Another week, another trip, this time it’s Winnipeg to carry out a production audit. It’s about 20 years since I was last there, and that really was just passing through briefly. I don’t have my diary handy, but I don’t know if we even stayed over night. I think it’s going to be a good trip. Though cold, any time the car rental agreement warns you to plug in the engine heater at night it’s not a good thing. Tonight may get down to -12.
It worked out 3 or 4 hours quicker to drive to Vancouver and fly direct from there rather than change in Chicago or Detroit. However I did not anticipate the drive north. It’s typically less than two hours to drive to Vancouver; it’s been a semi-regular weekend destination in the past. I knew the weather was iffy, I left plenty of time and was glad I did.
At one point it slowed to a crawl with the snow coming down and sticking heavily to the freeway just north of Mount Vernon. There were a number of cars pointing the wrong way or even worse in the ditch at 6 this morning and the state patrol every where. It was very localized, but horrible to drive in. A couple of miles later it was clear and dry.
The rest of the drive was fine and I was greeted by blue sky in Vancouver.
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Don’t forget to check the rental agreement about having to plug the car in at night when it gets really cold. The National don’t like it when you call to say the car won’t start.
Not that you’d abuse a rental… Would you?
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