Yay, snow!

[Kogarashi]

Boo, bad drivers!

Dear neighbors,

This is NY. Perhaps you missed the memo (posted all over our interstate system) that it's the law to have your headlights on when your wipers are going.

Not to mention, it's snowing out. It's snowing rather heavily. Your car would blend in with the snow, even without the two inches of the frosty white stuff coating your vehicle. Yes, you can see me just fine. That's because I'm in a red vehicle that shows through where I scraped the snow off, and because I have my headlights on. You? Invisible. The roads? Not very maneuverable. Turn your headlights on already before I hit you!

And to the "gentleman" in the car behind me as I took my daughter to school in the thick snowfall, the road hasn't been plowed yet, so it's still a little slick. There's a reason I'm puttering along at 25 rather than the 40 posted on the sign. No need to tailgate me, sir.

And lastly, to the guy on the side road, thank you for paying attention as you pulled out. You rather startled me, and the ABS on my vehicle is not so good after 15+ years. It's a good thing you stopped when you did, after darting out into traffic in the middle of a heavy snowfall with iffy roads. I'm not sure whether to be annoyed at you for scaring me like that, or grateful that you have good brakes to make up for it.

In other news, fishtailing is fun! /sarcasm

[LillFilly]

I really don't know how people manage to forget basic scientific principles and caution every. single. FRICKIN. time it snows! It's not an uncommon phenomenom people! Snow on road = go slow, be careful, safe stopping distance, etc.

Yeah, the no headlights (especially in heavy rain) is a gripe for me too. I have a white car, so I'm super careful to turn them on even in a sprinkle; it's a law here too.

[sms001]

the two inches of the frosty white stuff coating your vehicle. Yes, you can see me just fine.

Or not. The number of people who don't clear their vehicles, ESPECIALLY the blind spot areas, is abysmal.

[dalesys]

Or not. The number of people who don't clear their vehicles, ESPECIALLY the blind spot areas, is abysmal.

The only thing they clear is a BEEP! hole so they can honk at everybody in their way!

[mikoyan29]

From one of hte signs on our freeway:
In ice and snow...take it slow.

[blas]

I am ashamed to say, in the great state of Wisconsin, notorious for record breaking snowfalls and blustery winds to accompany it........we even get a flake and someone rolls their SUV.

[BlaqueKatt]

I am ashamed to say, in the great state of Wisconsin, notorious for record breaking snowfalls and blustery winds to accompany it........we even get a flake and someone rolls their SUV.

to be fair, that might not be the snow's fault....beer doesn't drink itself....this IS Wisconsin after all....(the local store has green and gold tortilla chips...)

[blas]

There were so many accidents Wednesday night through Friday morning, I can't even stomach how these lifer-Wisconsinites can't drive in 3 inches of snow, even sober.

Granted, the street departments get more cheapskatish every year (my city is more focused on getting an electric car with all the money they saved from the lack of snow this winter versus saving for future storms!), but common sense is the key here.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Over the summer, Wisconsin drivers get winter driving amnesia. Then they need one or two practice snowfalls to get the hang of winter driving again.

[Plague*Star]

I am ashamed to say, in the great state of Wisconsin, notorious for record breaking snowfalls and blustery winds to accompany it........we even get a flake and someone rolls their SUV.

Huh? Everyone knows you *can't* roll an SUV, they have *4 wheel drive*.

P*S

[protege]

And to the "gentleman" in the car behind me as I took my daughter to school in the thick snowfall, the road hasn't been plowed yet, so it's still a little slick. There's a reason I'm puttering along at 25 rather than the 40 posted on the sign. No need to tailgate me, sir.

If the roads are slick and untouched, I can understand going slow.

However, what annoys the hell out of me, are the idiots who plod along...and the road is perfectly clear! Seriously, I'm in 1st gear. I *can't* go slower--I'll stall the car if I try. If you can't handle driving in snow, stay home. The rest of us, who *have* to go to work, hate you.

I also hate having to stop if I don't have to, especially at the top of hills. Once traction is lost, there's no way I can get it back.

[blas]

There was so much snow stuck under my car from the city not plowing or doing anything until they didn't have to pay OT, that when the roads were cleared and I was finally back to normal speeds......my tires were thudding something horrible!

Leaving the gym today, I noticed, there's still a ton of snert in there.

[Kogarashi]

However, what annoys the hell out of me, are the idiots who plod along...and the road is perfectly clear! ... I also hate having to stop if I don't have to, especially at the top of hills. Once traction is lost, there's no way I can get it back.

Fair enough. That bugs me too. In my defense, the road in question was getting slick with the snow because the plows hadn't been by yet. It was also nice and level, at least, no hills there.

I can only imagine what the conditions were like on the windy, steep roads around the gorges in town, though, before the plows went out.

And I do complain about the crazies around here, but I'm happy to say there are infinitely fewer crazies around than there were in our part of CT. So yay for a driving upgrade!

[kpzra]

People always seem surprised when it snows in Alaska. It happens about the same time every year people, be ready mid-September

[Sleepwalker]

Pffft. Real northerners know how to caravan in bad weather. Of course, sometimes you end up being the first in the line, and that is just stressful.