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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...

I like the winter, I really do. But today was one of those wonderful confluence of circumstances where I had to drive home about 230 miles across I-80 from NJ into PA with snow and slush and all the other vehicles on the road liberally dousing me with road spray. Too bad I didn't get to enjoy the winter scenery, but when you look at my view of the driver's side mirror you can see why I may sneak a nap during the NFL championship games!..

Dear Dub, Man, I can't wait for Spring to get here so I don't have to worry about SUVs and pickups thinking they're invulnerable and sliding all over the roads. But most of all, I'm tired of having to warm up my car for 20 minutes so it's comfortable to drive and the windows are clear. My wife says I only really need to let the car run for a minute or two, but she doesn't know anything about cars, so she must be wrong, right?..

Dear Dub, We had our first snow of the year and it's so pretty. But I'm a new driver and I'm just about to get a car. Do you have any recommendations for a car that's best in the snow?..

The snow tire police are coming in Quebec. A new law on the books requires all taxis and passenger vehicles to have snow tires on all wheels in Quebec between December 15 and March 15. This is causing a bit of a potential problem as tire manufacturers scramble to meet the forced increase in demand...

Dear Dub, With as good as the new all season tires are, do I really have to get snow tires and ruin the look of my car? Why go to the expense and hassle of having to store a set of tires all year long? Theodor G...

From the BBC News A new traffic filtering system has come into effect on the M48 Severn Bridge. Strong winds meant that on Sunday, for the first time, high-sided vehicles and motorbikes were diverted around to the Second Severn Crossing on the M4. The new traffic filtering system has been introduced to keep the old Severn Bridge open and vehicles moving during high winds...

Talk about diminishing importance! If you look it up in the dictionary, you'll find the automotive reference for stud in definition 4B. Not even in the top 3!..