A Million Dollar Idea!! in New Immigrant

When I last wrote an entry I was complaining about and describing the brutal cold and nothing has changed. It's been difficult to write here, feeling like I'm a broken record. In fact, today our temperature is not predicted to break zero.

For three days I've been scared to venture out to the truck which is at the far end of the driveway. Our sunny days have melted the snow enough that everything has turned to ice, meaning the truck couldn't get enough traction to turn around and head toward the house, instead it kept slipping toward the steep slope. Eeeek!!. So there it sits as I contemplate how to get to it safely. Add to that, that I'm having a prolonged siege of vertigo and you understand why I haven't advanced past the "contemplating" stage.

This led to my Big Bucks scheme. I'll gladly allow YOU to reap the rewards of patenting a garment (perhaps a long coat) that will prevent bones from breaking during a fall. Tom thinks it can't be done and I understand his reasoning. Cushioning could prevent bruising, but may not be able to stop bones from breaking. Rather like the limitations of a football helmet. The final words from doctor at the end of my recent annual physical were "Be careful on the ice."

The challenge to the great minds out there is physics, I suppose. In the meantime Tom suggested I tie a pillow around my bum! I'm considering "paddling" across the ice in the tobaggon, hoping the momentum doesn't hurl me down the glassy incline!

Please send your ideas quickly!!