We can see clearly now...

It isn't that the rain has stopped (thank you Johnny Nash), because it has been raining on and off for several days. It's that dh got a new windshield installed on his car. He's had the car for 10 years and between acid rain and stone and pebbles flinging themselves at high speed, the windshield came to be like an eye with a cataract. It never seemed clear any more.



But now...WOW. It's amazing! btw, the duct tape was just to hold some molding repair for an hour or two. We don't drive with it.... ;-)

In My Car I Have

Well I don't have it yet, and I'm not on the road that much. All my jobs for the prior 20+ years were barely over 1 mile from my home but I am gonna restock the items that left the car during the summer. Here is a guide to Winter Safety that might be especially good for those who have never faced a winter drive - yet. The DC area is always full of these transplants who Never Knew.

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Trust me, we can get a winter here. Valentine's Day...I place my bets on that one for a Big Storm. You have been warned. It isn't fun being stuck with on 50 or 66 with a bunch of lunatics and who wants to join That Group.

Things You’ll Need:

• Flashlights with extra batteries
• First-aid kit with scissors
• Windshield scraper
• Maps and compass
• Paper towels, tissues, and moist towelettes
• Blankets
• Extra warm clothing and socks
• Gloves or mittens
• Rain gear
• Large plastic trash bags (for impromptu rain gear)
• Gallon-size resealable plastic bags
• Calorie-dense nonperishable food (e.g., energy or granola bars, nuts, pemmican)
• Pocket knife
• Bottled water
• Waterproof matches
• Newspaper/wooden shims (to burn for melting snow)
• Metal container such as a clean can (for melting snow in)
• Collapsible shovel
• Jumper cables
• Tow rope
• Bag of sand or nonclumping kitty litter (for traction)
• Red bandana or other brightly colored cloth (to make a distress flag)
• Small amount of cash (e.g., $20)
• Large permanent marker
• Bar of white soap (to write on interior of car windows)
• I add...if short people are part of your daily drive, I'd add munchies, diapers, good boots or at least loads of plastic bags and heavy rubber bands for their tootsies in the event you ALL have to hoof it.
  

Also...keep cell phone fully charged tho service will probably be &#^@% up in a big storm. Always is.

I'm just grateful that we don't have this kind of weather on a regular basis. Really grateful.