the cost of winter

I am a hopeless dealaholic... making this an expensive winter.

The storms, the shoveling, the seemingly endless days of grey punctuated with the occassional bright & sunny -14C temperatures, nudged me into an online shopping binge like a stripper on a payday in a mining town.

Mostly because the only extremity that isn't completely frozen is the 'Add to cart' finger. All of it has been motorcycle gear... and the snow and ice are not exactly riding weather.

I've dropped about $450 in the "Closeout" department of MotorcycleGear.com, formerly "New Enough". And for that princely sum received, two HJC flip up modular helmets & 3 pairs of riding/cargo pants and a communication system, tax in and delivered to the door.

Now it's just waiting game... How many sleeps 'til spring?