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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:00:22 PM EDT
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lol, Texas
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:03:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It makes good sign and picnic table posts. I worked for the Indiana Forest Service for a year. Some of the thorns on the locust there got over 5". They last a long time as well. Tennis shoes in the areas I worked were forbidden. We had to wear steel shank/toed boots. I got a thorn through the leather side of my combat boot into the arch of my foot while hunting just south of Lawn. Hurt like a mother. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:04:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: lol, Texas Lol @ all the folks from FM. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:30:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: HEB was as empty as i've ever seen it. decided to restock for the next couple of days  HEB in Granbury was empty??? Don't think I have ever seen that lol. Our little Brookshires in Glen Rose was rockin today about 3:30 when we went by. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:32:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Honestly, if you go slow, it's not too bad right now. It's after this crap refrezes when things get really bad... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I'm over Canada on the way to DFW. Looks like I might need a hotel for a couple of days before I can get home  The hotels at the airport aren't bad. Honestly, if you go slow, it's not too bad right now. It's after this crap refrezes when things get really bad... My car is in my garage an hour and a half northwest of DFW so I have to rely on family to give me a ride home. None of them are willing to risk it I'm less than 2 hours out now. No delay leaving Istanbul (aside from the usual cluster), we did leave an hour late because the boarding was so terrible. I have no idea if we'll get diverted or what but the radar looks like we might have a window to land. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:37:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I got a thorn through the leather side of my combat boot into the arch of my foot while hunting just south of Lawn. Hurt like a mother. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: It makes good sign and picnic table posts. I worked for the Indiana Forest Service for a year. Some of the thorns on the locust there got over 5". They last a long time as well. Tennis shoes in the areas I worked were forbidden. We had to wear steel shank/toed boots. I got a thorn through the leather side of my combat boot into the arch of my foot while hunting just south of Lawn. Hurt like a mother. Lawn Indiana I have never heard of. Locust thorns through the sides of boots, I have seent. Not purdy. Bloody as hell more than once. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:38:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lol @ all the folks from FM. Where/what is FM? |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:38:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They loot grocery stores and get into fights over bread for such things too Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Doesn’t Dallas close down for 1” of snow? They close down for just the idea of snow. They loot grocery stores and get into fights over bread for such things too Don't forget the TV's as well. Gotta' have a TV to survive... |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:43:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @Freakinout HEB in Granbury was empty??? Don't think I have ever seen that lol. Our little Brookshires in Glen Rose was rockin today about 3:30 when we went by. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: HEB was as empty as i've ever seen it. decided to restock for the next couple of days HEB in Granbury was empty??? Don't think I have ever seen that lol. Our little Brookshires in Glen Rose was rockin today about 3:30 when we went by. This was the one in Burleson, but yeah it was basically empty. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:45:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't forget the TV's as well. Gotta' have a TV to survive... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Doesn’t Dallas close down for 1” of snow? They close down for just the idea of snow. They loot grocery stores and get into fights over bread for such things too Don't forget the TV's as well. Gotta' have a TV to survive... Snow forecasts don't usually get TVs looted so far as I know, this ain't florida |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:47:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This was the one in Burleson, but yeah it was basically empty. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: HEB was as empty as i've ever seen it. decided to restock for the next couple of days HEB in Granbury was empty??? Don't think I have ever seen that lol. Our little Brookshires in Glen Rose was rockin today about 3:30 when we went by. This was the one in Burleson, but yeah it was basically empty. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 7:53:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Son of a gun, Burleson HEB is just as bad if not worse! And the idjits in Burleson always seem to swarm Wal mart & HEB (And yes, I can speak on this - I lived there for 20 yrs) Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: HEB was as empty as i've ever seen it. decided to restock for the next couple of days HEB in Granbury was empty??? Don't think I have ever seen that lol. Our little Brookshires in Glen Rose was rockin today about 3:30 when we went by. This was the one in Burleson, but yeah it was basically empty. HEB is pretty much packed 24/7 so far as I can tell around here. I've been to HEBs elsewhere that weren't nearly so bad and others that were way worse |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:07:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where/what is FM? Fucking Michigan |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:07:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:10:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lawn Indiana I have never heard of. Locust thorns through the sides of boots, I have seent. Not purdy. Bloody as hell more than once. