Winter Shenanigans

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

Camera-person captures me unhooking from Tundra