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It's all the snow's fault! Blame the SNOW!!
We got the first measurable snow today in northern New England and, as
usual, many people completely forget how to drive in the funky white stuff. I mean, come on now --- it's only been around seven months since we had to deal with it last. Anyway, getting ****ed off at the media, as I often do, because Channel 9's headline at noon was "Snow blamed for several accidents in the region". No! Wrong! Buzzer sound, please!! It should be "LOUSY DRIVERS blamed for accidents driving on snow-covered roadways". Get it RIGHT!!! Sheesh! One of my neighbors easily falls into that category. Walking past her parked car after the snow had let up, I noticed a bit of front end damage on her fairly new Hyundai sedan. A bit of the "grille" was pushed in which sort of buckled the left side of the hood. I've seen her drive and she can't. But judging by the damage of the Korean P.O.S., I wouldn't imagine she was going over 10 mph. Doesn't take much. While on the subject, do you notice that you rarely ever see driving students on the road during a snowstorm? "Driver's Ed cancelled today due to storm." Uhm, excuse me? Isn't that the best time to TEACH them how to drive in the snow? And before hitting the roads, let them loose in a large, empty snow-covered parking lot. Eh, but why do they need that? Let them learn when they're out on the snowy roads with the REST of us - yeah! John B. |
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It's all the snow's fault! Blame the SNOW!!
In article >, John B. wrote:
> We got the first measurable snow today in northern New England and, as > usual, many people completely forget how to drive in the funky white stuff. > I mean, come on now --- it's only been around seven months since we had to > deal with it last. Anyway, getting ****ed off at the media, as I often do, > because Channel 9's headline at noon was "Snow blamed for several accidents > in the region". No! Wrong! Buzzer sound, please!! It should be "LOUSY > DRIVERS blamed for accidents driving on snow-covered roadways". Get it > RIGHT!!! Sheesh! My own snow driving abilities are becoming less because I simply now refuse to drive in the snow unless I absolutely must. Why? Not because of the snow, but because of the fear someone will slam into my car and the horrible backups the idiot drivers cause. Oh, and then there is the frustration caused by these asshats that don't understand momentum while driving in snow and insist that stopping (and doing it frequently) is a good thing... idiots. If the roads are empty and I've got good tires, I enjoy driving in the snow. |
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It's all the snow's fault! Blame the SNOW!!
"Brent P" > wrote in message
. .. > In article >, John B. wrote: > My own snow driving abilities are becoming less because I simply now > refuse to drive in the snow unless I absolutely must. Why? Not because of > the snow, but because of the fear someone will slam into my car and the > horrible backups the idiot drivers cause. Oh, and then there is the > frustration caused by these asshats that don't understand momentum while > driving in snow and insist that stopping (and doing it frequently) is a good > thing... idiots. > > If the roads are empty and I've got good tires, I enjoy driving in the > snow. > Ditto here worrying more about the other drivers than the actual snow itself. And yes, best fun time to drive in the snow is after a minor snowstorm at about 1 or 2 in the morning. Yee-ha! Worst time to drive in the snow is DURING a MAJOR snowstorm at about 1 or 2 in the morning. John B. |
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It's all the snow's fault! Blame the SNOW!!
On Nov 20, 3:07 pm, "John B." > wrote:
> "Brent P" > wrote in message > > . .. > > > In article >, John B. wrote: > > My own snow driving abilities are becoming less because I simply now > > refuse to drive in the snow unless I absolutely must. Why? Not because of > > the snow, but because of the fear someone will slam into my car and the > > horrible backups the idiot drivers cause. Oh, and then there is the > > frustration caused by these asshats that don't understand momentum while > > driving in snow and insist that stopping (and doing it frequently) is a > good > > thing... idiots. > > > If the roads are empty and I've got good tires, I enjoy driving in the > > snow. > > Ditto here worrying more about the other drivers than the actual snow > itself. And yes, best fun time to drive in the snow is after a minor > snowstorm at about 1 or 2 in the morning. Yee-ha! Worst time to drive in > the snow is DURING a MAJOR snowstorm at about 1 or 2 in the morning. > > John B. Around here, after everyone scurries home, the roads are mostly deserted after a snowfall. So if the snow has been on the ground for more than a couple hours you can generally make better time than you could under ideal conditions. I love snow! nate (gotta get the snow tires on the Fabulous BeaterPorsche soon... we're a little ways behind you weather-wise, but I'll probably need them in a month or so.) |
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It's all the snow's fault! Blame the SNOW!!
N8N wrote:
> (gotta get the snow tires on the Fabulous BeaterPorsche soon... we're > a little ways behind you weather-wise, but I'll probably need them in > a month or so.) With the way the weather is, it'll probably we a while before I switch over to snow tires. It was 70 degrees today (perfect for riding) |
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It's all the snow's fault! Blame the SNOW!!
