This thread reminds me of one of my favorite Tom Waits songs; Diamonds On My Windshield:
"Diamonds on my windshield
Tears from heaven
Pullin' in town on the Interstate
Pullin' a steel train in the rain
Wind bites my cheek
Through the wing
Fast flyin' freeway drive
It always makes me sing
Wisconsin hiker with a cue-ball head
Wishin' he's home in a Wiscosin bed
Fifteen feet of snow in the East
Colder than a well digger's ass"
Up in Alberta, Canada the last line "Colder than a well digger's ass" unfortunately applies for about 6 months of the year