Trenton
Just a Texan transplanted in the Rockies
Trenton; I was born in Kansas too (Jayhawker) and raised all over the place. Now in Blaine Washington (not Lawrence). Gotta disagree with you regarding studded snow tires on ice. Several years ago studded snow tires caused me to do a 360 into a ditch on I-5, once they started spinning couldn't stop it. No damage just embarrassing , was with my 1965 Chevy Van which is a real lightweight, had sandbags in the back for traction. Got rid of those tires real quick. Do like my 4wd GMC k1500 Burb, the 6,000 lb beast goes anywhere in the snow. Yes we do get snow here, is rare, but since nobody knows how to drive in the snow its a demolition derby. I lived in Greeley Colorado and northern Idaho for a while so got used to snow driving, no brakes drive way ahead of yourself.
For sure, always brake A LOT sooner, and drive slower around corners. I'm suggesting studded tires because in my experience it helps a lot. I put a set of studded tires on my '02 Impala and that helped me out greatly last winter. I put non-studded winter tires on my Impala this year and they don't grip as well in acceleration or cornering as the studded tires did. I drive hotel shuttles for a resort and our RWD Ford Transit dually vans have studded tires which helps also. Driving 12 people and their luggage to the airport is kind of important. You need all the traction you can in a town where it snows 300" a year, haha.
As far as sports go, I don't care for basketball, but I AM a CHIEFS FAN!