Last night, my girlfriend Molly was stuck in the snow and traffic because she was trying to drive around the Twin Cities metro during rush hour in an attempt to get to Jordan to see me. Not the best decision (on both our parts – I didn’t try to stop her), especially given that visiting me is not an appealing destination.

But it got me thinking about the decisions I’ve made to ignore possibly hazardous driving conditions. In an attempt to maintain previously made plans. So here’s a list of some of the dumbest driving decisions I’ve made in the past year alone:

• Last year, during the biggest snowfall of the year (I believe it was record setting for the amount of snow that fell in a short period of time), I drove from Jordan to downtown Minneapolis and back in one night just to play board games with some friends that I had only known for a few months.
• Also last year, I drove through a snow storm to get back to my hometown for the weekend – there was nothing in particular going on that weekend, I just wanted to see my family. A trip that normally takes about five hours had become a seven-hour trek by the time I finally arrived safe and sound at my destination.
• Just last week, I drove through the first snowstorm of the year to visit Molly for the day and to go to her staff Christmas party. Not only was my initial drive longer than it should have been (it went from taking me 45 minutes to get to her apartment to taking me 90 minutes to get to her apartment), but I also found myself stuck there when the snow didn’t stop coming down. I spent the night sleeping on her couch.

How about you? What are some of the poor weather decisions you’ve made?