Never mind that I've been spending winters in Florida for almost a decade and hadn't seen measurable snow in almost as long. These boots were a bargain!
And perhaps someday they would come in handy.
I stashed them away in the guest closet, kicking myself for buying something I would probably never use.
Well, this has been the year to reboot my winter wardrobe. Last April after we returned from Florida I had to leave my car in the shop overnight. And wouldn't you know it, the next morning when it was time to walk a mile to the shop to pick up my car there was enough snow on the sidewalk that the boots were a necessity.
Now it isn't even Thanksgiving yet, more than a week before we leave for Florida, and I had to pull the boots out again to finish the winter yard clean-up and bring in the hose.
There's a lesson there somewhere: Never pass up a bargain.
