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Muggles[_17_]

On 1/7/2017 10:27 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 7 Jan 2017 21:51:56 -0600, Muggles
wrote:

On 1/7/2017 8:11 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 01/07/2017 02:51 PM, Muggles wrote:
I suppose I could get used to that... don't think it's as hard up there
because everyone is probably used to it and driving in it, unlike around
here where a deep snow only happens once every 5 or 10 years.

The first significant snowfall of the year is retraining time. The
important point to remember is a 4WD vehicle sliding on ice hits just as
hard as a 2WD and a 4WD vehicle high centered on a berm is just as
useless as a 2WD.

If ice is on the roads I don't go anywhere. If there's some snow and
it's not too deep I can usually make my way to the main roads that have
been cleared. The City never clears the neighborhood roads.

As long as there is less than 8 inches of snow on the road, the
Ranger gets through. The Taurus handles 4 inches with no problem - at
six I'd rather leave it in the driveway. Snow tires on both. Ranger
RWD, Taurus FWD. I stay OFF the main roads when it gets snowy because
I know what I can handle, and don't need to deal with those who don't.

I'm not so worried about me driving in snow as I am about the people
around me doing stupid stuff and sliding into me!

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Maggie