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MyLadies · 10-13-2008, 03:51 PM

Ok, heres a silly question. What do they do in cities such as this that freeze/snow all the time in Winter bad (like Zero temps).... when there are hills? I want to apply for a job but I find it's in this building that you have to drive up a precarious hill to get to. Do they salt the ice? Use a flame thrower in the morning to melt it?

I just figure I'd slide back down to whence I came (well thats what happens in Texas!)...so how does one get to work then?

I guess I could pose my question if I get an interview.

I'm sure I'd really get the job then...

Can you believe these questions are coming from a 46 year old woman?

(my mind works in mysterious ways....)

marcerella02 · 10-13-2008, 04:14 PM

lol... well the plows- for the most part- run all night when the weather is bad so that when people get up in the morning, there isn't a build up of snow- these plows also salt the roads. Some people here have winter tires which help but i have yet to slide down a hill and i've lived in snowy winters all my life!

amandawash · 10-13-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by marcerella02

lol... well the plows- for the most part- run all night when the weather is bad so that when people get up in the morning, there isn't a build up of snow- these plows also salt the roads. Some people here have winter tires which help but i have yet to slide down a hill and i've lived in snowy winters all my life!

Agreed! That's how we do things here in Idaho! You probably wont slide down the hill

You may want to consider either snow tires or just a good quality all weather tire. We don't use snow tires but my car has some fancy traction control thing-y. Just a thought!

marcerella02 · 10-13-2008, 04:23 PM

Also- you need to drive differently in the winter- slower- keeping a watch for black ice (ice yuo can't see.... it's clear- so you see black and think it is only the road, when its really ice) black ice- for the most part- only occurs on non-high traffic roads- like side roads or country roads. Also if there is snow/ice on the road you need to start breaking for a red light-- WAY before you get to it.

Gypsy & Me · 10-13-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MyLadies

Ok, heres a silly question. What do they do in cities such as this that freeze/snow all the time in Winter bad (like Zero temps).... when there are hills? I want to apply for a job but I find it's in this building that you have to drive up a precarious hill to get to. Do they salt the ice? Use a flame thrower in the morning to melt it?

I just figure I'd slide back down to whence I came (well thats what happens in Texas!)...so how does one get to work then?

I guess I could pose my question if I get an interview.

I'm sure I'd really get the job then...

Can you believe these questions are coming from a 46 year old woman?

(my mind works in mysterious ways....)

I have no idea what they do over there because I'm in the UK but this is the funniest post I've read in a long while!!!

MyLadies · 10-13-2008, 05:45 PM

Thank you all for your Advise! Gypsy, you slay me too!

Well, I have good All Weather tires, I got new ones right b4 I got up here...some real grippy Sport ones they tried to talk me out of getting "cuz you have a luxury car"... Um, no... I have a station wagon, ...I don't want soft cushy wimp tires, I wanted grippy ones..so I got em. heheheh.

In Texas once I went to work during ice as did 5 other coworkers, we all slid into the curb to park then when we found out we weren't supposed to go into work that day, we formed a human chain and pulled each other across the street back to our cars. That was a fun morning.

So then..when I got home finally .. I decided that since Driving was so tough .. I'd just WALK to the store and buy some margarita mix & make a fun day of it. MAN, I fell down like 10 times... but I got back home and had Margaritas the rest of the day.

(no, I am not having any today.)

kpstoybox · 10-13-2008, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MyLadies

Ok, heres a silly question. What do they do in cities such as this that freeze/snow all the time in Winter bad (like Zero temps).... when there are hills? I want to apply for a job but I find it's in this building that you have to drive up a precarious hill to get to. Do they salt the ice? Use a flame thrower in the morning to melt it? I just figure I'd slide back down to whence I came (well thats what happens in Texas!)...so how does one get to work then?

I guess I could pose my question if I get an interview.

I'm sure I'd really get the job then...

Can you believe these questions are coming from a 46 year old woman?

(my mind works in mysterious ways....)

Flame thower??

LOLOLOLOL

Just trying to picture that and I was...

delisa2850 · 10-13-2008, 08:59 PM

Oh honey - you ain't seen nuthin' yet!

I am a dispatcher. I agree that you REALLY need to watch for black ice, but I respectfully disagree that it is mostly on the lesser traveled roads. We have massive black ice issues on the interstates here.

