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Parks Department Didn’t Get Note

I was amused by a public service announcement from the city of Spokane to KHQ, urging residents to turn their sprinklers off to avoid slick spots on city streets. Quoth city officials: “With the ground frozen, the water from sprinklers is running into the street and freezing in many locations, causing potential traffic hazards.” So why the amusement. On Saturday, my wife was enjoying the lights on West Lakeshore Drive after the Coeur d’Alene Symphony at North Idaho College when she rounded a corner and almost put our 4-Runner into a 180 spin because water from the city’s sprinklers at City Park was frozen on the roadway. The sprinklers were still running full blast. Be careful out that. And, oh, remember to blow your sprinklers out to avoid frozen pipes.

Question: Do you still have your sprinklers on?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog