Tuesday night after connection group, I was catching a ride home with one of the guys. I tried to open the passenger door, but it was frozen shut. So naturally, I took off my left glove and tried again with my right hand. The door came open, so I got in the car. I pulled the door shut, but it bounced open again. I tried again--no luck. This went on for about a minute before the other guy got out and tried to close the door for me. He tried for around five minutes--slamming the door, using a pen and a cell phone to try and fix the latch--but he still couldn't get it to close.
We were left with one option--I held the door shut while he drove me back to my place. I realized one thing on the way, and that is this: centrifugal force on a passenger-side door during a left turn is strong.
When we got to my place, he got out again and tried to close the door, with no luck. This meant he had to drive back to his place--out near Zeke's--while holding the passenger door shut.
However, when he came to pick me up to go to Salt last night, the door was working, so we didn't have to try that at highway speeds.
Anyway, I've got to read the paper, check my snail mail (I'm still waiting for word from Kirkwood, and a check for snow removal on the 8th) and get started on my Perspectives homework that's due Sunday.
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