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And so it begins, winter driving... #2999368 12/29/21 12:44 AM 12/29/21 12:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,511 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart OP Rhinotruck
Rhinodart OP Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,511 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	First snowfall of the season in the Chitcago area, it will always amaze me that people lose their minds when they see a flake or two. The drive to me shop is and hour and a half on normal days, almost two hours tonight. Why must EVERYONE drive non-capable vehicles 10 mph under the speed limit? I CANNOT WAIT to move out of the nort next year, at least down south there are less days like this... The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: Rhinodart] #2999369 12/29/21 12:55 AM 12/29/21 12:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,808 Between Houston & Galveston TX SattyNoCar Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile
SattyNoCar Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,808 Between Houston & Galveston TX	I CANNOT WAIT to move out of the nort next year, at least down south there are less days like this... I dunno where you're headed, but we just have rain and its no different. Trying to get anywhere becomes a full contact sport......... John The dream is dead, long live the dream.......😥

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: SattyNoCar] #2999388 12/29/21 06:42 AM 12/29/21 06:42 AM
Joined: May 2019 Posts: 6,215 nowhere S Sniper master
Sniper master S Joined: May 2019 Posts: 6,215 nowhere	Now out here in west Teas we don't get the rain Houston does, nor the snow the north does. We do get both, but when it snows around here they just shut things down for the day or two it takes for it to melt, February notwithstanding.

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: Sniper] #2999394 12/29/21 07:34 AM 12/29/21 07:34 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,791 Castlegar, BC, Canada That AMC Guy master
That AMC Guy master Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,791 Castlegar, BC, Canada	This was my back yard last week. We've had another 30cm since then and more coming on the weekend. I'm lucky if I can use my toys 6 months out of the year. I've had my Mustang for 6 years and it's barely got 25,000 miles on it. Of course, the last 2 years of nowhere to go have also kinda helped keep the mileage down. But, I'm just kinda done with it all. Had 2020 not gone sideways, I had an appointment with an immigration lawyer. If this scamdemic finally comes to an end in 2022, I may re-make that appointment and start getting my ducks in a row. 2+ feet of snow and -20°C for 4 to 6 months out of the year is really just a waste of life. I haven't got a whole lot of time left, so it's time to start livin'. Bloody Mary, Full of Vodka, Blessed art thou among cocktails....

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: That AMC Guy] #2999416 12/29/21 10:24 AM 12/29/21 10:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,696 North Dakota 6PakBee I Live Here
6PakBee I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,696 North Dakota	Around here it's the opposite, people trying to drive on snow covered roads as if it was 70 degrees. If you go to the nearest large city (Bismarck) right after the first good snow, you'll see heaps of red, amber, and clear plastic debris everywhere on the roads. The first couple of days are like bumper cars. That learning curve has to be followed every year. Never fails. "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: 6PakBee] #2999452 12/29/21 11:40 AM 12/29/21 11:40 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,426 Dandridge TN D Dabee master
Dabee master D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,426 Dandridge TN	Black ice is a bigger problem here in East Tennessee. Snow not an issue here. The few times it does snow just wait a few hours and it’s all melted.

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: Dabee] #2999460 12/29/21 11:51 AM 12/29/21 11:51 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 8,341 Crook County, ILL Mastershake340 master
Mastershake340 master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 8,341 Crook County, ILL	At least around here we have the equipment to deal with winter weather. I’m no fan of what salt does to cars but it keeps the roads safe. And thousands of plows out working to clear the snow. I was in Charlotte NC working one summer and my colleagues who lived there told me when they get an inch of snow it shuts down the whole area until it melts. I remember seeing on the news a few winters back Atlanta got knocked out by a winter storm. We rarely get ice storms here either, they are more common down south. In 30 years my power was knocked out once by an ice storm for a few days and that was around ‘95.

