Will it be too difficult for me to participate in recruitment so far from home?

[AXOmom]

QUOTE=VandalSquirrel;2140929]

Both of you are so high falutin' with your sidewalks, paved streets and plows. You haven't lived until you've driven either US 95 of WA-26 and have to stop and open the door to check if you're still on pavement. I'd also suggest US 12 this side of Lolo, when the black ice provides Elk ice dancing it is a thing of beauty.[/QUOTE]


LOL - I've driven both US 95 and WA 26 (not US 12). Driven WA 26 often - it's how I got from Portland to Pullman. The last time was daughter's freshman year at WSU. They had tons of snow that year - closed school twice and 195 for what seemed like a month. We were headed back to Spokane for a gymnastics meet she wanted to see and some house business for me, so I had to go that route through the snow to get her and then go back to Spokane that same way. Took me 3 1/2 hours (from Pullman up to Spokane that is ).

Now that we're totally off track- US 95 at one time was listed as one of the most dangerous roads in America;however, in the summer the drive down through Lewiston/Clarkston then eventually going off and continuing to Walla Walla and into Oregon is gorgeous in a stark/lonely sort of way.

tngirl001- don't worry about any of this though. Unless they are attending WSU - no one on the west side ever sees these roads or comes near them. They are only dimly aware there is another part of the state on the eastern half of the Cascades and these are not the driving conditions you will have to deal with. You'll be in the world of sidewalks and paved streets (not many plows though - they keep those in Spokane), but see how much you're already learning about your new state!.

(whoops - quotes didn't wrap..sorry).

[WCsweet<3]

Originally Posted by AXOmom

QUOTE=VandalSquirrel;2140929]

Both of you are so high falutin' with your sidewalks, paved streets and plows. You haven't lived until you've driven either US 95 of WA-26 and have to stop and open the door to check if you're still on pavement. I'd also suggest US 12 this side of Lolo, when the black ice provides Elk ice dancing it is a thing of beauty.[/QUOTE]


tngirl001- don't worry about any of this though. Unless they are attending WSU - no one on the west side ever sees these roads or comes near them. They are only dimly aware there is another part of the state on the eastern half of the Cascades and these are not the driving conditions you will have to deal with. You'll be in the world of sidewalks and paved streets (not many plows though - they keep those in Spokane), but see how much you're already learning about your new state!.

(whoops - quotes didn't wrap..sorry).

I call BS. There is no "Eastern half".

Honestly, if/when it snows there is enough around the campus that you probably won't need to drive.

[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.

[AXOmom]

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.

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. .

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.

[33girl]

I've never driven in the PNW, but as far as driving in any bad weather, WORD about the SUVs. We (the Northeast we) see way too many people driving them who can't handle them and think they're fine in snow because their vehicle is bigger. Get a car you can handle and put the right tires on it.

[AXOmom]

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

I call BS. There is no "Eastern half".

Honestly, if/when it snows there is enough around the campus that you probably won't need to drive.

Typical Wetsider attitude. So completely full of yourselves..

True on the latter part though - there is more on UW's campus alone than there is in well...VandalSquirrel's entire town of Moscow. .