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Oct 14, 2009 - Be Forewarned

I live in an area that actually has winters, pretty much every year. And there's snow in the forecast coming up in the next couple of days.

Now understand that I'm coming off an experience yesterday of dealing with what had to be the world's stupidest appliance installation guy, (Dub may deal with that this weekend)  so my tolerance for stupidity is at zero at the moment, but I'm going to make this wish list anyway.

When that first snow hits the ground, you do have to be careful, but for the love of Pete, please remember that you remember how to drive in the snow. I'm just constantly amazed at the folks who have been living here forever who seem to forget how to drive when conditions are slippery.

To the 4x4's and SUVs out there... your vehicle doesn't make you invulnerable, nor does it mean you don't have to worry about road conditions. But fear not, I'll have plenty of time to explain it to you down in the ditch when I stop to see if your OK after you run it off the road.

And for those mental giants who absolutely have to use their cell phones or text while driving... those stopping distances are going to get longer. Almost rear-ending me at the traffic light this summer because you couldn't tear yourself away from that riveting text message, is going to end differently once the snow is on the ground and it's not going to be pretty for you.

I know this is all futile, but I had to try, right?

3:02 am | Categories: distracted driving, driving skills, winter driving Permalink | Alert Administrator

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