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: Mastershake340] #2999537 12/29/21 02:31 PM 12/29/21 02:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,158 Park Forest, IL slantzilla Too Many Posts
slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,158 Park Forest, IL	Remember Rhino, they have multiple car crashes on the Dan Ryan because the sun is shining. "Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: slantzilla] #2999645 12/29/21 07:33 PM 12/29/21 07:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,637 S.E.Ohio Magnumguy I Live Here
Magnumguy I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,637 S.E.Ohio	Safe travels out there folks "Multiple Magnum owner since 1978!!" https://www.facebook.com/groups/146952895354657/

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: That AMC Guy] #2999720 12/29/21 09:52 PM 12/29/21 09:52 PM
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Superfreak Unregistered S	Originally Posted by That AMC Guy This was my back yard last week. We've had another 30cm since then and more coming on the weekend. I'm lucky if I can use my toys 6 months out of the year. I've had my Mustang for 6 years and it's barely got 25,000 miles on it. Of course, the last 2 years of nowhere to go have also kinda helped keep the mileage down. But, I'm just kinda done with it all. Had 2020 not gone sideways, I had an appointment with an immigration lawyer. If this scamdemic finally comes to an end in 2022, I may re-make that appointment and start getting my ducks in a row. 2+ feet of snow and -20°C for 4 to 6 months out of the year is really just a waste of life. I haven't got a whole lot of time left, so it's time to start livin'. Mr AMC GUY, you are living the dream man. I can't wait to get the hell out of the lower mainland and up to the Enderby, Armstrong area.

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: ] #2999748 12/29/21 11:16 PM 12/29/21 11:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,404 Michigan MarkZ Worthy
MarkZ Worthy Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,404 Michigan	Someday.....I'll be able to escape Michigan giving it the bird as I drive south to Texas or Florida. Someday.... 1987 Fifth Avenue - 512/518/D60

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: 6PakBee] #2999752 12/29/21 11:23 PM 12/29/21 11:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,392 Highland, MI. Sunroofcuda master
Sunroofcuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,392 Highland, MI.	Originally Posted by 6PakBee Around here it's the opposite, people trying to drive on snow covered roads as if it was 70 degrees. If you go to the nearest large city (Bismarck) right after the first good snow, you'll see heaps of red, amber, and clear plastic debris everywhere on the roads. The first couple of days are like bumper cars. That learning curve has to be followed every year. Never fails. Agreed. I travel all over the country & have NEVER seen as many bad, idiot, hostile drivers, as I do in Michigan. WORST stretch of highway is US 23 between Brighton & Ann Arbor at rush hour. There's at least one wreck every day either North or South. You simply cannot keep distance from someone. Last night it had been snowing a little - just enough to resurface the roads - with a Zamboni! I went to pick my daughter up from work at 6:30 & I could tell the road was icy - not just snowy. Touch the brakes & you GLIDE. Safest speed 35 max - MAYBE! Well, there were idiots humming along at 55 - on a 2-lane road thinking it was just wet, if even wondering at all. Some people just don't think at all when driving! No Man With A Good Car Needs To Be Justified

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: Sunroofcuda] #2999758 12/30/21 12:02 AM 12/30/21 12:02 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,511 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart OP Rhinotruck
Rhinodart OP Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,511 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	Originally Posted by Sunroofcuda Originally Posted by 6PakBee Around here it's the opposite, people trying to drive on snow covered roads as if it was 70 degrees. If you go to the nearest large city (Bismarck) right after the first good snow, you'll see heaps of red, amber, and clear plastic debris everywhere on the roads. The first couple of days are like bumper cars. That learning curve has to be followed every year. Never fails. Agreed. I travel all over the country & have NEVER seen as many bad, idiot, hostile drivers, as I do in Michigan. WORST stretch of highway is US 23 between Brighton & Ann Arbor at rush hour. There's at least one wreck every day either North or South. You simply cannot keep distance from someone. Last night it had been snowing a little - just enough to resurface the roads - with a Zamboni! I went to pick my daughter up from work at 6:30 & I could tell the road was icy - not just snowy. Touch the brakes & you GLIDE. Safest speed 35 max - MAYBE! Well, there were idiots humming along at 55 - on a 2-lane road thinking it was just wet, if even wondering at all. Some people just don't think at all when driving! And to 99% of the people driving they just DON'T UNDERSTAND that driving is the most dangerous thing they ever do in their lives! 1% of us have very dangerous jobs, things that could kill you any minute, and we learn how to stay alive. The desk jockey's may get a paper cut, might spill their hot coffee, or slip on the floor at the office. They really DON'T get it that they are driving a 4K lb missle! The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: MarkZ] #2999770 12/30/21 01:17 AM 12/30/21 01:17 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,426 Dandridge TN D Dabee master
Dabee master D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,426 Dandridge TN	Originally Posted by MarkZ Someday.....I'll be able to escape Michigan giving it the bird as I drive south to Texas or Florida. Someday.... Understand completely. I retired on 30 September 2007. I was on my way out of Michigan heading to my new home in Tennessee on 1 October 2007. I only visit family in Michigan between 1 April and 1 November. If it wasn’t for family I’d never go back to Michigan.

