"Priceless"- a la Mastercard

Last Friday was one of the worst days you could have picked for going on a long drive. It snowed pretty much the entire day which transformed to freezing rain by the end of the day, which I assure you is no better. And one thing I have not understood about Long Island is how these guys (I mean the municipality or whatever you call them here) are never (never ever!!) prepared for things like this. There is very little salt on the roads (do they run out every year?!!!), no snow plows in considerable abundance, and minuscule amount of emergency vehicles. On top of this another thing that vexes me beyond belief is the attitude of some drivers at times like these. I mean when everybody is doing 15-20 mph these guys zoom past you at 50 mph on the highway burying your windshield in sleet and slush putting themselves and people around them in danger (they have the nerve to honk at you and flash their lights as if it were you that was holding them up). Anyways as I was saying on a day like this you don't choose to go on a scenic drive- pretty much everybody who can, works from home or those who are unfortunate like me, go to work, but leave early like smart people should and get home to a cozy cup of coffee and warm socks.

So why did I drive 40 miles through inches of snow and sleet, you ask. I was going to see my niece - in 4D to top it (the 4th dimension is time-as in Einstein's space-time frame). That's right - my sister is having a baby girl and we all wanted to see how she looked. She is beautiful and she put on a terrific show for us- yawning, stretching, kicking and smiling :). Awesome!!!!

Conclusion: Gas for driving 40 miles-$3.00. Mental aggravation-beyond measure. Skill for negotiating frozen roads and irate drivers-quite considerable. But that one smile of her's- aah priceless!