Get the Ice off your Roof

Nothing pisses me off more than laziness. Some in my close circle might think that it would be more accurate to say that nothing pisses me off more than tardiness. That is only true if the person who is late was too lazy to call me and let me know that they were going to be late. Good communications can help me to solve someone’s tardiness, but nothing can solve someone’s laziness.

Yesterday, 2/20/19, we had a good snowfall for Western New Jersey. I was hoping for more so that I could try out my new snowshoes, but what can you do? The next morning, the schools opened on a 2-hour delay to give the maintenance staff time to clear the parking lots and sidewalks. Driving to work, it amazed me how many people took the time to clean their sidewalks and driveways, yet, they did not take the time to take the snow off of their cars.

Having snow on your car is dangerous to all of the other drivers on the road. As the snow goes flying off the roof of your car, it can do damage to the cars behind you, could cause the person behind you to swerve out of the way endangering those behind you, and it could cover the front windshield of those behind you. None of these are good scenarios.

How hard is it to sweep the snow off your car before you drive? They make brooms with soft brushes so that they will not scratch your car. Some say that they are too old and weak. Not a good enough excuse. If you are fit enough to drive, you are fit enough to ask for help when needed. Make sure that your car is safe before you drive. Others say that their car is too big and they cannot reach the roof. I am guessing that if you are not physically fit enough to clean the top of your roof that you do not need such a large car. New Jersey even made a law that requires drivers to remove the snow from their car before driving. Today, the law was not enforced and people were in danger.

Bottom line, if you are not going to get the snow off your car, please do not drive. No one wants to share the road with an excuse laden lazy driver who’s laziness is endangering everyone else on the road.

To all of you with snow on your car on the morning of 2/21/19, or any other day for that matter… you failed the interview.