To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Western New York Winter Survival Strategy #8 Vent Think of this survival exercise as a form of frozen, northeastern voodoo. Build a snowman and dress it up to look like your boss, ex-boyfriend or girlfriend, or someone else who makes your life miserable. Now let off some steam. Spend the afternoon throwing snowballs at it, yell at it, make it work weekends, moon it, rearrange its body parts, dress it in drag, have a party and don’t invite it. The possibilities are simply endless. The ultimate satisfaction comes when the temperature goes above 32 degrees and they proceed to thoroughly deform, fall apart, and finally melt and flow into the sewer system. And just for the record, the snowman in my front yard bears absolutely no resemblance to you. Left: Metro riders pack the trains as they return home from an exciting fireworks display following the New Year’s Ball drop page 83