Outside my windows is nothing but a broiling shroud of white. The snow is all there has ever been, and all there will ever be.
Driving in white-out conditions can feel like that. And it can be terrifying.
I've spent a lot of timeless time doing it over the years, and rather well I might add. I've never gone in the ditch (knocking on my desk...), and I grew up and learned how to drive in a place where, well, I'll just say that going in the ditch was a relatively commonplace activity. And just in the last few weeks mother nature has seen fit to give me a refresher course.
So I felt I'd offer some musings and advice to those who may need to face those conditions.
The first and most important part, of course, is
Don't drive in it
If you can, leave your car in park for today and shovel some snow or blog or something instead. Seriously.
But that isn't always possible.
If you're forced out in it, or caught in it, or think you might be, follow me below the fold.
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