It is amazing how things work out. Just as I am talking to you about that he appears. Serendipity
And most people would say that this would have been a good winter to stay in Maine
Most people are not all that smart. They're average and below average!
Winter is the most awesome of all the seasons in Maine. I've driven my 1982 Volvo 245 like 300+ miles in a blizzard - parts of it through 10 and 12" of unplowed snow. It's rear wheel drive, no chains, and just regular winter tires.
Not only does that take massive amounts of skill, it's fucking awesome!
I have driven in many blizzards myself. It is all good fun until a snowplow appears out of the whiteout in your lane heading your way!
LOL Never drive faster than you can stop. Which can be tricky in the snow with limited visibility and a very, very important need to keep momentum.
Some of my happiest driving in those instances are on old roads with limited maintenance. Crawling up the side of a mountain on a road that's considered rough even in the best of conditions... In a 2WD old Volvo... For hundreds of miles.
I fucking love winter. I also like taking a vehicle and doing things with it that it was never designed to do. I'm pretty much a giant five year old.
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