Winter Weather Driving Tips

Winter Weather Driving Tips

From your local weirdo that went out to the store right after the first snowstorm.

First things first, these are tips, not really rules.  I highly suggest taking them to heart, but some of this might not work out for you or your vehicle.

Both Hands on the Wheel - Ignore the temptation to skip that song, or switch the radio.  Your hands should leave that wheel as little as possible.  Now, important things like switching what direction your heat is blowing, or activating 4w drive are different.  Also, try to stay relaxed- your mind and body react faster if you aren’t all tensed up.

Stay on the Main Roads - The plows will regularly return to those, as they are where the most traffic goes through.  Side roads and back roads will have less frequent passes done.  There are only so many plows in the city/county, and they can’t be everywhere at once.  Don’t count on them plowing all the roads until at least half a day after the snow has stopped.  Maybe more.

Give the Speed Limit the (Metaphorical) Middle Finger - If you don’t feel safe going 55 on a snowy road, then don’t.  Your safety is much more important than the impatience of other drivers.  And honestly?  A lot of them will agree with you.  Slam on that 4w drive if you have it.  It might eat up more gas, but you will have much more control on bad roads.

If You Fishtail, Do Like Lightning McQueen - Fishtailing is where your back end slides to the sides, and a lot of people panic when that happens.  Do not hit the brake!  That is a sure way to lose all control of your vehicle.  Let off the gas, and turn your wheel in the direction your tail end is sliding towards.  Your car will even out after a few moments.  This is because your front tires will stay straight on the road, making sure you don’t actually veer side to side as much as you might if you don’t do this.  A fishtail can easily turn into a spin-out if you panic.

Watch for Black Ice - The roads will look wet in areas, but do not assume that’s what it actually is.  Black ice looks nearly identical to a wet road.  The above about fishtailing will help you deal with hitting it, but black ice is the wildcard of winter driving.

Turn Off Your Brights in a Whiteout - The hi-beams will only blind you with the copious amount of snow in the air, and you won’t be able to see beyond ten feet.  Keep your lo-beams on, they are directed down more, and will light up the road instead of the blowing/falling snow.

Just be Careful - It sounds really vague, and should already be a major part of driving, but it bears repeating anyway.  Try not to have any distractions, pay attention to what’s ahead of and behind you, and keep an eye out for things that will suddenly go into the road.

finding bigfoot || min yoongi (m)

you set out to hike the pacific crest trail in search of yourself… instead you found him

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🛸 pairing: bigfoot hunter!yoongi x hiker!reader

🛸 word count: 25k

🛸 genre: smut, fluff, comedy, slight angst

🛸 warnings: oral (f & m receiving), multiple orgasms, manhandling, (slight) degradation, dirty talk, fingering, creampie, (the dom!yoongi really pops out lmao), and bonding on the PCT with your fav paranoid cryptid hunter :’)

🛸 a/n: ahh this oneshot has been a long time coming now and was so much fun to write so i really hope that you guys enjoy it!! thank you so much for 12.5k followers, i love you guys <3

SPINOFF OF: ROSES || HOBIVERSE SERIES

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There are two things you wish you had known before setting out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.

Pack way more socks than you think you’ll need. Seriously: Pack. More. Socks.

However hard you think it’ll be to hike the PCT, take that and double it—no, triple it.

A few weeks ago, when you’d walked in on your partner of over two years in bed with your best friend, you never would have imagined that you’d find yourself here, but here you were; backpack on your shoulders and compass in hand as you trekked (or attempted to trek) across the second longest trail in the United States, the PCT.

But to understand all of that, one needed to back up a few weeks to the worst breakup of your life.

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i'm thinking about getting my driver's license, but i've always been afraid of driving. since fear of driving seems to be something that neurotypicals also face, it's fairly difficult to find some good information for nd people. do you or others, by any chance, have some experiences with or tips for learning to drive?

anon, you have come to the right person! i’m nd af and just got my license last month! so when i first started driving i was really scared too (actually im still terrified of driving tbh lmao) but i learned how to drive doing these things:

find someone to teach you that you’re comfortable with whether that’s your parent or sibling or friend that’s eligible to teach you, you’re gonna want to try to remove all the extra anxiety you can from your car so you can focus on driving! if you’re comfortable with your teacher and they’re on the laid-back side it’ll make a world of difference

start small in an area with as few other cars as possible if you can find a big empty parking lot it can really help to start there so you can get used to working the car and parking and stuff. then when you’re comfortable driving the car itself, start driving on the most underpopulated roads you can find and then gradually work your way up to more populated and busy areas as you get more comfortable. if you’re near the countryside, country back-roads with no other cars around really helped me but if you’re in the city you could try driving around neighborhoods

practice practice practice whenever you’re able to! it really will make you a better driver and it will help you become less afraid. i’ve noticed that the longer i go without driving the more scared i get, but when i drive often it gets less scary

don’t let the assholes get you down there are a lot of jerks on the road when you’re driving sometimes and as an avpd person that can be really hard, just try not to focus on them and get away from them as soon as you’re able

remember that you’re not going to be an expert at first and you’re going to make mistakes that’s totally normal and ok, it takes time to learn to drive. i’ve actually been driving for four years but i didn’t feel comfortable enough to get my license until last month..just try to drive responsibly so you don’t put yourself or someone else in danger and if you’re having a bad mental health day and/or having a lot of emotions and distractions don’t drive that day.

