Freezing Temperature
Yesterday I went to see a doctor at 1:15pm. Brought daughter along since husband couldn't take time off to go to the doctor's office with us. Temperature was at 28 degree F (minus 2 degree C) and it was also quite windy.
While we waited for the doctor (took about 1 hour), daughter kept wanting to play with the medical instruments e.g. blood pressure, exam bed etc. Finally the doctor came to see me for about 5 minutes and gave me a prescription for antibiodies for sinus infection. Apparently the sinus infection was triggered by the flu. Since my body is still recovering from the flu, the sinus infection is having a good time making me miserable.
Went to Walgreens pharmacy and waited for 20 minutes to pick up my medicine. Thought of going to buy coffee beans at Super Target but decided that daughter needed a nap more than I need coffee beans. I'm so glad I made this decision because as soon as we reached home, I have never felt more relieved and warmer.
Today the temperature dropped to 26 degree F. Five people died in various car accidents in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area due to ice and sleet on roads and highways. News reporters were reporting car accidents all over North Texas and over four hundred car accidents happened in Dallas and Fort Worth area.
Yesterday I begged husband to drive the Suzuki because it has anti-lock braking system. All praise be to Allah SWT, husband is a pretty good driver but I still want him to take precaution on this type of dangerous road condition. Husband said that this morning it took him 15 minutes to scrap off ice, due to the light rain and freezing temperature, from the car's windshield and windows.
Quote from Wikipedia: "An anti-lock braking system, or ABS (from the German, Antiblockiersystem) is a safety system which prevents the wheels on a motor vehicle from locking while braking.
A rotating road wheel allows the driver to maintain steering control under heavy braking by preventing a skid and allowing the wheel to continue interacting tractively with the road surface as directed by driver steering inputs. While ABS offers improved vehicle control in some circumstances, it can also present disadvantages including increased braking distance on slippery surfaces such as ice, packed snow, gravel, steel plates and bridges, or anything other than dry pavement. ABS has also been demonstrated to create a false sense of security in drivers, who may drive more aggressively as a result."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-lock_braking_system
Allah SWT willing tomorrow's weather will be dryer, although forecast says that the morning fog might cause ice to form on roads.
While we waited for the doctor (took about 1 hour), daughter kept wanting to play with the medical instruments e.g. blood pressure, exam bed etc. Finally the doctor came to see me for about 5 minutes and gave me a prescription for antibiodies for sinus infection. Apparently the sinus infection was triggered by the flu. Since my body is still recovering from the flu, the sinus infection is having a good time making me miserable.
Went to Walgreens pharmacy and waited for 20 minutes to pick up my medicine. Thought of going to buy coffee beans at Super Target but decided that daughter needed a nap more than I need coffee beans. I'm so glad I made this decision because as soon as we reached home, I have never felt more relieved and warmer.
Today the temperature dropped to 26 degree F. Five people died in various car accidents in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area due to ice and sleet on roads and highways. News reporters were reporting car accidents all over North Texas and over four hundred car accidents happened in Dallas and Fort Worth area.
Yesterday I begged husband to drive the Suzuki because it has anti-lock braking system. All praise be to Allah SWT, husband is a pretty good driver but I still want him to take precaution on this type of dangerous road condition. Husband said that this morning it took him 15 minutes to scrap off ice, due to the light rain and freezing temperature, from the car's windshield and windows.
Quote from Wikipedia: "An anti-lock braking system, or ABS (from the German, Antiblockiersystem) is a safety system which prevents the wheels on a motor vehicle from locking while braking.
A rotating road wheel allows the driver to maintain steering control under heavy braking by preventing a skid and allowing the wheel to continue interacting tractively with the road surface as directed by driver steering inputs. While ABS offers improved vehicle control in some circumstances, it can also present disadvantages including increased braking distance on slippery surfaces such as ice, packed snow, gravel, steel plates and bridges, or anything other than dry pavement. ABS has also been demonstrated to create a false sense of security in drivers, who may drive more aggressively as a result."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-lock_braking_system
Allah SWT willing tomorrow's weather will be dryer, although forecast says that the morning fog might cause ice to form on roads.
posted by Jiru at
10:11 PM
