Ken Norton wrote:
>> I love crappy weather. I went out on the 23rd and stood in the rain on
>> ground so icy I could barely walk to do some landscape photography. I do
>> that a lot. I love bad weather, it makes awesome photos. Sunny "Nice" days
>> suck, I hate them. The light is ugly.
>>
>
>
> Actually, I am in total agreement. Foul weather is far more photogenic.
> However, in this particular case, the weather actually made for extremely
> dangerous conditions--I couldn't even stand on my driveway! The interstate
> here is "travel not advised--100% ice covered". When they lose Interstate
> 80, you know it's bad.
>
> AG
Today it was 60deg F (NW Indiana/Chicago-ish) and rainy all day. That
means that the layer of ice is starting to melt and get a nice layer of
water on top of it. Yesterday was worse -- it had just started to melt,
but it was right at the melt/freeze point all day. My driveway is on a
slight incline -- it was all I could do to keep from sliding down it
when I tried to get in my car. Once down in the street, there way no
way I was getting back up my driveway until it melted some more.
We also had the "stay home, you idiots" warnings out all over the radio.
Sadly, I'm the tech on call, so I had to be there at work. I just drove
reeeealllly slowly and left plenty of space. All-wheel-drive don't mean
squat when you're on a sheet of wet ice.
--
Paul Braun
Valparaiso, IN
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins
"Enjoy every sandwich." - Warren Zevon
"The Fountain of Youth is a state of mind." - The Ides of March
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