By some measures, we've already had about three winters. It's the ice that's really the worst, and that's caused by climate change, which adds another note of dread and anger to the whole situation.

I'm cheered by the March sun, though.

Do you have Yak-Trax or similar? That's the only way I can get around at all in times like these. I don't actually have Yak-Trax because a lot of people in the reviews complained that yes, they were easy to get on and off all right, but they also came off spontaneously at extremely inconvenient moments. My ice cleats are Stabilicers (yes, terrible pun) and are difficult to get back on if taken off, but they have never failed me outside.

P.