Black Ice Reminder
As I was typing my "wet leaves" reminder I also wanted to remind people about black ice. Nights are going below freezing in some areas. For those of you who aren't familiar with black ice, it's a sk...
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lakeside013104 wrote:Dog Folks wrote:pnichols wrote:
Sliding off the road is not funny or cute or cool.
When much younger I lived in, and did some of that sliding in, Michigan and Utah. That's one of the many reasons why I no longer live in places like that.
So true. I moved to Florida as a young man, just after leaving my car stuck in a snowbank, and then walking about 1/2 mile through deep snow to get home, in loafers.
That was when I said: "Enough"
LOAFERS are for dancing. Dancing on black ice would be impressive. Probably not much of a chance to practice in swampland!!!
Lakeside
Of course, that was long before Funniest Home Videos, but that day would have easily been a winner.
Before retreating to the snow bank, I did try to walk uphill on the ice, twice. It didn't work. The slip, fall and the long slide back to the bottom of the hill were classics.
One reason I chose to live in swampland. :)
