Today stinks, in white sort of way.

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Woke up to 4-6 inches of snow on EVERYTHING! Not used to this in the southern US. Didn't have any problems getting to work though. But my brother's Buick slid sideway down a really small hill that I too have to cross to go to work. However, it had been salted by the time I went over it. I can count, on one hand, the number of cars in the local grocery store parking lot. We won't be busy today... I bet I will have to clean another couple of inches off of my car tonight before I go home. Winter, winter, go away!
 
I live in n.c. We got about 6 inches. It took my wife 5 hours to get home last night from a usual 20 minutes. She said around the college area, about 20 to 30 cars were just abandoned in the street. People where stuck in traffic, and they just left there car there and walked away. I'm amazed how people act to a couple inches of snow. I grew up in n.j. And my entire life there I never saw this kind of behavior, even with snow exceeding a foot on several occasions. I'm just glad the family is safe.
 
Here at the edge of the Rocky Mountains and 7,000' elevation it's going to be 60 degrees and sunny today. :D

One of the problems I see in the Southeast, just an impression from watching news videos, most people there don't have suitable vehicles for snow and ice. Unless it's a dire emergency, who'd take a 2WD passenger car out in that crap weather?
 
We're due for another foot today. I live about 70 miles north of NYC and those 70 miles make a huge difference in weather.
But even NYC streets look pretty bad today and you usually can't even tell in snowed in Manhattan.

I was supposed to go down to Myrtle Beach SC this week, but the weather didn't look so good here or there. Believe me when I say this... I really sympathize with my neighbors to the south. I've lived in NY my entire life and after the 3rd winter storm of the season, I'm done.
 
Bob W said:
Here at the edge of the Rocky Mountains and 7,000' elevation it's going to be 60 degrees and sunny today. :D

One of the problems I see in the Southeast, just an impression from watching news videos, most people there don't have suitable vehicles for snow and ice. Unless it's a dire emergency, who'd take a 2WD passenger car out in that crap weather?
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Amazingly my Prius gets around better than most 4 wheel drive vehicles. Has (VSC) vehicle skid control, don't quote me but I think it's front wheel drive with anti lock brake system. In n.j. I would go threw 1 foot of snow. Cautiously of course.
 
I notice that none of the abandoned vehicles parked on the side of the road are 4WD pickups.

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Still, sometimes it's so icy that it just doesn't matter what you're driving.
 
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I know you guys are getting slammed over there and that sucks but man we got nothing here in the west. Here in Elko we got a little bit of snow early December and really nothing since then. Raining a little bit right now but that's about it. At least the Sierras picked up some snow from the storm you guys are now getting. I believe the snowpack is still only about 30% for normal for this time of here. In Cali they are hurtin big time especially in the central valley. Hopefully things pick up some but it looks like another drought year over here.
Hope it warms up soon especially for those who aren't used to snow.
Over here on the west coast though we are hoping for more snow big time.
Cheers
 
Krav said:
Amazingly my Prius gets around better than most 4 wheel drive vehicles. Has (VSC) vehicle skid control, don't quote me but I think it's front wheel drive with anti lock brake system. In n.j. I would go threw 1 foot of snow. Cautiously of course.
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Tires make a huge difference, street tires vs all-terrain. Growing up in Northern Illinois no one really had 4wd back then, but everyone had snow tires for the winter. And we stayed home during blizzards.
 
And it's snowing again, power went on and off about 5 times. Luckily it's still on.
 

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Looking out my office window on 7th ave , it looks like the temps might be rising, it doesn't look too bad.



But there's some snow on the roof of Madison Square Garden.



My wife tells me it's pretty bad, where I live in Dutchess County.
 
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I notice that none of the abandoned vehicles parked on the side of the road are 4WD pickups.

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Still, sometimes it's so icy that it just doesn't matter what you're driving.
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Isn't that a truck with a trailer under the bridge? May not be though. Kinda hard to tell under all that snow.

Well, the good news is that the snow seems to have melted off of the roads here. Sorry for all the problems you guys are having. I hope to see an end to winter soon. And if I could get my hands on the stupid groundhog named Phil... No matter what his shadow said...
 
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Isn't that a truck with a trailer under the bridge? May not be though. Kinda hard to tell under all that snow.

Well, the good news is that the snow seems to have melted off of the roads here. Sorry for all the problems you guys are having. I hope to see an end to winter soon. And if I could get my hands on the stupid groundhog named Phil... No matter what his shadow said...
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I just drove to the supermarket a couple hours ago with the Prius. There was a pickup truck in a 8 foot ditch nose down.
They must of came down the slope from the store, and stops into a T. I'll bet they locked up. Most of these things are from inexperience in snowy driving conditions.
 
Isn't that a truck with a trailer under the bridge? May not be though. Kinda hard to tell under all that snow.
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I think you're right, it looks like a SuperDuty pulling a camper trailer, which is nearly impossible in icy conditions. I've also noticed something interesting when traveling out East, something you never see here, 2WD pickups.
 
Proper winter tires and experience are the two most important factors for safe winter driving, unfortunately both are not always readily available in areas that do not often see this type of weather. From my winter driving experience I believe a front wheel drive car with quality snow/ice tires, a brand and model with the extreme conditions rating (a little mountain symbol with a snowflake), can be a very safe mode of transport in bad conditions as long as your speed is kept to a reasonable level as conditions dictate. I carry a set of tire chains as well which can really make the difference although your maximum speed is then kept below 30mph. I also have my truck equipped with studded tires, but these too have their pros and cons like everything else and do not make you invincible on the road.

Of course staying home is the best option, but if you live where these conditions are a regular occurrence then the best you can do is be prepared and leave yourself lots of extra time to travel, stay safe everyone.
 
Its more about the variables rather than 2wd vs 4wd. Like transmission, weight, tires, your rear differential setup(open, l-s, locked), and skill. Not just somebody hitting the gas pedal and relying on their 4x4 computer(most arnt even true 4x4!) But as always better to stay at home. Or come live up north for a few years where this weather is expected.
 
I'm up here in (and originally from) Michigan, and 4-5 inches of snow is a regular occurrence, so we're used to it (like many other northern states). All it means is ya' gotta jump on the tractor (or into the pick-up truck) and plow the driveway. And if we get 12 inches, no biggie, ya' plow twice!! January was pretty heavy, though -- most snow in the month of Jan. since we started keeping records here -- and February is following suit.

But I remember when I lived in Atlanta and we got 2 inches of the white stuff (it was 1996 or '97), and the city basically shut down. Good grief, Y'all....
 
It was in the mid 80's today in Southern California. With all this weird weather I think something big is going to happen.
 
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