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Show ifiadef, gentler tfaliomlifernates ...... -. . L L .. , " The kinder,' gentler nation Presi- dent George Bush is hoping for," inay not become a reality until the " spring thaw; It seems the freezing" temperatures and record snowfalls have.brought out the beast in most' Of US;;-;-?.4,:v:;.;y;,,W : - ' Hundreds ; of normally quiet, rational people are seething with' anger about the way their streets have been plowed, or not plowed, according to their perception. - '' Mayors, -'city managers, police, : " ntailmefl and road crews are being blamed for adding to the frustration that has become common with the dreary weather. Two weeks ago, North Salt Lake police were harassed haras-sed by citizens who Vera being detained de-tained at the bottom of Center Street : while roads crews tried to clear snow packed streets; As officers tried to redirect traffic, some angry 'motorists drove around the, barricades barri-cades and promptly got stuck, adding ad-ding to the confusion. -"Ceriterville finally sent a snoW ' up-date" residents, after the city - received a record number of complaints com-plaints about the "poor" job being done by city crews. .; ';fThe PMS (pre-May Syndrome) we're all suffering from cannot be , blamed on any person or organization. organiza-tion. Everyone is sick of the snow - Even skiers are sick of the snow that is in their driveways. ' Every homemaker is tired of the muddy 'grit that is tracked though the house -every day. Every teen is sick of being be-ing essentially grounded, because , parents won't allow them to drive in ' stormy weather. ' - " Many of you are probably driving driv-ing vehicles with new dents in the fenders as a result of a weather-related weather-related accident Everyone is sick of . - ' - everything that has to do with snow. People with the surname of Snow, have gone into hiding for fear of re- " taliation by association, ii-? ;;,r: Research has proven, that the hu- ' man body must have, some ultra- -violet rays to achieve the "Don't worry Be Happy" state, spoken of in the recent popular song. But, since we know the groundhog has ; slapped us with six more weeks of winter, is there anything we can do to retain some of our human qualities. quali-ties. vu'"' '-'' s'i--;? Attitude the keyv As one writer -said, "Happiness! does not depend oh what happens on the Outside of : you, but on what happens on the inside in-side of you. With that in mind, the next time you're shoveling snow "and trying to throw it On top of the head-high banks that line your - driveway, just remember you woii't have to do your Jane Fonda routine that day. . If the "beautiful, majestic" deer - have completely stripped your yard M7 Of everything that used to be green, tell yourself you did it for BambL ..Or the next time you're cussing a snow plow driver for filling your. : driveway with snow, just remember he had to go home and shovel his driveway too. r In other words, lighten up. These suggestions obviously are not the solution to the winter blahs, but they certainly make as much sense as blaming "someone" for the weather. ' Remember, its only been six weeks since we pledged to "keep the spirit of Christmas all year long." There really is no "one" we can blame for the weather, un-less...does un-less...does anyone have Mark Eu-bank's Eu-bank's telephone number? |