It has been an uncharacteristically mild winter so far. The snow didn't really stay until about a week ago. The first year I was here was also a mild winter and it was all wintery white since mid-December. This winter is good for our car though. Having already paid $350 for maintenance work on the transmission, we were reluctant to face the hassle (and $$ pain) of getting snow tires.
Mom has been worried about us driving in winter but we don't plan to drive when it's snowing anyway. The experience one/two years ago was plenty freaky enough. It wasn't even like there was an accident but our car was trying to get into the parking lot near out house and it skidded so badly. The car slid into a pile of snow and we desperately tried to dig it out with our gloved hands. Really considered getting a shovel after that but we still don't own one as of now. In the end, a bunch of guys saw us and got out of their house and pushed the car out. Quite a memory it was.
The new parking spot we have now is a lot better than the one we had then. At least the driveway is moderately clean and the incline is not as steep so we don't usually have a hard time getting in. No more using the bike lock to smash the slippery ice along the driveway which made our tires spin wildly, trying to find something to bite into.
Anyway, I'll be going for a site visit on Wednesday. Won't be back till Thursday night. Yeah it's technically a business trip. Been starting on the project today. Will need to read more of those yucky scientific journals later.
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