Snow Day! pt 5 Things that make you go "hmmmm"

[justalurkr]

You know how most people allegedly consider themselves to be above average drivers? I don't. I know better. I'm good if I manage not to be a danger to myself or others.

I say this because I just drove down the other side of Blackjack Mountain, which has poorer sun exposure so people are still retrieving their vehicles, and back up again without incident. Admittedly I was doing 19mph (30.6 kph) in a 35mph (56kph) zone, but there were poorly parked vehicles all over the damned place. I regret nothing!

The significance of this is that if I can navigate the backside of Blackjack Mountain without incident, why has the Georgia DOT still got barricades up? There's a gap for one car to go through, which appears to be a "Have Accident Here, Please" sign, but the intention is clearly to stop traffic on a road that a moderately safe driver is having little to no trouble with.

On the other hand, working from home is awesome because I get to grocery shop on my lunch break. I believe I am now in possession of enough comfort food for the next three Snowmageddons.

Comments

[amycooper.livejournal.com]

Glad your okay. I've become much more comfortable in driving in snow in the past few months as the area I've moved into is much snowier (and colder). 3rd gear is your friend in this weather, and go slow.

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

You're the second person to tell me about 3rd gear! :-D someone on my Facebook feed is grumbling about more snow next week, so I may have a chance to try it out. Hope not, though.

Stay safe!