I'm with John on the icy Michigan roads . . . I grew up in the Lower Peninsula where snow was normal but ice was a given. Then I moved to a little farm in a county that forgot about us until a week after every other road in the world had been plowed. THEN I went to the Upper Peninsula where the snow is thick, the men are men (and so are the women!), and you'd better know how to drive.
I'm also with Michelle. I could get around just fine in Michigan in a two wheel drive car (but much easier in a 4x4 considering where I went!). Get out in the mountains and it's like taking those nasty Michigan roads and putting them on a 10 degree slope. Gravity only wants you to go one way and a lot of times 2WD doesn't cut it. Heck, half the time 4WD doesn't cut it either! In Yosemite this weekend chains were mandatory, even for people who know how to drive on ice.
My point? I want to meet you people without having to pull anyone out of a ditch or worse! We can talk about driving all day, but when it comes time to push on the gas, just be careful! Remember, lean the mixture as you go up the mountain and be ready with that carb heat!
