Andy decided to take another look at the snow while I was bringing in groceries. “Nope!” he thought, “Still not for me!”
I drove up on the grass and parked so the rear hatch was closer to my front door. After taking groceries in, I had a small problem with traction – see the two bare spots where the tire tracks abruptly slide right?
After a little slide, though, I regained traction and managed to get my car backed into my parking spot on the opposite side of the lane. Just love winter and snow!
The only place I want to see snow is on other peoples blogs!
LOL! I agree!
Sorry you had to drive in the snow, that is something I try to avoid.
Me, too! The worst part was a solid sheet of ice between my car and me.
If it snows.I let the car at home.
My native New England has been getting hammered with snow again this winter. I am glad to be in a milder climate here in the PNW. We can and do get black ice here though. Worse than snow.
I agree about ice. This time of year, we can get rain, followed by snow or have melting during the day followed by freezing temperatures at night, both of which result in dangerous ice.
Been there, seen it, done it ❄️ Drove a van one time with ABS ~ the brake pedal started shaking, the steering wheel was vibrating, a red lite was flashing plus an obnoxious buzzer!!! I almost bailed out 😉 After moving south to N.E. Tennessee there is only 1, 2 or the most 3 days of cabin fever then back on the porch for a cold one🍺 P.S. Washe cat is 24/7 indoor 🐱 He likes the birds at the window feeder perched in his ‘cat bird’ seat 😉
My two are 24/7 indoor kitties, too. Aside from being black cats (which makes them targets to ignorant superstitious people – and they do exist!), I live within a short distance from a highway and a busy main road, neither of which is cat-friendly.
The ABS on both cars I’ve had with the system pulsed but didn’t make any alarming light show or sounds. It is counter-intuitive to only apply light pressure to the brakes when in a situation where ABS kicks in! I get plenty of experiences each year with the effect, so am used to it now. On the other hand, the brakes on my little VW require a very light touch to do their business, so I’m now used to giving my brakes just the right light touch when ABS kicks in.
good thing kitties
not needed
to put on chains 🙂
LOL! Well, on tiled or other slick floors they might wish for little booties with sticky soles…!
Brrrr!!! No palm trees?
Actually, there is a woman who has some potted ones that she sets outside when the weather is suitable!
Better you like snow and driving with snow 🙂 Andy and Dougy are not obliged to !Bonne se
semaine – amitiés
I don’t like driving in snow, though modern cars have improvements that make the task less difficult. I particularly like improvements in brakes and tires.
You handled it just fine, Doug!
One of the benefits of being native to this sort of driving…!
Andy is lucky to have you to bring in his groceries for him.
Well, the FedEx and UPS people do the hard part! (The groceries yesterday are all mine, no matter what Andy and Dougy thought!)
Andy , the mama is with you… snow rhymes to NOOOOO! for a reason I think ;O)))
What a brilliant association! I agree: snow =
nooooooo!