Winter Driving is Fun, If You Think Otherwise You Are Wrong

People love to complain about how horrible driving in the winter is. All I hear is "oh I went in the ditch" and "oh this is so much harder than driving on dry pavement" and "oh it's cold." All right, if you drive under the assumption that your car behaves the same on ice and dry pavement, then yeah, you'll probably end up in the ditch. As for the supposed difficulty and the cold, all I can say is don't be a whiner.

The fact is that a snowstorm can turn a normally mundane activity, say, driving to the store, and make it interesting, exciting, and maybe even fun. Once the world is blanketed in snow and ice a mere empty parking lot can be the source of endless fun. Moments that normally would have fallen into the category of mindless routine now have changed and are interesting: will I be able to get my car moving again after stopping at the light? If I pull the hand brake will I be able to slide into this parking spot looking like the coolest guy ever and have girls all over me because of my mad parking skills? Should I leave a note on this guy's car that I dented?

Winter Driving:Summer Driving = Backroad Driving:Freeway driving

Winter driving is fun for the same reason that backroads are fun. Sure, the freeway will get you where you're going quicker, but when was the last time you were genuinely entertained or happy on a freeway? I didn't think so. Freeways suck. What's the point of arriving at your destination slightly quicker if you're bored out of your skull on the way there? I maintain that life is all about the journey, not the destination. Sure, you might end up where you want to be eventually, but did you have fun getting there? That's why the ultimate route to drive anywhere is the one with the marker reading, "Primitive Road, no Warning Signs."

FURIOUS OUT!