Winter Tires.

(This post is for those who never leaved here in the North Pole lol)

It is November, time to shop for X-Mas and get ready for winter. Besides winter jackets, gloves, hats, layers, scarfs and special socks and boots for the entire family there is also another member of the family that needs to be ready: your car! Be prepared to let go some dollars out of your pocket, mainly if you have a new car from another category - our case this year. This is because here it is compulsory to use winter tires (in the place of the regular ones) from 15 Dec. until March so, everybody has to have 2 sets: one for the winter and other for the rest of the year. We bought a mini SVU and shopped for its winter "boots" this weekend. EACH tire costed us 130 dollars (and this after a long price research)! Add to that 50 dollars for a gallon of "de-icing", a especial liquid for the wind shield water, around 50 for a set of winter carpets, 30 for special wipers and 52 (plus a long waiting line) to install your tires. Uff... yeah, I know... unbelievable and expensive... very expensive... #humpf