Life Can Be So Sweet ...

I have been trying to post a report on interesting items from Wednesday's Board of Adjustment meeting, but every day brings some distraction and I just haven't got it together.

Meanwhile, may I suggest another topic?

Walking home from PNC Bank Sunday, I encountered one of the lingering effects of the snowstorms - a section of sidewalk near the Park Avenue railroad overpass that was still a sheet of ice. I chose to step into the street rather than risk (and fail) an impromptu bone density test.

It points up the need for special attention to shady spots where ice resists melting. We have a stretch of our driveway that only gets brief sun in the morning and late afternoon, so ice simply remains long after the rest of the driveway is clear. I chipped ice several times, but had to salt it every time a plow or cars left slush that froze.

The image above is the Park Avenue ice patch. I was not the only one who decided it was better to dodge traffic in the street than slip on the sidewalk.

 This image shows why the ice isn't melting - no sunshine.

Take some musical advice and "just direct your feet" to the Sunny Side of the Street.

--Bernice