We're getting another dump of snow! This new storm is supposed to deliver 18-30 inches to the Denver area, and so far we've seen almost a foot. We slept in late this morning, another lazy day in this wonderful holiday week off that I get from work. Then we headed out for a little adventure in the snow. We ran a few errands, then stopped by the Honda dealer, to try out their new 2007 CRV on a serious snow day. Our salesman friend was up for it, but was busy with another customer, so he dropped the keys and magnetic license plate in my hand, and said "good luck finding it out there - should be on the East side of the building, or maybe across the street at the high school." Sure enough, all the cars were starting to look a lot alike, with several inches of snow frosting on them. We tromped around the entire parking lot in the heavy snowfall looking for it, then tried the high school, and still didn't find it. We enjoyed the romp in the heavily falling snow, though. With a little help, the demo CRV was found parked way down at the end of the street, and we were on our way. We motored over to the Starbucks a few miles away, taking the scenic route via Rio Grande Drive, one of the more slippery frontage roads along the railroad tracks near downtown Littleton. I really liked the way the real-time four wheel drive and anti-lock brakes worked in the slippery conditions. One thing I did learn the hard way - when there's a bunch of snow on the roof, don't be playing with the switches on the ceiling! While we were sitting in the Starbucks parking lot, getting ready to head out on the rest of our test drive, I was looking for the light switch up on the ceiling, and instead found the sunroof actuator. I saw it start to open, and said, "uh, oh..." and shortly thereafter, several inches of snow dumped down on top of us! Luckily we were both in an adventurous mood, and laughed it off, as we climbed out of the car to shake ourselves off, and pull handfuls of snow out of the various places it had lodged in the car. The heated seats were a big bonus at this point, since they helped to dry the car's (and our) seats in record time. Overall, we were very happy with the performance and comfort.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Even More Snow
We're getting another dump of snow! This new storm is supposed to deliver 18-30 inches to the Denver area, and so far we've seen almost a foot. We slept in late this morning, another lazy day in this wonderful holiday week off that I get from work. Then we headed out for a little adventure in the snow. We ran a few errands, then stopped by the Honda dealer, to try out their new 2007 CRV on a serious snow day. Our salesman friend was up for it, but was busy with another customer, so he dropped the keys and magnetic license plate in my hand, and said "good luck finding it out there - should be on the East side of the building, or maybe across the street at the high school." Sure enough, all the cars were starting to look a lot alike, with several inches of snow frosting on them. We tromped around the entire parking lot in the heavy snowfall looking for it, then tried the high school, and still didn't find it. We enjoyed the romp in the heavily falling snow, though. With a little help, the demo CRV was found parked way down at the end of the street, and we were on our way. We motored over to the Starbucks a few miles away, taking the scenic route via Rio Grande Drive, one of the more slippery frontage roads along the railroad tracks near downtown Littleton. I really liked the way the real-time four wheel drive and anti-lock brakes worked in the slippery conditions. One thing I did learn the hard way - when there's a bunch of snow on the roof, don't be playing with the switches on the ceiling! While we were sitting in the Starbucks parking lot, getting ready to head out on the rest of our test drive, I was looking for the light switch up on the ceiling, and instead found the sunroof actuator. I saw it start to open, and said, "uh, oh..." and shortly thereafter, several inches of snow dumped down on top of us! Luckily we were both in an adventurous mood, and laughed it off, as we climbed out of the car to shake ourselves off, and pull handfuls of snow out of the various places it had lodged in the car. The heated seats were a big bonus at this point, since they helped to dry the car's (and our) seats in record time. Overall, we were very happy with the performance and comfort.
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