so... dubiously, let's pretend that we just enjoyed the
"Blizzard of '08"
because, you know
we saw maybe 2 inches of snow, and THAT is really about all we can feasibly handle.
what i don't understand is why all the schools decided to panic and let out right in the MIDDLE of the storm when the roads really were at their worst,
when by 3 or 4 in the afternoon most of the main ways had recovered and no more precipitation was on the horizon.
it just seems as if it might make more sense to keep everyone in the buildings, where they would be safe, instead of sending them out to trail blaze in the slush and sleet to combat senseless, paranoid, cincinnati motorists.
on the other hand i have admittedly been a "cincinnati driver" since i first got behind the wheel, but THIS year i have found i don't get so scared.
i suppose i just feel safe in the vanagon. she really holds her own. my biggest concern is tipping over, but she's a pretty hefty girl so it might take a little more than i expect.
all a part of my blossoming adulthood, it seems.
when you become a real-live grown up you no longer fear driving in winter BECAUSE of winter itself- you fear it because everyone else on the road is clinically insane....
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In the worst of the storm, it was almost impossible to get up or down hills. I saw a pick up that should have been heavy enough slide off the 275 ramp at least five times. Where it was flat shouldn't have been a problem (I was in a Corolla and did fine).
ick- luckily i was stuck at work and didn't have to do too much driving... what was really fun is when our electricity decided to go out overnight and waking up to a mere 50 degrees inside the house....
The real threat is other drivers, no question. When traffic lights went dead during the big September power outage I saw several cars (all SUVs, incidentally) cruise right through intersections, oblivious to the situation.
Sometimes it seems like bad weather just brings out the stupid.
I'm lucky, I live and work downtown so I just walked on Tuesday.
oh it's for sure what i miss most about living downtown is being able to walk just about anywhere i needed to go-
however i will say i always found downtown business hours to be strange- as if everything closed up at 7 pm... but my main haunts were around washington park so i'm not sure if the locale had something to do with it.
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