Well, sort of.
Got up this morning, snow covered the ground. The wife had a doctor’s appointment this morning so I was up early to make sure we could get there. I got out, warmed up the car, cleared the windows, shoveled the drive and de-iced the steps. The problem with this is that the wife still couldn’t get down. So we ended up cancelling her appointment and rescheduling it.
So, I was spared the need to go out and drive in the snow. A friend of ours came by the house as he needed to borrow our car, and he was good enough to take me out to get my drugs at the pharmacy. We live at the top of a fairly steep hill and it is mostly covered in snow. Getting out of our driveway and down the hill was actually the worst part of the drive. Getting to the bottom of the hill, I found that the streets were clear of snow and ice. It seems the town is very diligent about keeping the streets cleared.
The roads were wet in some places, but not icy. The ride was fairly normal. We got out and back again with no problems.
As the day progressed though, the sun came out, the temperatures started to rise above freezing, and the snow started to melt. Late in the afternoon, the wife needed some things from the pharmacy so I ventured out. There was still some snow on the hill but not as much as before.
I made it down the hill, to the pharmacy and back, no problems.
Then the weather started getting nasty again. It started raining, which cleared some of the previous snow, but temperatures are plummeting below freezing again tonight and more snow is expected to fall overnight.
The upside of all this is that our friend is a native to the area, experienced in driving in snow, actually likes doing so, and is going to take me out tomorrow afternoon to give me some lessons on how to drive in the snow. This should be interesting.
Stay tuned for Part II tomorrow, my Hordeling.
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