slip sliding away

[Lee Levitt]

My wife and I spent the weekend in NYC, drove back Sunday night.

Nobody told us that Boston was in the process of getting 10 inches of snow.

We got stuck in traffic on the Merritt near Fairfield, crept along for a
good 45 minutes while a variety of numbknutzes tried to slide slip up a
minor incline.

The roads *were* awfully clippery, pretty icy. The snow fell and froze on
the roadway making a pretty good ice covering. Some cars just could not make
it up the incline, including one new MB coupe. His rear wheels just spun.

I was following a Subie and he and I just motored right around the carnage.

After that it picked up a bit. The Merritt up to 91 was a mess, but
fortunately most of the traffic was stuck on that hill.

84 eastbound to Sturbridge had packed powder, and was also pretty slippery,
but by then it was late and there wasn't much traffic, so we made okay time.

The Mass Pike at 12:30 was just wet...we ended up getting home...and stuck
in my driveway, at 1 PM. I took a good run (backwards) at the pile of snow
at the end of the driveway, but got stuck (highspotted) in a 14" drift. Some
quick work with the shovel and the A6 was back safe in my garage.

Whee!

In the five and a half hours of driving, the car didn't lose traction once
(except when I tapped the brakes to check the conditions) until we got to my
driveway...

So my sister asks me today whether she should pay the extra money for the
4Motion Passat wagon. She's trading in a V6 Jetta. I mentioned the fun we
had Sunday, she was sold.

Lee
'02 A6 3.0 quattro avant
'96 A6 quattro avant