No Snow Tires
For some reason I decided not to put on my studded snows this winter. Maybe I was feeling bold about taking on Winter...maybe I was thinking it would be mild. Maybe I was just feeling like pushing my cheapness and saving the $120 that my local tire store would charge me for putting them on and taking them off. Whatever my motive, I didn't put on my studded snows. Instead I bought a basic set of "easy" passenger car chains.Ski Hill Failure
With my chains on, I drove up to our local ski hill. Facing freezing sleet on the way down, I was forced to turn on my defrost to maximum. Chains and the defrost conspired to drain my range, and for the first time ever I ran out of range and had to call a tow truck. Many thanks to the good people at the Silver City Saloon for letting me warm up and even plug in while I waited for the tow truck.Leaf Pulls Tundra
As much as I hate the chains (noisy and a hassle), they saved the day for a nearby Toyota Tundra that had stuck itself in deep snow. Unfortunately my camera-person missed the actual moment of the successful pull, but you get the idea. The Leaf had adequate torque to yank the Tundra out of the snow bank. |
| Leaf Yanks Tundra from Snowbank |
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| Camera-person captures me unhooking from Tundra |
