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totchipanda) wrote2022-01-14 01:28 pm
totchipanda) wrote2022-01-14 01:28 pm
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YARGH Snow
I tried to leave the house yesterday. I thought if i had enough momentum I could get through the mess of oatmeal snow at the end of the driveway + the street.
Nope. The warm weather meant that the packed snow on the street became soft and broke up under the various vehicles driving through, and it turned to oatmeal, and my piddly little Kia and non-winter tires couldn't make it through. Plus, since it snowed right when it got really cold, there were huge drifts along the curbs, which had packed a bit more because of the wind. I got swamped in snow that couldn't be gripped, while the bottom of my car was caught on a bit of packed snow.
Four very kind strangers pushed me out and into a neighbour's driveway, who then VERY kindly let me sit on their pad for a few hours. I called for a tow to hopefully get back into my own driveway, but when he was finally able to come, he got stuck in the oatmeal too! While he got himself out, there was a minivan that was trapped further down than I had been, and a third car nearly got mired as well. All in the span of 4 hours, that I am aware of. I know there's been other people getting stuck too. It's so ridiculous.
One of the strangers was driving my car while I helped push, so today I am VERY sore, and then I was so hyped up from all the fun and dealing with the towing company (they were great, honestly, but it was 10pm when they finally made it out) I couldn't fall asleep easily, and then I woke up after a nap and couldn't get back to sleep. Thankfully its a quiet day and I get to go home in a few hours.
Next year: winter tires. Next vehicle (knock on wood not for a long time, I'm almost done paying off my loan!), something with more than 7" ground clearance.
Nope. The warm weather meant that the packed snow on the street became soft and broke up under the various vehicles driving through, and it turned to oatmeal, and my piddly little Kia and non-winter tires couldn't make it through. Plus, since it snowed right when it got really cold, there were huge drifts along the curbs, which had packed a bit more because of the wind. I got swamped in snow that couldn't be gripped, while the bottom of my car was caught on a bit of packed snow.
Four very kind strangers pushed me out and into a neighbour's driveway, who then VERY kindly let me sit on their pad for a few hours. I called for a tow to hopefully get back into my own driveway, but when he was finally able to come, he got stuck in the oatmeal too! While he got himself out, there was a minivan that was trapped further down than I had been, and a third car nearly got mired as well. All in the span of 4 hours, that I am aware of. I know there's been other people getting stuck too. It's so ridiculous.
One of the strangers was driving my car while I helped push, so today I am VERY sore, and then I was so hyped up from all the fun and dealing with the towing company (they were great, honestly, but it was 10pm when they finally made it out) I couldn't fall asleep easily, and then I woke up after a nap and couldn't get back to sleep. Thankfully its a quiet day and I get to go home in a few hours.
Next year: winter tires. Next vehicle (knock on wood not for a long time, I'm almost done paying off my loan!), something with more than 7" ground clearance.
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