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: It makes good sign and picnic table posts. I worked for the Indiana Forest Service for a year. Some of the thorns on the locust there got over 5". They last a long time as well. Tennis shoes in the areas I worked were forbidden. We had to wear steel shank/toed boots. I got a thorn through the leather side of my combat boot into the arch of my foot while hunting just south of Lawn. Hurt like a mother. Lawn Indiana I have never heard of. Locust thorns through the sides of boots, I have seent. Not purdy. Bloody as hell more than once. Lawn, Texas, a former railroad reservoir, and now small town S of Abilene. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:12:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My car is in my garage an hour and a half northwest of DFW so I have to rely on family to give me a ride home. None of them are willing to risk it I'm less than 2 hours out now. No delay leaving Istanbul (aside from the usual cluster), we did leave an hour late because the boarding was so terrible. I have no idea if we'll get diverted or what but the radar looks like we might have a window to land. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I'm over Canada on the way to DFW. Looks like I might need a hotel for a couple of days before I can get home The hotels at the airport aren't bad. Honestly, if you go slow, it's not too bad right now. It's after this crap refrezes when things get really bad... My car is in my garage an hour and a half northwest of DFW so I have to rely on family to give me a ride home. None of them are willing to risk it I'm less than 2 hours out now. No delay leaving Istanbul (aside from the usual cluster), we did leave an hour late because the boarding was so terrible. I have no idea if we'll get diverted or what but the radar looks like we might have a window to land. As long as you didn't catch MonkeyPox, have a couch for you. We're about 3 miles from the train station, can pick you up there, have an extra set of snowshoes you can wear on the hike back.
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:12:56 PM EDT
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My son is on an oil rig in the PB. His hitch is up in the morning. They've asked his crew to stick around until/when the next crew shows up. It's pretty nasty out there, he says the last two nights "have been hell"
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:13:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lawn, Texas, a former railroad reservoir, and now small town S of Abilene. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: It makes good sign and picnic table posts. I worked for the Indiana Forest Service for a year. Some of the thorns on the locust there got over 5". They last a long time as well. Tennis shoes in the areas I worked were forbidden. We had to wear steel shank/toed boots. I got a thorn through the leather side of my combat boot into the arch of my foot while hunting just south of Lawn. Hurt like a mother. Lawn Indiana I have never heard of. Locust thorns through the sides of boots, I have seent. Not purdy. Bloody as hell more than once. Lawn, Texas, a former railroad reservoir, and now small town S of Abilene. Never heard of it. We got a nice sized place in Eastland |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:15:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Never heard of it. We got a nice sized place in Eastland Hunted ducks on the reservoir there. Think my BIL and I blew through Eastland on the way back from rescuing the Naco worm. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:17:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lawn, Texas, a former railroad reservoir, and now small town S of Abilene. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: It makes good sign and picnic table posts. I worked for the Indiana Forest Service for a year. Some of the thorns on the locust there got over 5". They last a long time as well. Tennis shoes in the areas I worked were forbidden. We had to wear steel shank/toed boots. I got a thorn through the leather side of my combat boot into the arch of my foot while hunting just south of Lawn. Hurt like a mother. Lawn Indiana I have never heard of. Locust thorns through the sides of boots, I have seent. Not purdy. Bloody as hell more than once. Lawn, Texas, a former railroad reservoir, and now small town S of Abilene. I have not seen one locust tree in Texas. I have fished from PK to Texoma, Fork, Ray Bob, Joe Pool and everything in between. I saw lots of snakes. I didn't walk the surrounding woods much. I dropped deuce and went on my way. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:25:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where/what is FM? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Lol @ all the folks from FM. Where/what is FM? Federated States of Micronesia |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:26:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have not seen one locust tree in Texas. I have fished from PK to Texoma, Fork, Ray Bob, Joe Pool and everything in between. I saw lots of snakes. I didn't walk the surrounding woods much. I dropped deuce and went on my way. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:43:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hunted ducks on the reservoir there. Think my BIL and I blew through Eastland on the way back from rescuing the Naco worm. