Winter travel tips: Deal with change

Washington rarely gets snow storms. We get winter events that mix in all kinds of moisture. For travelers, that means dealing with change. Today, the weather you go out in may not be the weather you return home in. The Capital Weather Gang is predicting a rainy start, then a mix of rain and snow, then all snow toward evening. Whatever it is, it's the first of the season. We don't handle such events very well. Count on travelers to forget the following things, which you, of course will remember: Changes. If the forecasters aren't quite sure what will fall when, why should drivers be? Look as far ahead into traffic as you can. What's happening up there? Are they all slowing down? Is that someone skidding on the overpass? Did slush affect that driver's speed? Is the road condition going to be very different as I make this next