tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post8971021098486453295..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: I eat my wordsFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-37075696142160599032010-01-22T18:14:46.668-08:002010-01-22T18:14:46.668-08:00You had to use sick days when it snowed, Halt Near...You had to use sick days when it snowed, Halt Near X? Wow. In Memphis, when it snows, either your job closes or they ask nicely if you could please come in. <br /><br />I think yall are right. I do drive extremely cautiously, because I have a girly truck with 2WD. People with bigger 4WD trucks seem to go faster / more aggressively. Still, they all seem to know what they're doing, unlike Memphis. In Memphis half the drivers won't go more than 10 mph and the other half drive like the roads are dry (and promptly crash into the 10 mph crew).Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-9129816149672171772010-01-22T16:05:50.858-08:002010-01-22T16:05:50.858-08:00AareneX, driving on ice and snow in the south is a...AareneX, driving on ice and snow in the south is a whole different ball of wax! I'm actually living in Houston right now, and I called in sick the two times temps dropped below freezing.<br /><br />It doesn't matter how capable I am on ice -- the drivers around me are not, and I don't want to be anywhere near them when they spin out of control. <br /><br />You won't get any argument on me about it being better in some situations to stay home!Halt Near Xhttp://halt-near-x.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-16208379154994021632010-01-21T20:34:52.887-08:002010-01-21T20:34:52.887-08:00Halt Near X is clearly a stronger and probably a b...Halt Near X is clearly a stronger and probably a better person than I will ever be, amen.<br /><br />I stay home when it snows...not just because I have a silly little "girly" truck without 4 wheel drive, but also because we get so little practice with sn*w here in the Swamp that the other drivers are maniacs. Better to call in 'stuck' and have another cuppa, sez me!AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-5491080673873161742010-01-21T19:21:23.896-08:002010-01-21T19:21:23.896-08:00I like driving on snow and ice. As long as you kno...I like driving on snow and ice. As long as you know what you're doing and the drivers are you are reasonably competent, it's not a problem.<br /><br />I actually find people in small cars / light trucks are better in bad weather than people in SUVs and large trucks. The drivers of smaller cars are more aware of their limits and the safety issues, while the drivers of the larger cars assume they can muscle through anything.<br /><br />Which after more than one storm in Alaska meant the ditches were full of trucks and SUVs while those of us in little cars crept cautiously around the city. <br /><br />Enjoy the snow! (What else can you do, really?)Halt Near Xhttp://halt-near-x.comnoreply@blogger.com