TOTALLY GEEKED!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Domestic Engineer wrote:

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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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Domestic Engineer wrote:

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Woo hoo, I got out!!! It took three attempts, but I made it to church and to the local Mexican restaurant. On the third attempt, I just gave that baby some gas and sailed over the ice.

I'm in TN, we're not used to snow, give us a half-inch and the whole city shuts down. Even though I live in the city, it's a very rural setting. My house is located on the side of a hill, to reach the road I have to go up a steep concrete driveway, turn left onto a gravel driveway that goes up and around a curve, then up anther hill. The entire driveway is canopied with trees so the snow doesn't melt very fast. Once reaching the road, it's downhill and curvy for over a mile before reaching the main road.

When it snows DH just parks one of the cars at the road and we hike in and out. DH is out of town and I didn't get the car moved before the lower driveway was icy, so I was stuck. I'd shovel snow in the afternoon only to have it freeze and snow again. It was frustrating at times, DH felt bad that he was gone and I was dealing with this. I had electricity and food, so it all worked out.

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 Doesn't that achievement feel great?  You beat back that big bad storm!

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 DD said that when it comes to ice, you can't show fear.  Riiiiiight.

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 I actually agree with her.  You have to have strict command of your vehicle and know how to drive in it and react to sliding.  If you panic, you are going to crash.  If you stay in control, you have a much better chance of coming out of a slide.

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 Spoken like a true Southerner.  You have zero control over the other cars on the road, not to mention your own when it comes to ice.  Us Northerners know this and the smarter ones just stay off the road.

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 Excuse me?  I'm from Michigan.  Doesn't your driver's ed teach you how to turn into the slide and pull out of it?  I can't help it if your driver's ed skips that part.  In Michigan, we had to learn how to drive on ice, or we'd never get to leave the house.