I am a wreck as usual.

[gfrancie]

What the heck weather gods?????
Today they said, "rain mixed with snow." I am familiar with that mix. I can handle that mix. My family came over today and it started to snow. "okay...hopefully it won't stick."
It turned into "Snow mixed with more snow and then some more snow that sticks to the frozen ground and turns things into a damn ice-skating rink."
I had picked up my family from the ferry and I was going to drop them off. I will be honest driving in the snow scares the ever living crap out of me. Plus Mr. Jenner is out of town so I had to bring Senor Onion with me. I carefully drove down to the ferry, (my mom gave me some good tips for driving. She was a voice of calm) and my brother decided to stay overnight and add some weight to the car. Bless him.
A lot.
What is normally a 10-15 minute drive home turned into a 45 minute white-knuckle adventure. I took Jackson as it was the least steep way back. But then I saw big trucks getting stuck. So I took 12th as it is a gradual uphill drive. I tried to turn on Cherry and about half-way up my car said, "ohlikehell" and my brother is wearing his slippery hip shoes and is trying to help push the car. I did a u-turn and thought, "okay there has to be a better way to do this." So I continued up 12th until Madison where there is still plenty of sand on the roads and it was well-worn. Once I got up madison it was an easy drive the rest of the way home. The Grand battle is to get to the top of the hill. And oh how is is snowing. Big scary blobs of snow. Snow that will hunt down your young and eat it for breakfast. I want to give points to my son for being absolutely calm while his Mother was doing her best to not have a nervous breakdown.
I am not leaving the house until this evil white stuff is gone. GONE.
But I am very very proud of myself for being cool on the outside and just driving carefully and following my Mother's advice. Now I hope she gets home safe.
And weathermen? WTF? WTF?

Other than that adventure in high blood pressure I had a lovely visit with the family. There were presents (I came away with so many books it is obscene) and there was Christmas cake, tea and snark. I am sorry Mr. Jenner wasn't there. He always enjoys the fun too.

I need a drink

Comments

[sexwithpenguins.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's posts like this that make me happy all over again that all I have to deal with in terms of winter is maybe putting on a sweatshirt and socks and sitting a little closer to the heater to combat the elements. I would curl up and die if I had to deal with snow, I'm sure of it.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

I like snow in short bursts once a year. It is great that way. But this? This is just silly.
Though I made waffles for my son and I this morning and we enjoyed them while looking at the snow.

[cogshiftingman.livejournal.com]

Word @ sexwithpenguins.

Do you have snow chains for the car? They make a huge difference (and a huge row). Of course, getting the darned things on can be quite an adventure :-)

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

No. We do not. We aren't that clever. I contemplate it. Maybe next year.

[cogshiftingman.livejournal.com]

I remember that there are some snazzy (i.e. expensive) models which snap on very easily: probably a good investment. The ones I had involved laying out the chain around the wheel then hooking it up behind and in front of the tyre: a messy, cold and difficult job wearing gloves - and the weather conditions you typically have when doing it make it doubly challenging. But having a set in the boot is good for peace of mind.