No PowerDoesn't Have to Mean No Manners

This freak snowstorm certainly has thrown a monkey wrench into a lot of plans and schedules.  I never did lose power but I am one of the lucky few.

I was in Massachusetts on Saturday and planned my trip according to the weather forecast, planning to be home by 5:00 when the storm was supposed to start.  Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans and by the time I hit the road shortly after 2:00, it was sleeting and there was full blown snow by the time I got to Worcester.  Needless to say the rest of the ride home was tricky, but I have to say, people were pretty conservative, driving at a reasonable rate of speed and recognizing the poor conditions for what they were.  By the time I got to Glastonbury I had already witnessed two spin outs on I-84 and then came the downed wires and trees on Routes 2, 17 and 17A.  I did a bit of a spin myself on Route 17 in South Glastonbury.  Black ice on an incline is a bitch, but I was going slowly enough I was able to ride it out and recover with no damage to my car or psyche.

Late Sunday I ventured out to see what the situation was around town and I was out again on Monday morning to give my friend a ride to work.  Honestly I was impressed with the civility at all the intersections.  It seemed like everybody recognized that we are all in the same boat and courtesy ruled the day.  Until yesterday.

I took the storm refugees who were bunking with me out for a hot meal and we ventured to Wallingford to find an open restaurant.  On the way home we were stopped on Route 68 in Durham, waiting to make a left turn onto Route 17 toward Middletown.  Apparently our very existence annoyed the passenger in a bright yellow car, CT plate 485 XLE.  As the car passed in front of us, heading south on Route 17,  the female in the passenger seat felt a need to turn and give me the finger.  Why?  All four of us in the car are still puzzling over that.  So much for letting courtesy rule.

Mother Nature can be fickle, but I would suggest we don't piss her off any more than we already have or it will be a very long winter.