February 11, 2005 | Detritus

Forgot to mention… yesterday’s rain had turned to snow by lunchtime. It started with snowflakes the size of golf balls before tapering down to something a bit less surreal. By the time I walked out of the office, it was a slushy yucky mess outside.

I started my car and got out again to brush off the snow and ice… whereupon I discovered my windshield wipers had both been pulled up to a 90 degree angle to the windshield. Both wipers stabbed skyward, rising up from snow-covered car like twin bayonets.

And beyond my car, extending down the row of parked vehicles… every single hood sported wipers sprung to attention. Was it a sign? Alien intervention? A giant magnet? A gang sign heralding the start of a turf war in the company parking lot? You know what they say… those gang members will pull up your windshield wipers while you’re inside working and then when you come out they’ll… ummmm… laugh at you.

10 Responses to “The gangs of… New England?”

1. 1 carolyn Says:
   February 11th, 2005 at 6:42 am

   FREAKY!!
   It’s Aliens!!!

2. 2 Jules Says:
   February 11th, 2005 at 7:01 am

   Maybe there’s viagra in the wiperfluid….special for Valentine’s Day perhaps?

3. 3 cbw Says:
   February 11th, 2005 at 8:24 am

   When I lived in Fairbanks (Alaska) this was pretty common. I think some good samaritan was trying to save you all the pain of getting your wipers frozen to the windshield. I like your interpretationt too though . . .

4. 4 chewie Says:
   February 11th, 2005 at 9:08 am

   Yeah…what CBW said…

   That’s what I was thinkin’ too.

   Now if only they had scraped and warmed as well…*grin* Isn’t that one of the benes of the new company?! teehee

5. 5 Ben Says:
   February 11th, 2005 at 9:22 am

   Maybe the cars really like a certain pair of boots, and are trying to make a statement…

6. 6 janie Says:
   February 11th, 2005 at 10:50 am

   Yep..ditto on the Good Samaritan thing. I think you were the victim of a random act of kindness!!

7. 7 La Pixiatrix Says:
   February 11th, 2005 at 5:33 pm

   Yup, it was kindness that drove the windshield-wiper-lifter-upper. Definitely.

8. 8 Amanda B. Says:
   February 11th, 2005 at 5:45 pm

   How strange! If I were an alien, I would do weird stuff like that just to mess with the “silly humans” or “hairless monkeys” as I like to call them. Us. Ahem.

9. 9 Shiz Says:
   February 11th, 2005 at 7:09 pm

   Cars. Horny.

   Of course cbw’s interpretation makes the most sense, but why go with that?

10. 10 Robin Says:
    February 11th, 2005 at 10:23 pm

    Okay - I don’t know what to say. That. is. just. weird.