Winter conditions are probably the toughest to drive in.
Its warming up where I am at and it will be above freezing tomorrow which is very rare for December.

I think what has happened is the folks making fun of the cold winters where heard by Mother Nature and she decided you needed a taste of it.

Winter driving tips...

Never pass on a bridge
Never pass on even the slightest curve even if its clear ahead.
Hit neutral when you need to stop or the torque of the diesel will lock up the rear wheels when on ice as you let off the throttle.
When you need to stop fast and when possible, try and get one set of wheels [left or right] on a different surface then the polished road. For example, if theres a collision ahead and theres room to go right...put your right wheels on the edge...more then likely there is dirt or gravel for you to use for grabbing and slowing down.

Always steer much much slower then on dry roads.

If the front end starts to plow when brakes applied, release them and then gently apply the brakes a bit at a time and remember how you have your wheels pointing because if you are planning to go straight and your wheels are turned to the left or right, you will spin out on ice.

If you see that there is trouble ahead of you...slow down and put the hazard lights on. You might get some strange looks from the speedy Sport UTE folks but you can do the same when you pass them in the ditch.

Or, stay home.
Thats just a few of the things you can do. Up here its business as usual for the most part no matter what the road conditions are. Some of this might be obvious to most.
Scotty

 

We have about 10 inches in the valley and over 60 inches in the moutains. It was -26 F here this morning but it is going to warm up to around the 20's for the weekend which means more snow. Can't wait. Snowmobiles are ready to go and the elk migratory season is over so we can ride where we want now and it's legal.

 

Dear God! That's why I left Houston - I hated that God forsaken place. I went back for my brother's wedding last year - outdoor with 95° and 90+% in tuxedos. I'll take winter cold any day instead of that.

Heck, I was in Vegas for a couple years and say honest 120° temps.....but with 10% humidity, it beat Houston by a long shot.

13° when I left the house this morning and all I could think was, "At least its not hot."

 

Speaking of bridges hoss, I just saw a lady slide her car across a culvert, a feeder, and into a ditch because she went across a bridge that has a turn in it to fast. Luckily, she was alright. I'll give college station credit though, they had the gravel trucks running all night and the bridges for the most part aren't iced over. You can still see some ice on them.



That's what I woke up to this morning. I had to climb in through the passenger door and kick my driver door open it was so frozen stuck. The truck has been driven for the past 30 minutes and it's still coated with ice. My lug wrench in the bed is frozen to the bed. It's funny though, my bed is nice and toasty right by my stacks.

 

HA HA HA!!!! NO ICE OR SNOW HERE!!!its just kinda chilly

 

Man that ice isn't that bad. We have it so bad here sometimes that the trees and power lines start breaking.

 

that happend up in jacksonville, tx in '96 when i lived there. it snowed that year for about 30 minutes too

 

yea its about that time of year again.....

 

 

Oh gawd that looks terrible. You can keep your snow.
Sitting on the lanai its 82 here. Waiting for the UPS guy then heading to the pool.

 

No kidding. The last time I drove to work in snow, I saw 3 vehicles in the ditch......2 Subarus and an Audi. Terminal cases of overconfidence.

 

The only real thing I dislike about the snow is how hard it makes getting my boat up the ramp. Virginia don't allow studs or chains on pavement. Besides the vibration shakes the hitch loose. Icy rivers and marinas are not kind to fiberglass boats either. They tend to make them holey. I'll just turn up the gas logs and wait for the thaw in between going to work.

 

It has dumped on us big time! As much as you all have me intrigued with the pulling and 1/4 times, this is why I bought the truck. It handled the weather great! Whe gort about 6 inches in a three hour periuod. This picture is when I started out the evening. Came home 6 hours later, almost felt invinsible. I love it when my truck can do what no other vehicle on thr road can do.

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/bc/242ef7ff...rERmDBNwOGhQj9

I didn't want you to have to wait for approval to see this!

 

Badbub,

The link doesn't work. I know what you mean about the snow dumping on ya. We got about 6" last night, I hard to put in 4x4 to get around this morning. I hardly ever put in 4x4 unless needed.

 

Sorry about the link. I posted the picture in my gallery, so as soon as it's approved it can be seen. Upon rereading my post this morning, it looks like I should've run it through a spell checker.