[Magdalen] Traffic safety

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I have my lights on all the time, since it is believed that it makes me
more visible to oncoming traffic, and just might save my life. Seems like a
good idea. And of course I don't need to worry about turning the lights on
if it's raining on my windshield.

There's a time of day, when the light is failing, and if it's raining,
visibility just seems to go right down the toilet.  I find I have to slow
down. Of course it could also be my crappy reaction time, and poor judgment
and so forth.  Even though I am actually doing just fine, it still fills me
with some dread, considering how we will cope when i decide I can't drive
at night anymore -- or, Lord preserve us, can't drive at all.

Maybe I should brush up on my German and emigrate while I still can. The
music certainly is far and away better than here.



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 9:16 PM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3 at ckt.net> wrote:

> On 3/23/17 1:56 PM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>
>> Jon E> That's a good question.
>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 11:36 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> How do the folks in Missouri know when it is raining in Sweden?
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> well, fur sure, don't check your phone/internet while driving!!
>>
>
> No, do it while you're still parked and trying to decide whether to turn
> your lights on.  Some new cars turn the lights on automatically when the
> engine starts.  But if you don't have one of those cars, and you don't have
> that smart a phone, do it while still in the house at your computer and go
> to:
>
> https://weather.com/weather/today/l/SWXX0031:1:SW
>
>
> --
> Sibyl Smirl
> I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
> mailto:polycarpa3 at ckt.net
>