Conaway: Driving us crazy
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
I thought I’d revisit one of my favorite “What Makes Us Memphis” columns. It’s about our driving.
The good news: It was written in the winter, so the first paragraph is about cold weather, so use your imagination and conjure up something cold.
The bad news: Our driving hasn’t improved one flick of a windshield wiper.
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