Next to the dictionary definition is a picture of my wife, who just yesterday morning did some free "mods" to the front fascia of her Legacy on her way to work during a mild snowfall. On the Interstate exit she lost traction and bonked the right-side snow pack. I told her that she was going too fast, after I warned her repeatedly the last couple years that Subaru AWD is not a magic bullet against low traction. She claims she was going slow enough and that it was just really slippery in that spot. I asked her if there were 16 other cars plowed into the snow bank at the same spot. She said no. "Do you know why? Because all those other cars weren't going too fast."
I think I'm going to wait a while to fix it, until she gets the message of why it happened.
^ To confess, I'm actually one of those who, occasionally, go too fast.
Granted, I haven't done so in about 9 years, but I was not a native to snowy/icy winter driving, and it took quite a bit of nagging by my wife - and a few close-calls - before I learned my lesson.
Now, I'm that guy in the Subaru with good winter tires, screaming at my rearview mirror because I just *know* that the Subaru driver behind me, more than likely without winter tires, is gonna eat my rear bumper, if I had to execute an emergency maneuver.
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And I'm not old. Just older.
Noted, sir. :biggrin:
MIT graduates they both are. Who says we aren't articulate!
^ I thought the stereotype was just antisocial? :icon_razz:
, disrespect mother nature at your own peril.
