Never Before Has An Extra From A Will Smith Video Been So Right

Jack Frost has indeed lost his mind.

But sadly he's not the only one. There were some bizarre scenes on saturday as a neighbourhood dig unfolded.




It had got to that point on a saturday where i'd just about got my bearings, had breakfast, and then been forced to ponder my next move after becoming incensed at my brother's channel hopping. (This seems to always end in him putting soccer AM on, me protesting that it's total shit and him agreeing but for some reason not changing the channel) Routinely at this point i stand up, stretch out at the window, let out a groan and gaze at the world outside. Only this time instead of the usual calm there was frantic digging and people walking about with pickaxes.

What i found particularly baffling was that the ice had started to thaw out and was now only causing a minor inconvenience. Why waste time on a saturday clearing it for minimal benefit?



Days earlier i'd been dug out by two old men. That's not a euphemism, my car had become stuck in deep snow and the only movement it could manage was a sort of jerking up and down. A bit like one of those shit flight simulators (shite simulators) from the early 90's. Anyway i sort of owed these guys one now and the moment i made eye contact and waved it was game over. It'd be shameful not to help out now however pointless i deemed the excercise.

What followed was an hour of digging and the creation of 3 giant speed bumps. A real triumph for a hard core do-gooder but the big bumps in the road probably make it worse for cars now.




That said it was nice to see the community spirit and if nothing else i enjoyed hacking the road to peices with the pickaxe.