Black ice

I had the most harrowing drive of my career today. Picture driving on a skating rink surface. Fun if you are driving a Zamboni. Not fun in a Nissan Sentra.

And once I managed to get down the hill in my neighbourhood using a route with switchbacks, I was at the point of no return. I wasn't going to get home and I was freaked out by the sheer mass of accidents and what I faced to get to work. A huge accident involving a City Bus, garbage truck, tow truck and taxi (I gather) was what pushed me over the edge. I was overwhelmed with the realization that I was in a dangerous situation.

But I made it to work, skated along the sidewalks to get to City Hall.

Black ice sucks.