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I live in a town of about 120,000.

It's laid back, in the middle of nowhere (largest city for 50 miles in every direction). People drive courteously. During rush hour, on the main road, there is an accident maybe once a month. Maybe less.

That is...11 months out of the year.

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, it's like we everyone turns into a Chicago driver. Speeding down streets at highway speeds, weaving in and out of traffic--all on snow or ice. Cutting people off, running red lights, making stopping in the left lane and making left hand turns trying to cut off people in the left turn lane. Idiots abound.

Yesterday, on the main road in town, there were six accidents. One was fatal (some lady rear-ended a garbage truck--truck was stopped, she was going very fast). One drunk guy hit a power line and knocked out power for a good portion of the city for several hours. (Which has me wondering if my furnace would work because it has an electric ignition.) All of this occurred between 11:00 and 3:00 in the afternoon! (Everyone works in this town.)