CALL ME SNAKE

I read in the Globe (and therefore it must be true) that New Englanders are whining more about the winter weather than they used to. And given that that must be true, it may be true as well. I certainly am one of the guilty parties. For instance, I live on the righthand (even numbered) side of our one-way street and I’ve noticed that nine out of 10 snowplows pile the snow to the right. Which means our driveway can get plowed in a half dozen during a big storm while our neighbors across the street get a free pass. That hardly seems fair now, does it?

Especially because I’m a lefty and all my life have suffered the indignities and inequities (like righthanded desks in lecture halls, etc.) that come with it. So for once in my life I’m on the righthand side of things. And once again that seems to be the wrong side of things. That hardly seems fair now, does it?