grey and gray

Grey sky. White snow. Omaha’s been looking especially dreary the last couple of days. I think I’m becoming immune to the cold. It was 17 degrees over the weekend and it didn’t seem that bad. It flurried on Saturday and Sunday, and they say another huge snow and ice storm might hit tonight. If that’s so, I might be trapped at home again.

J took me driving a day or so after last week’s snow storm.  We only went up and down our street. He wanted me to practice turning into a swerve and stopping short when the ground is slippery. The first couple of times he demonstrated my hand immediately went to the door handle. I felt like I was on an amusement park ride; I don’t do rides. When it was my turn to drive his car, a sporty new Saab, I frustrated J by not breaking 10 mph. Reluctantly I did what he told me to. When I felt (marginally) more comfortable on the road, we switched cars. I drive a 2003 Altima, which we determined does not have anti-lock breaks. It couldn’t come to a complete stop when I slammed on the breaks. It would slide, slide, slide until it finally stopped. Should I be freaked out about driving a car without anti-lock breaks? Well, I am!

If I’m going to make it through the winter here, I’m going to need an SUV and a set of snow tires.