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: Dabee] #2999774 12/30/21 01:35 AM 12/30/21 01:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,392 Highland, MI. Sunroofcuda master
Sunroofcuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,392 Highland, MI.	Originally Posted by Dabee Originally Posted by MarkZ Someday.....I'll be able to escape Michigan giving it the bird as I drive south to Texas or Florida. Someday.... Understand completely. I retired on 30 September 2007. I was on my way out of Michigan heading to my new home in Tennessee on 1 October 2007. I only visit family in Michigan between 1 April and 1 November. If it wasn’t for family I’d never go back to Michigan. I'm thinking about moving to TN. myself. I have a good friend that moved to Chattanooga a couple years ago - his wife transferred. They relocated because of her job to Bradenton, FL. about 7 years ago, then to TN. They love it in TN. The weather sounds awesome & it looks like a nice area. No Man With A Good Car Needs To Be Justified

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: Sunroofcuda] #2999778 12/30/21 01:49 AM 12/30/21 01:49 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,426 Dandridge TN D Dabee master
Dabee master D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,426 Dandridge TN	East Tennessee is great. I’m in Dandridge about 30 miles north east of Gatlinburg. Chattanooga is a great are also. Only a hundred miles from me.

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: Rhinodart] #2999781 12/30/21 02:05 AM 12/30/21 02:05 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 16,469 On the run… BloFish I Live Here
BloFish I Live Here Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 16,469 On the run…	I don’t know how you guys deal with the harsh winters, give me sun and warmth. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there It really doesn't matter whether you win or lose… as long as you look good doing it! ‘65 A100 ‘69 ‘Cuda ‘73 Vega GT ‘06 Mega Cab ‘14 Mercedes SLK

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: BloFish] #2999848 12/30/21 11:28 AM 12/30/21 11:28 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,511 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart OP Rhinotruck
Rhinodart OP Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,511 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	Originally Posted by BloFish I don’t know how you guys deal with the harsh winters, give me sun and warmth. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there Just like Floriduh, I could NOT live there, don't know how people do it, great place to visit... The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: Rhinodart] #2999855 12/30/21 11:45 AM 12/30/21 11:45 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,397 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,397 It's a dry heat	I pulled the trigger the summer of 2018 . relocated from northern KY to southern AZ . And the ONLY regret I have is I miss family and friends ,,,,but NOT the weather by any means It will get cold here . Maybe have a few weeks where it might dip down in the 30s at nite. But by noon the next day its 50-60s and usually SUNNY I can get the Satellite out pretty much year round .

Re: And so it begins, winter driving... [Re: gtx6970] #2999866 12/30/21 12:15 PM 12/30/21 12:15 PM
Joined: May 2019 Posts: 6,215 nowhere S Sniper master
Sniper master S Joined: May 2019 Posts: 6,215 nowhere	I grew up in NW Indiana. I left when I was 18, in 1983, and I do not miss the weather there at all, except maybe on Christmas day where having a fresh blanket of snow covering everything just seems right but on the 26th it better be gone, lol.

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