My Jeep and I have had disagreements in the past (way too many to mention here), but when it snows here all those tough times melt away (pun intended).
Let me give you some back story. My first car was a tiny piece of plastic in the shape of a Ford Escort. If there was a morning dew on the pavement, I would fishtail and soft summer breeze would push me around don’t even get me started on the vibrating steering wheel whenever I accelerated over 60mph.
When the Escort finally died, I splurged on a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Please keep in mind that this was 2006, before the pocket sized Smart cars and skyrocketing gas prices. I had contemplated a hybrid, but didn’t think it would pay off. (Boy was I off on that one!) But I got the big bad Jeep by convincing myself it would be perfect to haul around the two pups. (No sir, I don’t care how much the moonroof and heated seats cost-the dogs NEED them…yeah, ok)
Let me tell you, when I looked out the window this morning and saw th 9″ of snow, I was like a little kid. I knew I would be able to venture out when all of those Sedan-folk were stuck inside their homes pining at the thought of DD coffee. And venture I did. The thing that got under my skin was when one of those “sedan-folk” tried to drive and didn’t go over 15mph for fear of skidding. Even WORSE is when SUV drivers don’t know how to drive in the snow! To own an SUV you must show that you are capable of driving under all conditions, if you can’t you get a conditional license that stops you from driving when it rains/snows/sleets/etc.
Am I concerned about killing the Ozone and leaving a big-honkin’ Carbon footprint, sure. Is it crossing my mind when I am crusing the deserted snow covered streets on my way to a Toasted Almond iced coffee extra light with skim…not so much!
Sarcasm, Spice and a few things Nice 