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12-21-2008, 01:31 PM
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Damn Min that is a ton of snow.
Chris, i got a ton of ice, all my windows facing south/southest are covered in a sheet of ice making it so you cant see out of them.
Chris, i got a ton of ice, all my windows facing south/southest are covered in a sheet of ice making it so you cant see out of them.
12-21-2008, 01:53 PM
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12-21-2008, 02:28 PM
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its like tacobell's hard taco here. hard outside soft inside.
found a chain in the garage that we bought few years ago for the crv and just put them on this morning. good thing i didn't donate them. never knew it'll come in handy again.
if this kind of winter comes back next year, either i'll trade in my tl for awd or get a set of winter tires. this one good excuse to get new car or new set of wheels.
found a chain in the garage that we bought few years ago for the crv and just put them on this morning. good thing i didn't donate them. never knew it'll come in handy again.
if this kind of winter comes back next year, either i'll trade in my tl for awd or get a set of winter tires. this one good excuse to get new car or new set of wheels.
12-21-2008, 04:30 PM
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i havent even budged the tsx for a few days now.. starts up like a champ though.. dont think ill be going to work tomorrow either.. YAY!
12-21-2008, 06:27 PM
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It started snowing again here in Hillsboro about 3pm. Kids are playing in the driveway and street - there's a good 1/2 inch thick layer of ice on top of about 8-9 inches of snow.
12-21-2008, 06:47 PM
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we have probably close to a foot of snow then a good thick layer of ice over it..then it was hailing earlier and bouncing everywhere...now its snowing again...looks like chains or stay inside... good thing i cant go anywhere anyways lol i could use a new puzzle haha
12-21-2008, 08:34 PM
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i haven't posted in the forums for a month+ cuz i dont remember everywhere i posted and can't go back to continue the conversation...and today i went threw chattin it up for a few hours...go eat some jello come back - check subscriptions and nothing...i was right in the middle of tellin someone they needed driving lessons to
12-22-2008, 12:57 AM
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Well I live in Albany and we currently have absolutly no snow whatsoever. I just got home from Mac though and my buddy has 16 inches of snow in his front yard. It is so crazy! I drove 99 down to Corvallis and between Mac and Monmouth I only passed one car going north on 99, it was a ghost town!
12-22-2008, 10:45 AM
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did a quick measure today.. im at alittle over a foot..
12-22-2008, 02:04 PM
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u should be less upset about the snow chris...
stay warm with the family in the house
curl up on the couch with the wife
i dont think the snow is going to stop til later tomorrow...then its suppose to rain...but im not sure its going to be warm enough to melt the snow? then we might have ice ugh...
at least you have the pilot to get around i just have the TL...i dont have an option to leave haha
stay warm with the family in the house
curl up on the couch with the wife
i dont think the snow is going to stop til later tomorrow...then its suppose to rain...but im not sure its going to be warm enough to melt the snow? then we might have ice ugh...
at least you have the pilot to get around i just have the TL...i dont have an option to leave haha
12-22-2008, 03:43 PM
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Forget the tire places, your going to wait for hours upon hours. Best bet is to try JOE'S as they carry a few different ones that vary in price. A little more spendy but i found they still had a ton in stock yesterday as i was out shopping.
12-22-2008, 03:54 PM
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this is how it looked last wednesday
i took the pilot out this morning. it wasn't that bad to drive around even without the chains.
12-22-2008, 03:58 PM
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a couple of pics. Got a few more inches this morning on top of the 1/2-3/4" of ice and its still snowing pretty good. Managed to get a few pics in since work is canceled.
12-22-2008, 04:46 PM
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dont even bother with chains.. news said that everyone is sold out =/ ill upload some pics later today too
12-22-2008, 04:50 PM
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my dad came over to help us get out, went to schwabs on walker, waited for 45 minutes in line to be turned down
So got ballsy and threw the pilot in the VTM when we got home and got out no problem with standard OEM all seasons, no chains, no sipeing. Didn't even slide, needless to say I'm pretty impressed with the Pilot's VTM-4 system, also did a little running around with it off and still no issues, and it's starting to melt now
So got ballsy and threw the pilot in the VTM when we got home and got out no problem with standard OEM all seasons, no chains, no sipeing. Didn't even slide, needless to say I'm pretty impressed with the Pilot's VTM-4 system, also did a little running around with it off and still no issues, and it's starting to melt now
12-22-2008, 07:41 PM
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wish i was in cali now
12-22-2008, 08:18 PM
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Between the maybe 5 of us that post regularly 44 pages is a lot of hot air
12-23-2008, 12:00 AM
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Finally got out of the house today. Dad came by and picked me and the girl up so we could go to his place and get some pizza. Was there untill the power went out.
