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Mon, November 22nd, 2010, 03:06 PM
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Dang Cody, that might out number the number of calls down here. But the smart people over here just call in sick when there is frozen precipitation. We usually get one or two bad days but they usually produce nothing but black ice and sleet. But we also have many emergencies because the municipalities dont carry salt and barely any sand. I dont understand why they dont use beach sand over here. That has natural salt mixed in and is only a few hundred miles away.
Luckily it has been in the 70s and low 80s the last few days so I could get my bike running.
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Mon, November 22nd, 2010, 03:31 PM
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I really wish that the county and state would just quit putting de-icer and sand on the road. That would force more people to either stay off the road or learn to drive. Seriously. In the 18 years that I have been driving in this kind of crap, I have never once come close to running off the road....but then again, I have a head on my shoulders and EXPECT it to be slick. The only people I feel bad for are the ones who are the victims of the idiots' actions.
I couldn't work for the county or state driving the trucks that have the sand/salt or de-icer in them.....my conscience wouldn't let me destroy other peoples' vehicles. That's the main reason I don't drive nice vehicles during the winter. I like to be able to keep my vehicles rust-free.
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Mon, November 22nd, 2010, 09:24 PM
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My dad works for the power company so when the roads get covered in ice and the power lines start coming down he has to drive out. What has really had him mad the last few years is that they give everyone ONE PAIR of snow chains. He drives a huge bucket truck that probably weights 10 tons with all the tools and machinery. Funny thing is he always had the least amount of damage compared to the other guys. His secret was putting one on the front driver side tire and the other on one of the following dually tires.
My only experience with driving on ice was riding my mountain bike. I also remember the front brake working a little too well, the tire getting REALLY good traction and I went flying over the handlebars like superman. My conclusion, a belly flob on frozen water hurts even more than one on regular water. 
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