I cleaned

Today I cleaned my windows to get ready to tape plastic over. Naturally, when I think to cover them with plastic it warms up and I open the windows. Perhaps closer to Thanksgiving it will stay cold. People on TV are saying we are in for a rough winter. One item in the paper reported on corn stoves that burn corn as fuel. Too bad those who need a cheap heating source can not afford the corn stove itself. Already we have a decrease in reservations for rental cars. During the winter, the car cleaners get so bored they push each other in wheelchairs into snow drifts. I include a photo of a typical winter of my parents' backyard a few years ago.

Winter at the car rentals can be fun. People call worked up about the brakes shaking (antilock brakes working) and the windshield wipers do not work (snow must be removed first before the wipers can move). Then people want 4-wheel drive cars that are no safer than 2-wheel drive cars. Iowa does a good job clearing roads quickly and spreading a corn substance before it snows to melt the ice when it hits the pavement. Plus, most Iowans know how to drive on ice and snow, very slowly. Next we get people from warm climates demanding us to provide them with snow chains. We do not provide people with snowchains. And um, I have a pathetic tiny car without snowchains and drive around quite fine. But cell phones come in handy when stuck in the snow, just don't expect a quick response if you are driving in a snowstorm. Actually, when planes get diverted to our airport because of a snowstorm we try to talk people out of driving to their destination shocking them that we would dare attempt to lose a sale. We know they will later hurl anger at us when they get stuck in the snow and hurl more anger when a tow truck will take longer than 5 minutes to rescue them. And, we get a good laugh at people returning from warm climates in shorts and t-shirts. We know they will freeze once they step outside.

When my coworker from Florida first came he was excited for snow days thinking he will get out of work. No, the boss will send a suv to get an employee. We are open 365 days a year. In reality, we don't get paid if we don't come to work encouraging us (and many other professions) to drive in bad weather. We can only hope the bad weather occurs on our day off. I love sitting at home drinking cocoa watching the news in my slippers. When spring comes it feels shocking and relieving to be busy again. Post later. Bye!