In all this snow my car stubbed its toe, which is to say I slid into a curb going down a side street hill. Sometimes going slow with winter tires isn't enough. Though I wish it hadn't happened I'm never-the-less happy it wasn't worse. I could have slid into another car or, God forbid, a person (though the latter was unlikely on a back street during a snow storm at 11:30pm). Getting this aftermath cleared up turned into a minor saga and resulted in my "going Greyhound" for the annual Vernon Christmas trek.

The Good

• Can sleep or doze
• If bad road conditions, someone else is worrying about them
• Can read, sort of (see The Bad)
• Bathroom
• Bigger vehicle, better traction, better accident survivability
• Great view out of a window seat, nice and high

The Bad

• Sardine seats, so squished you can't work on a laptop, or barely hold a book in front of you to read
• Takes longer to get to destination
• Sardine seats
• On just the cost of gas, is not cheaper than driving, even with a single person
• Sardine seats
• Sometimes crying kids
• Sardine seats
• Asshats with loud personal audio gear
• Sardine seats
• Have added time, cost and hassle of getting to/from the bus terminal

Have you picked out my biggest complaint? I may not have a big readership, but you're a clever bunch!

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