Big January Blizzard - Page 5

Jimbuna · 01-24-16, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by eddie

This storm brings out the best in everyone, doesn't it!?! A guy in North Carolina gets stuck. A group of people try to push him out. When they can't get him out, they decide to call the sheriff for help. The driver hears them call the sheriff, so he gets mad, gets out of his car and starts shooting. Everyone starts running. One guy gets hit and goes down. The shooter walks up to him and shoots him dead. The sheriff arrives and the shooter is arrested. He was drunk!

So much for trying too help the stupid bastid!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/she...ver/ar-BBoBxnr

Put him in 'deep freeze'

Commander Wallace · 01-24-16, 09:59 PM

One thing I don't understand with regards to the traffic jams on the toll roads. Everyone knew the storm was coming days in advance. The forecasters told everyone again, days in advance how much the snow totals would be and when the snows would start.

Yet there were people stranded on the roadways. Without food, water and perhaps medication. This was a life threatening ordeal. The clogged roadways prevented the snow plows from being able to come in and do their jobs. My concerns were for the older people and people and kids in general in areas where electrical power was lost and they had no heat and also animals left out in the cold and snow.

Platapus · 01-25-16, 07:57 AM

The HOA finally got the street in front of our house plowed. I have about 50 cubic feet of snow to clear way to get my vehicle clear.

I am sure my back will be complaining later today.

Onkel Neal · 01-25-16, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

One thing I don't understand with regards to the traffic jams on the toll roads. Everyone knew the storm was coming days in advance. The forecasters told everyone again, days in advance how much the snow totals would be and when the snows would start.

Yet there were people stranded on the roadways. Without food, water and perhaps medication. This was a life threatening ordeal. The clogged roadways prevented the snow plows from being able to come in and do their jobs. My concerns were for the older people and people and kids in general in areas where electrical power was lost and they had no heat and also animals left out in the cold and snow.

Yep. Bad judgement, bad planning. Some people have never experienced severe weather on the road, they have no idea how dangerous it can be, and they think someone will rescue them if they get into trouble.

Much better to camp at home until it clears up and reduce the stress on emergency services.

Bilge_Rat · 01-25-16, 01:02 PM

There is also the question of being used to it. In Montreal, we get an average of 6-7 feet of snow every winter, so the city is equipped with enough snowplows and salt/abrasives for the road. Even in a blizzard, the highway department keeps the main highways open.

Every driver has snow tires and knows how to drive in winter. Most have 4wd vehicles. Winter driving is a skill you have to practice regularly, even with snow tires and 4wd, your car reacts differently on snow and ice. If you are not used to it, it will easily spin out.

Catfish · 01-25-16, 01:49 PM

Hmm, do companies tell their drivers not to drive, under certain conditions? Or is it a "the load must go through or you lose your job" thing?

Oberon · 01-25-16, 01:58 PM

Bilge_Rat · 01-25-16, 02:15 PM

anobody here watch this show? One of my favorite, "Highway thru hell" about tow truck drivers on the Coquihalla Highway in B.C. It goes through the Rocky Mountains and has some of the worst winter weather in Canada and yes, it is open year round.

Betonov · 01-25-16, 02:16 PM

A satelite image of the blizzard

You see that little outline in the middle of the cloud, that's Slovenia compared

Dowly · 01-25-16, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

The HOA finally got the street in front of our house plowed. I have about 50 cubic feet of snow to clear way to get my vehicle clear.

I am sure my back will be complaining later today.

You should buy one of these, if they sell them over there:

Doesn't put strain on your back as the point is not shoveling the snow, but pushing it (preferably to your neighbors drive way).

Commander Wallace · 01-25-16, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

anobody here watch this show? One of my favorite, "Highway thru hell" about tow truck drivers on the Coquihalla Highway in B.C. It goes through the Rocky Mountains and has some of the worst winter weather in Canada and yes, it is open year round.

I haven't seen that but have seen episodes of " Ice Road Truckers " Those people have nerves of steel that drive semi trucks over frozen lakes and rivers. I would imagine the tow truck operators probably face similar situations and weather conditions.

Catfish made a good point regarding the tractor trailer operators being under orders to " get the load through " . Sounds reasonable. Only the drivers involved can answer that. Perhaps there are driver / operators here with some insight into operations during adverse weather conditions ?

Jimbuna · 01-25-16, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

A satelite image of the blizzard

You see that little outline in the middle of the cloud, that's Slovenia compared

I can see Neals Ranch from here

Catfish · 01-26-16, 05:55 AM

Too much snow? The solution (will work for peanuts):

Platapus · 01-26-16, 08:41 AM

I am really glad my company is closed today. I checked my anatomy books and I have pains where humans do not have muscles.

There are about 640 muscles in the human body and all 800 of them hurt today.

But I got all the snow cleared. I wished I still had my snow blower though.

Wolferz · 01-26-16, 10:46 AM

I am fortunate that a good friend has a pickup with a plow. Cleaned the driveway in minutes for $20.00

01-25-16, 07:57 AM	#63
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,406 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The HOA finally got the street in front of our house plowed. I have about 50 cubic feet of snow to clear way to get my vehicle clear. I am sure my back will be complaining later today. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-25-16, 01:02 PM	#65
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	There is also the question of being used to it. In Montreal, we get an average of 6-7 feet of snow every winter, so the city is equipped with enough snowplows and salt/abrasives for the road. Even in a blizzard, the highway department keeps the main highways open. Every driver has snow tires and knows how to drive in winter. Most have 4wd vehicles. Winter driving is a skill you have to practice regularly, even with snow tires and 4wd, your car reacts differently on snow and ice. If you are not used to it, it will easily spin out. __________________

01-25-16, 01:49 PM	#66
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,813 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hmm, do companies tell their drivers not to drive, under certain conditions? Or is it a "the load must go through or you lose your job" thing? __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

01-25-16, 02:15 PM	#68
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	anobody here watch this show? One of my favorite, "Highway thru hell" about tow truck drivers on the Coquihalla Highway in B.C. It goes through the Rocky Mountains and has some of the worst winter weather in Canada and yes, it is open year round. __________________ Last edited by Bilge_Rat; 01-25-16 at 02:24 PM.

01-26-16, 05:55 AM	#73
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,813 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Too much snow? The solution (will work for peanuts): __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

01-24-16, 09:59 PM	#62
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,325 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	One thing I don't understand with regards to the traffic jams on the toll roads. Everyone knew the storm was coming days in advance. The forecasters told everyone again, days in advance how much the snow totals would be and when the snows would start. Yet there were people stranded on the roadways. Without food, water and perhaps medication. This was a life threatening ordeal. The clogged roadways prevented the snow plows from being able to come in and do their jobs. My concerns were for the older people and people and kids in general in areas where electrical power was lost and they had no heat and also animals left out in the cold and snow.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20

01-25-16, 02:16 PM	#69
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	A satelite image of the blizzard You see that little outline in the middle of the cloud, that's Slovenia compared

01-26-16, 08:41 AM	#74
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,406 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I am really glad my company is closed today. I checked my anatomy books and I have pains where humans do not have muscles. There are about 640 muscles in the human body and all 800 of them hurt today. But I got all the snow cleared. I wished I still had my snow blower though. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-26-16, 10:46 AM	#75
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	I am fortunate that a good friend has a pickup with a plow. Cleaned the driveway in minutes for $20.00 __________________ Tomorrow never comes