unanticipated freezing temps
Hello all, We are living in our travel trailer in south texas and there is a possibility of lows getting down into the mid 20s next week. About 20 degrees below "average". This should be 1 or 2 n...
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PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:
A little snow is funny.
Problem is a lot of folks around here don't really understand black ice and how it can form, and how incredibly dangerous it is.
I love it when there is a little snow and all the people with heavy duty pickup trucks with absolutely no weight in the rear end can't understand why they great vehicle spins the rear tires.
Or all the folks in 4x4 SUVs who think they can run 75 over snow and ice on the bridges because they have a 4x4.
Yeah, too many people think that owning a four-wheel-drive vehicle buys them an exemption from the laws of physics. It doesn't work that way.
They need to learn that when it's slick there is no substitute for slowing down and keeping their foot really light on the gas and brake.
Things are getting interesting here in the Allegheny Highlands of WV with this latest cold front. Snowing, temps dropping, wind howling. Expecting wind chill of maybe as much as 50-below.
Wayne
