I love the cold, yes I do complain about it but I love it. I love the snow. I love big goose feather flakes, the way at night when the light from streetlamps shine on it, it looks like glitter. I love snowmen and sledding. I love hot cocoa and cuddling. I love skiing, um, no I don't but I love the lodge and the outfits. Really there isn't much about snow that I don't like.
Except...
Driving in it. Actually, I really don't mind that. What I do mind is the way some people drive in it. Just last Monday, we had a snowstorm of sorts. Okay, we had a snowstorm, with a total of eleven inches of snow within eight hours, give or take. And yes, visibility was zero at times. Oh, and did I mention the wind? Yes, there was wind, causing the whiteouts which of course makes visibility zero. But with all that, the Princes of the Plow were out in full force so the roads were passable.
I try to be a defensive driver in the snow, a storm really isn't the place for road rage. However, each time I drive in the snow the thought does cross my mind. I try to drive as conditions warrant. I do not drive 40 m.p.h. in blinding snow. I do not tailgate the car ahead of me. I do not pass the car ahead of me either.
This is probably my thirtieth winter driving in the snow and again it never ceases to amaze me what winter drivers do. These people really should become snowbirds and drive south for the winter. It amazes me that drivers in that big SUV with the four wheel drive go speeding down the street. Guess what? That four wheel drive is worthless when you hit the patch of black ice. What is going through your mind as you head toward that ditch. I think it may sound like, "Holy shit! My insurance is going to go up!". And that dinner you were hurrying to get home too? You're going to be late. If you had slowed down, you'd me sopping up the gravy with that warm biscuit.
Please tell me why it is necessary to pass the car ahead of you in a storm? I am quite sure that the man or woman in that car ahead of you is driving as he or she thinks is safe for the conditions. If the driver feels that going 20 m.p.h. is safe instead of 35, then let it go. I for one am not in any hurry to kill myself on the way to my destination. I'm just funny like that. And by the way, what prize did you win to get to the red light before me? Is it over $1000? You have to claim that you know.
And then we have the tailgater. Is there a reason that you feel the need to sit on my ass? If you are looking to have coffee with me, just flash your headlights. Oh, look! A deer crossing the road. I have to put on my brakes fast. BAM! I wonder what was going through your head on impact? I know, "Holy shit! My insurance is going to go up!". Not only that, since you rear ended me, you're lawyer will be hearing from my lawyer. Maybe they will have coffee.
Watch out Florida, I'm sending these nuts to you!
I try to be a defensive driver in the snow, a storm really isn't the place for road rage. However, each time I drive in the snow the thought does cross my mind. I try to drive as conditions warrant. I do not drive 40 m.p.h. in blinding snow. I do not tailgate the car ahead of me. I do not pass the car ahead of me either.
This is probably my thirtieth winter driving in the snow and again it never ceases to amaze me what winter drivers do. These people really should become snowbirds and drive south for the winter. It amazes me that drivers in that big SUV with the four wheel drive go speeding down the street. Guess what? That four wheel drive is worthless when you hit the patch of black ice. What is going through your mind as you head toward that ditch. I think it may sound like, "Holy shit! My insurance is going to go up!". And that dinner you were hurrying to get home too? You're going to be late. If you had slowed down, you'd me sopping up the gravy with that warm biscuit.
Please tell me why it is necessary to pass the car ahead of you in a storm? I am quite sure that the man or woman in that car ahead of you is driving as he or she thinks is safe for the conditions. If the driver feels that going 20 m.p.h. is safe instead of 35, then let it go. I for one am not in any hurry to kill myself on the way to my destination. I'm just funny like that. And by the way, what prize did you win to get to the red light before me? Is it over $1000? You have to claim that you know.
And then we have the tailgater. Is there a reason that you feel the need to sit on my ass? If you are looking to have coffee with me, just flash your headlights. Oh, look! A deer crossing the road. I have to put on my brakes fast. BAM! I wonder what was going through your head on impact? I know, "Holy shit! My insurance is going to go up!". Not only that, since you rear ended me, you're lawyer will be hearing from my lawyer. Maybe they will have coffee.
Watch out Florida, I'm sending these nuts to you!
