Sounds you never thought you'd miss...

Just the other night, a cold night, I heard a familiar noise. Well I guess it wasn't a familiar sound, but it sounded familiar to me. I was lying in my bed, and heard what I thought to be a snow truck. Like I said, it was cold, but it VERY rarely snows here in Ourense. I came to the conclusion that it was not a snow truck, but probably a street cleaning truck or a garbage truck in the distance. However, for those few seconds, I was comforted by that noise. There is something very homey about that noise. I suppose it reminds me of being at home, probably in Strongsville, late at night or very very early in the morning...and hearing it. I remember that when I was younger that noise always gave us a glimpse of home for a...SNOW DAY! So yes, they're big ol' ugly trucks. But I love them. And the noises they make :)