What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Cat sdp

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  3. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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  4. okiedokie

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    Blew a Schneider truck off the road this morning. Dipstick was doing 40 on wet roads. Pull your head out of your ### and step on the right pedal.
     
  5. InTooDeep

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    So taking a couple weeks off from running back and forth to Reno. So what did I do today yep drove my car to Reno. But it was for a relaxing day of blowing #### up. My friend that gets me loads coming back down the hill has been wanting to try my 50 cal pistol for awhile. So loaded a few toys and met him outside of Fallon at his place. He even pulled out a few big things that really went boom that he made himself. Fun day was had.
     
  6. sealevel

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    Bunch of incompetent overpayed morons. Supposed to be a two hour period of freezing rain amounting to 1/10 in the afternoon before warmer air over speads and becomes all rain. They need to take their levels and shove it up their ###. They weren't smart enough to close the roads when a predicted blizzard was on the way two weeks ago but they are gonna show us how it's done with two hours of cold rain. This is what happens when law makers pretend to be weathermen.
    I'm gonna be heavy at 1300 unloaded and empty at 1400. Don't even know what to do. Been watching the weather for 3 solid days and I can promise you I have a better handle on it than that goofy governer who dropped the gopher on his head. I fn give up.
     
  7. SoulScream84

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    Playing Gloomhaven with BIL and sister. It's a "dungeon crawler", it's like a boardgames version of gauntlet.
     

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  8. InTooDeep

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    Good thoughts sent to the OM.
     
  9. Wasted Thyme

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    If he's in the right lane with the 4 ways on. What's the issue? You can take a road too slow millions of times. But too fast only once. Perhaps they are a newer driver. I'd be more worried about the super trucker hammering down on slick roads.

     
  10. Dave_in_AZ

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    I have successfully injected The OM.
     
  11. kanidana

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    Ten years doing this and my only rule about wet weather, icy weather, and generally bad weather, STAY OUT OF PACKS. I'll either slow down, speed up and pass and then slow down, or get off the road if it's too severe. I've been doing this awhile and every time I've gone into icy weather, it feels like a gamble with my career simply because of the unpredictability of people who panic forcing a dangerous maneuver on my part.

    My current strategy is to try and stay out of nasty weather completely by running L.A. to Phoenix and back, but if the freight isn't there, I may fail.
     
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