Surprise! We just got two inches of snow!
It just took me an hour to get home from my place of employment1. On the way, I managed to lose a wheelcover by sliding into the roadside curb.
I still have to drive to Garner and back to get Isabella from the babysitter. Wish me luck.
To those of you yankees who love to snort with derision at us Southerners whenever we get our panties in a bunch over such a paltry amount of snow, consider this:
- We don’t get snow as often as you do.
- People down here don’t know how to drive in ice and snow.
- But mainly, we don’t have the infrastructure (plows, salt trucks) that you have.
You see, I have driven in snow while visiting my in-laws in Western NY. You would think it would be Hell. However, all of the roads are plowed and salted within a few hours of the first flake’s fall. After a few hours of plowing, most of the roads are completely clear. Down here, many roads become (and remain) skating rinks for a day or more.
In sum: yankees, you can kiss my grits.
1 Distance from my house to work: 4 ¼ miles. I could have walked home faster.
LATE UPDATE: Yes, we made it home fine.