Re: WAS:Austin,TX NOW Dumb Snow Drivers

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Thu Dec 14 2000 - 00:16:36 EST


We had bad weather today? News to me! It was cold this morning, but
that was it. In fact, the weather was, aside from being windy,
downright glorious up until about 3PM, when it started getting
overcast. The snow's supposed to hit hard from 1AM to 7Am.

Where & when was the accident on 481 tonight? I didn't see anything,
but came through about 4:45-5:00 (I assume we both get off at the same
exit). I damn near got rear-ended a LOT on the drive home tonight, all
the way from 690 to 481 and *especially* on my final stretch down 92 in
Manlius.

I'm not worried about my driving when it hits the fan around here,
Mike. I have no problems driving in the snow; I'm confident in my
abilities and know the limits of my truck. However, there are vast
numbers of total idiots around who I am sure will end up running into
me. You'd figure people who live downwind of a lake that dumps as much
snow as it does would know how to drive in the snow.

So far this season, I have not had snow slow me down more than 5 minutes
getting to work in the morning. Why? Because while everyone else is
"sticking to the main roads" in hopes that they'll be clear (and
clogging them with traffic), I'm taking the back roads that no one else
is on!

Mike Styer wrote:

> I got stuck on 481 tonight coming home from work because some bozos got in a wreck at a busy exit ramp. Another goober was following too closely to the pack and swerved into the ditch to miss the mile long line-causing a second accident. Tripled the time it takes me to get home GRRRRRR!!!!! I'm really worried
> about when Mother Nature gets serious about dumping snow up here. Andy'll back me up here, it's not that bad out in Syracuse today.
>
> I'm in a pissy mood. Sorry to vent :)
>
> Mike S.
> 93 Dak 2 wheel drive and yet to find it's way into a ditch in the 3 years I've had it.
>
> henryrollins@springmail.com wrote:
>
> > Sorry I think you are wrong. I live in the Atlanta area. I can drive around in the snow and ice( thanks to living in Wy.) But most people in the south Do not know how to drive in the snow or ice. and drive way to fast for the conditons. The driving during the snow and ice is diffrent down here then north of here.
> >
> > On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:03:32 -0800 Michael Stefanyshyn <umstefa@visto.com> wrote:
> >
> > Simple reason, there all snowbirds (Canadians Hiding down south). When you drive on sheer ice 6 months of the year you learn how to not kill yourself :)
> >
> > Michael Stefanyshyn
> > Silver 2001 Dakota Club Cab Sport 4x4
> > No mods, yet ;-)
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