OT Here Comes the Snow #Snowpocalypse

[SlyPokerDog]

He means he'll go east, around the earth and approach PDX via the mouth of the Columbia.

barfo

So pontoons instead of chains.

 

[illmatic99]

So you're driving to Mexico and then back up I-5?

Close. 97 up to the dalles then 84 west. Adds like 70 miles but I suppose faster than dealing with the 40 inches of snow.

Anyone here dealt with the passes in snow? I have all wheel drive. Not sure I can even put chains on my tires cuz the wheel clearance is too high

 

[riverman]

So pontoons instead of chains.

the chains are in the footlocker

 

[BigGameDamian]

https://www.koin.com/local/multnoma...ls-seek-volunteers-amid-weather-concerns/amp/

Oregon, MultCo, Portland declare weather state of emergency

 

[e_blazer]

Close. 97 up to the dalles then 84 west. Adds like 70 miles but I suppose faster than dealing with the 40 inches of snow.

Anyone here dealt with the passes in snow? I have all wheel drive. Not sure I can even put chains on my tires cuz the wheel clearance is too high

My Subaru has the same issue with wheel clearance. I’m going to pick up some Autosocks. They are approved by Oregon, California and other states as acceptable traction devices when chains are required.

https://autosock.us/

 

[HailBlazers]

Anyone here dealt with the passes in snow? I have all wheel drive. Not sure I can even put chains on my tires cuz the wheel clearance is too high

With 4wd all you really need is tires with good tread preferably ATs or All Seasons rated for light snow.

 

[illmatic99]

My Subaru has the same issue with wheel clearance. I’m going to pick up some Autosocks. They are approved by Oregon, California and other states as acceptable traction devices when chains are required.

https://autosock.us/

i was gonna pop for those but might just spring for some traction tires instead. kinda crazy they dont just salt the roads.

 

[illmatic99]

With 4wd all you really need is tires with good tread preferably ATs or All Seasons rated for light snow.

i legit learned that they have lil snowflakes on certain tires this week.

 

[riverman]

finished shopping and stocked up...if roads are bad I stay home...I have a good 4 wheel drive with good clearance if I have an emergency but I don't trust people to know how to drive on ice and snow around here at all....my only real hope is that throughout the storm I still have power....that's my Xmas wish right now.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Orion Bailey]

i legit learned that they have lil snowflakes on certain tires this week.

What does this mean?

 

[Orion Bailey]

i legit learned that they have lil snowflakes on certain tires this week.

What does this mean?

Wait. Do you mean this?

https://m.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=125

if so, thanks for the educamation!

 

[illmatic99]

Wait. Do you mean this?

https://m.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=125

if so, thanks for the educamation!

Yes that. They work in lieu of chain requirements apparently

 

[Lanny]

Apocalyptic rain this morning. Getting groceries was a major production. Took an hour to get to Berkeley. Got home, gave car pat on the dashboard. Not leaving home until Monday and then taking BART.

"War, children
It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
War, children
It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away"

 

[Lanny]

Yes that. They work in lieu of chain requirements apparently

I've got some Michelins like that except they don't have any snow flakes on them.

 

[Lanny]

i was gonna pop for those but might just spring for some traction tires instead. kinda crazy they dont just salt the roads.

Go to the mid West sometime and look at their cars. That's why we try not to salt our roads.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I just cancelled all my plans.

I plan to do that.

 

[BigGameDamian]

With 4wd all you really need is tires with good tread preferably ATs or All Seasons rated for light snow.

It doesn’t matter what kind of tire you have when it freezes up though. Sometimes having a nice winter tire on your car will make people feel a little too confident.

 

[crandc]

Worst storm I drove in was going to Blazers game in Sacramento around this time of year in the 90s. It was before arenas decided my cakes were a terrorist threat. I had made a beautifully decorated holiday cake and two pitchers of eggnog, one with alcohol, one without. It was pouring rain in sheets. Got dark early in December. Visibility maybe two feet. Gusty winds rocking my little Corolla. If I hadn't been delivering dessert I would have skipped the game despite having purchased a ticket.
And the Blazers lost the damn game.

 

[MickZagger]

Worst storm I drove in was going to Blazers game in Sacramento around this time of year in the 90s. It was before arenas decided my cakes were a terrorist threat. I had made a beautifully decorated holiday cake and two pitchers of eggnog, one with alcohol, one without. It was pouring rain in sheets. Got dark early in December. Visibility maybe two feet. Gusty winds rocking my little Corolla. If I hadn't been delivering dessert I would have skipped the game despite having purchased a ticket.
And the Blazers lost the damn game.

I completely forgot you used to bring cakes to the arena. That was back in the BBF days

 

[MickZagger]

mpls2000

 

[ehizzy3]

I completely forgot you used to bring cakes to the arena. That was back in the BBF days

sup zagsfan10

 

[MickZagger]

sup zagsfan10

20. But nevertheless

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Were ya'll around for fanhome? Before bbf?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Were ya'll around for fanhome? Before bbf?

NBATalk.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[BigGameDamian]

Where’s the snow at?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Where’s the snow at?

Colombia

and

Peru.

 

[barfo]

Colombia

and

Peru.

I used to hang out on that corner.

barfo

 

[Orion Bailey]

Where’s the snow at?

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