[Coco] Stay warm

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 30 January 2014 10:45:36 Philip Zeigler did opine:

> We had a snow plow here in Georgia but we loaned it to Alabama and never
> got it back :)
> 
> Philip
>
You guys are killing me!  I learned to drive, in 1949-1950, where it was 
matter of fact to drive 70 mph on 6" of packed ice & snow on the hiways.  

You don't forget, ever, that a moving vehicle is a ballistic missile that 
you have to steer by judging how much traction IS available, and driving 
far enough ahead of yourself so you can slow to maintain control when the 
corners come up.

I once followed a 77 Bronco with pretty good tires on it up the hill to the 
tv station where my office door said Chief Engineer, with the bronco 
spinning all 4 tires on the black ice. I was in a 2wd, 73 olds F85 wagon, 
seriously bald tires.

Now both rigs in the drive are 4wd, its just how things are in WV, but I 
get in and go when I have to go.  If over a foot of snow, I may chain the 
front end for steering axle traction, but its more to placate my worry wart 
DW than for my own ability to "get there".

That is a driving talent one never really forgets.  And it drives the DW, 
who was taught by an idiot drivers ed teacher, totally out of her mind.

> On January 30, 2014 9:07:19 AM EST, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> 
wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >I hope all you guys are staying warm. I know some of you that live
> >further north are used to this stuff, but down here in Wilmington NC,
> >where snowplows exist only in movies and people say "Snow tires? What
> >are they?... Are they made of snow or something?"
> >We got about 2-3 inches and it shut down the whole county. Usually at
> >this time of the year, I don't even wear a coat and some years have
> >worn shorts all through January.
> >What was bad here is it wasn't snow but 2-3 inches of sleet which just
> >made for frozen roads. On top of that it had already rained all day
> >making for a good frozen ground for it to land on. Since this happens
> >about once every 5 years or so, those in charge cannot justify
> >investing millions in winter road machines or preparations.
> >I'm originally from Rocky Mount NC, which is a little further inland
> >and north of Wilmington. When it got about November or so, my Dad would
> >change all the family vehicles to snow tires (ex-cross country truck
> >driver). Our first winter here in the Wilmington area (1972), he went
> >to the local tire place to get his snow tires put on and they looked at
> >him like he was crazy and laughed. In 1973, we had the largest snow
> >recorded here in over 100 years with 4-5 foot of snow on the ground and
> >15 foot snow drifts. We had to dig out of back door. My Dad changed
> >over to his snow tires and went to work. They weren't laughing so hard
> >then :-)
> >
> >Sooo... Everybody stay safe and warm. It's a good time to work on those
> >Coco projects since it's too cold to do much else :-)
> >
> >
> >Bill Pierce
> >"Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
> >
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