New Englanders' typical life
in a snow storm:
(The line numbers refer to the printed text handed out in class.)
➢ raging of ego (stilled down for a while)
➢ clank of ambition (stilled down for a while)
➢ automobiles buried in snow
➢ dogs/Labradors/retrievers submerged in snow (and reappear)
➢ journey to the mailbox (but don’t expect any mail)
➢ rabid teenagers turn reasonable
➢ formerly sulking husbands perform astonishing feats of snow blowing
➢ formerly whiny wives… marvelous flapjacks
➢ no work (snug + snowed in, can’t reach their stores/offices)
➢ 4-wheel-drive vehicles circulate proudly like tank commanders
➢ pull out mired cars
➢ gloating
➢ school bus does not arrive and drag off kids to school