One horse open sleigh? No, I’ll take my car!

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Days like the one we had recently, with snow on the ground and the thermometer outside showing a balmy 16 degrees, make me think of how blessed I am to have a car. We’ve probably all sung “Jingle Bells,” with its refrain about a “one horse open sleigh.” But have you ever thought about what it would be like to travel for any substantial distance in an open vehicle with the temperature hovering in the teens or lower? And just let there be even a little bit of a breeze… Today I had to make a round trip of about 16 or 18 miles. Was I concerned about the cold? Not at all! I just jumped into my fully enclosed automobile, turned up the heater, and off I went. In fact, after ten or fifteen minutes of driving, I actually had to turn the heater down a few notches. So, that one horse open sleigh thing might be picturesque in a song, but in the real world, give me my car every time!