Re: [GZG] [ECC] Weather Alert

["Allan Goodall" <agoodall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/15/07, Indy <indy.kochte@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You need t overcome that general fear/dread of snow, Allan. Aren't you
> originally Canadian, anyway? :-D

Originally, originally I'm Scottish. I spent most of my life in Canada, though.

It's not the thought of driving in snow that worries me. In 2000 I
drove back from New Orleans to Toronto after Mardi Gras, and got
caught in a bad snowstorm for most of the trip. Ended up sleeping part
of the night in the car under an emergency blanket parked beside a
Wendy's/Tim Horton's on the 401.

It's an awful long drive from Louisiana to PA at the best of times.
Add snow to the mix and drive times become quite a pain. I'd have to
plan to take at least an extra day off work each way, in case of the
weather.

The cars down here are not protected against road salt. I was amazed
at just how much longer brakes and exhaust systems last down here,
without road salt to contend with. If I were to go to an ECC I'd have
to rent a car so as not to put our own vehicles through that, which
just adds to a trip that I couldn't afford in the first place...

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