Geez, give them two inches or more of the white stuff and Lake County motorists seem to become wheel jockeys bent on proving they're the dumbest drivers in the world. Or at least the dumbest driving in snow.
Lighten up folks. Driving around the county the past few days during these serial snowstorms, The Hound noticed a number of vehicles in the ditches and witnessed one Cadillac go sliding into a snowbank. What's with you drivers? Whiteouts be damned! must be your rallying cry.
The Hound was passed several times by cars, not 4x4s mind you, which looked like they were going faster than a dry pavement speed limit. The Hound could tell that because they were fishtailing, slipping and sliding, with the pedal to the metal. Yikes!
These bumper-car drivers apparently have a death wish. Just don't take The Hound and other unsuspecting drivers with you. And merry Christmas, snow jockeys.
Wanna see real Dummies in the Snow? Come on down to the coast during one of our blizzards (1/2 inch or more). On the average, we have maybe one "winter weather event" per year, so we don't have snow plows or salt to ease the pain, but when it gets really bad (2") they let the Road Pizza Detail guys* try their hand at the controls of a grader.
Ever hear the one about the redneck's last words? ("Watch this!") It's even better in the snow.
*Also known as the Maintenance Crew. You call your local DOT office and tell them there's a squashed possum on Uncle Graham Rd. and they send somebody right out to scrape it up. Good luck getting the potholes filled, though.
THE HOUND SEZ: Now Irene, The Hound thinks you're being a little tough on your flock in the Carolinas. After all, they don't see snow that often. If we saw nice weather all the time, we here in the Midwest wouldn't know how to drive, either.