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Re: The past few days in Minnesota [bigfur]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Jan 16, 2009 (7:26 pm)
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Replying to: bigfur (Jan 16, 2009 7:24 pm)
30 below is pretty punishing if you're standing outside. I remember Alaska at 50 below and it was painful to breath. It was very dangerous at those temps to be out for very long and no, you don't want to grab your door handle with your bare hands.
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Re: The past few days in Minnesota [Mr_Shiftright]
by bigfur
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Jan 18, 2009 (11:03 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 16, 2009 7:26 pm)
I dont get it, these are the same idiots that drive across a frozen lake with no problems. Yet when it comes to just a little bit of black ice on a curve in a road they end up on their roof.
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Re: The past few days in Minnesota [bigfur]
by andys120
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Jan 18, 2009 (11:32 am)
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Replying to: bigfur (Jan 18, 2009 11:03 am)
Driving across a flat surface with few obstacles is a whole different thing from driving on an icy road with traffic, curves, dips rises and blind spots.
Black ice sneaks up on you, surprise can create panic.
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Re: The past few days in Minnesota [andys120]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Jan 18, 2009 (4:21 pm)
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Replying to: andys120 (Jan 18, 2009 11:32 am)
There you go.....PANIC....brain freezes, pedal mashed to floor, wheel locked or arms flailing....and probably too late to do anything even if you came to your senses.
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Re: The past few days in Minnesota [Mr_Shiftright]
by bigfur
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Jan 18, 2009 (5:28 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 18, 2009 4:21 pm)
Gotta love black ice. Nothing better then it being so cold your exhaust freezes.
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Re: The past few days in Minnesota [Mr_Shiftright]
by kdshapiro
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Jan 21, 2009 (7:32 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 18, 2009 4:21 pm)
In the mid-nineties there was a series of devasting ice storms on the east coast. I was driving a manual and after yet another ice storm went to work the next day. I came off a clear road speed limit 55, onto an exit ramp, doing about 30, which clar for the first 10 feet then was black ice the rest of the length. As I rounded the curve scared out of my head, a car had previously spun out in front of me and was perpendicular to the road...no chance of me stopping. The driver saw me coming and not suprisingly had a look of panic.
In a split second I mashed the clutch keeping the car in neutral, prayed, steered slightly to left to avoid the cars front, hoped I wouldn't hit the guardrail on the left. Managed to get around the car without hitting anything, then the exit ramp turned into a downgrade straight to the stop sign at the bottom.
I kept the car in neutral, the plan was to mash the brakes when I was even with the stop sign and hope I didn't hit an innocent car who happened to be in the intersection at the wrong time. The almighty must have been looking after me, as when I hit the brakes at the stop sign there were no cars in the intersection and I stopped in the middle of the road.
It could have ended much, much worse. Lesson to be learned is one can't panic.
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Re: Are there any wiper blades that actually wipe in winter weather? [bottgers]
by tj6968
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Aug 19, 2009 (8:38 am)
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Replying to: bottgers (Dec 17, 2008 5:51 am)
I use Tripledge wiper blades. They've worked well for me... they are silicone so it will last longer than rubber. I bought them from www.buytripledge.com but I think you can find them other places.
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