ALSO if there are any driver’s ed classes or anything like that available to you, i’d highly recommend it. i wasn’t able to take one but my friends did and it made them really good drivers in a pretty short amount of time but you’ll still be fine if you’re unable to take one.

well that’s pretty much all i can think of at the moment, i hope this can help you! followers do you have any other tips you wanna share??

okay, bloomer ❃ myg

❃ pairing: floral assistant/rapper!yoongi x reader

❃ genre: strangers to lovers, fluff, slight crack, light angst and smut

❃ summary: spin-off sequel to ‘petal to the metal’; in which the reader visits a flower shop on her way home from work to treat herself to a flower and then keeps returning just to interact with the shop’s cute tsundere floral assistant. the last thing she expects is to see him ~spitting hot fire~ and looking hot as sin at her friend’s music event. how is she supposed to get flowers in peace now?

❃ word count: 10.2k

❃ warnings: 18+, cursing, violent imagery, mansplaining, tattooed and pierced yoongi, jealousy, mention of drinking, lots of sass, yoongi is soft as hell, rapping, jungkook being an idiot, smut [biting, blindfolding, bondage, sensory play, oral (f + m receiving), unprotected sex (WRAP IT), slight dom/sub themes, yoongi and reader are swiches, dirty talk, workplace sex]

❃ beta’d by: the amazing and gorgeous phia @meowxyoong​

❃ banner by: the iconic and beautiful danica @dee-ehn​

❃ commissioned by: my angel bby sweetheart jess @floralsuga​ UWU ILY AND I HOPE U LOVE THIS YOONGI AS MUCH AS I DO!!!!

The first time you enter the flower shop, it’s on a whim after a particularly bad day at work. You stomp down the street towards your apartment stewing over how Darryl can go screw himself as far as you are concerned. You almost flipped your desk today after the fifth time he tried to explain your own job to you. 

It’s like you haven’t been working at the graphic design firm for over three years and know all there is to know about typography and how it reads on book covers. You knew the moment your boss paired you with Darryl for this assignment, you were going to be in for a bumpy ride. You just didn’t expect the bumps to be of Mount Everest proportions.

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intro: her m.list | knj

⟶ 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑦:〝 you enter namjoon’s life in the most unexpected of ways, but will you be able to stay, especially when he comes with three adorable but chaotic children, even more chaotic best friends and a bitch of an ex-wife? not to mention your own emotional baggage. 〞singe dad au.

❥ 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔: single dad!namjoon x marine vet!reader

❥ 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑟𝑒: angst ⋆ fluff ⋆ smut

❥ 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡: 93k (current)

❥ 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠: on-going

⟶ 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠: see each chapter 

⇥ find the playlist here

➾ Main Storyline: 

⊛ Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3

⊛ Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6

⊛ Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 

⊛ Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12

⊛ Chapter 13 | Chapter 14 

➾ Minis:

❥ Mini #1 - in which Jimin wants his ‘sea doctor’ noona to save his friend’s goldfish

❥ Mini #2 - in which YN and Jungkook go on an ice cream date

❥ Mini #3 - in which YN is sick, and Namjoon and the boys take care of her

❥ Mini #4 - in which YN and Taehyung go to the stationery store and then paint together

❥ Mini #5 - in which YN is completely exhausted from work and Namjoon takes care of her

❥ Mini #6 - in which everyone celebrates Hoseok’s birthday

❥ Mini #7 - in which YN, Namjoon and the boys go to a petting zoo

❥ Mini #8 - in which YN and Namjoon go on a date

❥ Mini #9 - in which YN, Namjoon and the boys celebrate mother’s day

❥ Mini #10 - in which YN, Namjoon and the boys celebrate father’s day

but you’re in the bathroom

pair … min yoongi x reader

genre … fluff, angst (tiny lil pinch), some humor (idk if im funny lol), overall soft moments

warnings … cursing, mentions of depression, mentions of sex and masturbation, long feelings of loneliness and isolation, mentions of death

word count … 6.1k+

author’s note … something short and sweet to remind all of you that this pandemic makes us all feel very isolated but we’ll get through it, even if it’s from a simple neighbor!yoongi :) (also don’t be afriad to reach out, my discord is strawberrylipg1oss #2921) this is highly inspired from those “song name but you’re in the bathroom.” have you heard those? if not, here’s the playlist i listened to while writing! i know we all love a good slow burn but im sorry this isn’t one, i promise to make one soon<3

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YOUR NEW APARTMENT WASN’T AS BAD as you thought it would be. It was a three building apartment, side by side one another. The house was in a decent street. There were cars and the sounds of teenagers walking home from a long and grueling day of school. There wasn’t much graffiti or the high-pitched sound of sirens running amok. It was a simple home. Big enough for you and you alone. 

Only two out of three apartments were being occupied, you had received the middle one. Right spat between the other homes. You didn’t mind, as long as your only neighbor wasn’t a sex freak. It was the case with your old neighbor and most of your nights went sleepless or touching yourself to the moans when feeling bored by your lonesome. 

The first few weeks went well. No noise, no annoying and pesky neighbors who wanted to be up in your business. It was a pleasant surprise. It almost made the move feel better. But then it got too quiet. You could feel yourself going insane with no one to talk with. It bored you to death, but making friends during a pandemic was hard to do. Schools were closed and your new one wouldn’t have its doors open for god knows how long. It was lonely, too lonely. 

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