No fun!

[dream_labyrinth]

We didn't have a white Christmas. Personally, I don't really care, except for the fact that snow for Christmas is alright because I don't have to drive.

For some reason, however, winter has suddenly shown up. It is not only bloody cold, it also snows. And the roads are icy, with no change in the immediate future, because the Powers that Salt the Roads are notoriously unprepared for bad weather (well, who would expect snow in winter?) and take ages to catch up. There have been quite a few accidents on the roads today, so I decided to be wise and cancel my planned trip to IKEA. Which leaves me only Monday, and it's supposed to be still colder and snowing on Monday.
I definitely do not need this.

Tuesday I'll be driving down again and I sure hope the weather will have improved by then. The 6th is a holiday, so the abovementioned Powers will be unlikely to be running for Busy Bee Awards. A lot of people will start working again on the 7th, so there is a chance of lots of traffic, and considering there are still people around with summer tyres, I do not look forward to driving 360 kilometres, even if most of it will be on large and important roads, which would imply they get salted earlier than others.

I'm definitely going to ask my neighbour to drive the rest of the week. I rather walk back home on the backroads than drive up to the base on icy roads.


Things have quieted down somewhat since my sister left on New Year's Eve. But my brother and my father still have these endless discussions that either end with them both yelling or my father saying he doesn't care anyway and sulking and my brother making sarcastic remarks that aren't remotely as funny as he thinks.

I've heard there are families that do not try their best to hurt each other. Should you know any, drop me a line, I'd like to do a scientific field study on what must be a rare breed.

Comments

[annie-from-aust.livejournal.com]

actually my family is quite functional. theres only my brother and his family and me and Dixie the dog left. I can live in same house as brother for up to one week before we fang each other nowadays !

I spent one night on 27 Nov at their holiday home on the River Murray. Could have been 2 but I detected surliness from Paul so decided to go home the next day. He wanted to challenge me to General Knowledge quizzes he saves from Saturday paper. I always win much to his chagrin. We decided to start from zero again. First game a draw. then I beet him next 4 and went home to Dixie dog smiling. Janet (his wife) is the judge and very fair. She keeps the peace discretely I think.

I have even secretly loaned him money and he will repay in Feb 2009 when I need it. Otherwise there could be fratricide LOL .

[dream-labyrinth.livejournal.com]

I get along best with my siblings if there's some distance between us. And I try to keep out of the discussions that usually cause trouble in my family - religion, politics; with two historians, one professional soldier, two theologically educated people and the rest of us pretty well-read, those topics are highly charged.