Monday, February 4, 2008

how i know i'm growing older #2

Last weekend Chicago was debilitated by a snow storm. Snow everywhere. Cars buried in. A pile of dark gray slush on every curb that resembled a slurpee recipe gone terribly wrong. It was vintage Chicago winter.

So, naturally, we decide it's a good time to drive to our Friday night destination. I'm in the car with Sean and Dave, and we're off to the Double Door to go see a hip-hop show. I'm in the backseat; the music is loud, spirits are high, and we are off for our Friday night.

We turn the corner on a small side street to head back to Western Avenue, and right in the middle of the intersection is a snow mound left behind by a plow-truck. It's about three feet high, and there are no other people outside on the block.

"Woooooaaaah!"

"Let's drive around it."

"Yeah. Good call."

Five years ago - hell, three years ago - we would have smashed right through that bastage at 30 mph.

1 comment:

evantonio said...

wrinkled balls.

another sign of growing older.