What's This? It doesn't snow in Seattle!

[SRW]

So yeah.
It's snowed in Seattle.
It happens.
But not frequently.
My house has a foot.
My friend's house, 8 miles northwest, has 2 feet.
My office, 15 miles southeast, has 8 inches.
We have very little snow removal equipment, so it takes forever to get a street plowed or sanded.
Lowe's and Home Depot stores are completely sold out of ice-melt. No one can keep tire chains in stock.
It's a real hoot.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by SRW

So yeah.
It's snowed in Seattle.
It happens.
But not frequently.

Yeah, I know, hence the post!

My house has a foot.

Around here, our houses have footers and usually more than one.

My friend's house, 8 miles northwest, has 2 feet.

Guess that means he doesn't have to go to IHOP.

My office, 15 miles southeast, has 8 inches.

Well,....nah, I'll leave that one alone.

We have very little snow removal equipment, so it takes forever to get a street plowed or sanded.

Please! What is there to remove? Not enough to worry about assuming one knows how to drive.

Lowe's and Home Depot stores are completely sold out of ice-melt. No one can keep tire chains in stock.

For what? All they do is screw up the road. That's like wade's area. You are required to have chains when it snows, but you cannot purchase them until you are in the area where it snows. CA, go figure

[SRW]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Please! What is there to remove? Not enough to worry about assuming one knows how to drive.

That's the point. No one native to Puget Sound knows how to drive in the snow. They think the button on their dash labled "4x4" is a miracle button. I can't begin to tell you how many idiots with 4WD were in ditches the first 2 days of the storm. It's not as frequent now, but still every once in a while you see one.

I'm thankful that I grew up and learned to drive in the center part of the state where snow is a regular thing. Handling the truck is one thing, but knowing how to avoid the idiots is another.

[bkbjones]

I also do basketball (hence the bkb). The basketball assignors use the same program as SMSUA. It has been odd to see the cancelled assignments in blue, which is what happens when we have games rained out. I am in Bellevue, just south of I-90 and just east of 150th for those of you who know how to run various map programs.

Depending on where you measure in the yard I have around a foot of snow. (I didn't leave it open ended like SRW with his eight inches. Of course I have convinced my wife that this: ------------- is six inches.)

Anyway, it is snowing silver-dollar sized flakes right now. Seattle refuses to use salt, even though they admitted last night they have some stowed away "for an emergency, but we don't consider this to be an emergency." That will be nice testimony when they start trying wrongful death suits because fire engines and ambulances can't get where they need to go (or get there very slowly).

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by SRW

That's the point. No one native to Puget Sound knows how to drive in the snow. They think the button on their dash labled "4x4" is a miracle button. I can't begin to tell you how many idiots with 4WD were in ditches the first 2 days of the storm. It's not as frequent now, but still every once in a while you see one.

I'm thankful that I grew up and learned to drive in the center part of the state where snow is a regular thing. Handling the truck is one thing, but knowing how to avoid the idiots is another.

Same thing down here. They also think chains or studded tires make you invincible, and every time it snows the networks send news crews to show you how crowded it is at the tire stores.

Originally Posted by bkbjones

I also do basketball (hence the bkb). The basketball assignors use the same program as SMSUA. It has been odd to see the cancelled assignments in blue, which is what happens when we have games rained out. I am in Bellevue, just south of I-90 and just east of 150th for those of you who know how to run various map programs.

Depending on where you measure in the yard I have around a foot of snow. (I didn't leave it open ended like SRW with his eight inches. Of course I have convinced my wife that this: ------------- is six inches.)

Anyway, it is snowing silver-dollar sized flakes right now. Seattle refuses to use salt, even though they admitted last night they have some stowed away "for an emergency, but we don't consider this to be an emergency." That will be nice testimony when they start trying wrongful death suits because fire engines and ambulances can't get where they need to go (or get there very slowly).

Bellevue? The place with the huge mall and Cheesecake Factory? Yeah, I know where that is.

