Just saw this. Crazy.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014...nprepared?lite
Just saw this. Crazy.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014...nprepared?lite
I feel like there is some confusion here--when I said you can't buy snow tires, I didn't mean they were illegal. I meant that stores just do not carry them in stock. You'd have to order them online and have them shipped. And all the road closures going on right now (trust me, there are many) are not to keep people from damaging the roads...its about keeping people who have very little to zero experience driving in these conditions off the roads and causing accidents all over the place.
If there's any confusion, I suppose it's related to your not remembering what you said earlier.
I explained that it's not a "safety measure" of any kind. You stated that people specifically cannot buy winter tires in Florida because it's for their own safety, and yes, that sort of restriction would be a ban. I explained why that's not true.Originally Posted by Anoat
The only restriction related to snow tires in the Florida statutes is about studded tires (not even winter-branded tires specifically), and that's due to the damage they can cause to asphalt. I don't know why you conflated that explanation with why roads are closed right now, because that was never a part of it.
If people could easily buy winter tires right now, that would actually be beneficial, but I understand why stores don't stock non-studded winter tires year 'round.
qal, you have vanity plates of your username? i think i love you.
I can't hard enough.about 2½ inches of snow fell
Ya ya I know, people not used to it etc. It' kinda funny, my husband and I were just talking about this yesterday how I felt people need to get more practice in road conditions not necessarily found in their state, because too often accidents happen from people traveling and not knowing what to do. Think this would have benefited in this situation.
I guess I should be thankful I grew up in a place that threw any and every kind of weather at you so I am well-trained.
It was a failure of local government. Georgia drivers aren't paralyzed with fear at the sight of 2 inches of snow.
but authorities said hundreds of thousands of people all at once tried to head home from work or school Tuesday afternoon, jamming the roads.
Yeah, that was the issue. People rushing home from work, people rushing to get their kids since no one had the foresight to close the schools before the storm hit..and getting stuck, without even any kitty litter. (don't laugh, cheap unscented kitty litter is as good as sand when you're stuck)
Luckily there was a lot of nice people restoring faith in humanity and helping strangers out so they wouldn't freeze. I'm just lucky I got stuck at home; I had to walk out once for milk and baby formula (my nephew was stuck over here until yesterday afternoon b/c the roads were too bad to get him, remember) and this lady asked me if I needed a ride. I was all no no, I'm fine, just headed to the nearby Dollar General, and need to cross the road..she let me cross. ^^
Walked out this morning to only -1 degree weather. It's warming up!
I put a dress on this morning. It's still only 25 in Chicago, so I reluctantly put pants on instead, but SOON.
I was getting dressed this morning and glanced at the thermometer on the dresser. It said 30, and I was super excited, until I noticed the decimal point. It was 3.0. Got in the car and it read -1F, and we've had yet more snow
Fortunately, I'm ready.
i want an tractor snow plow with an outhouse cab ;/
Double digit temps? Hell yes. Double digit wind. Awwwwww noooooooo
Another clipper through MN. Nothing better than 3-5" of snow during morning rush hour.