All it takes is one bad decision and you could find yourself in a life-or-death situation!

Looking out upon the falling snow from the safety of my living room, I’m reminded again of how we’re all just one bad decision from winding up like the Donner Party.

It all started when the clutch burned out on my wife’s car. With her Toyota in the shop, she had to use my car to drop me off at my part-time job this morning before going on to her job in the opposite direction and in the next county.

It should be noted that I already knew none of my co-workers would be available to give me a ride home, but I thought I had my bases covered, because I remembered to write down the number for a local taxi company.

Soon enough it was time to go home, but calling the number for…