I had a few scares today while driving around covering snow.
The first was coming to work in my ‘04 Corolla (my wife nicknamed the car “Cutesy).
I nearly skidded into traffic on Brambleton Avenue.
Came up short however.
The second was when I was getting off the Interstate in Pulaski County, I-81 Exit 89 to Hillsville.
I fish-tailed real hard and nearly put in the wall on the first turn (there wasn’t actually a wall there, but hey, it’s almost NASCAR season, so I just felt like using an analogy).
On Highway 52 headed to Fancy Gap in Carroll County, some guy in a nice pick up truck lost control.
A brief thought flashed through my mind he might actually hit me head on.
That would’ve ruined my day.
But he didn’t.
I had to audibly tell myself not to panic on I-81 near Radford when I got caught in an 18-wheeler’s rooster tail and couldn’t see anything.
I’ve always loved the irony about our line of work.
We always tell you stay off the roads during a winter storm.
But we’re always on them.
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