On (27 Jan 97) Patti Jones wrote to Sondra Ball...
 PJ> Sondra,
 PJ>     Well batten down the hatches kiddo' !!  We just got another
 PJ> terrible winter blast.  It started off with ice pelting the windows at
 PJ> 0430, and kep it up until 1000, then changed to snow.  I offered to
 PJ> let others go home first. One lady had 60 miles to go, and the other
 PJ> was a young girl with not a lot of driving experience.  The 4X4 did
 PJ> somewhat better, but not much on the ice.  I came home off of the main
 PJ> drag, and took the country roads to get most of the way home without
 PJ> much problem.  Just have to remeber not to look at the cows when I get
 PJ> on the country roads . Remember watch road and stay
 between snow banks. Very glad to hear you got home safely. The
 cows were watching you and smiling. (s)
 I was gazing one way, and hit a snow drift
 PJ> and started skidding, then it turned into a slide, and finally
 PJ> recovered it, just before going to the ditch.  Thank God that the
 PJ> nearest oncoming car was still 1/4 mile away....I feel kinda' stupid
 PJ> thinking about it now.
 PJ>                                 Patti
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... Kay Newman  --  Rochester, NY  --  kwnewman@rochgte.fidonet.org
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