I learned something today.

I learned something today. My MAX ride home was slow, and I knew the buses were also running slowly, so I made the foolhardy decision to go pick my wife up at UP. It turned into a two-hour epic journey. We finally made it back downtown and I was driving down 11th, where the streetcar runs. It's a one-way, and we saw a car stopped facing us, which was kind of ominous. I dodged the wrong-way car and then started sliding and eventually got stuck. There were about three cars unable to move on that block. Then a couple of guys came over and told me to turn to the right and get on the streetcar tracks, as I'd be able to get better traction there. And it was true! We were able to drive the rest of the way down 11th on the tracks. So if you are foolish enough to be trying to drive in these icy conditions, try to find some streetcar tracks, I guess.