My best advise - (probably more than you want - but remember I get paid to talk, so it is a hard habit to break!! )

1. Go to an empty parking lot that has not been plowed and start playing. Learn how it feels when your car goes into a skid. Force yourself not to hit your brakes when you lose control. Force yourself to steer INTO the skid. I can't even start to tell you how many fatal releases I send out that say "driver lost control on icy roads, went off the left/right side of the road, OVERCORRECTED and rolled." That overcorrecting thing is literally a killer. Practise, practise, practise.

2. Keep a small shovel, some sand, and a couple of old towels in your trunk. If you do get stuck on ice, these can make a HUGE difference. If you have front wheel drive and are stuck to the point of just spinning your tires, lay the towels down as close to under the tires as you can - just a little will help your tires grip onto something so the car can move off of the slick patch you have created while spinning out!

3. Know where you are. I know - that seems like a no-brainer. Again, I can't tell you how many calls we get from people who have gone off of the road and they have absolutely no idea where they are. Know your road (interstate, hiway, etc...), direction of travel, and your milepost or cross streets. Pay attention to what town you last passed. Teach your kids to do the same. I used to give my kids a nickel if they could tell me the correct milepost when we passed them.

4. Cell phone. Keep it charged. In most states 511 will give you road reports. 911 is only for emergencies. If you have an emergency, PLEASE call 911, but if you are in the middle of a massive storm and visibility is next to nothing, and traffic is at a crawl, please don't call 911 to ask what the weather is like. (YES - it does happen - A LOT!)

5. Amanda gave what I think is some of the best advise - it sounds like you have it covered, but it is worth repeating. GOOD TIRES! Heck, good equipment period. Keep everything maintained - don't get caught unprepared!

6. Once you are moving forward, you won't just start sliding backwards down the hill. However, if you have to stop on the hill, you may not be able to get started again. I have been lucky - it has happened to me several times, but never in a dangerous spot - just very embarrassing. (If you are dropping kids off at school, make sure not to just throw a coat on over your pajamas - get dressed - I learned the hard way!) When you have to stop, give the person in front of you a lot of room - if he can't get started, he will need to roll (not slide) backwards to try to get a run, or possibly have to turn himself around to go back to the bottom of the hill. A lot of times right at the stop sign is the slickest spot because people have been spinning out. It is like polishing glass - the more spins, the slicker it gets. If you can safely stop behind the stop sign far enough back to miss the super slick spot and still see to start up and get safely across, that is better than pulling all the way to the stop sign. If you get stuck, try to roll back a little and take a run at it. If that doesn't work, it is your turn to get yourself turned around and head back to the bottom of the hill!

7. Give yourself a lot of extra time no matter where you are going. Take it slow and easy and don't get to close to the guy in front of you.

8. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Only you know your abilities with your vehicle. Just because "everyone else" is doing it, or saying it will be fine, don't second guess your good judgement. Everyone else isn't doing. Everyone else doesn't always get there just fine. You know your vehicle. You know your skill level. You know deep down whether your outing is something you should risk or not.

9. Extra shoes, socks and gloves in the trunk. If yours get wet, you will be one miserable girl. Food and water are always good. One of my officers who is a resident in a remote and really nasty snow area keeps supplies in the back of his patrol truck to last him - and he has had to use them. One time I had him out on a really nasty crash. The transportation department finally closed the roads, and my officer was on the wrong side of the closure to get home. Thankfully he was as prepared as any boyscout could hope to be!

Use the good common sense that God gave you - more often than not that is the biggest key!

I'm sorry this is so long - and this is the version after I cut alot out - there is just so much that you can do to keep yourself safe!

Good luck and stay safe!!!!

cheryl19 · 10-14-2008, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MyLadies

Thank you all for your Advise! Gypsy, you slay me too!

Well, I have good All Weather tires, I got new ones right b4 I got up here...some real grippy Sport ones they tried to talk me out of getting "cuz you have a luxury car"... Um, no... I have a station wagon, ...I don't want soft cushy wimp tires, I wanted grippy ones..so I got em. heheheh.

In Texas once I went to work during ice as did 5 other coworkers, we all slid into the curb to park then when we found out we weren't supposed to go into work that day, we formed a human chain and pulled each other across the street back to our cars. That was a fun morning.

So then..when I got home finally .. I decided that since Driving was so tough .. I'd just WALK to the store and buy some margarita mix & make a fun day of it. MAN, I fell down like 10 times... but I got back home and had Margaritas the rest of the day.

(no, I am not having any today.)

