Wednesday, February 18, 2015

An Inch Of Snow And Wrecks Everywhere?

     Not exactly-- It snowed last night.  It had snowed Monday and night before last, just enough to for traffic on the main roads to melt it.  The city put salt down, but a lot of it must have been carried to the gutters as the snow melted.

     Last night, the more-traveled streets were wet.  Overnight, the temperature dropped, traffic fell off and then we got more snow: as rush hour began, there was an inch of snow over black ice.

     Madcap hijinks have ensued, by which I mean wrecks, some of them very bad.  Be careful out there.
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4 comments:

  1. Fuzzy CurmudgeonFebruary 18, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    Thanks for the black ice warning. I so advised the lady of the house before she took off for her dental torture, er, appointment.

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  2. LCBFebruary 18, 2015 at 1:38 PM

    Salt stops working at 19 or so degrees. We (Great Miami R. valley in Ohio) got less than 2 inches last night and the roads were awful this morning. Took me twice as long to get to work this morning.

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  3. FrankCFebruary 19, 2015 at 7:11 PM

    Salt without grit. Tut tut!

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  4. waepnedmannFebruary 19, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    A limited-slip differential provided a spincter-tightening, full 360 degree experience on a patch of black ice on a straight stretch of road in North Idaho a number of years ago.
    Weigh the cost of studded tires versus vehicle repair and medical bills.

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