An open letter to people driving in the winter…

Here’s the deal. When you’re in a car and I’m in a parking lot trying to get into the store we are two people in very different environments: You are warm and safe from the elements in your car. I am being pounded by 15MPH winds and a wind chill of -20. But, this doesn’t matter to you, because you are a self consumed selfish son of a bitch. Why should you stop and let me go? You’re comfortable.

And it is with this that I ask you to adjust your thinking and pay attention. Let the people in the cold/snow/rain cross the street before you. Maybe even STOP and let them go with a gentle “please, go ahead” wave (with the phone not holding your cellphone of course). You might just make someones day.