Ole and Lena was at the kitchen table for the usual morning cup of coffee and listening to a weather report coming from the radio. "There will be 3 to 5 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared.
All vehicles should be parked on the odd-numbered side of the streets today to facilitate snowplows, " the radio voice declared. "Oh, gosh, OK, " said Ole, getting up, bundling up and heading outside to dutifully put his car on the odd-numbered side of the street. Two days later, Ole and Lena were at morning coffee when the radio voice said: "There will be 2 to 4 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared. You must park your vehicles on the even-numbered side of the streets." Ole got up from his coffee as before. He bundled up, shuffled off, and put his car on the even-numbered side of the street. A few days later, the couple was at the table when the radio voice declared: "There will be 6 to 8 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared.
You must park your cars on the ..." Just then, the power went out.
"Park it where?" Ole asked in the dark, "What should I do?" "Aw, to heck with them, Ole, " Lena said, "Don't worry about it today.
Just leave the car in the garage." |
