On Feb 3, 11:38*pm, CaveLamb wrote:
I've tried everybody within reach, but nobody carries tire chains any more!

The roads are 4" deep in glare ice, and snow is forecast for the next couple
of days.

Plus another couple of weeks of Ice Age (global warming)

Any advice on making a set of tire chains?

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Richard Lamb
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You probably don't have any mountains handy. In CA, chains were
mandatory for anyone going through the Sierra passes during snows,
chains readily available in surrounding towns. I can still remember a
Porsche zipping by at 75 with the chains going whappety-whap at Donner
Pass. Installing chains didn't also install brains in that case.
Speed limit was supposed to be 25 when chained up.

They're still available and there's some cable types that work on
alloy wheels. You just have to be in the right area to be able to
get them off the shelf.

My take is that if it's that miserable out, I'll hole up until it gets
better out there. Longest it's been has been 4 days here and no one
else was moving, either. Chains wouldn't have helped with 4' of snow.

Stan