[Peter B]

Snowing good out here on Old Mission Peninsula! A beautiful morning. Bring it on!

[mkfarnam]

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

It is funny. Although I grew up here, after living in CA for 18 years we still do not drive as well in the snow as most Michiganders. The mistakes that we make are so dumb ist is funny as long as no one gets hurt (so far so good). Even after two years here we are not much better (in part becasue there has been so little snow.)

I'm some what in the same situation.
I was born and raised in Michigan but had to leave at the age of 15.
After living in Ca. for over 30 years and moving to OK. where there's possibilities of snow and even more possiblities of ice on the road, and no experience of driving in this weather, it scares the H@#%! out of me.
I know that just reading doesn't train a person how to handle it, but is there some website that may tell you the do's and don't and what to watch out for?

[dynimagelv]

What's snow??????????

[magellan]

Originally Posted by dynimagelv

What's snow??????????

It's like sand, except we don't look at it year-round.

[Cato the Elder]

Originally Posted by dynimagelv

What's snow??????????

It's related to something rare in the Southwest called water.

[lidiya]

I love the iwinter with the silver white world and the christmas man will send us the dream of us and all of us in the happy time in a few days and happy chiristmas to all and hope we have a 2 feets deep of the snow this christmas

[lidiya]

can Some kind sending me some of the beautiful pictures of the white christmas to me via lidiya79@yahoo.com.I am waiting for the beautiful picture of the white christmas from MI.

[tcb]

Driving in the snow can be a challange, the big things to remember is if you see a stop sign with a huge pile of snow to go though DO NOT STOP, just run the sign otherwise you will get stuck, it's common for the piles to build up at the end of driveways, streets, etc. Of course you may still have to stop if there are other cars around, just be careful with that. When you get stuck you go forwards and reverse and shack your weight and the car back and forth and most of the time that will get you out. If you have 4x4 just because you can go faster doesn't mean you can stop faster, so be careful don't dart around other drivers. Also you have to drive like you have an egg under the pedal to prevent yourself from sliding or burying the tires sometimes. That's some basics in a nutshell. Also #1 thing to remember, DO NOT USE CRUISE CONTROL in the winter, there is the possibility of black ice, snow, ice, etc and it will cause you to loose control if you aren't careful when the vehicle looses traction then tries to speed up.

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[SayYesToMichigan]

I am with you. 12 inches of snow.... too much work!

Originally Posted by NEWKIDONTHEBLOCK2

Soon we will be up to our a$$ in snow. Ain't it grand?
Snow, cold wet soup on the road. Ahhh, the salt quietly rusting our cars.
The noreasters,wind blowing through our bones.
Michigan, god's country, why because no one else wants it. lol

[mkfarnam]

Or just call me