January 21, 2007
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snow
The first snow of winter '07 finally came today to the D.C. metro area. It started out really light, around noon and started getting heavier around 4 PM. There must've been at least 5-10 cars in ditches along the Fairfax County Parkway. I saw a Camaro, Jeep, and some other cars that couldn't get their cars straight.
But what would this world be without the obligatory SUV driver who thinks he/she is superman, and goes 50 MPH? Yes, I saw that one too. Don't know what happened to them but I'm sure they got stuck too. Most drivers were only leaving a one second following distance; better than the 0.000001 second following distance they leave when the weather is normal.
Anyway, call me a wuss -- I don't like driving in snow. I can handle it just fine; I just worry about other drivers. But as I've gotten older, I feel I don't have as much patience as I used to, and driving in the snow requires a lot of it. Go slow, leave lots of room between the car in front of you, etc.
However, I do love shoveling snow. It's a good workout and it's fun having the cleanest parking spot in the neighborhood.
Comments (3)
yeah a little snow here too. I hope it isn't too bad tomorrow so I can drive to work without too much trouble. Was already sliding and stuff on my way home. Grrr...
yea...snow sucks for driving. of course, salt really messes up cars, too.
I'm afraid of the retards on the roads on normal days.
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