If Only Hibernation Were an Option FINAL Edition

• Published in: The Washington post
• Main Author: Ramey, Tanya
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post 18.12.2003
• ISSN: 0190-8286

Less than six feet from my car, the speeder made an impromptu lane change. In a jerking motion, he swerved his car, striking the left side of my rear bumper. The impact felt like a tap, the kind you of tap you give or receive when you're driving a bumper car, only this wasn't an amusement park. As my car gently veered toward the middle lane, his struck the Jersey barrier and then began to slide toward mine. Fortunately, I was able to get out of his path. In my rearview mirror I watched his car continue to skate across the road, resting near a grassy hill on the right shoulder. The bumper had a small dent and a couple of scratches. Me? While physically unscathed, I vowed that, from then on, my snow policy would always override the federal government's. Even though some co- workers tease me about my snow plan, my supervisor told me he couldn't blame me, given my commute. Luckily, I have a job where I work from home twice a week.