Column: Storm People

When a severe winter storm hit recently, I didn't think it would stick around for nearly a week. I'm over the freezing cold, horrible roads, snow everywhere, crappy drivers and everything else that has to do with winter. For the first time I really understand snow birding and how all the local residents must really be enjoying the warmer temperatures while the rest of us adjust the pillows in our igloos.

While I own a 4-wheel drive vehicle, it has a problem with the battery, so we have had to battle the snow packed roads with our tiny little car. This has not been fun at all and not ideal, but...