South East drenched in snow. Apocalypse taking place.
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I'd rather crash into a tree and die than have the bottom of my car rust out
[QUOTE=turd dad;43904876]at least in my truck, with balds they spin on dry ground at interstate speeds.[/QUOTE]
That would be because of the bald tires.
A fresh, or even half worn set of tires wouldnt spin at all at interstate speeds.
My dad's diesel with 400hp/800tq can go full throttle at 60 to 125mph without slipping, while my pickup with 200hp/300tq can go full throttle from 60 to 100mph without slipping
[editline]13th February 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=turd dad;43904935]I'd rather crash into a tree and die than have the bottom of my car rust out[/QUOTE]
Thats another part of vehicle maintenance, especially in salted areas. You either undercoat your car every few years, or do an oil spray every year or so. Protects against rust pretty good
[QUOTE=Sableye;43904925]this is the problem, sand doesn't do shit it just makes things muddy, salt is the only thing that keeps a road functional[/QUOTE]
completely incorrect lmao
[editline]13th February 2014[/editline]
sand gives traction to the road, and it works wonderfully
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;43905011]completely incorrect lmao
[editline]13th February 2014[/editline]
sand gives traction to the road, and it works wonderfully[/QUOTE]
Depends on conditions really.
If theres a lot of slush, adding sand just makes a mess.
Clear the slush, add some sand, and itll help.
Though, once everything starts melting, it makes a big mess if too much sand is put down
[QUOTE=FordLord;43904961]That would be because of the bald tires.
A fresh, or even half worn set of tires wouldnt spin at all at interstate speeds.
My dad's diesel with 400hp/800tq can go full throttle at 60 to 125mph without slipping, while my pickup with 200hp/300tq can go full throttle from 60 to 100mph without slipping
[editline]13th February 2014[/editline]
Thats another part of vehicle maintenance, especially in salted areas. You either undercoat your car every few years, or do an oil spray every year or so. Protects against rust pretty good[/QUOTE]
yeah but more importantly I'd rather crash into a tree and die than have to deal with incredible amounts of rust every time I buy a car
[QUOTE=FordLord;43905066]Depends on conditions really.
If theres a lot of slush, adding sand just makes a mess.
Clear the slush, add some sand, and itll help.
Though, once everything starts melting, it makes a big mess if too much sand is put down[/QUOTE]
yes if everything is slush adding sand to it is not going to make the slush disappear
if it's normal preslush snow, sand provides excellent tracking - packed snow, ice, even powdery snow
[QUOTE=turd dad;43905070]yeah but more importantly I'd rather crash into a tree and die than have to deal with incredible amounts of rust every time I buy a car[/QUOTE]
If you buy a well maintained car, even if its from a salted area, it most likely wont have rust
[QUOTE=FordLord;43905092]If you buy a well maintained car, even if its from a salted area, it most likely wont have rust[/QUOTE]
a well maintained car isn't going to be cheap, and if you're like me and have a hard on for '60s sedans that were too common and uninteresting to be called classics, you're going to have some serious trouble finding anything in the salt belt that's safe to drive.
[QUOTE=turd dad;43905178]a well maintained car isn't going to be cheap, and if you're like me and have a hard on for '60s sedans that were too common and uninteresting to be called classics, you're going to have some serious trouble finding anything in the salt belt that's safe to drive.[/QUOTE]
What you pay is what you get with cars. If youre cheap, you get a cheap car thats not properly maintained. Its not often youll find a properly maintained car at a price comparable to a cheap one.
As far as the rest, thats pretty much what i was just saying. A poorly maintained 60's anything will have rust in the salt belt. A properly maintained 60's car in the salt belt wont have more than surface rust. Its not often you see them, but its possible to find them
[QUOTE=Boaraes;43896586]Meanwhile us mid-easterners are going to get high 50s next week. Thank the fucking lord. I'm tired of this snow.[/QUOTE]
It's snowing right now FUCK
Arizona reporting
[b]HAAAAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA[/b]
That is all.
Finally got power back on in Martinez, Georgia after almost 48 hours without it. We got no snow, just ice, and about four or so inches of it too.
Stayed up most of Wednesday night watching transformers blow in the distance and listening to the trees fall. Happy none hit my house, as when those pines go down, they cause a lot of damage. Neighbor lost most of his fence to a pine tree.
[QUOTE=turd dad;43905070]yeah but more importantly I'd rather crash into a tree and die than have to deal with incredible amounts of rust every time I buy a car[/QUOTE]
You'd rather die than properly maintain your car?
