Honda Accords are NOT 4 wheel drive all terrain vehicles?

It has become increasingly more evident during the few snow storms that we have recently had that I should invest in a large piece of property and a 4 wheeler quick before my car takes a major hit! I love to drive in the snow and play around but I may have overestimated the capabilities and performance of my little silver bullet. The other night I drove home in the dark and went in the back driveway and it looked clear until I got half way down the hill. Then I realized there was a 3 foot flaw in my little plan! There happens to be an excess of wind gusts where we live and it blew all day long shoving snow into a large pile on the right side of the driveway and not allowing me to pass. Silly me thought I could fight nature. Since I couldn't back up the slippery slope I thought why not give it a shot and I pressed onward into the drift. BIG mistake! My car was now up in the air like we were in the bad part of town in the South Pole and punk elves put it up on snow blocks and were going to steal my tires. My roommate and I shoveled and pushed and not an inch was gained since my tires were quite literally unable to obtain traction in thin air. I did get rescued when my uncle came to my aid and pulled my car off it's icy plateau with the greatest of ease with a 4 wheel drive pickup truck. I love snow but it really set me up for a cruel joke that night and I was to cold and sore from shoveling to be laughing!


I'm not typically playing the role of damsel in distress but the snow and my love of slipping around in it puts me in that position from time to time. That same uncle has had to pull out of a few different driveways and I'm afraid one day he won't show up because he thinks I need to learn my lesson and stay inside on snowy days like everyone else in New England. I just can't though. I hate those people. The ones who hear we may get 2 inches and rush into the stores to stock up on supplies as if they just got word Armageddon was heading straight for us. It's certainly not that urgent and we won't be stuck at home for weeks on end over a few flakes so whatever milk and bread you have on hand will get you through the 2 hours it takes to plow our little Winter Wonderland.


So next time the snow flies I will have to try to be on my best behavior. When Mother Nature puts up a barricade I should not try to steam roll over it and if I do pull a Dukes of Hazard stunt I shouldn't be surprised when I am forced to pay the toll. This little Daisy can't help herself when there is mud to fling and mischief to get into so I will more then likely find myself in a heap of cold, white trouble again this season.