i’m not sure if we’re in the same province (i’m in ontario), but the amount of snow we got really was crazy. i knew we were expecting a lot, but i wasn’t expecting so much that practically everything would be closed and/or canceled today. i’m used to people (and unfortunately, my school board lmao) in my area brushing off
literally bad weather and keeping things running and open, no matter how bad or dangerous the weather may be.
i really appreciate what you said about driving in poor conditions as well. i don’t drive, but it’s still good information to know and will likely help me if i ever decide to get my license one day. i’m also really glad that you weren’t hurt when your tires locked up on you — i can only imagine how scary that must’ve been. also, there really does need to be lessons on how to properly drive in the snow. people in my city see
one snowflake and they start driving like madmen. it’s crazy lol.
Eyy we live in the same province! Hello there! But yeah, it was pretty hectic all around especially for those trying to get to places. For school, the board really does everything they can to not close schools even in extreme weather. If there was a zombie apocalypse, all they'd do is cancel school buses lol (and I don't understand the logic behind canceling them in the first place but keep schools open. It only just makes things harder for people to get to school!). Fortunately, they thought better and closed them, except they insisted that online learning would continue. Yeah right, as if anyone would turn up for class. Snow days are snow days. Let people enjoy what life has to offer!
For the driving part, it definitely was scary for sure. I even gasped in fear of what was happening in that moment but like I said in my post, I came out unharmed. If all of this was in normal conditions, I would've stepped on the brakes all the way since the ABS would do its job effectively. Older cars from at least a couple of decades ago generally don't have ABS so it's pretty knowing how much braking pressure you can apply before locking tires. But you don't really have to worry about that unless you actively seek to drive them, along with knowing how to shift manual gears. Regardless, it's best to know all of the limits of the vehicle you're driving in the first place. You never know what might come up on the road.
Lastly, other drivers on the roads. There are just too many people with their inflated egos who think they're such a better driver than everyone else when in reality, it's the opposite. I've seen them weave through traffic a few times and yeeting themselves through small gaps. Congratufreakinglations, you saved a grand total of two seconds while almost killing someone. The kind of drivers I see this happening often are BMW drivers and pick-up truck drivers, in which I absolutely despise the latter. I'd like to say more, but I'd end up going on a tangent lol.
we gets lots and lots of snow here in Ohio (we actually have about 6-8" outside right now) so despite only having my license for a little less than a year and a half I'm already a pro at driving on snow and ice lol. definitely something to be very cautious about, luckily most of the drivers around here are very cautious too so nobody's rushing anyone around.
the worst thing about my car is it's a VW Beetle so it's really small, and it has a V5 engine so it has lots of power. slipping tires is almost inevitable in my car, so learning to drive in snow was an absolute must for me, from the very beginning. luckily it's front wheel drive so no issues there.
Please share some tips about driving on snow and ice! I'd love to learn more as this is pretty much my first winter driving in the snow since getting my driver's licence in September of last year. Also, a lot of the drivers from where I live are reckless regardless of condition, so I'm constantly on my toes whenever they decided to go full-on race mode. ☹
If I may ask, what colour is your Beetle and year model? If you couldn't tell by my past posts in this thread, I like cars so I'm just curious.
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Okaaaaay after all of that typing, here are some things that made me happy today:
- After a huge snowstorm from yesterday, the weather was pretty pleasant with clear sunny skies all around! I ended up going for a walk with my sister for an hour even though we had to walk through all of the snow that had yet to be plowed. I got some exercise from all that too, so it's a win win!
- Played GT Sport.
- Made some progress on my art.
- There's this one video on Youtube that made me giggle. It was about F1 cars driving on a Mario Kart circuit, more specifically the MK8 remaster version of Royal Raceway from MK64. I couldn't stop laughing when they were negotiating that huge jump over the lake with various results that ended horribly. That last bit where one sent the other into the
shadow realm lake is just as funny since it was intentional lol.
- I played ACNL. There were northern lights in my town and someone at the campsite. Since it's winter, the tent is replaced by an igloo. And because of this, a relaxing soundtrack played when I went inside and loved it since I haven't heard it in a long time.