I LOVE margaritas

A few x-mas ago we got about 3 foot of snow!!! and I live in upstate NY so we are used to snow but not that much all at one time! So I had margaritas that x-mas my sister inlaw and I had fun

You should get a 4 wheel drive that will help.

cheryl19 · 10-14-2008, 02:39 AM

Maybe a 4 wheel drive with a Flame thower in the front

red98vett · 10-14-2008, 03:28 AM

Ask them to install a rope tow - just remember to hang on tight or you'll land on your face with a mouthfull of snow (hopefully not yellow snow)

Cherylt8 · 10-14-2008, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by marcerella02

Also- you need to drive differently in the winter- slower- keeping a watch for black ice (ice yuo can't see.... it's clear- so you see black and think it is only the road, when its really ice) black ice- for the most part- only occurs on non-high traffic roads- like side roads or country roads. Also if there is snow/ice on the road you need to start breaking for a red light-- WAY before you get to it.

Very good advice... ahhh snow, winter and now yet again winter driving! Yes, you soon learn to drive very defensively ... slowly until you gain some confidence.. but remember everyone else is learning to drive in the snow again... so be prepared as to what the other driver may be doing as well. I also have done this my whole life ... but a new snow makes even me a little nervous. Yikes!

MyLadies · 10-14-2008, 01:16 PM

Thank you all!!!
Especially Delisa2850! (I'm gonna PM you, girl!)

Thank you, thank you, thank you... .see, Margaritas, Ropes, and Flame Throwers will only get you so far.

romeos mommy · 10-14-2008, 05:45 PM

you just put it in low gear and take it slow. and hope the plow guy did a good job. lol..

10-13-2008, 03:51 PM	#1
MyLadies No Longer a Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,218	..Back to my topic of FREEZING!!!! Ok, heres a silly question. What do they do in cities such as this that freeze/snow all the time in Winter bad (like Zero temps).... when there are hills? I want to apply for a job but I find it's in this building that you have to drive up a precarious hill to get to. Do they salt the ice? Use a flame thrower in the morning to melt it? I just figure I'd slide back down to whence I came (well thats what happens in Texas!)...so how does one get to work then? I guess I could pose my question if I get an interview. I'm sure I'd really get the job then... Can you believe these questions are coming from a 46 year old woman? (my mind works in mysterious ways....)

10-13-2008, 04:14 PM	#2
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	lol... well the plows- for the most part- run all night when the weather is bad so that when people get up in the morning, there isn't a build up of snow- these plows also salt the roads. Some people here have winter tires which help but i have yet to slide down a hill and i've lived in snowy winters all my life! __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

10-13-2008, 04:23 PM	#4
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	Also- you need to drive differently in the winter- slower- keeping a watch for black ice (ice yuo can't see.... it's clear- so you see black and think it is only the road, when its really ice) black ice- for the most part- only occurs on non-high traffic roads- like side roads or country roads. Also if there is snow/ice on the road you need to start breaking for a red light-- WAY before you get to it. __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

