Snowstorm Moves In

At 8 a.m. the snow was due to be done by 9. At 9 by 10. At 10 by 11. Now stopping mid afternoon but starting again at 4 pm.

Even though it has snowed all day it was the 8 am snow that nearly killed me. Missed slamming into a car that had slid down a curved road into the curb. As I slowly accelerated toward the same spot, I knew that if I applied the brakes, I would hit the car with the brakes firmly in place. I also knew that if I steered aggressively the back of my car would have hit what I was trying to have the front of my car avoid.

So, I gently steered to left and quietly prayed that the trajectory I was on would miss the car. It did by a terrifyingly small measure.

I missed that car but now in my slightly new trajectory I was careening toward the other car just sitting still in the middle of the road. A slight correction to the right allowed me to avoid that car.