by Florence Ondré
Extra pain meds per day for those aches which tell you some precipitation is coming- and soon: Pennies
Fines for those overdue library books that couldn't be returned because of the latest snowstorm which took a surprising new approach from the forecaster's prediction: Nickels
Gas use incurred for forgetting half of what was on shopping list and having to go back out in sleet- one more time: Dimes
Parking in the city- if you can find an available one without mountains of black snow in it: Quarters
Running out of toilet tissue- in the middle of a blizzard: A few dollars ---for paper and gas.
Extra food bought and wasted because the weatherperson said there was a blizzard coming and only rain showed up: $20 to $30 plus
Toilet repair needed because the innards kept secretly pumping water into the tank nonstop for months: $300
Sewer bill for the unnoticed extra water flow: $100 -per month
Leaking roof over one room of house: $980
Repair two months after for same leaking roof in the middle of a Nor'easter, plus windows and storm door damages: Thousands
Going outside barefoot in subzero temps, tripping and fracturing one's own foot - on top of years of medical bills for spinal injury and still going strong: Hundreds of thousands
A mountain of Arrgghh! to go with: Pricless!
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