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November 29, 2006
Look, Ma - No Traction!
Dawnise had a long-standing brunch appointment with a friend this morning - normally she'd have blown it off, but this particular friend is moving out of state in a week or so, so Dawnise decided she really wanted to keep the date if she could.
Getting the car down the hill was no problem - gravity works, and she kept it under control. By the time she reached the bottom, however, she had decided that driving wasn't such a great idea, and wanted to turn around. Looking at the sanded road in front of us, I decided that hard part was over, so we did a Chinese fire drill and I drove her down to the restaurant.
The main highway was fine, and most of the secondary arteries look like they've been plowed or sanded. Go slow, watch for ice, leave plenty of gap.
Got to the restaurant without incident. I lingered briefly and had a coffee and a bite, then left the ladies, walked over to Safeway to grab some milk, and headed home.
It was obvious after about 2 seconds, that the rear-wheel drive BMW had zero chance of climbing the icy hill. I did my best to keep the wheels on snow, but it's snow sitting on ice, and the traction control was having none of it. I managed (fairly gracefully, if I do say so myself) to do a zero-point turn at the base of our road and park the car along Hidden Cove, where it will stay 'till this thaws - hopefully by this weekend, if the current weather predictions hold.
Posted by dberger at November 29, 2006 12:25 PM