Re: WSJ: SUVs in Chicago

["G. Benedikt Rochow" <rochow@segosf.hlo.dec.com>]

>> And I second the opinions about tyres.  Having the right footwear is
>> 75% of the answer.  Experience and skill make up most of the rest,
>> and the vehicle doesn't really matter that much.
>
>oh yeah. you tend to realize that up here when you see an old Vermonter in a 
>'75
>Caprice Classic chugging rather successfully through an icy blizzard...

Yes. We've done quite well during the previous 1.5 winters (incl. the
March/April 97 Nor'easter (?)) here in Mass., with 91/95 Caprices,
with cheap summer tires meant for Southern wheather....

-gbr