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Never heard of it. We got a nice sized place in Eastland Hunted ducks on the reservoir there. Think my BIL and I blew through Eastland on the way back from rescuing the Naco worm. We have a bunch of good tanks but there are some decent bigger lakes up there |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 8:49:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm just south of you and I can show you honey locust trees Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I have not seen one locust tree in Texas. I have fished from PK to Texoma, Fork, Ray Bob, Joe Pool and everything in between. I saw lots of snakes. I didn't walk the surrounding woods much. I dropped deuce and went on my way. How long are the thorns? iirc, you be west, southwest... bout fiddy miles No video of the mighty Ford on ice covered roads? |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 9:24:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As long as you didn't catch MonkeyPox, have a couch for you. We're about 3 miles from the train station, can pick you up there, have an extra set of snowshoes you can wear on the hike back. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I'm over Canada on the way to DFW. Looks like I might need a hotel for a couple of days before I can get home The hotels at the airport aren't bad. Honestly, if you go slow, it's not too bad right now. It's after this crap refrezes when things get really bad... My car is in my garage an hour and a half northwest of DFW so I have to rely on family to give me a ride home. None of them are willing to risk it I'm less than 2 hours out now. No delay leaving Istanbul (aside from the usual cluster), we did leave an hour late because the boarding was so terrible. I have no idea if we'll get diverted or what but the radar looks like we might have a window to land. As long as you didn't catch MonkeyPox, have a couch for you. We're about 3 miles from the train station, can pick you up there, have an extra set of snowshoes you can wear on the hike back.  I truly appreciate it but I think the main roads are clear enough that I can find an Uber. I just touched down uneventfully, no delays 
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Posted: 1/31/2023 9:31:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @Freakinout HEB in Granbury was empty??? Don't think I have ever seen that lol. Our little Brookshires in Glen Rose was rockin today about 3:30 when we went by. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: HEB was as empty as i've ever seen it. decided to restock for the next couple of days HEB in Granbury was empty??? Don't think I have ever seen that lol. Our little Brookshires in Glen Rose was rockin today about 3:30 when we went by. I love my Granbury H-E-B. I went Sunday and stocked up and it was stupid busy. Stay warm. It’s supposed to get worse tomorrow. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 9:35:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably this stuff: https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Blacklocust5-1x7vgzl.jpg The thorns aren't 4 inches long up North, but maybe 2 inches. It is a "weed tree" that has energy density somewhat less than stuff like oak. It is extremely hard and stands dead a long time once dried out. They don't get huge so often no splitting involved to get it into a stove. It is honey locust. Good for nothing and the thorns are sometimes 6" or more. Not good for firewood and rots quickly.  Attached FileEta: Johnson county |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 10:56:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fucking Michigan /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/dont_believe_you_anchorman_zps267e5cbb_GIF-108.gif Fair enough. In my defense, a few things; It is what I was told when I asked the question. Sadly, no one has soo far backed me up. I also doubt that the dozens of users that have that as their location have even heard of Micronesia, let alone the Federated States there of. Nor, have been too, Oceania. I can’t even find it on a globe. I know they couldn’t. No way they live there.  |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 9:27:10 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: How long are the thorns? iirc, you be west, southwest... bout fiddy miles No video of the mighty Ford on ice covered roads?   Truck has been busy moving family but I should have it out today |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 9:42:58 AM EDT
[#30]
Just down the road
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Posted: 2/1/2023 9:44:08 AM EDT
[#31]
Mrs. Nottooslow is a trauma nurse at a major Dallas hospital so she had to make the trek in. Left at 445 to be there by 7 last night.
Usual commute is 40 min.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 9:45:08 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/1/2023 10:35:16 AM EDT
[#33]
I should drive the silver one today
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Posted: 2/1/2023 10:36:48 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I should drive the silver one today https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/390973/20230201_082817-2693554.jpg Going nowhere fast has new meanings |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 10:41:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Going nowhere fast has new meanings |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 10:44:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryHopefully that wasn't some someone's head. |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 10:59:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryLOL |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:00:02 AM EDT
[#38]
No instead of standing up and opening the door he smashed a hole in the windshield.
