As long as it's still legal in Canada, we shouldn't run out.

It is now the time when we ritually mock the southerners for their inability to drive in snow. I am home watching cars slide down my street, which is only very slightly inclined. We have had a scant one half inch of snow, and bare (wet) pavement is showing on parts of the street.

I heard that aside from the lack of snow removal equipment, one of the big problems when the south gets more than a dusting of snow is that the material the roads down there are made of gets much slicker than the roads in the cold weather state. I also suspect that they lack the pot holes, ruts, and frost heaves that are part and parcel with heavy duty winters, and which I've always suspected help with the traction as much as the hurt the suspension, at least at slower speeds.

On the other hand, too many days of high-nineties weather up here and the roads start getting gooey.

What we get is usually snow and rain mix, and plummeting overnight temps, which gives us large and lovely sheets of ice. Or sleet and rain, same result. We rarely get easy-to-drive-in ordinary snow.

As long as it's still legal in Canada, we shouldn't run out.

Ah Canada, source of cheap drugs, mounties, moose, and homoeroticism.

And legal liquor for College students. That was a big part of my impression of Canada when I went to Montreal at 2 am on a Thursday Night.

Representative from security hardware manufacturer will be out next Wednesday to try and fix our problems. I suspect, however, that no matter what he does the doctors won't be satisfied.

Shrift's bosses seem to be insane. I didn't realize Electronic Arts had an office in Michigan.

Speaking of doctors, one of them complained to me about his PC running really slow. I'm wondering if the fact that he seems to have downloaded every piece of spyware in existance (except Bonzai Buddy. His PC is surprisingly purple gorilla free) could just maybe have something to do with that. I've never seen Ad-Aware have to chug this hard trying to scan a PC.

Hey Alibelle, are you still around?

My stage manager on Julia's show owns a pink toolbox with pink tools, and every time I see it, I think of you. Especially since my stage manager is not even remotely girly or princessy, and doesn't particularly like the pink toolbox. You so totally deserve it more than she does.

I was just ranting about the inability of people in Chapel Hill, NC to drive in the snow. IMO, the problem is that people freak out and brake excessively causing snow to get smooshed into ice sheets. Also, the longer a car sits in one place, the faster it warms the pavement, thus melting the harmless snow and turning it into ice.

Joy joy joy. As per usual, the pole position-esque road, enhanced by sharp dropoffs into a deep ravine, is not plowed. I cannot avoid it. Sigh.

Hey Alibelle, are you still around?

My stage manager on Julia's show owns a pink toolbox with pink tools, and every time I see it, I think of you. Especially since my stage manager is not even remotely girly or princessy, and doesn't particularly like the pink toolbox. You so totally deserve it more than she does.

I am still around. And now I'm totally jealous. Does the SM remember where s/he got it? Because I really really want one.