I think we're done with the snow for today. Some rain, which might be the freezing variety, later tonight. Maybe more snow or rain tomorrow. Portland and surrounding counties use gravel, but it didn't do much good until yesterday when there was no snow falling.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

For what? All they do is screw up the road. That's like wade's area. You are required to have chains when it snows, but you cannot purchase them until you are in the area where it snows. CA, go figure

Two more words

Walmart.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Two more words

Walmart.

Walmart sucks. I only go there when I have a need to spit.

But this or any other store has nothing to do with my post.

[NDblue]

Gravel is worthless on snow/ice. Salt by itself is worthless on snow/ice. The answer to your road problems is a sand/salt mixture with most of it being sand. Minnesota uses a lot of salt in their road mixture and just look at their vehicles and you can tell where they're from without looking at their ugly license plates. Their vehicles also rust out a lot faster than ours do in North Dakota. Also, having a fleet of snow removal equipment doesn't hurt the road situation either.

I've lived in North Dakota since 1981. I've been legally driving since I was 12. I have never used chains on my tires. Even driving through some of those passes in northern California where there are signs saying "Chains Required", I didn't use them. I was pulled over by CHP for not having chains and once they saw my ND drivers license, I was told to have a nice day and I was on my way with no ticket. Studded snow tires work when there is ample weight to allow the studs to dig into the ice. I've done a lot of ice fishing in my life and still haven't found a need for studded tires. I drive a 4WD truck and have been able to easily get around in the 23 inches of snow we've had so far this month. I'm hoping for a lot more. I love having my 8HP 24" snowblower. Bring the snow!!!

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Walmart sucks. I only go there when I have a need to spit.

But this or any other store has nothing to do with my post.

Ha!

Yes it does! You go to walmart before you head up the hill and you get chains.

You said they arent sold before you get to where they are mandatory.

Not so, you just dont know where to look. You look in walmart.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Ha!

Yes it does! You go to walmart before you head up the hill and you get chains.

You said they arent sold before you get to where they are mandatory.

Not so, you just dont know where to look. You look in walmart.

Rented a car in SF and was treated like an idiot when I asked about chains since I knew of the requirement. And they knew I was heading toward Tahoe and eventually into Reno where I would return the vehicle.

Stopped in Sacramento at a couple different places and could not find any chains at any of them.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Rented a car in SF and was treated like an idiot when I asked about chains since I knew of the requirement. And they knew I was heading toward Tahoe and eventually into Reno where I would return the vehicle.

Stopped in Sacramento at a couple different places and could not find any chains at any of them.

You are exhibit A against the chainless walmart crusader. You and some other lefties would be stranded in the snow in your lil hybrids, sipping on a cooling latte complaining that Joe N Pat's Gas Station doesnt sell chains for 99.95 because walmart has priced them out.

Next time, spit in their parking lot, then go in and buy some chains.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Two more words

Walmart.

WakeUpWalMart.com - Join the fight to change Wal-Mart and change America

Read up. Maybe you won't ever use those words again once you do.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

WakeUpWalMart.com - Join the fight to change Wal-Mart and change America

Read up. Maybe you won't ever use those words again once you do.

Sorry, I dont do the lame useless crusade thang.

Besides, up here its walmart or bust, unless I want to drive 70 miles for some little thing. Important stuff I take the drive, but not because I'm a crusader but because a lot of walmart garbage is garbage.
Chains are the same everywhere, well except at wally world they are in stock and 5-10 bucks cheaper.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Sorry, I dont do the lame useless crusade thang.

Besides, up here its walmart or bust, unless I want to drive 70 miles for some little thing. Important stuff I take the drive, but not because I'm a crusader but because a lot of walmart garbage is garbage.
Chains are the same everywhere, well except at wally world they are in stock and 5-10 bucks cheaper.

Testament to the old saying "ignorance is bliss." Why am I not surprised??

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Testament to the old saying "ignorance is bliss." Why am I not surprised??

Cuz your to busy being really happy with your crusade? Blissful even?