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Natebishop3 said:
When a company doesn't give a shit about its employees.
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Well.... who would you give a shit about more as an owner. Your employee who is crying about some snow and traffic, or a deadline for a company that pays you a ton of money. And said client might leave if you dont turn their stuff in on time?
 
selloutking said:
HAHA
you valley guys make me laugh. I mean I get the whole "its not me I'm worried about its other people" but still, how much did you even get over there? we got over a foot in less than 24 hours, and that was before our last 6-8" had even melted off all the way.
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Driving in snow is not the problem. It's the ice, and no one has winter tires. In the valley, when it snows the temperature fluctuates above and below freezing, so there is usually rain, then snow and ice, then it thaws and freezes again. I'd welcome a foot of dry snow, and a cold snap. Easy peasy.
 
Does anyone know where I can buy a red Harkless jersey?
 
The problem in the Willamette valley is it doesn't get cold enough for the snow to not be slick and sloppy. and the roads aren't designed with that in mind. And the influx of bad drivers from Cal...never mind. Where I live the snow is so dry it's barely slick at all. Hardly a chore to drive in unless its two feet deep. Imagine trying to make a snowball out of flour.
 
jonnyboy said:
The problem in the Willamette valley is it doesn't get cold enough for the snow to not be slick and sloppy. and the roads aren't designed with that in mind. And the influx of bad drivers from Cal...never mind. Where I live the snow is so dry it's barely slick at all. Hardly a chore to drive in unless its two feet deep. Imagine trying to make a snowball out of flour.
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Since "snow events" happen so infrequently that we actually call them "events", we also don't have enough equipment to plow and sand the roads in a timely fashion. We also lack the environmental will to use salt.
 
I dont want salt. Salt ruins cars.

Drive was actually a little tougher this morning. Starting to ice a little bit.

Straight snow is easy to drive in.

Ice is not.
 
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e_blazer said:
Since "snow events" happen so infrequently that we actually call them "events", we also don't have enough equipment to plow and sand the roads in a timely fashion. We also lack the environmental will to use salt.
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Snow event? You mean...

ARCTIC BLAST!
The first time I heard that I expected no less than 20 feet of snow. Needless to say I was disappointed.
Salt is great for turning solid ice into solid ice with water on top. Extremely slippery. I'm convinced salting the roads is a conspiracy involving the auto industry. It literally destroys cars.
 
jonnyboy said:
Snow event? You mean...

ARCTIC BLAST!
The first time I heard that I expected no less than 20 feet of snow. Needless to say I was disappointed.
Salt is great for turning solid ice into solid ice with water on top. Extremely slippery. I'm convinced salting the roads is a conspiracy involving the auto industry. It literally destroys cars.
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POLAR VORTEX!!!

Regarding salt, Oregonlive just reported that ODOT is going to start using rock salt on all state highways. Guess we'd better start washing the undercarriage.
 
I live near Mall 205. I work in Tualatin.

I left work at 3pm. I got home at 730pm.

The next morning I left my house at 6AM I got to work at 725AM.

That's almost 6 of the last 15 hours spent in my car on the highway and IU never got out of the city. Kinda insane thinking I could have drove to North Seattle and back in the same amount of time.

And BTW what the FUCK are idiots doing in small mazda rear wheel drive pickups with no weight in the back and no chains doing out in this?
I swear people are morons and have such short term memories. They cant remember the year before when they left their vehicle stranded?

Idiots.

I own a 2014 CRV. No chains, no studs, no issues... just needed a bit of common sense.......

Fucking Portland tards....
 
e_blazer said:
POLAR VORTEX!!!

Regarding salt, Oregonlive just reported that ODOT is going to start using rock salt on all state highways. Guess we'd better start washing the undercarriage.
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Ah that sucks. Start a petition. Salt is the worst.
 
Orion Bailey said:
I live near Mall 205. I work in Tualatin.

I left work at 3pm. I got home at 730pm.

The next morning I left my house at 6AM I got to work at 725AM.

That's almost 6 of the last 15 hours spent in my car on the highway and IU never got out of the city. Kinda insane thinking I could have drove to North Seattle and back in the same amount of time.

And BTW what the FUCK are idiots doing in small mazda rear wheel drive pickups with no weight in the back and no chains doing out in this?
I swear people are morons and have such short term memories. They cant remember the year before when they left their vehicle stranded?

Idiots.

I own a 2014 CRV. No chains, no studs, no issues... just needed a bit of common sense.......

Fucking Portland tards....
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Subaru has a reputation for being a granola muncher but you just cant beat them in the snow. I had a legacy wagon just for the winter there. The only thing you have to adjust for is stopping distance. Getting moving and going where you want to go is no different than pavement.

Throw those Michelin x ice tires on it and you can chew through just about anything
 
I've been iced in without power until about 4 minutes ago for 2 days...was interesting...missed the first game of the season against the Nuggets..good to be back in the world of electricity! Many old growth tall trees came down on the back mountainside of my property...lotta firewood but really hard to get to...spent most of the day yesterday clearing the ice out of the driveway and limbing branches off my power lines....what a storm!
 
riverman said:
I've been iced in without power until about 4 minutes ago for 2 days...was interesting...missed the first game of the season against the Nuggets..good to be back in the world of electricity! Many old growth tall trees came down on the back mountainside of my property...lotta firewood but really hard to get to
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No power sucks. I had my fair share after Hurricane matthew. That first warm shower after 3 days was amazing.
 
My son came out in his 4 wheel drive and took me to his place for the day..showered, did some laundry...got home and just past my property there's still no power...I got lucky....what really sucks is going to the woods with a shovel and roll of TP when it's 25 degrees out in the morning...I don't have a generator backup system but always keep candles and water stashed in case...fortunately my wood stove has a glass door..cooked meals the last two days on the woodstove and heated water for sponge baths...a hot shower at my son's was heavenly!!!
 
rasheedfan2005 said:
Subaru has a reputation for being a granola muncher but you just cant beat them in the snow. I had a legacy wagon just for the winter there. The only thing you have to adjust for is stopping distance. Getting moving and going where you want to go is no different than pavement.

Throw those Michelin x ice tires on it and you can chew through just about anything
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My little 4 cylinder qtr ton truck is the worst snow vehicle ever made...you have to put a ton of ballast in the back and chain up in the slightest weather...fishtails really bad on the ice and is much better just parked....I don't mind if the world shuts down for a few days but it's so much better with water, heat and power
 
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