Winter Wonderland????

[ryandalling]

Fricking... fracking... balderdash... poo!!! Drove into the office... had to get out of house... security gaurd stopped me... "site is closed... absolutely nobody working in office today."  What the yeah??  SITE CLOSED?  The roads are fine... I know how to drive in this....   

[Mother]

Under-inflated tires are dangerous

they overheat and blow out sidewalls

if you are going for the larger contact patch theory

that is only relevant in deeper snow

the stuff y'all have in P-town right now, would be better served with properly inflated studded snow tires

[duc_fan]

1) I hate studded tires on principle.  All the paranoid idjits who run them from November to April on dry roads irritate me.  They tear up the roads, and for what?  So they're "prepared" for a seven-day stretch of winter weather that happens, on average, once every ten years? (according to the NWS, anyway)

2) I'm in money-saving mode right now, and buying an extra set of tires ain't in the budget.  I'll make do with my $29 set of chains (I got a good deal from someone I used to work with at Knecht's).

Only way I'd run studded tires is if I could afford a spare set of wheels and had them mounted on those, because I refuse to run them on bare pavement all winter.

[scott_araujo]

Thanks Mother.  I don't drop that much pressure (maybe 3#) and don't go too fast.  I know that low pressure eats your sidewalls fast, especially on high speed straights.

Scott

[Bendy]

I only worry about underinflation when it's hot out. Sidewall flex causes heat which compounds with the already warm tire pressure. When the weather gets wet, I air my rears down to 42 for the season. The fronts stay at 50, or it'll wander. Even at 42 in back it's difficult enough to keep my 315 mud terrains hooked up if it's anything less than arid. I'm pretty proud of my too-much-torque "problem".

[krolik]

Surprisingly, a fully loaded UPS truck does pretty well in these road conditions.

[scott_araujo]

Victor, does your truck start to handle worse as the day wears on and you deliver more packages?

Scott

[scott_araujo]

Last night as I'm going up the slushy, icy hill at home the car just won't go.  It had gotten to the steep part and I had been slowing down the whole way.  I back up for a running start and now I can barely move on the flats.  Get out and check and one of my cable chains had snapped.  Down the hill, to the auto store, and get a new set.  They had run out of the bargain models in my size so I bought the fancy ones which are easier to put on anyway.  A little time and money but no big deal.

What was really funny was how many boxes of chains had just arrived and that they were unpacking behind the counter.  Must have been 20 big boxes.  I wasn't the only one installing them in the parking lot.

Scott

[krolik]

Victor, does your truck start to handle worse as the day wears on and you deliver more packages?

Scott

Yes, it does.  When I'm delivering my residencial area, I'm nearly empty, and that's when I have the most traction problems.

[ryandalling]

I went to a concert last night.... driving home late... over the west hills... tons of fun... plus if you have had any... er... non alcoholic beverages... and then drive on the ice... it makes it so much more exciting. 

[SaltLick]

i get to work from home again today, im not minding this weather if my boss lets me work from home. Yipppeeee!!!

[Betty Rage]

SNOW!!!!

[JohnnyDucati]

Mt. Talbert Park this morning.

Best kept secret in the Portland area.   

Happy Holidays peeps.

http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm173/JohnnyDucati66/Mt-Talbert/?albumview=slideshow

[ryandalling]

Nice to be pseudo snowed in.    I could go out... but why.    Hot drinks... and hot wife... I think I like it inside.

[krolik]

I saw two motorcycles out in the snow, one a Harley Davidson , the other was a Honda Ruckus.