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Originally Posted by BAckbOwlsgIrl
I have only driven in the rain in Seattle.
However, I have driven in blizzards on mountain passes where the road could not be seen. I ski. It is a part of life. It sucks at times.
BOTTOM LINES;
YOU ARE IN NO HURRY TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. DRIVE SLOW.
LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND THE NEXT CAR.
SUVs and 4 WHEEL DRIVE ARE WONDERFUL BUT BY NO MEANS OVER RIDE THE ABOVE.
KITTY LITTER THE BACK FOR WEIGHT AND TRACTION.
EXTRA WINDSHIELD FLUID
KEEP PROVISIONS IN YOUR CAR; EXTRA CLOTHES, HIKING BOOTS, FIRST AID KIT, BLANKET, FOOD/WATER. If you don't use it, someone else will such as a stranded car.
A lot of time, I will turn off the radio or turn it down to focus on driving and listen to my car.
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This is excellent advice (grew up in Colorado, so I know that weather well too), but lest we scare tngirl001 into never crossing the Tennessee border before she's even boarded the plane for SeaTac - let me just say - she is going to be smack dab in the middle of a large metropolitan city, so unless she plans on taking her car up into the Cascades on a hiking trip (which granted she may decide to do at some point), the provisions are not going to be necessary to get around Seattle on a typical December day. ...the only thing she's really in danger of is getting stuck in traffic for a year and a half. Actually now that I think about it those provisions might be a good idea. She may need them to survive until she makes it to the next exit. Should have thought of that the last time I was in Seattle. Would have prevented a family meltdown or two.
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Tngirl001 - By the way, I just read an article that listed Seattle and Portland as the top two cities Americans view most favorably. Tried to link it but the link is too long and I can't find a shortcut.