CHAINING...are you ready?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by otherhalftw, Oct 22, 2011.

  1. striker

    striker Road Train Member

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    Expected conditions for Colorado, as reported by the NWS, for the next 36 hrs: I-70 Vail Pass, Eisenhower Tunnel, US 40 Rabbit Ears and Berthoud Passes, expect extreme to impassable winter driving conditions, with up to 2' of snow possible in the mountains. 4" to 8" (this has been revised 5 times in the last 12 hrs) for the front range (Inc. Denver, Boulder, Ft. Collins) with winds gusting to 80+ mph (as of 6:15 pm MT, I'm getting gusts of 35 mph at my house in Thornton, NE of downtown).

    BTW, the rule of thumb, when they revise the snowfall totals for Denver more than twice in 12 hrs, that means we will either get 0 to 2" or 12"+ by the time it's done.
     
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  3. striker

    striker Road Train Member

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    you better run, and run quick, might want to go So.
     
  4. striker

    striker Road Train Member

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    sure, the lizards need something to hold their wallets with
     
  5. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    "Oh no sir, I'm not a rookie, I'm just new to trucking. . .":biggrin_25523:

    Did he have them circle flys buzzin' around his head?:biggrin_2559:
     
  6. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    News Flash:

    One of our members from the great state of Georgia says that chains don't work on ice. Who knew?



    Wanna bet he's never chained up, either?:biggrin_25511:
     
  7. ‘Olhand

    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    Nothing works on ice in GA Hammer--except sunshine&warm temps&face it---it ain't hard driving anywhere in bad weather
    As long as no one else is out there with ya!
    And im gonna say it again 4 the record&I don't care that BOTH My Wife and Mother roll their eyes at me (as they claim I say it EVERY YEAR) But this is POSITIVELY my last ####### Winter out here--I've had enough! These folks are terrifying me!
     
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  8. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    Yeah, yeah, yeah. Until NEXT winter!:biggrin_25523:
     
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  9. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    maybe I will stay west of the 15
    until the weather east of the 15 goes away
    I know a lil lazy
     
  10. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Yoiks! All them winter-allergic, only drive I40 'n south types will be cryin' to get dispatched to the warm, sunny Nor'East at this rate!! Heard the gov 'o Gawjah claim the mess in Atlanta is either the fault of the NWS, or them 18-wheel trucks dependin' on who was askin' on CNN today.
     
  11. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    Oh come on, we ALL know it is "BUSH'S FAULT!":biggrin_25523:
     
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