10-13-2008, 08:59 PM	#8
delisa2850 YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pocatello, ID, USA Posts: 414	I'm sorry this is such a book Oh honey - you ain't seen nuthin' yet! I am a dispatcher. I agree that you REALLY need to watch for black ice, but I respectfully disagree that it is mostly on the lesser traveled roads. We have massive black ice issues on the interstates here. My best advise - (probably more than you want - but remember I get paid to talk, so it is a hard habit to break!! ) 1. Go to an empty parking lot that has not been plowed and start playing. Learn how it feels when your car goes into a skid. Force yourself not to hit your brakes when you lose control. Force yourself to steer INTO the skid. I can't even start to tell you how many fatal releases I send out that say "driver lost control on icy roads, went off the left/right side of the road, OVERCORRECTED and rolled." That overcorrecting thing is literally a killer. Practise, practise, practise. 2. Keep a small shovel, some sand, and a couple of old towels in your trunk. If you do get stuck on ice, these can make a HUGE difference. If you have front wheel drive and are stuck to the point of just spinning your tires, lay the towels down as close to under the tires as you can - just a little will help your tires grip onto something so the car can move off of the slick patch you have created while spinning out! 3. Know where you are. I know - that seems like a no-brainer. Again, I can't tell you how many calls we get from people who have gone off of the road and they have absolutely no idea where they are. Know your road (interstate, hiway, etc...), direction of travel, and your milepost or cross streets. Pay attention to what town you last passed. Teach your kids to do the same. I used to give my kids a nickel if they could tell me the correct milepost when we passed them. 4. Cell phone. Keep it charged. In most states 511 will give you road reports. 911 is only for emergencies. If you have an emergency, PLEASE call 911, but if you are in the middle of a massive storm and visibility is next to nothing, and traffic is at a crawl, please don't call 911 to ask what the weather is like. (YES - it does happen - A LOT!) 5. Amanda gave what I think is some of the best advise - it sounds like you have it covered, but it is worth repeating. GOOD TIRES! Heck, good equipment period. Keep everything maintained - don't get caught unprepared! 6. Once you are moving forward, you won't just start sliding backwards down the hill. However, if you have to stop on the hill, you may not be able to get started again. I have been lucky - it has happened to me several times, but never in a dangerous spot - just very embarrassing. (If you are dropping kids off at school, make sure not to just throw a coat on over your pajamas - get dressed - I learned the hard way!) When you have to stop, give the person in front of you a lot of room - if he can't get started, he will need to roll (not slide) backwards to try to get a run, or possibly have to turn himself around to go back to the bottom of the hill. A lot of times right at the stop sign is the slickest spot because people have been spinning out. It is like polishing glass - the more spins, the slicker it gets. If you can safely stop behind the stop sign far enough back to miss the super slick spot and still see to start up and get safely across, that is better than pulling all the way to the stop sign. If you get stuck, try to roll back a little and take a run at it. If that doesn't work, it is your turn to get yourself turned around and head back to the bottom of the hill! 7. Give yourself a lot of extra time no matter where you are going. Take it slow and easy and don't get to close to the guy in front of you. 8. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Only you know your abilities with your vehicle. Just because "everyone else" is doing it, or saying it will be fine, don't second guess your good judgement. Everyone else isn't doing. Everyone else doesn't always get there just fine. You know your vehicle. You know your skill level. You know deep down whether your outing is something you should risk or not. 9. Extra shoes, socks and gloves in the trunk. If yours get wet, you will be one miserable girl. Food and water are always good. One of my officers who is a resident in a remote and really nasty snow area keeps supplies in the back of his patrol truck to last him - and he has had to use them. One time I had him out on a really nasty crash. The transportation department finally closed the roads, and my officer was on the wrong side of the closure to get home. Thankfully he was as prepared as any boyscout could hope to be! Use the good common sense that God gave you - more often than not that is the biggest key! I'm sorry this is so long - and this is the version after I cut alot out - there is just so much that you can do to keep yourself safe! Good luck and stay safe!!!! __________________ DeLisa Roxy and Oakley

10-14-2008, 02:39 AM	#10
cheryl19 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NY USA Posts: 1,749	Maybe a 4 wheel drive with a Flame thower in the front __________________ Ivy, Max, Reggie & Cheryl

10-13-2008, 05:45 PM	#6
MyLadies No Longer a Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,218	Thank you all for your Advise! Gypsy, you slay me too! Well, I have good All Weather tires, I got new ones right b4 I got up here...some real grippy Sport ones they tried to talk me out of getting "cuz you have a luxury car"... Um, no... I have a station wagon, ...I don't want soft cushy wimp tires, I wanted grippy ones..so I got em. heheheh. In Texas once I went to work during ice as did 5 other coworkers, we all slid into the curb to park then when we found out we weren't supposed to go into work that day, we formed a human chain and pulled each other across the street back to our cars. That was a fun morning. So then..when I got home finally .. I decided that since Driving was so tough .. I'd just WALK to the store and buy some margarita mix & make a fun day of it. MAN, I fell down like 10 times... but I got back home and had Margaritas the rest of the day. (no, I am not having any today.)

10-14-2008, 03:28 AM	#11
red98vett Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33,590 Blog Entries: 1	Ask them to install a rope tow - just remember to hang on tight or you'll land on your face with a mouthfull of snow (hopefully not yellow snow) __________________ Villette, Chanel & Cheri www.DesignsByVillette.net Custom Address Labels and Note Cards using YOUR Photos! Just Click HERE!

10-14-2008, 01:16 PM	#13
MyLadies No Longer a Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,218	Thank you all!!! Especially Delisa2850! (I'm gonna PM you, girl!) Thank you, thank you, thank you... .see, Margaritas, Ropes, and Flame Throwers will only get you so far.

10-14-2008, 05:45 PM	#14
romeos mommy YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ Posts: 4,068	you just put it in low gear and take it slow. and hope the plow guy did a good job. lol.. __________________ Bernadette & Romeo