Well off to being an ice road trucker
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[rant] It snowed last night and then added a few hours of light freezing rain and every thing is covered with 1 inch of ice. I have 20 miles to get to work and would bet anyone that the city of Pittsburgh did not salt even the main roads (let alone side streets) since they have almost no budget and usually leave everyone to fend for themselves.. So I'd expect this trip in to work to be a bit of adventure. And if you do not know Pittsburgh is built on hills and to get anywhere you have to go up and down a few... Well enough delaying its 9:25 here.. [/rant]
John
Good luck. We only got a glazing of ice in Johnstown, thankfully there wasn't enough freezing rain to cement the sleet and snow layers together.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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As Paul Simon sang... "slip slidin' away..............."
My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"
Baconbutty wrote:
"slip slidin' away..............."
As I did that on my driveway (even after clearing most of it and a 40lb bag of salt mix). I was actually thinking of that song. Until I had to descend the mountain I live on.. Then I was thinking why did I get myself into this I could have took a sick day. Even at less than 5 MPG it was scary.
John
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Baconbutty wrote:
"slip slidin' away..............."
As I did that on my driveway (even after clearing most of it and a 40lb bag of salt mix). I was actually thinking of that song. Until I had to descend the mountain I live on.. Then I was thinking why did I get myself into this I could have took a sick day. Even at less than 5 MPG it was scary.
John
John M. Drescher wrote:
Even at less than 5 MPG it was scary
How fast is an MPG? :confused:
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[rant] It snowed last night and then added a few hours of light freezing rain and every thing is covered with 1 inch of ice. I have 20 miles to get to work and would bet anyone that the city of Pittsburgh did not salt even the main roads (let alone side streets) since they have almost no budget and usually leave everyone to fend for themselves.. So I'd expect this trip in to work to be a bit of adventure. And if you do not know Pittsburgh is built on hills and to get anywhere you have to go up and down a few... Well enough delaying its 9:25 here.. [/rant]
John
now thats what twitter is for ... updates on your journey as it happens live :)
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
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Richard Jones wrote:
Policy is employees must TRY to come to work, or use a vacation day, even if it's obvious it will close down.
how hard do you have to try and do they have any way of checking up on you? eg "Sorry boss, I tried to come in, nearly went off the road/wrecked three times within the first quarter mile before giving up and turning around; while you actually never got father than the hot cup of coffee in your kitchen..."
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
Usually depends on the person. But they can check up on the plows and salt trucks and see if the road had been clean at the time. I've had my side street 1ft deep in snow and barely passable, while the main streets are bare.
Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon
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[rant] It snowed last night and then added a few hours of light freezing rain and every thing is covered with 1 inch of ice. I have 20 miles to get to work and would bet anyone that the city of Pittsburgh did not salt even the main roads (let alone side streets) since they have almost no budget and usually leave everyone to fend for themselves.. So I'd expect this trip in to work to be a bit of adventure. And if you do not know Pittsburgh is built on hills and to get anywhere you have to go up and down a few... Well enough delaying its 9:25 here.. [/rant]
John
I made it. It was not as bad as I thought only because the rain had turned from freezing rain to just a normal light rain. This and the traffic had taken care of most of the ice on the main roads although they were still slippery and there were areas of 4 inches of water but I was going slow and letting any one go around me at 65 (in a 40 zone) if they wanted..
John
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now thats what twitter is for ... updates on your journey as it happens live :)
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
I don't even have a cell phone any more. It got damaged in a different type of adventure (bike riding / flat tire 18 miles on a trail from home and then a powerful lightning storm hit in the woods with no clear path to cover...)
John
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Good luck. We only got a glazing of ice in Johnstown, thankfully there wasn't enough freezing rain to cement the sleet and snow layers together.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
Thanks. It was a little scary getting off the mountain but after that it was ok. I definitely driven in worse conditions this winter.
John
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John M. Drescher wrote:
Even at less than 5 MPG it was scary
How fast is an MPG? :confused:
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Ahh. MPH.
John
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Ahh. MPH.
John
Sorry for being pedantic like that! :D Its amazing what one letter can do eh? But seriously, drive safe man :thumbsup:
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Just save yourself the journey by calling in now to say that you crashed the car on the way in.
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
If it was not getting warmer I would have not come in. However I made it safely mostly because I drove slow and the freezing rain had finally turned to normal rain with the few degrees warming up..
John
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Baconbutty wrote:
"slip slidin' away..............."
As I did that on my driveway (even after clearing most of it and a 40lb bag of salt mix). I was actually thinking of that song. Until I had to descend the mountain I live on.. Then I was thinking why did I get myself into this I could have took a sick day. Even at less than 5 MPG it was scary.
John
Speaking of sand.. This weekend I was helping a guy in an E-Cab stuck on ice. He couldn't budge (no positrac). I offered him sandbags from my van (which had no probs on the ice). They were frozen to the carpet, so 1 clocked me in the knee like a curling stone OWW :((
Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon
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Sorry for being pedantic like that! :D Its amazing what one letter can do eh? But seriously, drive safe man :thumbsup:
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No that gave me a :laugh:
John
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Usually depends on the person. But they can check up on the plows and salt trucks and see if the road had been clean at the time. I've had my side street 1ft deep in snow and barely passable, while the main streets are bare.
Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon
Richard Jones wrote:
I've had my side street 1ft deep in snow and barely passable, while the main streets are bare.
My street tends to be like that. It hasn't happened yet this year but the other 3 winters I've spent in my current apartment snow plows would mock me by doing 3 point turns in the intersection and leaving my road impassible until around 11am. I'm not sure if some of my neighbors complained of if I've just been lucky this year, but both of the storms that dropped a half foot overnight did see at least one plow pass that I'd guess happened around 5amish. The street wasn't anywhere near clean, but was easily passible by cars with normal (eg not jacked up) suspensions.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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[rant] It snowed last night and then added a few hours of light freezing rain and every thing is covered with 1 inch of ice. I have 20 miles to get to work and would bet anyone that the city of Pittsburgh did not salt even the main roads (let alone side streets) since they have almost no budget and usually leave everyone to fend for themselves.. So I'd expect this trip in to work to be a bit of adventure. And if you do not know Pittsburgh is built on hills and to get anywhere you have to go up and down a few... Well enough delaying its 9:25 here.. [/rant]
John
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Only if I could afford it.
John