So now its back to boring TV and PS3 to keep me entertained.
oh and azine of course.
12-23-2008, 10:02 AM
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^^ I guess you just have better things to do now...
Yesterday afternoon there were signs of melt so we may be done with all of this by the end of the week.
Rachel - it's awesome to curl up on the couch and watch a movie with the wife, but try it with a two year old....wont happen lol my whole day is spent watching spongebob lol
Yesterday afternoon there were signs of melt so we may be done with all of this by the end of the week.
Rachel - it's awesome to curl up on the couch and watch a movie with the wife, but try it with a two year old....wont happen lol my whole day is spent watching spongebob lol
12-23-2008, 01:02 PM
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^^ took me 45 mins to clean out the snow
a layer of soft snow/ a layer of about quarter inch sheet of ice/ a layer of another soft snow. totalling more than a foot of snow and ice... my rear wheel was tucking in the rear fender with all the weight.
my dad came over to help us get out, went to schwabs on walker, waited for 45 minutes in line to be turned down
So got ballsy and threw the pilot in the VTM when we got home and got out no problem with standard OEM all seasons, no chains, no sipeing. Didn't even slide, needless to say I'm pretty impressed with the Pilot's VTM-4 system, also did a little running around with it off and still no issues, and it's starting to melt now
So got ballsy and threw the pilot in the VTM when we got home and got out no problem with standard OEM all seasons, no chains, no sipeing. Didn't even slide, needless to say I'm pretty impressed with the Pilot's VTM-4 system, also did a little running around with it off and still no issues, and it's starting to melt now
vtm-4 is pretty impressive. honda should use vtm-4 on crv and element too rather than crappy real time awd..
Its sad that once i got laid off i dont spend as much time posting on here.
Finally got out of the house today. Dad came by and picked me and the girl up so we could go to his place and get some pizza. Was there untill the power went out.
So now its back to boring TV and PS3 to keep me entertained.
oh and azine of course.
Finally got out of the house today. Dad came by and picked me and the girl up so we could go to his place and get some pizza. Was there untill the power went out.
So now its back to boring TV and PS3 to keep me entertained.
oh and azine of course.
i'm hooked on nba 2k9 right now. 40+ wins and 2 loss with the blazers
also asassins creed is pretty good game too.
12-23-2008, 03:32 PM
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filled up the tank on friday night and is over half empty now... less than 100 miles driven... been idling while havin defrost on full blast while de-icing the windows = 11mpg!!!
12-23-2008, 06:47 PM
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i wish with all this time off i could finally install my pulleys =/ unfortunetly im barried in snow and cant drive to my brothers to use his garage
12-23-2008, 09:44 PM
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rant time....
So I decided i would make a trip to the mall to get a couple last minute items before xmas. Driving there was fine, had a couple moments where the ass end would kick out on me due to the ruts in all the back roads. Got done with shopping without getting too mad due to 84237293874 people at the mall, as there wasnt really anyone at the mall.
Now on the way home we get into the car and hear that 217 is all backed up, so we start back taking back roads....bad idea. My rant isnt about how it took 2 1/2 hours to get from washington square to wilsonville....
My rant is about all the fucking people whos brain fall out of their assholes when it snows. NEVER have i seen so many people blatantly block intersections as i have seen tonight. Yes i realize that traffic sucks because I-5 north and south are closed in wilsonville, but that does not mean that you need to be trying to go through a intersection a good 10 seconds after the light has turned red for you to turn.
And mainly this rant goes out to the fucking boner in the dodge ram who blocked part of the intersection while his light was still green. Yet when his light turns red, and mine turns green he decided he would be in a better spot if he goes forward directly infront of both turning lanes.
So to you Mr. Boner in a dodge ram....fuck you.
In closing i feel for the people stuck on I-5 and those dealing with it on all side streets in the metro area.
Good job ODOT in getting the roads clear.
not....
So I decided i would make a trip to the mall to get a couple last minute items before xmas. Driving there was fine, had a couple moments where the ass end would kick out on me due to the ruts in all the back roads. Got done with shopping without getting too mad due to 84237293874 people at the mall, as there wasnt really anyone at the mall.
Now on the way home we get into the car and hear that 217 is all backed up, so we start back taking back roads....bad idea. My rant isnt about how it took 2 1/2 hours to get from washington square to wilsonville....
My rant is about all the fucking people whos brain fall out of their assholes when it snows. NEVER have i seen so many people blatantly block intersections as i have seen tonight. Yes i realize that traffic sucks because I-5 north and south are closed in wilsonville, but that does not mean that you need to be trying to go through a intersection a good 10 seconds after the light has turned red for you to turn.
