Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
Yup - I hear ya. Being in a rural area and driving in it is much more to my "liking", than driving on more congested roads with a bunch of idiots that don't have a clue on how drive "safely" in it.

But rural + wind/snow = snowdrifts that can be quite a challenge in themselves. One year I was driving home from work when they finally decided to let us out a little early - the snow (blizzard!) was over but the wind was ferocious, and my car actually got blown across the road and into a huge drift. I was hopelessly stuck there, and had to wait for some kind soul to stop and push/pull me out! This was in the dark ages before I had a cell phone!
Those are the reasons I carry tow straps and other gear in the truck.

You never know when someone's going to need a hand. (though the person who managed to nose into the snowbank on the access road to the highway the other morning was waiting for the cops, I'm not pulling someone out when they're nose into a snow bank against traffic)