No matter how many years I commute into this city, I will never understand what happens to seemingly sane people at the first sign of the "white stuff". Although we know that this day will come each and every year, there are always a large number of folks who seemed surprised when it does. Put snow tires on your vehicle...bah why would you do that? You would rather slip and slide and blame someone else for not clearing the road quick enough. Then there are those who believe their snow tires and four wheel drive makes them super human. They laugh at the rest of us as they zoom by on the right shoulder...until they slide off the road that is. If we are lucky they will not take any of the rest of us with them as they lose control. Perhaps their winter tires have special suction cups that help them stick to the ice.
And no need to fear if you missed this morning's commute, it will be repeated throughout the winter after each break in the weather. Every Chinook could mean winter is over and then oops there comes that nasty snow again, sneaking up on us! And we thought spring was here...in January! Even Balzac Billy doesn't hope for that until February 2nd.
I'll close with a request to all of you who will be commuting home this evening...please, please, please just take it easy and have a safe drive.
misskimmy
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