Lessons Learned from My First Blizzard

After having 8 inches of snow dumped on my car by a December blizzard,
it will take at least 30 minutes for the car's interior to be comfortably
warm. It's usually a 20-minute drive home.

Even with the car coated in snow, my Texas plates will still be visible.
But the other drivers tailgate anyway. (There's a RANT brewing on that topic.)

I should park the car in the garage, despite the 8 inches of snow covering
it. My garage is not warm enough for all of that snow to melt and destroy
the boxes of unpacked stuff. Because if I don't put it in the garage, then my
driveway never gets plowed. And within a couple of days, that nice,
forgiving snow becomes hard ice! Sure, the car doesn't mind driving over
it, but...

I can't walk on ice.

If the 8 inches of snow haven't melted away after leaving the car out in
the sun for several hours, sweep said snow off the top! Because if I drive
with slushy snow on top of my vehicle, it will come down onto the windshield
as soon as I brake. Visibility = none.

Best lesson of all: Yes, my gas-guzzling, all-wheel-drive SUV can
make it up that icy hill. So take that, you aluminum-plastic-paper-recycling-with
over-priced-homes-and-no-understanding-of-right-of-way Bostonites. (I definitely feel a rant coming on.)