Watch Some Poor Guy's Epic Struggle To Take Out The Trash On An Icy Day

Winter is great... when you get to gaze out at a freshly frozen landscape from the comforts of your toasty room, preferably with a mug of hot chocolate in your hand. 

When it comes to actually having to go out and get stuff done, however, winter can be a real pain in the you-know-where. Even taking out the trash can be a problem , as this guy in the Netherlands recently discovered. 

In a clip posted online on Thursday, watch as the man attempts -- with poor results -- to walk to the trash can upon some solidly-frozen ground: 

A second attempt at walking also went nowhere:

So he gets down on his hands and knees, because taking out the garbage in winter is practically trench warfare.

But that doesn't quite work either: 

Eventually, persistence pays off. But really, it shouldn't be this hard to take out the trash. 

The Netherlands is currently struggling through some of the worst of the season after a winter storm covered much of the country in ice. Roads have been turned into skating rinks and drivers have been told to stay home.

(h/t Digg ) 

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