Looks like you have your priorities straight.
[QUOTE=mugofdoom;43914623]You'd rather die than properly maintain your car?
Looks like you have your priorities straight.[/QUOTE]
no but I'd rather die than properly maintain every car in the country that I might buy someday
Ya know, as quickly as snow comes in the South, it goes away just as quick. Like really not even a day after getting around 1"-1.5" most of the snow has already melted and you only see the slush in the shade. North-West Alabama~
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[editline]14th February 2014[/editline]
Meant to quote the guy above me, accidentally the post.
Utah here, enjoying 50+ degree weather for the last week or so with no snow on the ground.
[QUOTE=FordLord;43892914]Im in NC currently, originally from northern Maine.
We got about 6" of snow today.
Pretty funny watching the news, theyre reporting it like its the end of the world.
Traffic is bunged up everywhere, most drivers here have never seen snow in their life.
I guess some people abandoned their cars on the interstates and such, which really doesnt help[/QUOTE]
The issue isn't so much as drivers don't know what to do with snow so much as we don't have the anti-ice infrastructure down here because it's just not common to get such storms. Even the most experienced Northern drivers will get fucked if there's a few inches of untreated snow on the actual roads.
[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;43892895]Oh now a few snowflakes, better shut down everything.[/QUOTE]
- somebody who lives in literally the most snow-covered country in the entire developed world.
do you not see why your post is stupid?
Here in central SC we had tons of power outages, and more wrecks than I can count. All from 3 inches of ice topped with 4 inches of snow.
And not too long ago I think I felt an earthquake. Maybe the cold is getting to my head. My heater just went out.
The apocalypse is upon us.
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Well fuck me we did have one..
[url]http://nation.time.com/2014/02/15/small-earthquake-rattles-south-carolina-georgia/[/url]
[QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;43918584]The issue isn't so much as drivers don't know what to do with snow so much as we don't have the anti-ice infrastructure down here because it's just not common to get such storms. Even the most experienced Northern drivers will get fucked if there's a few inches of untreated snow on the actual roads.[/QUOTE]
Its mostly about bad drivers.
Back in Maine, i was in a remote area where it was common to drive 10+ miles in 6"+ of snow on the road just to get to where the main road was plowed. I had no problem keeping up with the 55mph speed limit. Some days, id do my entire 25 mile morning commute to school in 6" of untreated snow due to issues with the plow rigs
So its pretty wrong to think that experienced Northern drivers would be fucked in a few inches of snow. Southern drivers, sure
[QUOTE=FordLord;43918685]Its mostly about bad drivers.
Back in Maine, i was in a remote area where it was common to drive 10+ miles in 6"+ of snow on the road just to get to where the main road was plowed. I had no problem keeping up with the 55mph speed limit. Some days, id do my entire 25 mile morning commute to school in 6" of untreated snow due to issues with the plow rigs
So its pretty wrong to think that experienced Northern drivers would be fucked in a few inches of snow. Southern drivers, sure[/QUOTE]
it's about bad equipment. we're fine at driving
God damned East coast, freezing all the water before it gets to the west
[QUOTE=turd dad;43918874]it's about bad equipment. we're fine at driving[/QUOTE]
Maybe bad equipment on cars, which really doesnt help with peoples driving down here. They seem to keep trying to drive like its bare tar, which of course doesnt work.
Another thing i noticed, people kept driving in the center of the road. When the snow does melt, the tire tracks in the center of the road go to bare tar first, while the rest of the road gets covered in snow/slush from continuing to drive in the center
[QUOTE=turd dad;43918874]it's about bad equipment. we're fine at driving[/QUOTE]
What bad equipment? I moved from the SoCal coastline, where going under 60 degrees was considered record-breaking cold, to Colorado, where getting 10 inches of snow overnight was considered "normal". I came with a RWD V8 with basically no traction control and never at all suitably equipped for cold temperatures or snow driving, and managed to start it up in -25F surrounded by practically impenetrable snow.
I've lived in CA all of my life, I've never taken any specialized driving lessons (our DMV-mandated training course never even mentioned snow), I never drove in snow before, and somehow I managed to drive 30 miles without any significant trouble because I'm not a moron.
Here in Northern Virginia, we saw upwards of 11 inches in our town when it started.
The snowplows plowed a 5 foot wall behind our cars so we couldn't drive out if we tried.
we saw 4wd trucks just getting stuck and annoyed people just going inside saying "fuck this" loudly.
And now it's sleeting and partially snowing.
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