On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:16:24 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-02-16 10:53 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> We took our Urban Assault Vehicle (Toyota FJ Cruiser) out this morning
>> because my husband was scheduled for some tests at the hospital.
>> I hate driving on it before I snowblow. Couldn't be helped.


My wife drives an FJ Cruiser, she loves it. They no longer sell them
in the US because people say they have very poor visibility, my wife
has no visibility problem and neither do I.
>> I do like that locking differential when it's snowy out. By the time
>> we were done at the hospital, all the roads had been plowed at
>> least once and some were salted. At one point we had to unlock
>> the differential, the road was so nice.
>>
>> The sun is out, it's a balmy 15 F and I'm about to suit up and snowblow
>> the 8" we got last night.
>>
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>
>My Honda CRV has automatic four wheel drive and it sure is nice in snow
>and icy roads.
>
>We had about a foot of snow last night. I know what you mean about snow
>blowing before driving on it. The tires pack it down and then it's hard
>to clean down to the surface.
>
>I had planned to get out to my driveway by 10am in case we had to go
>somewhere, or in case my neighbour had to get out, since the driveway we
>share is an unopened road allowance. While I was in the shed getting the
>blower started and warmed up my neighbour was already out plowing it
>with his tractor. I thought that meant I only had to do the parking area
>and sidewalks. When I went to check for the newspaper I saw that the
>plow had left a window about 4 feet out from the mail box so I had to
>clean that out so the postie would not have an excuse not to deliver my
>mail.