December 13, 20223 yr Here, the roads get wet and people freak out. Back in Nebraskee we didn't bother with snow tires.
December 13, 20223 yr Scott, that's similar to south vs north BC. In Vancouver they had 4-6 inches and have lots of trouble, crashes, people stranded, etc., here I know people who run little cars through drifts to get to work. i think it mainly boils down to how you were trained if you did all your learning and tests in fair weather, you will have trouble if you run into bad weather.
December 13, 20223 yr I admit, I swiped that photo from a website, "Modern Alaskan Transportation and The Well Dressed Gentleman". Homburgs and Stetsons are more popular on the plains. My great grandfather once stopped a train to retrieve his hat, which blew off his head.
December 13, 20223 yr MJ, back when we lived in the countryside, my mom (late fifty years old) had an old Lincoln Continental and plowed through drifts like nothing to get to work. She said "I just hit the gas". I hit a drift once in my c-10 4x4 so hard it packed the engine compartment solid with snow. Stalled it right out and it was hard to get the hood open. But it had a lift kit on it. The roads took a while to be plowed. So you are spot on.
December 13, 20223 yr 29 minutes ago, Scott NC said: I hit a drift once in my c-10 4x4 so hard it packed the engine compartment solid with snow. One job i took burning brush piles we went into a block (area the company had logging) and had to turn around because the air filter was stuffed with snow, and we wouldn't be able to get through the 2ft of snow with the 4-wheeler we had along so we turned around and went to a lodge the company had connections to so we could thaw the filter
December 23, 20223 yr Every time I carry my post vise upstairs and outside to forge, for some reason I feel like I am carrying a machine gun, so here is a picture lol
December 23, 20223 yr I like to invite the LEOs and VFD folk to the forge myself. Far fewer negative interactions! (And some positive ones too; like my neighbor who used to call me in to the FD all the time till they mentioned a US$1000 fine for "false" alerts..."
December 23, 20223 yr I like the way you think Will, if we got many door to door types I'd be thinking of a porch emplacement and sign. Frosty The Lucky.
December 24, 20223 yr iron dragon I immediately thought of that when i saw how he was holding it but its not quite bulky enough on the backside more to the size of the 1919 M.J.Lampert
January 7, 20233 yr Author Christmas! Very cold - 25 C. But cold doesn't scare people. Recreation area on the territory of the former electrical equipment plant. St. Petersburg, Vasilyevsky Island. In Russia, from December 31 to January 8, days off. VID_20230107_173644.mp4
January 7, 20233 yr Author 2 minutes ago, Frosty said: Thanks for the look Alex, I LOVE winter night lights. Frosty The Lucky. Hi Jer! Merry christmas!
January 7, 20233 yr MERRY CHRISTMAS ALEX!! It's nippy here but not COLD, about -19C. Frosty The Lucky.
February 22, 20233 yr Author A week ago, the snow in the city almost all melted. But winter came again, it snowed, the frost was below 20С.
February 22, 20233 yr Having a blizzard here today, visibility about 25 yards/meters, around 0 degrees F (-18C), and wind around 30 mph (48kph) with higher gusts, wind chill around -25 F. To get out to the shop today I'd have to convice our little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that he is really a husky and hitch him to a dog sled.
March 8, 20233 yr That first photo makes me think of Narnia. Looks lovely from here in sunny California!
March 8, 20233 yr Last night was full-moon and a nice clear sky caught this we have just over 2 feet of snow on top of 3-4 inches of ice from a few early melts their calling for positives next week again M.J.Lampert
March 29, 20233 yr The picture of your dog looks just like our Axle the weather dog. If he comes in with his fur all messed up it's windy, wet it's raining, white it's snowing. I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sails. ~ Semper Paratus
March 29, 20233 yr Typical March weather, eh Alex? It'll be above freezing for a couple weeks, you start to think the snow is on it's way out early and POOF you get a dumped on but good. Fingers crossed, Frosty The Lucky.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.