{"id":50796,"date":"2015-01-09T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T14:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=50796"},"modified":"2017-10-09T14:16:33","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T21:16:33","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/how-to-prepare-for-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for Winter + Emergency Car & Black Ice Tips #MasteringAuto"},"content":{"rendered":"
Living in California, we don’t really have a huge change in how we live or drive during the winter. That also means we can be clueless when in areas that are more heavily impacted by severe winter weather. It was an adjustment for me when we lived the Netherlands. We had to use different windshield wiper fluid (so it wouldn’t freeze), deice all the windows, and watch out for black ice. Sometimes, even our car doors would be frozen shut!<\/p>\n
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Since I am far from being a winter weather expert, I thought you’d appreciate these tips of how to prepare for winter from MetLife Auto & Home\u00ae as much as I do.<\/p>\n
During severe storms, try to stay inside as much as possible. You can make adjustments around the house when the weather clears up.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, we would sprinkle plain salt on the walkway near our front door. Otherwise, frozen moisture could make us take a nasty fall. Bicyclists had to be extra careful on the bike lanes as well.<\/p>\n
Unless you live in a metropolitan area where most rely on public transportation, you likely have a car to care for. These too need attention to be winter ready.<\/p>\n
Though it would be great to hibernate for the whole winter, reality will remind us that it’s just not possible for us humans. Life goes on and that means we’ll have to jump in the car and brave the elements.<\/p>\n
I mentioned black ice above. That’s some scary stuff to encounter on the road. Black ice refers to sections of road that have been frozen over. You can’t see it but hitting a patch of it can lead to a bad accident. If you are in an area prone to black ice, it’d be a good idea to familiarize yourself with “How to Deal with Black Ice on the Road<\/a>” to minimize any damage.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, none of us are immune to the threat of disasters and accidents. Prepare as we might, sometimes things just happen that we have no control over. In those cases, it’s smarter to plan ahead than procrastinate and pay a fortunate for after the fact. Better safe than sorry! You might be surprised at how low monthly rates might be. Get an\u00a0instant insurance quote<\/a> now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I was compensated for this post as a MetLife Preferred Blogger. All opinions are my own.<\/em><\/p>\n MetLife Auto & Home is a brand of Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company and its affiliates: Economy Preferred Insurance Company, Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company, Metropolitan Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Company (CA Certificate of Authority: 6730; Warwick, RI), Metropolitan General Insurance Company, Metropolitan Group Property and Casualty Insurance Company (CA COA: 6393; Warwick, RI), and Metropolitan Lloyds Insurance Company of Texas, all with administrative home offices in Warwick, RI. Coverage, rates, and discounts are available in most states to those who qualify.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Living in California, we don’t really have a huge change in how we live or drive during the winter. That also…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[263],"yoast_head":"\nDealing with Winter Weather \u2013 Better Safe Than Sorry<\/h3>\n
How do you prepare your cars and homes in the winter?<\/h3>\n