This week marked the first big snows of the winter. Wednesday provided a good dusting and then today (Friday) we got a few more inches. The snow flakes here can be so large that it piles up very quickly.
Since the snow ushers in the winter weather, I thought I would provide my Top-Ten Winter Hints for Texans living in Latvia.
- Never leave home without your warm cap, thermal long-johns and scarf. It only takes one time for your ears to become ice-cubes and you will never forget again.
- Just because an old lady can move really fast over black ice doesn't mean you can. She has 70+ years of walking on ice and snow, you have five months.
- If a group of kids starting gathering around fresh, wet snow ... move away! They will bomb anybody within range with snowballs (and they are accurate).
- A bus or tram can sling icy slush at least 1/2 of its total length (or where ever you are standing...which ever is further).
- Don't forget to bring the firewood in every day ... or your wife gets really aggravated walking through snow at night to the woodshed.
- Snow is soft, its the concrete underneath that is hard.
- Snow tires, snow tires, snow tires
- Get over the idea of having a big, steaming hot, spicy bowl of Texas chili. It just isn't going to happen.
- If your wife is not sure-footed, go with the Yak-Traks.
- Be ready for strange looks when you say "I've never seen this much snow in my life."
Here are a few pictures from today's walk:
1 comment:
Lovely post! LOVE the snow photos! Looks by your list you are getting acclimated to Latvia! I have yak traks too and don't leave home without them when it's icy. Thanks for sharing. Come see us in Ergli some time. God Bless, Kim
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