天空作美，春节意外的黄金周假期

【Update：学校决定下周一在恢复上课。】都说oklahoma的天气就像小孩子的脸，说变就变。上周六还25C.周一就开始winter storm warning，然后blizzard warning。昨天一晚果然，先是雨，然后冰雹，周二一白天下大雪。学校决定周二周三停课，也算来了个春节假期，不过朋友聚会可能泡汤了，虽然住的离着也就0.5 miles 但这帮女生都太懒了。

AAA Oklahoma’s guide to winter driving
1. You’re driving and hit a patch of ice. What do you do?

Try not to panic and avoid slamming on the brakes becausethat could cause even more skidding and loss of control. Instead, slowly takeyour foot off the accelerator, and let the car slow down on its own. If youstart skidding, there are two things you can do: Steer in the direction youwant to go and look in the direction you want to go. Your hands tend to followyour eyes, so if you focus on where you want to go, then you’re more likely toveer in that direction.

2. You’re heading toward an icy intersection where cars arestopped.

It takes 50 percent more distance to stop on a slippery roadthan it does on a dry one. Intersections are sometimes the most slippery placeson roads, because there is usually a coating of ice topped with a pool of waterfrom melting snow from idling cars. When inclement weather hits, it’s suggestedthat you slow down to 20 miles per hour in town, and sometimes 40 mph on thehighway.

3. A stop sign or traffic light sits at the bottom of asteep hill that hasn’t been sanded.

Waiting until the last minute to apply the brakes is morelikely to cause the wheels to lock and skid. Give yourself plenty of time. Ifyour car has antilock brakes, you will feel them automatically lock and releaseagain. With ABS, the worst thing you can do is pump the brakes by slamming themon several times in a row. This will confuse the system that makes them workproperly. But if your car does not have antilock brakes, then you should stepon them repeatedly.

4. A snowstorm hits when you’re on the highway and yourwasher fluid is empty.

You must get off at the nearest exit, or if you have to,pull over to the side of the road when it is safe to do so. You should alwayskeep an extra gallon of washer fluid in your trunk, but if none is available inan emergency, then a quick fix is to collect some clean snow from the side ofthe road and rub it on the windshield to wash away the dirt. At the next exit,head to the nearest store to buy washer fluid.

5. As you’re driving, your windshield wipers build up withice and snow and aren’t functioning.

If you can’t see, pull over when it is safe to do so, thenknock all of the ice and snow off with your hand or a snow brush. Turn yourheating system up to the maximum temperature and fan settings, and this may preventit from happening again. The exposed frames of regular blades are meant forrain, not snow, so you should think about getting a set of winter blades thatare covered with a Teflon or rubber coating.

6. Remember, your vehicle’s traction is greatest just beforeyour wheels start to spin.

Extra weight in the trunk or pickup bed of arear-wheel-drive vehicle can help gain traction.

LZ在oklahoma么 .!!!!!那地方如何 ..!?
随便问问.有没有听过东北州立大学.那个学校如何.~?
谢谢la.~