Well, I don't know if it's the Californians or if Washingtonians just use them as an excuse (leaning toward the latter) but every time the weather changes it's the same. It starts to rain, they hit their brakes. Sun comes out, brakes. Snow begins to fall, brakes. The only thing they *can* drive in is that wretched overcast we seldom seem to be rid of.
Driving in rain and snow really just takes practice. What bothers me most about Washingtonians is that if it rains hard they think about staying home, and if it snows they lock their cars and hide the keys. I've been very intentional about it, every time it snows I'm out there. This is made easier and safer by the fact that everyone else stays home, but it's still irritating. When the time comes that they really need it, many of my fellow drivers are helpless, and it's their own fault. OTOH, there are times when it's better to just let it go. I've been to NY, and I wouldn't have dreamed of getting behind the wheel. Somebody would've gotten killed. On Wed, 2002-01-02 at 15:09, Net Llama wrote: > Oh, i agree 100%. Most native Californians don't know how to drive in > rain (forget snow). I curse them all the time. I've seen it drizzling, > and people start freaking out like its a hurricane. > I'll take a downpour over a blizzard any day. > > -Lonni > (who spent the first 25 years of his life living in NY & PA) > > --- Aaron Grewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not surprised, but if you visit Western Washington you'll probably > > hear it more than once: "Traffic is so awful. It's all those > > Californians that moved here. They don't know how to drive in the > > rain." CW is that if we tell everybody how awful the weather is > > 'round > > here, they'll stay someplace else. > > > > On Wed, 2002-01-02 at 14:47, Net Llama wrote: > > > --- Aaron Grewell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > We have to keep up the illusion of endless pouring rain, it's all > > that > > > > > > Feh. Never been to northern California between December & March i > > take > > > it? Its been raining here *non-stop* for the past 2 weeks. > > Mudslides, > > > flooding, the works. > _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
