My sister-in-law called this morning laughing so hard because she couldn't believe that they were closing the schools and everything else by the way because they MIGHT get some snow today. They are in Peach Tree City GA.

Last time we visited Texas, they had a bad ice storm and they were using sand to put on the roads and ramps. People were all off the roads.

People just aren't use to things and they just don't change their driving habits. It always takes the first couple of bad winter days to get people thinking about what they must do each year.

One thing for sure is...people can't be driving around on old worn out tires. Come fall if you don't have a good tread on them you better get new ones or stay off the roads. When the leaves start to fall and you get rain up here they can be very slick to drive on too. They clog up dains and sewers and flood the roads. So it reminds people to start to think about winter.

One problem is the cost of new tires have gone thru the roof these last couple of seasons and the people just don't have the extra money to replace them. Like the old man says. You can't risk YOUR LIFE or the cost of a new car trying to get the last little bit out of set of worn tires.

And for Pete sake, slow down. Just because the car will drive thru this crap doesn't mean they can stop you on a dime when you put on the brakes. So many people feel so safe with big 4 wheel drive SUV and trucks. They forget that it doesn't mean it will 4 wheel stop.