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It has been snowing here since last night.  Wait... I take that back.

First it started snowing last night.  Then at some point, it started raining I mean, pouring.  Then it began to snow again.  I've been told the snow is very heavy and of course it is... The snow on the ground is holding the water like a sponge.  I have also been told it's freezing.  I haven't seen weather this bad, here in Syracuse, in December, in a long while.  Past  few winters and perhaps longer than that, it's been mild in December.  Snow comes, snow goes.  Sometimes we don't have a "White Chrsitmas", but it seems inevitable this year.

In the past, I didn't like the winter because I'd spend many days stuck out waiting for public transportation in it.  Where ever I was going, once I got there, I'd end up spending part of the day in partially cold and wet clothes.  I am a master of bundling up, but once the snow finds a way, game over.  This year, it's not so much ending up wet that bothers me, it's driving in it.  It's not easy!  I'm a careful guy, I don't like breaking things or crashing, but it's harder to be careful in a vehicle that weighs several hundred pounds (possibly a ton?).... Especially with two wheel drive and shitty all season tires.  I take it slow.  I'm learning the tricks, but I can't say that for everyone around me.  If you've driven or read any of my past posts, even everyday driving can be wrought with problems.  I just hope I can get through this season without any accidents.  I'm trying my very best to be careful.

If anyone has any advice, even though I may have heard it before, I'd be happy to hear it again.