What a day. WHAT a day!!! The good news? I learned a few somethings. Ya wanna know what they are?
1) Packing up kitchen 1 week before the move not the best of ideas. Yeah - kinda gotta eat sometime. I was STARVING this morning. All I could think of was food. It was pitiful. Honest to goodness.
2) Just because it's balmy and almost sorta warm in the morning.....when living in the frozen tundra TAKE your BOOTS with you to work.
...building on that last one....
3) Those pretty flat black Capizio's? Yeah, while they may look just lovely with your cuffed plumb slacks - THEY ARE NOT WARM AND THEY ARE NOT WATERPROOF. Cold. Wet. Feet. Yick.
4) When cleaning your car off - remember to clear the lights and to snap the windshield wipers to get rid of the ice. Seeing out of your windshield is a good thing - don'tcha know.
My normal 1 hour drive home took 2 1/2 hours tonite. This morning, upon arriving at work, I was told we would be getting 6-8 inches of snow. Having been married to a "manly man" for 11 years - I wasn't too worried. I know 6 inches and that ain't enough snow to worry about. ;-)
Well - someone's been lyin' to me!! Holy Crap. We got dumped on. AND the roads suck!! Did you know that a normal width road will narrow considerably when there is snow - drifting snow? Yeah, well, I forgot about that!
I'm sure it was just beautiful out. Heavy wet snow....all those beautiful fields.....but I couldn't see. I didn't dare take my eyes off the road!!!
I do have to say my car, Maggie May, performed wonderfully. Really - and I didn't push her too hard at all. And what a help she is. I found out there is a yellow light on my dash that says "Low Traction". Do ya wanna know how I know? Yeah - it was on the whole flippin' drive! WooHoo.
But - I'm home. I'm wrapped in my blanket. I'm not going to do one thing in this house tonite. I just want to relax and watch some TV. Maybe have a toddy or two.
I survivied!! I survived my First Real Snow in the Winter of '05.
Posted by Tammi at December 8, 2005 07:47 PMGlad to know that you got home OK! Snow is beautiful when you're inside, with nothing else to do!
It's 'cold' here - 45? No biggie. Keep safe!
Posted by: Allicadem at December 8, 2005 11:40 PMWe only got 3 inches of snow up here. No problems what so ever, my truck still hasn't seen four wheel drive yet.
Posted by: Contagion at December 9, 2005 08:08 AMGotta love ya' girl...but ROFLMAO over "Having been married to a "manly man" for 11 years - I wasn't too worried. I know 6 inches and that ain't enough snow to worry about. ;-)".
Gutter mind, gutter mind, gutter mind. Sorry, need to try and slap the smirk off of my face.
*ROFL* Bwahahahahahahaha!
Posted by: Lee Ann at December 9, 2005 12:26 PM