Not riffing on your posts of 12/2 and 12/3; just reacting to the slight disconnect between the words and the tone + body-language of the reporters on the telly.
When I went back to reread your posts, I did notice that the main thrust seemed to be, as you said here, "all those [...] hazards of getting around [...]". (The "as a non-driver" part ups the ante, but I don't think it really makes it a completely different caldron of seafood. The gist is still inconvenience and danger associated with travel. You're just faced with the fallout from a different group of idiots.)
BTW, I've got a terribly unimportant rant about the shovelling of sidewalks brewing too, which may or may not ever get posted.
And I envy you the skiing opportunities. I've only been twice, when an employer picked up the tab, but that's enough to show me how much fun falling down a mountain with boards on my feet can be. I want to go again. (I wonder how well my fibromyalgia will deal with that particular type and intensity of physical activity.)
Re: I of all people should like snow...
When I went back to reread your posts, I did notice that the main thrust seemed to be, as you said here, "all those [...] hazards of getting around [...]". (The "as a non-driver" part ups the ante, but I don't think it really makes it a completely different caldron of seafood. The gist is still inconvenience and danger associated with travel. You're just faced with the fallout from a different group of idiots.)
BTW, I've got a terribly unimportant rant about the shovelling of sidewalks brewing too, which may or may not ever get posted.
And I envy you the skiing opportunities. I've only been twice, when an employer picked up the tab, but that's enough to show me how much fun falling down a mountain with boards on my feet can be. I want to go again. (I wonder how well my fibromyalgia will deal with that particular type and intensity of physical activity.)