"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Canuck57 wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
You getting snow or rain?

My boy just called me after night patrol - cussin' and cursin' about
crazy drivers.

I had to remind him that not all people have dealt with snow. :)

SWS,
Feel free to forward this to your son, it might be a good Public Service
Announcement for those who are not familiar with driving in snow and ice:

Weather Underground has predicted that we could get snow this week. I
haven't driven in snow before, and since I didn't learn how to drive at my
Daddy or Mama's knee, I had to figure out what do do when driving in
winter conditions all on my own.

I'd thought I'd share my knowledge with you.

Burningbird's Guide to Driving on Ice and Snow
I figured out the worst hazard facing you when driving on ice is that your
tires will stick to the ice and your car will come to a complete and
unexpected stop. So the trick is not to let your tires stick to the ice.

When driving on ice, go as fast as you can. Not only will this decrease
the chances of your tires getting stuck to the road, the friction from
your quickly rotating tires will help melt the ice underneath you. Now it
may not look like this as you drive, but that's just because the ice
freezes up again once you're past. However, you can follow other cars as
closely as possible and benefit from their tire ice melt effect.

When you stop, stop suddenly. This allows your tires to build up heat in
front of them and that'll melt the ice, enabling you to come to a safe
stop.

Same with going around corners — go as fast as you can, and try and jerk
the wheel as hard as possible. Doing this will cause your tires to "bite"
into the ice, and give you traction. If for some reason, though, you do
find yourself slipping when you turn a corner, brake and yank the wheel,
to get both a friction and a traction effect.

If you're driving in snow and you get stuck going up a hill, step on the
gas and spin the tires as hard as possible. This will build up a little
hill of snow behind your tires and give you the push you need to get
going — kind of like those things that runners brace against before a
race.

If you come to a side street that hasn't been plowed yet and looks to have
considerable snow on it, don't worry! Your car is big and you'll be able
to break through that snow without any problems. After all, it's only
frozen water.

I know that some people say that you shouldn't drive at all in blizzard
conditions, but that's the best time of all to drive: no one else is on
the road!

If you do find a motorist that's ended up in the ditch, wrap a length of
chain around your fender and theirs and pull them out with your little
4-cylinder engine. If for some reason this fails, tell the driver of the
car to hold on to your bumper — you'll tow them into a station (Note this
doesn't work if the driver is wearing heels.)

If you do live in a wintery clime, build yourself a winter survival kit —
box of matches, can of Campbell's chicken noodle soup, and a chocolate bar
should do you.

http://burningbird.net/life/how-to-d...-ice-and-snow/

Nice satire.

Where I am from, if you refuse to learn/drive on snow you will not get to my
home for 4 months a year.

You forgot a candle, heats the snow in the tin. Try drinking snow.