Dashing through the snow February 7, 2013
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Today we had our worst storm of the winter and I had do drive to Chicago. This trip normally takes about an hour twenty, maybe thirty minutes tops. Today it took almost three hours because of this…
Luckily people were driving sanely and I saw only one accident – a car in a ditch near my home. The snow was pretty wet and slushy. A few times a passing truck hit a slush puddle that splashed up totally covering my windshield. Good thing I’ve got good wiper blades.
The drive wasn’t really scary – I have a good car and took my time – but it was, without a doubt,one of the most stressful drives ever. I hope the snow slacks off so our drive downstate tomorrow OS an easy one.
Look at it this way: if that was Portland, Oregon, you’d increase your drive time by 4x, now 2x. Fact. And everyone would be chained up. (Except you, because you know how to drive in the stuff) And all the big SUVs would be going 70 MPH because they’re big and have 4-wheel drive and they can drive in snow/slush.
OK, I’m just trying to make you fell better by making you smile. I totally relate to the stress of that kind of driving. !!