Winter Weather Advisory
A winter storm is upon us once again.
This means a vicious run on groceries, generators and ice melt. Seriously, I challenge you to find a generator or loaf of bread in NW Arkansas.
It also means an abundance of reckless stupidity on the highway. For those morons idiots people who have no idea how to drive in any sort of rain, snow, ice or high winds, now would be a great time to cover off on the basics.
Read carefully:
Yes, you should probably lighten up on the gas pedal a little. Try to think of the speed limit as more of a suggestion rather than one of the Ten Commandments.
That said, it doesn’t mean you need to go 30 mph -at least not in the left-hand lane of the Interstate. Remember, that is theoretically supposed to be the “fast” lane. If you want to go 30 or even 25, that’s fine. Just move on over to the right (check your mirrors first) and those of us that know what we are doing will go on by.
Use caution with bridges and overpasses. This does NOT mean slamming your breaks on once your tires touch the bridge. At that point it is too late. That is where you will most likely find the ice. Everything will probably end badly for you. Things probably won’t go so great for me either seeing as we’re forced to share the same roadways.
Maybe you should stay home. Did you really buy all that bottled water, bread, milk, eggs, bananas, batteries, flashlights, firewood and candles so you could stand alongside the road waiting for a tow truck to pull your four-wheel drive out of the frosty median?
Stay safe. Stay warm. Stay home.
Bread aisle at Springdale, Ark., Walmart
