De-Snowing the Car

Start the engine; hit defrost.
Find your scraper brush.
Swipe the windows first as you
Get rid of all the mush.

Clean the mirrors and the lights;
Don’t forget the roof.
You can get a ticket
With the snow up top as proof.

Get behind the steering wheel;
Hit the gas and move
Back and forth until you’ve made
A likely exit groove.

Shut the engine; lock the doors.
Some peace of mind you’ve bought
Until the snow plows block you in,
Your efforts all for naught.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 2/19/2017 10:31:00 PM
Oh what I wouldn't do for some snow at the moment, I wouldn't care about scraping etc. snow and ice off the car can't be any worse than getting a boiling hot car as here it can be up to 50c inside our cars on a hot day and that is what it is like at the moment, I love your poems as they do put a smile on my face, thank you so much for sharing them and take care.........Vera
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Date: 2/12/2017 9:11:00 AM
My fave line is "A likely exit groove". What a stellar description of something I've done zillions of times in my life! Sometimes I even managed to exit;-) My sympathies to you ilene. I don't miss that white stuff at all. Sooooo glad we chose to go south this winter. Cheers 'n chips (ice). ~ john
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Date: 2/10/2017 1:46:00 PM
- I know how this feels :))) - .... icy and red fingertips ... - There has not been so much snow this winter ... yet - But icy winds ... brrrr .....: ) - A wonderful poem, Ilene :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 2/9/2017 10:23:00 PM
Bummer! Very funny, Mrs Ilene. I do not envy you northerners when it comes to snow:)I drove an 18 wheeler for 20 years and I have hundreds of snow stories.
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Date: 2/9/2017 5:04:00 PM
Loved your descriptive poem:-) If there is snow I just don't bother driving Ilene I have seen such devastation on the roads here its just not worth it:-( I remember in the really bad snow in 2012 my hubby slept at work for 2 days so he could transport people safely in the 4 x 4:-) hugs Jan xx
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