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:02:14 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL “I’ve got my 4x4, I’ve got my AT tires, I can go anywhere I want! Freedom of movement!” |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:04:19 AM EDT
[#40]
The way oak trees are falling in the hill country we may have a new governor by the end of the day.
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:07:27 AM EDT
[#41]
I did a little ice skating this morning... without the skates... solid ice on the streets. Made walking the dog more sporting that usual.
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:16:37 AM EDT
[#42]
A friends Austin neighborhood
  
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:17:51 AM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Every. single. time. Snow on the road is rare here. Ice (like a frozen pond ice) on all pavement and no great methods to mitigate it. I've seen northern cities when they ice - ice, not snow. Guess what? Before salt and gravel trucks roll it's the same drama there as here. Back to TX bashing. |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:18:12 AM EDT
[#44]
Quoted: @Freakinout HEB in Granbury was empty??? Don't think I have ever seen that lol. Our little Brookshires in Glen Rose was rockin today about 3:30 when we went by. Granbury HEB had no cars in the lot last night, I figured they were closed Kroger was open for me and three other shoppers. Beer and bread run and an excuse to get out a bit, but I didn't have any trouble on the roads. Quoted: I have not seen one locust tree in Texas. I have fished from PK to Texoma, Fork, Ray Bob, Joe Pool and everything in between. I saw lots of snakes. I didn't walk the surrounding woods much. I dropped deuce and went on my way. We had one on our little pond. The beavers didn't touch it, pretty gnarly thorns that make a mesquite look tame. |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:19:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat windshield hole doesn't look promising for the passenger. |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:34:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Minnesota outlawed studded tires in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Studded tire statute The roads were being chewed up by studs. I vaguely remember they were legal only during the winter. I think there was an exact season where they were allowed. Minnesota first snow always has it's increase in accidents from people forgetting how to drive in it, newcomers to the north, and visitors. A friend of a friend grew up in Minnesota, and was visiting a warm weather state when they had a freak snow/ice storm. The friend's friend went out to the store to get something, and had no problem stopping/starting/turning. They turned around and went home when they realized how dangerous it was for them. They were stopped at a 4-way stop sign when cars slid through the intersection in front of them, and then a car slid by them into the intersection. Just because you can drive in bad weather, doesn't mean you are safe from others. I used to chuckle at (some) of my Ohio brethren eager to regale others with their winter driving prowess. "That's nothing, I drive in 8" of snow all the time!". And I'm sitting here like "Were you driving in the median? Because the highway was scraped to the pavement, and salted all to hell". |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:37:10 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryStill can't figure out why he didn't just open the damned door, and climb out.
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:41:17 AM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: But so much glorious noise Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Going nowhere fast has new meanings straight pipes save lives |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:42:16 AM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Still can't figure out why he didn't just open the damned door, and climb out. Quote HistoryQuoted: Unsecured cargo in a bed, goes out driving when he probably didn't have to, I guess he was going to fast because his truck is on its side and didn't just slide off the road. Is it too much of a stretch to say that this individual isn't very good at making sensible decisions? |
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Posted: 2/1/2023 11:49:26 AM EDT
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NW Collin County here, far North DFW. The ice this morning is exponentially worse than yesterday morning and what were sleet pellets hitting yesterday is now straight up rain drops, hitting and freezing at 25-26 degrees thus creating even more layers of ice. I do a leisurely jog/walk of 2.3-3.0 miles 4-5 days a week if home, barring rain, 3 miles generally takes 30-35 mins in shorts/tshirt/running shoes. I did the same walk yesterday morning(started out in snow boots, quickly retreated/regrouped into a pair of old Danner's) and it took 45 mins to do the 3 miles, today my pace was a slow crawl of the 2.3 and it was just shy of 1 hour due to black icing of EVERY flat surface. Yesterday I drove after my walk 18 miles and back to check my elderly mother, AWD SUV had zero issues, today you could not pay me to drive on that ice. I would fully expect that tomorrow morning will be even worse with what is forecasted to hit this afternoon. In short, DFW is done for the week.
Be safe folks. Hking |
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