Posts: 2,353
Threads: 141
Joined: Oct 2008
Just watched a guy trying to get out of the parking lot next to my house. He has a 4 wheel drive truck that sits up high but I sure hope his 4 wheel drive is broke. Only the rear wheels were spinning and I'm thinking he has no idea you need weight in the back of the truck for it to go in the snow. He got his truck spun completely around in not much more then the space of his truck before he got it out of the lot. Thank God he was not a complete idiot and didn't just keep on the gas when it wasn't moving or he would have ran into many things before he got it out of there including a fire plug. Took him longer to get out of the lot then the total time he was gone. He could have walked in less time for sure.
Posts: 115
Threads: 19
Joined: Jan 2013
Good times, I used to live in this house on the hill and you could see the steep street below and the kids and I would just watch the cars trying to try to go up and down. Unfortunate but funny,, We knew better after living there for 12 years. LOL
May my personal experience help others. No question is stupid.
Posts: 4,367
Threads: 430
Joined: Aug 2008
I find it hard to be in a state that closes towns and highways down durring winter weather.. With my old job I had to overcome so much and had no choice but to drive through it.. Being used to dangerous conditions made me confident in believing I could handle anything, but its the non expierenced drivers that I'm worried about...
What I get a kick out of is when mom and dad buy thier teens thier first car/truck when they get thier lisence.. Teens that have thier temps durring winter are fine but when they have them for summer thier first winter is full of accidents.....
Posts: 2,353
Threads: 141
Joined: Oct 2008
03-25-2013, 12:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-25-2013, 01:31 PM by Manley2.)
last night he left and came back with 2 bottles of pop. He could have walked a block to the gas station. There is a 6 inch steel pipe that runs around the parking lot and he ran into it 2 times trying to move around. He would be smarter to shovel some of the snow into the back of his truck and maybe he would get a little more traction. Biggest trouble is he floors it and spins his tires so fast I'm worried if he kicks something up it could break a window in my truck or house even.
Looks like we got 13 inches of snow here and it looks pretty. But it sure makes it a pain. Had to take the daughter into town this morning and not sure what it was but now I'm in pain. She did some shoveling to be able to get to the suburban and thank God it has 4 wheel drive, I was able to back out even with all the snow in the drive way. Including the pile the city always leave when they plow. Cleaned some of the snow off the windows is about all I did but now in pain for some reason. Could be just walking in the snow because walking on things that are uneven can cause me more pain then anything else. And then sometime when you step down and your foot goes down just that extra bit because of a soft spot or hole can really mess me up. Most of the time it's just like this it doesn't hurt right then it's after I get home and sit for a bit and then get up. The road was down to one lane in each direction and was ruff. That could even be the source of my added pain this morning. It doesn't feel like that much jarring but it sure can add up even when your only driving 30-35 miles an hour. Some parts was only 15-20 on the way in.
Posts: 8,495
Threads: 894
Joined: Apr 2007
03-25-2013, 03:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-25-2013, 03:05 PM by Bummer Knees.)
We received 3 inches yesterday, when I came home from town this afternoon it was snowing again. Don't think we will receive much by looking at the radar.
2 weeks ago we had about 14 inches of snow, for Kansas that is a lot of snow.
Calling for 70 degree weather later in the week.
We received 3 inches yesterday, when I came home from town this afternoon it was snowing again. Don't think we will receive much by looking at the radar.
2 weeks ago we had about 14 inches of snow, for Kansas that is a lot of snow.
Calling for 70 degree weather later in the week.
