mredskins
03-02-2009, 10:40 AM
I have never seen a tire that did not hold snow in their treads. I don't know if I have ever owned a set of Dunlops but every tire that I have owned held snow.
I have had many tires in my life and these are by far the worst, it is common knowledge. To be honest I have never inspected my tires in the past for snow because they have always worked well so you maybe right. I have always had great success with Yokes and Bridgestone.
CRedskinsRule
03-02-2009, 10:52 AM
Did you slide on ice?
I think there was ice under the snow around here (bwi area). I was driving in the lane and my back would start sliding. I just got new tires so they are not worn. and the parking lot at my work has a thin layer of ice under it. I hate ice.
ArtMonkDrillz
03-02-2009, 10:55 AM
I made it to work okay, it just took longer than normal. Now I'm a little concerned with how the wind will be on the drive home. They were saying it we could have +30mph winds later today, and that sort of thing usually whips my jeep around quite a bit. Should be interesting.
KLHJ2
03-02-2009, 10:59 AM
I made it to work okay, it just took longer than normal. Now I'm a little concerned with how the wind will be on the drive home. They were saying it we could have +30mph winds later today, and that sort of thing usually whips my jeep around quite a bit. Should be interesting.
Pick up a fat chick :oink: on the way home. The extra weight might keep you from whipping all over the place. http://www.thewarpath.net/images/icons/icon10.gif
That Guy
03-02-2009, 12:01 PM
washingtonpost.com | Camera Works (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/webcams/snowcam.htm)
that's just too much excitement for one day right there.
GMScud
03-02-2009, 12:05 PM
Main roads in the DC area are fine. I waited until the snow let up and headed in a few hours late, but the drive was cake. No problem whatsoever. Even the side streets aren't that bad. It hadn't been cold enough before the snow for any type of accumulation on the roads I guess.
washingtonpost.com | Camera Works (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/webcams/snowcam.htm)
that's just too much excitement for one day right there.
lol 4 inches and the city is in a panic?
GMScud
03-02-2009, 12:12 PM
lol 4 inches and the city is in a panic?
Standard for the DC area. I remember one time when I was in high school they actually cancelled school for the following day based on the forecast. A single flake hadn't fallen and we already had a snow day. A light dusting causes this area to go into lock down mode. It's hilarious.
That Guy
03-02-2009, 12:52 PM
lol 4 inches and the city is in a panic?
we don't have the right equipment and we made four billion people trying to do whatever they needed to do anyways. yay snow traffic.
it sucks.
BDBohnzie
03-02-2009, 12:54 PM
Took my wife almost 90 minutes to get from Frederick to King Farm in Rockville this morning (22 or so miles). Took me a while to get around Frederick at 8:15, but by 10:15, when taking my daughter to the doctor, the main roads were just wet, and by 11:15, even the secondaries that had seen plows were decent. I'm just wary of the ice we'll see tonight once the sun goes down.
But yes, anything over 2 inches and the DC area goes into snow-anarchy. If you aren't driving too slow causing people to slide, you're turned on your roof like a turtle because you figured the $60k SUV you bought is invincible to ice and snow. Or you take your vette out because it's the only vehicle you own and get stuck 17 times within 2 miles of your house.