home, and when I got back Master had gone back to bed. I put the stuff away and decided to do a little bit of homework, read the slave boards and now I'm posting here. It's currently 4:33pm and already this is shaping up to be one hell of a day.

I'm not sure if there is really a point to this post or not, I think I'm just rambling but sometimes that is okay. It wasn't really that I had to drive in this crappy weather, it is the fact that even though people have lived in Wisconsin their whole lives, or at least in an area that has snow, the minute there is white stuff on the ground, people forget how to drive! How is this?! I'm "only" 24, I've been driving since I was 16, and I know how to drive in snow! If it means only going 25mph to make sure I am in control of the car (as much as possible) then so be it. But no. Not some people. In the short drive it took me from the apartment, to the gas station, to the video store and back, I saw four people end up in accidents, three people speed around me doing about 45mph, and one snow plow that not only didn't have the plow down, but wasn't spreading any salt. If I was allowed to hit my head against a wall (which I'm not) in frustration at people's stupidity, I would.

I know that 25mph seems like a painfully slow pace, and trust me it is. I can't stand driving that slow. But, the speed limit in the area is only 30mph to begin with, and secondly when there is so much slush and snow on the roads, that even though I'm only doing 25mph my car is still sliding, where is the wisdom in doing 45mph?

Okay, rant done.

I hope that my Master feels better when He wakes up. I hate it when He is not feeling well and there isn't anything I can do to help. Why aren't slaves born with a natural and magical healing capability?

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