Solara Snowpocalypse 2011

The single task I loathe most when it comes to automobile ownership has to be cleaning the thing off after a major winter snowstorm. Miss your window of opportunity and you will find your vehicle either plowed in behind a five-foot wall of ice or otherwise encased within a giant frosty cube that nary a chisel can crack.

So, given the horrific snowfall that has plagued New York in the new year, I knew I was heading for trouble when I ventured downstairs yesterday to scope out my beloved Solara’s status … after weeks of letting it sit idle in my apartment building’s lot.

Suffice to say unburying the car proved to be an insurmountable task, primarily because a one-foot thick ice wall prevented me from even getting close enough to the vehicle to open the trunk and grab my shovel and scraper. The car did “beep” at me when I hit the unlock button on the key fob, though, so at least the battery is OK.

It’s my fault that it’s come to this; I should have remained vigilant in digging out after each storm, lest they join forces with weeks of sub-freezing temperatures to create an impenetrable barrier. It’s just another example of how my pervasive procrastination and apathy prove to be my worst enemy. Guess I’ll have to pray for an early spring thaw.