A devil's choice

[urbpan]

This morning we had to choose between walking on the sidewalk, which in most places had a half inch coating of in most places, and walking in the street, which was also kinda slippery not to mention full of cars. The sensible choice would have been to stay in bed until the ice melted, but people with dogs (and no yard) don't get that choice. I stayed home sick from work today, but still walked on the ice first thing.

It might have been fun, if it weren't mandatory. We could pretend to be explorers on a strange landscape, avoiding the patches of salt that burn our dogs' feet and not knowing if the surface would crumble or support our weight. I like to deliberately slide on long smooth patches. Not much of that out there today--it was slushy when it froze up. I'm going to try to take it easy, and hopefully when the dogs need to out again it will be melted. I'm crossing my fingers for Alexis, who still has to join the rush hour commute, comprised of people whose collective intelligence seems to decline with the road conditions.

Comments

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

it was nowhere bad as i was expecting so hooray!

[belen1974.livejournal.com]

sorry to hear that you are sick! take it easy today.

and i'm glad you four survived this morning's ice.

[lavenderjones.livejournal.com]

Drink lots of fluids and get some vitamin C into you. Feel better soon.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Okay, thanks. Can I write a movie review?

[lavenderjones.livejournal.com]

Yes, but only whilst drinking OJ and or tea (I'm a multi-tasker) and make sure you have lots of Kleenex (or similar) at hand. When done (and as this is days later) you should have gone immediately to bed to rest and watch tv, or read, or listen to music. I hope it has passed by now.

Get a pair of these...

[(Anonymous)]

My Stabilicers changed my outlook on icy mornings from trepidation to king-of-the-world:

http://www.32north.com/prod_stab.htm

I like the velcro ones because I find them easier to put on and take off. I have YakTrax also, but I think that the Stabilicers have better traction on the non-icy patches that occasionally appear.

---Lisa

[ndozo.livejournal.com]

Didn't you get some things like that last year? Do they work? I bought boots for my dog in Brooklyn because the salt hurt him too much. They didn't really work, so I ended up using some waxy stuff you rub on their feet before you take them out. That worked a little.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

yeah we don't use anything. Boots don't stay on, and the other idea was to use bag balm, which would leave a greasy trail on our smooth stone steps.

[belen1974.livejournal.com]

i bought some of the stable-icers - you and me are the same size so you are welcome to try them when i get them. i also got replacement cleats.

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

are you wearing them now? do they work? and did you pay $45 for them??

[belen1974.livejournal.com]

i got this kind: STABILicers Lite and got them online so i won't have them for a few days.

the shovel was $40!!! wtf. why is winter gear so expensive???

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