And mainly this rant goes out to the fucking boner in the dodge ram who blocked part of the intersection while his light was still green. Yet when his light turns red, and mine turns green he decided he would be in a better spot if he goes forward directly infront of both turning lanes.
So to you Mr. Boner in a dodge ram....fuck you.
In closing i feel for the people stuck on I-5 and those dealing with it on all side streets in the metro area.
Good job ODOT in getting the roads clear.
not....
12-23-2008, 10:54 PM
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i understand you.. there are lotta fucking idiots on the road that pisses me off once a while.
next day after snow came last week, about three more cars took a left turn even when my light turned green. i patiently waited but a car behind me started honking to them. last one that took the left turn
me thinking i was the one honking at them. this dude in old green ford explorer... he was taking a left turn when his signal is solid red but fingers me for honking?? i could've just ram into to his car and cut off the middle finger if it wasn't my gf riding along with me...
next day after snow came last week, about three more cars took a left turn even when my light turned green. i patiently waited but a car behind me started honking to them. last one that took the left turn
me thinking i was the one honking at them. this dude in old green ford explorer... he was taking a left turn when his signal is solid red but fingers me for honking?? i could've just ram into to his car and cut off the middle finger if it wasn't my gf riding along with me...
12-23-2008, 10:59 PM
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Ha.. I drove from Lake O to Medford today...
Every fucking moron was out in force. Since the slush was frozen and the ruts are all filled with ice, that means you shouldnt go any faster than 25 mph. 30 tops. Instead, every small dicked SUV driver was out and about doing 60+ and honking at me. I'm in the right lane, its NOT FUCKING SAFE to go any faster. I don't care if you have chains or not, you're going to get yourself killed. I-5 wasn't plowed at all until Salem. It took us 3 hours to travel 50 miles. Somewhere between Salem and Albany, the snow disappears almost instantly. I did 72 mph the rest of the way without a problem.
Having grown up in New England I might know a thing or two about ice/snow driving, it boggles my mind that these people think its safe to drive on roads that are solid ice at normal freeway speeds.
Every fucking moron was out in force. Since the slush was frozen and the ruts are all filled with ice, that means you shouldnt go any faster than 25 mph. 30 tops. Instead, every small dicked SUV driver was out and about doing 60+ and honking at me. I'm in the right lane, its NOT FUCKING SAFE to go any faster. I don't care if you have chains or not, you're going to get yourself killed. I-5 wasn't plowed at all until Salem. It took us 3 hours to travel 50 miles. Somewhere between Salem and Albany, the snow disappears almost instantly. I did 72 mph the rest of the way without a problem.
Having grown up in New England I might know a thing or two about ice/snow driving, it boggles my mind that these people think its safe to drive on roads that are solid ice at normal freeway speeds.
12-23-2008, 11:22 PM
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Ha.. I drove from Lake O to Medford today...
Every fucking moron was out in force. Since the slush was frozen and the ruts are all filled with ice, that means you shouldnt go any faster than 25 mph. 30 tops. Instead, every small dicked SUV driver was out and about doing 60+ and honking at me. I'm in the right lane, its NOT FUCKING SAFE to go any faster. I don't care if you have chains or not, you're going to get yourself killed. I-5 wasn't plowed at all until Salem. It took us 3 hours to travel 50 miles. Somewhere between Salem and Albany, the snow disappears almost instantly. I did 72 mph the rest of the way without a problem.
Having grown up in New England I might know a thing or two about ice/snow driving, it boggles my mind that these people think its safe to drive on roads that are solid ice at normal freeway speeds.
Every fucking moron was out in force. Since the slush was frozen and the ruts are all filled with ice, that means you shouldnt go any faster than 25 mph. 30 tops. Instead, every small dicked SUV driver was out and about doing 60+ and honking at me. I'm in the right lane, its NOT FUCKING SAFE to go any faster. I don't care if you have chains or not, you're going to get yourself killed. I-5 wasn't plowed at all until Salem. It took us 3 hours to travel 50 miles. Somewhere between Salem and Albany, the snow disappears almost instantly. I did 72 mph the rest of the way without a problem.
Having grown up in New England I might know a thing or two about ice/snow driving, it boggles my mind that these people think its safe to drive on roads that are solid ice at normal freeway speeds.
I have never seen so many chained vehicles when i lived in St. Louis.
But then again i have never seen snow on main roads this long...
12-23-2008, 11:25 PM
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Me either. Roads were always immediately plowed. Chains were for people going out in the woods or for the plows themselves
12-24-2008, 12:14 AM
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i think its true.. all bad drivers come out cause they get cabin fever and just cant stay in any longer.. makes you wonder how they even got there lisence..
whats funny is seeing H2 hummers with chains
whats funny is seeing H2 hummers with chains