The bane of my existence
December 13, 2007 | Filed under: Invierno, Sucks like a vacuum, This side of the Hudson
“Winter is nature’s way of saying, ‘Up yours.’” ~Robert Byrne
I got absolutely nothing done today. Every time I would open an email or clean off my desk or reach down to grab a pair of sandals that were still under my desk from like July; I would casually look outside and my chest would start heaving at the sight of the snow. There is a very funny thought in the minds of others that because I live and am from Upstate NY then of course I can handle driving in snow. Do I have experience watching others drive in snow? Yes, yes I do. Do I have experience driving myself 10 miles in roughly six inches of snow with fattest, fluffiest, most blindingly white flakes known to man? No, no I do not. Hence the white knuckled driving and need to take deep breaths and the panicked phone calls to my parents apprising them of the seven whole dollars in my bank account that they could totally have in the event of my untimely death.
If you ever want to become religious, drive in snow. You’ll start believing in God real quick when driving through snow as you think of things to ask for forgiveness on in exchange for making it two more miles. Today it was forgiveness for that time I called my middle school librarian a ‘fucking bitch’ and the time I stole a pack of lifesavers from Hannaford.
She Likes Purple says:
We don’t get much snow but I’ve had many conversations with God driving on ice. Or should I say gliding?
Dagny says:
Out here we get the occasional earthquake to remind folks that there just might be a higher power. Keep safe!
Diane Mandy says:
The pictures look beautiful, but I can imagine it was a nightware to drive in!
Amanda says:
I went to school at Syracuse so I know what driving in snow is like. NONE of my friends were brave enough to do it, but damn, someone had to go to the liquor store when it was too disgusting to do anything else! The worst was the nor’easter that hit the entire eastern seaboard in the fall of 2003. Northern Virginia - 55 miles in 3.5 hours. I didn’t think I’d be able to pry my fingers from the steering wheel, or even turn my car into the hotel because of the amount of snow packed into the tire wells. I really thought I was going to either a] die by one of the 18 wheelers driving faster than 25 in the left lane of b] pull over, keep my car running, run out of gas, and freeze too death in my sleep.
kat says:
There were buses sliding down the hill. Fun! And this weekend, it’s going to be worse.
Maria says:
I hate fucking snow. In fact, anything below 70° is too cold to me.
Hang in there.
Momo Fali says:
Driving in snow? You should see me on a plane. I pretend to read a book, but all I’m really doing is saying Hail Mary’s over, and over, and over.
LVGurl says:
The grass is always greener.. er… the ground is always whiter on the other side of the, uh, country. I’ll trade you sunshine and desert landscape for a few days if I can have some of that snow.
That must have been one nasty librarian.
Katie says:
Oh my gosh, I am the same way. I am so petrified to drive in the snow (or rain or anything else besides sunshine!) because I always manage to slide no matter how slowly or carefully I’m driving. I love the first picture by the way.
mama's got moxie says:
nice to know i’m not the only one who gets freaked out by driving in the snow! i absolutely hate it.
Whimspiration says:
If only we had snow here right now. The weatherfolks have been offering us snow and ice on a platter for two weeks, and all it is doing is making my grandmother and my mom similarly paranoid so that my family ends up trapped wherever we are for an indefinite period of “survival time” while they untie their knickers.
‘t’d be nice if there were even the slightest reason for those knickers to be in a knot in the fiorst place is all I’m sayin’.
Angella says:
Oh, I hate the snow. Hate it, hate it, HATE IT.
And yet? I live in a place that gets it for six months. Maybe one day I’ll do something about that.
Maybe sharing some vodka recipes will cheer you up. Especially if you sample your work
Suebob says:
I can understand, since I hyperventilate at the THOUGHT of snow.
I have spent a total of less than 10 days of my life in the snow, and that was too many for me.
Aimee Greeblemonkey says:
You speak the truth. I am agnostic and only pray when driving in the snow. Or when I lose my keys.
kerrianne says:
I too HATE driving in the snow with a fire of a thousand suns (to melt it! see?), but thankfully I have almost ten years experience doing it. Living on the east-side of Washington State for most of my life provided nothing like it did ample practice time driving in snow. But I moved somewhere it doesn’t snow, hardly ever, which also happens to be one of my favorite attributes about Portland.
One Smart Cookie says:
Yes, but aren’t you glad that you at least have the sense to be cautious and know your limits? If I had a dollar for every stupid New Englander who thinks that he/she can drive like a maniac because “I have an SUV”/”I’ve been driving in snow my whole life”/”It’s not that bad out”… I’d be a very rich woman.