On Nov 20, 6:06 pm, Arif Khokar > wrote:
> N8N wrote: > > (gotta get the snow tires on the Fabulous BeaterPorsche soon... we're > > a little ways behind you weather-wise, but I'll probably need them in > > a month or so.) > > With the way the weather is, it'll probably we a while before I switch > over to snow tires. It was 70 degrees today (perfect for riding) Depending on your location, expect the unexpected. In KC we had 73 today. The temp dropped 40 degrees in about an hour, and we're looking at a chance for snow tomorrow. Accumulation is doubtful due to warm ground. Not that I'm worried, I have 4WD available and plenty of ground clearance (in a Jeep). I worry more about the other drivers whose skills are bad enough in good conditions and even worse in snow. Most of the time in the winter we've been more likely to get ice than snow. |
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It's all the snow's fault! Blame the SNOW!!
MLOM wrote:
> On Nov 20, 6:06 pm, Arif Khokar > wrote: >> With the way the weather is, it'll probably we a while before I switch >> over to snow tires. It was 70 degrees today (perfect for riding) > Depending on your location, expect the unexpected. In KC we had 73 > today. The temp dropped 40 degrees in about an hour, and we're > looking at a chance for snow tomorrow. Looks like the cold front won't be here (WV/VA location) for another two days. High will be close to 70 tomorrow and 60 on Thursday (though we have a 60% chance of showers on Thursday). Then the temperature will drop. I'll just ride as much as I can tomorrow and enjoy the warm weather while it lasts |
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It's all the snow's fault! Blame the SNOW!!
On Nov 20, 11:49 am, (Brent P)
wrote: > In article >, John B. wrote: > > We got the first measurable snow today in northern New England and, as > > usual, many people completely forget how to drive in the funky white stuff. > > I mean, come on now --- it's only been around seven months since we had to > > deal with it last. Anyway, getting ****ed off at the media, as I often do, > > because Channel 9's headline at noon was "Snow blamed for several accidents > > in the region". No! Wrong! Buzzer sound, please!! It should be "LOUSY > > DRIVERS blamed for accidents driving on snow-covered roadways". Get it > > RIGHT!!! Sheesh! > > My own snow driving abilities are becoming less because I simply now > refuse to drive in the snow unless I absolutely must. Why? Not because of > the snow, but because of the fear someone will slam into my car and the > horrible backups the idiot drivers cause. Oh, and then there is the > frustration caused by these asshats that don't understand momentum while > driving in snow and insist that stopping (and doing it frequently) is a good > thing... idiots. > > If the roads are empty and I've got good tires, I enjoy driving in the > snow. Also ditto. What amazes me is that they do not even _begin_ to grasp the concept of "slow down" but even worse they ignore the 'increase following distance'. I am used to being tail-gated in good conditions. It really makes me nervouse in bad conditions as it eliminates a whole lot of safety/maneuvering options. Worse one was going up-canyon during a snow storm. About 4" on the ground with just the two tire tracks. Fine while in them but get out and it got dicey. Guy right on my ass up until I lost it a bit and did some fishtailing. He dropped back (wonder of wonders) but as soon as I was straightened out again, right back on my ass again. Harry K |
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It's all the snow's fault! Blame the SNOW!!
In article >, Harry K wrote:
> Worse one was going up-canyon during a snow storm. About 4" on the > ground with just the two tire tracks. Fine while in them but get out > and it got dicey. Guy right on my ass up until I lost it a bit and > did some fishtailing. He dropped back (wonder of wonders) but as soon > as I was straightened out again, right back on my ass again. When the torqueless wonder car was knocked out I got caught with summer tires on the mustang. I was doing ok on I294 until I got near my exit and had to enter the unplowed right lane. I enter the lane and the tail starts to wag. I had a few oscillations while getting it under control but this is when an asshat decides to pass me with a few inches of spacing.... I've also had the tailgaters. Once it slow traffic I just punched (I am lacking a better word here, maybe throttle blip is better) it so the rear tires would fling snow on to his windshield as I started moving. Worked perfectly... a couple good sized clumps of snow and slush hit his windshield. He stopped tailgating. I have never had the perfect conditions to pull that off again. Everything sort of just game together with the type of snow, the right sort of stop and go, and the space and road where the car could wiggle a bit safely. |
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It's all the snow's fault! Blame the SNOW!!
On Nov 20, 9:35 pm, (Brent P)
wrote: > In article >, Harry K wrote: > > Worse one was going up-canyon during a snow storm. About 4" on the > > ground with just the two tire tracks. Fine while in them but get out > > and it got dicey. Guy right on my ass up until I lost it a bit and > > did some fishtailing. He dropped back (wonder of wonders) but as soon > > as I was straightened out again, right back on my ass again. > > When the torqueless wonder car was knocked out I got caught with summer > tires on the mustang. I was doing ok on I294 until I got near my exit and > had to enter the unplowed right lane. I enter the lane and the tail > starts to wag. I had a few oscillations while getting it under control > but this is when an asshat decides to pass me with a few inches of > spacing.... I've also had the tailgaters. > > Once it slow traffic I just punched (I am lacking a better word here, > maybe throttle blip is better) it so the rear tires would fling snow > on to his windshield as I started moving. Worked perfectly... a couple good > sized clumps of snow and slush hit his windshield. He stopped > tailgating. I have never had the perfect conditions to pull that off > again. Everything sort of just game together with the type of snow, the > right sort of stop and go, and the space and road where the car could > wiggle a bit safely. Priceless. We're not worthy! "I love it when a plan comes together." -- Col. Hannibal Smith (The A- Team) |
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