Is it snow tire day?

[sperry]

Originally Posted by doubleurx

No, they just do an amazing job of snow removal around here.

This is troof.

Reno's problem is that it only snows bad on the valley floor like once every 3 years. Not often enough for the city to justify buying 100's of plows and employing a bunch of pros. Instead we've got like 1/4 the number of plows we need, and a bunch of part timers running them. So it takes *forever* before the streets are cleaned up, and they don't get nearly as well plowed because they're not plowing off fresh snow, they're having to try to scrape up 6" of packed ice from 3 days of traffic driving over the snow.

My street hasn't been plowed yet, and with the next storm already coming, I get the feeling it won't be plowed for yet another week. The garbage trucks will have gone by twice before I see a snow plow on my street... which makes me wonder, why the hell don't the garbage trucks have snow plows on them?

[TrueNative]

Originally Posted by doubleurx

Really? Not the case up here.

I guess we get more of the Cal. people that have never seen snow in their life than Truckee does...like the 4x4 Tacoma I saw earlier, with one chain on the rear passenger side tire, going 5mph. he must have been from San Diego. Truckee residents should get different plates.

[Dean]

Originally Posted by sperry

This is troof.

Reno's problem is that it only snows bad on the valley floor like once every 3 years. Not often enough for the city to justify buying 100's of plows and employing a bunch of pros. Instead we've got like 1/4 the number of plows we need, and a bunch of part timers running them. So it takes *forever* before the streets are cleaned up, and they don't get nearly as well plowed because they're not plowing off fresh snow, they're having to try to scrape up 6" of packed ice from 3 days of traffic driving over the snow.

My street hasn't been plowed yet, and with the next storm already coming, I get the feeling it won't be plowed for yet another week. The garbage trucks will have gone by twice before I see a snow plow on my street... which makes me wonder, why the hell don't the garbage trucks have snow plows on them?

I am in the same situation, possibly with a bit more snow being higher. Where my driveway hits the street is the cleanest part of the road for the entire block.

I like the idea of putting plows on the garbage trucks, but it will never happen.

[100_Percent_Juice]

I love the people who plow our streets. The best part is when they decide "I am going to plow this 3 lane street for 100 feet and then turn it into a 2 lane street." There is a massive example of this on South Meadows right in front of Sierra Gold. I almost died.

[100_Percent_Juice]

Originally Posted by Dean

I like the idea of putting plows on the garbage trucks, but it will never happen.

I think they do that in NY.

[doubleurx]

Originally Posted by TrueNative

I guess we get more of the Cal. people that have never seen snow in their life than Truckee does...like the 4x4 Tacoma I saw earlier, with one chain on the rear passenger side tire, going 5mph. he must have been from San Diego. Truckee residents should get different plates.

Yes they should - Nevada ones! When are we getting annexed anyway?

It is dumping out right now. Looks like a few more feet tonight and tomorrow.

[Kevin M]

Originally Posted by TrueNative

99.99% of the car's that I have seen "doing it all wrong" had white licence plates that say California on them.

Those drivers can't even get within 2 miles of my house I guess, I've seen hardly any.

[BOO]

Originally Posted by doubleurx

Yes they should - Nevada ones! When are we getting annexed anyway?

It is dumping out right now. Looks like a few more feet tonight and tomorrow.

Excellent weather for the 335 huh?

[doubleurx]

Originally Posted by BOO

Excellent weather for the 335 huh?

Yes with those Blizzack Revos, the car is quite the tank.

[BOO]

Originally Posted by doubleurx

Yes with those Blizzack Revos, the car is quite the tank.

I bet, thats how I feel about the Audi(W/Blizzaks) being Heavy and all

[sperry]

Are we still doing these?

Dear Outback driver,

You have one of the best AWD systems sold on a passenger car. You don't need chains on the front tires. Especially when it's dry out. Especially when you're holding up a line of cars.

Signed on behalf of the 6 people behind you.


Also, when will people understand that DRLs don't help anyone see you from behind. Turn your damn headlights on in the fog you idiots! I swear, I saw maybe 6 cars with their lights on in the fog this morning, and 106 without.

[MPREZIV]

Dear people in big, giant, lifted turbo-diesel pickup trucks:

AAAAAAAHHH HA HAA HAAA HAAAA HAAAAA HAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUCKERS!

[sperry]

Originally Posted by MPREZIV

Dear people in big, giant, lifted turbo-diesel pickup trucks:

AAAAAAAHHH HA HAA HAAA HAAAA HAAAAA HAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUCKERS!

Your lack of subtlety. I like it.

[cody]

Originally Posted by sperry

I swear, I saw maybe 6 cars with their lights on in the fog this morning, and 106 without.

Same here. Everyone is finally getting used to the snow, it'd probably take another week of fog for them to realize they should have their lights on in it.

[sperry]

The "you're not as cool as you think you are" award for the day goes to this guy:

[ScottyS]

Originally Posted by sperry

The "you're not as cool as you think you are" award for the day goes to this guy:

I could have gotten that at LEAST a foot higher.

[sperry]

Originally Posted by ScottyS

I could have gotten that at LEAST a foot higher.

I would have parked behind them if that were the case.

[Dean]

Originally Posted by cody

Same here. Everyone is finally getting used to the snow, it'd probably take another week of fog for them to realize they should have their lights on in it.

I had my Front and rear Fog lights on in the A4. I like the single brighter rear taillight the European cars have. Visibility is better because it is bright, but you don't confuse it with brake lights.

[100_Percent_Juice]

Honestly, it's hard not to do that when you have a lifted truck. You drive around flat roads all the time and then find that someone has placed a snow hill in your parking space to partake of. It would look weird if he didn't do that.

[van]

Through rain, sleet or snow my ass, this is the second time in 2 weeks I haven't had mail service. My mortgage payment and netflix blueray discs have been sitting in my box with the flag up all day and my windows 7 disc went on the truck for delivery this morning.

[Kevin M]

Originally Posted by ScottyS

I could have gotten that at LEAST a foot higher.

I got a rear tire 6" off the ground by driving the front end far enough up a plow pile at TMCC last week.

[van]

Damn ice donkeys! I passed a mustang, an old truck and a camry... all spinning their tires in vain stuck on the one lane uphill road by my house. RE01-Rs' FTW

[cody]

Yah, the surface streets were crazy slippery tonight. That snow fell at the worst possible time for us comuters.

[WRX06TR]

Finally got me. I lost the tail in a downhill turn and couldn't save it before it I plowed through a snowbank and put a nice crack in my front bumper and lost half my undertray...I wasn't even messing around or driving fast but I definitely ran out of ice driving skill..

[Jeikun]

Bummer man! It's definitely a mess out there tonight.

We had another 3 car accident over on university terrace (9th street) and sierra intersection.