On May 14, 2008, at 7:22 AM, Mike Elliott wrote:

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>  Mellow
> Yellow is probably less-suitable for daily driving in snow, ice, and
> other
> assorted quiescently-frozen water-based street schmutz. Mellow
> Yellow's
> function in our lives is for camping and vacationing.

Or maybe more suitable than you're imagining ...

We went camping at Agua Caliente.  Woke up to lotsa' agua frio falling
from the sky.

As we drove westward on I-8, we saw lotsa' folks pulled over, forced
over, or (worse) spun-out.  But we felt safe enough to continue
because we had really good traction on the slush, since the rear
driving wheels had the weight of the engine over them.  It seemed like
steering was (as far as it's possible in one of these vehicles) good
and true.  No drama.

However ... we did immediately after this event go out and buy snow
chains!

B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal