How do you feel about driving to work during a snowstorm at rush hour? How bad does it have to be for you to decide you aren't going in?
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Jez is recovering
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Well, the key here is that you're driving to WORK. I called in "snowed in" about a month ago just because of a couple inches of snow... I slept in and took the car out to the mall parking lot to carve some donuts instead. Then we took our kid out to make a snow man and have a snowball fight... If I really had to be somewhere important, not much would keep me from driving in it. Ice, snow, freezing rain, traffic jams, no problem...
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About a foot and a half or two.
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Where I am right now, rush hour means both cars are out. Add to that the fact that I am driving a company provided 4X4, have worked as a test driver for ABS, and Traction control systems and I have a corporate card for the tow truck. Nothing but a desire to stay in bed keeps me off the road. Edit: I have been stuck when the national guard shut down the roads..
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I lived in California my entire life, so I see snow about once every 10 years. But I have an interesting story... On a flight home from Hawaii, I sat next to an octogenarian woman who had lived in Hawaii for over 40 years. She had moved there from Cleveland, OH after her husband came home one day from work, 3 hours late because of snow, and said "Honey, I can't take it anymore. We're moving to Hawaii"...;-D...
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The only way I can't make it to work is if there's 14+ inches of snow that hasn't been plowed from the road yet. I LOVE driving in snow! What a blast, so dang fun, spinning circles and fishtailing and learning how different wheels get different traction. A snowstorm is the best time to learn car-handling skills! If it's still icy when I get to work, I'll call in to take the day off and just play in a big, empty parking lot somewhere. The skills I've learned in the snow have saved my life. In emergency swerving situations, it's good to know how how the car will respond, and how to safely recover.
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