Posted on 01/01/2008 7:19:53 PM PST by don-o
I have a friend who had (street legal) snow tires mounted on his car that were rated up to 150mph, I think.
I drove to Erwin one morning and it snowed. When I returned after lunch it took me 3 hours to drive 30 miles on I 26 to Kingsport.
Fortunately, I don’t live where that much knowledge of snow tires is a real necessity!
But a Z-rated snow tire? Awesome!
They’re nice. But you have to chain a Rottweiler to each one when you park the car to keep them from being stolen.
My wife and I just moved to KY from Rhode Island. Last night, here in Clark County they were predicting 1-2” of snow. We were laughing at all the school closings being announced by 6pm. Lightweights. My yard looks like a crumb-cake w/ confectioners’s sugar sprinkled on top, and they’re talking about “severe weather warnings”. lol
Back in RI, my friends were recently digging out of 10” of snow and ice. Business as usual.
So which to you prefer? needless panic or real misery?
Honestly, I’d take real misery over the needless panic any day. It’s dangerous out there when people panic. If there’s real misery, everyone stays home and cools it.
I remember that snow. I recognize I can’t drive in snow/ice and I stay home!
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