SCs in the Winter!

[SuperB]

When it snows up here the flakes really come out. It's a winding road full of snowidiots driving too fast to get in a few runs and people will still stop and park their car half off the road and on a curve to let the kids play in a patch of dirty snow that's on the fog line.

Or, if you have a house anywhere near the main road, they'll park their arses in your front yard and play.

I've watched them off to the side and back of my building. They have no idea what is buried under the snow that could hurt them if they continue to throw themselves, and their kids, into the snow. Barriers mean nothing to these people.

[ArenaBoy]

No, they're just confident in their insurance policy.

Yep and what we would do to ward them off is shift into neutral, lower the plow, and rev the engine. Always an entertaining sight.

[Acolyte]

I just love all the people who come to the Yukon during the winter for whatever reason and think they're unstoppable in their 4x4s.

That old couple from Seattle weren't too impressed when their Expedition got helped out of a ditch by my Civic and an Arctic Cat.
(On a side note, a Civic with good snow tires has a surprising amount of torque.)

Thankfully, Darwin is in full force in a Yukon winter-you either learn to drive well in the snow (All 5-6 months of it!), or you DIE. Not even kidding here.

[myswtghst]

Polenicus--I think of that cartoon often in the winter. I've been in the midwest my whole life--either in IL or MI, so I know how to deal with snow. I will never, ever, ever, ever understand why it is that people all forget how to drive as soon as there is half an inch of precipitation.

[marty]

My fiancee drives a box truck and has cars pull out in front of him all the time. Love it when people think large vehicles can stop on a dime, just love it.

[smileyeagle1021]

variation on the cold theme... is salt lake when it gets cold, it gets smoggy (when it's cold we have 3 things going against us, there is no wind to clear out the valley, a lot of people still use wood heating, and the people who do use modern heating get their power from coal power stations west of the city)... I worked at the airport checking rental cars back in... and people would always say things like "God, the air is terrible out here, I can't wait to go back inside the airport, they have filters in there"... i'll agree with them of course and then they say "oh and why are you wearing a face mask, it's very unprofessional"...
umm, i'm wearing a face mask because the air, as you pointed out, is terrible out here.

[Amethyst Hunter]

I've been in the midwest my whole life--either in IL or MI, so I know how to deal with snow.

Yay! A fellow Illinoisan!

[hotelnpa]

As a native of the New England area(north East US) I can empathize.

Why is it every time they say it's going to snow, suddenly no one can find a shovel, and must buy a new one? Bread, Milk, and those giant jugs of water. And people who have lived here for 40 years suddenly can't remember how to drive. And why, on Friday night before a week long holiday was the snowplow clearing the school parking lot?

Down here in western Pennsylvania, we get a fair amount of snow. Nothing like further up north, but we should be used to it, right?

Well, when it snows, the accidents happen. People are still driving too fast conditions when it snows. And they stock up on bread and milk.

I have a friend in Wisconsin and he's amazed at 2-hour delays or dismissals we have in our schools when it's snowy or too cold.

[protege]

Well, when it snows, the accidents happen. People are still driving too fast conditions when it snows. And they stock up on bread and milk.

Too many idiots drive too fast for conditions. Around here, they do the *opposite* when it rains. Who knew that one little raindrop could turn every road in the county into a freaking parking lot

What annoys the hell out of me though, is I'll be going slow, simply because of the conditions, and people will literally pass me like I'm standing still. These same people will then either slide off the road, spin, or wreck...and then plod along at speeds *slower* than I was going.

[AKWalMartCartGuy]

here when the roads get slick people go 70, or 30, in between is impossible

[zzapp the witch]

It doesn't snow that often here, but its the rain that'll getcha! Can I rant about the idiot Californians visiting Oregon in the winter (aka flood season) and thinking theyre little lightweight car can plow through those little "puddles" on the road that are over a foot deep and while not enough to make you bouyant, have enough force to carry you into the rivier a few yards off?

Idiots, the back of my Suburban isn't filled with crap for nothing, half of its emergency stuff for me and other drivers, the other half is just crap for ballast. I also know how to use my tires as rudders. Car surfing anyone?

[XCashier]

Can I rant about the idiot Californians visiting Oregon in the winter (aka flood season) and thinking theyre little lightweight car can plow through those little "puddles" on the road that are over a foot deep and while not enough to make you bouyant, have enough force to carry you into the rivier a few yards off?

Ooh, thanks for the warning. Former Zonie here, this will be my first winter in Oregon. And we have small cars.

[Andara Bledin]

It doesn't snow that often here, but its the rain that'll getcha! Can I rant about the idiot Californians visiting Oregon in the winter (aka flood season) and thinking theyre little lightweight car can plow through those little "puddles" on the road that are over a foot deep and while not enough to make you bouyant, have enough force to carry you into the rivier a few yards off?

Go for it. They do the same exact stupid shit down here in California.

We get floods often enough (we're a desert, so when it rains it usually pours) that they should really know better.

^-.-^

[SuperB]

Can I rant about the idiot Californians visiting Oregon in the winter...

Yep, I do and I'm in California. You wouldn't believe how many people don't get that it really does snow in California. They get to the mountains and act like it's a freak phenomenom instead of something we deal with every damn winter.

[Horsetuna]

I dont drive, and I rarely take transit as I am permanently embittered and distrustful of it, however us bikers/walkers also deal with it - I once got a faceful of slushy dirty road water cause a car hit a puddle while it was hugging the curb (Why, I dont know, since there is no-right-turns on that side). I really yelled at the sky that day.

Somedays I want to invent short skis on ski boots... I can't cross country ski to save my life, but something like 'rollerblades' or ice skates, only as skis instead and then I can 'skate' to work in the winter.