Two weeks ago we had an Oklahoma snow/ice storm. We were locked in the house for 3 days, not because the snow was piled high, but because the roads were a sheet of ice. Rodolfo had to go to work, even though schools and even my dad's office shut down. He was lucky he didn't have any traffic because the roads were certainly slippery. On day 3 of our encampment in the house I finally pulled out the shovel and started hammering away at the ice on our front porch stairways. It didn't make a dent. Then I had the brilliant idea of pouring nearly boiling hot water down the stairs to try to loosen the ice. This idea, though seemingly brilliant, was actually very unwise. The temperature outside (20F) and the thick ice on the steps cooled the water instantly and then caused it to eventually re-freeze. This frustrated me to no end and so I hammered away on the steps until I had a miniature pathway up the stairs. After having been locked in the house for 3 days this was very good exercise and a nice way to de-stress. I wonder what the neighbors thought? :)
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