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Driveway, Part 2
Feb. 5th, 2011 12:40 amI successfully drove up the driveway and to the post office to pick up the mail that had been accumulating since I last picked it up on Monday. (Mailbox is currently out of reach of delivery vehicle, even though I shoveled it out enough for 3-4 people to be able to walk up to it at a time. Well, before this week's storm, anyway. Now it needs more shoveling, but mostly it's a fruitless task at this point.
When I attempted to leave in order to come down to New York to visit the friend who's critically ill here, I didn't build enough speed up at the bottom of the hill and the car just plain stopped making forward progress about halfway up. This happens once or twice each winter. Usually I manage to back down successfully and get out on the second or third try. Not today.
I suck at backing up. Add to that a curve and a slope, and I'm all but hopeless. The car was in a snowbank within 50 feet. ( 4-part harmony on the next 2.5 hours complete with AAA followed by the 3.5 hours after that )
Saturday's forecast is for 3-6 more inches of snow'n'sleet'n'crap at Toad Woods. I'll probably leave the car at the top of the drive. It will be the first time ever for that. There's no doubt: the conditions clearly call for it.
When I attempted to leave in order to come down to New York to visit the friend who's critically ill here, I didn't build enough speed up at the bottom of the hill and the car just plain stopped making forward progress about halfway up. This happens once or twice each winter. Usually I manage to back down successfully and get out on the second or third try. Not today.
I suck at backing up. Add to that a curve and a slope, and I'm all but hopeless. The car was in a snowbank within 50 feet. ( 4-part harmony on the next 2.5 hours complete with AAA followed by the 3.5 hours after that )
Saturday's forecast is for 3-6 more inches of snow'n'sleet'n'crap at Toad Woods. I'll probably leave the car at the top of the drive. It will be the first time ever for that. There's no doubt: the conditions clearly call for it.
