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No one could get their cell phone to work because we were too high.
Wait, like, high in elevation? Only kidding of course.
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Originally Posted by Shooting Stars
But thanks for the tire information!
Well, sure. I try to be of assistance, that's what this forum is for, after all. There are some around here who think I'm not a smart winter driver because I drive when there's snow on the ground, but as you said, sometimes you HAVE to be on the road. And when that is the case, knowing how to handle your car in winter conditions will save your life. Honestly one of the best things to do (and this was advice from my friend who lives in Fairbanks, Alaska) is to go to a parking lot (with no light poles ) and intentionally induce a spin/skid and practice correcting it. You will not flip your car doing this, I promise. Unless you go REALLY nuts with it, which would be stupid in icy conditions anyway. Knowing how to right your vehicle's trajectory during a spin is extremely important for anyone who lives in the mountains.
Wait, like, high in elevation? Only kidding of course.
Well, I wasn't on a chemical high. Can't speak for the other drivers. However, we were at too high an altitude for cell phones.
It's another world here. One time there was so much fog on 64, all we could do was drive from reflector to reflector. That was as far as anyone could see.
It took me three hours to drive the normally one-hour drive home from Franklin to Marble.
...No one could get their cell phone to work because we were too high.
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...not a wireless expert, but we live at 5,000 ft and our cell phones work fine. I suspect it was a case of blocked signal, (from mtns in front of relay tower), or some other condition, but that "altitude" you were at is not why no one's cell worked.
GL, mD
[Honestly one of the best things to do (and this was advice from my friend who lives in Fairbanks, Alaska) is to go to a parking lot (with no light poles ) and intentionally induce a spin/skid and practice correcting it. You will not flip your car doing this, I promise. Unless you go REALLY nuts with it, which would be stupid in icy conditions anyway. Knowing how to right your vehicle's trajectory during a spin is extremely important for anyone who lives in the mountains.[/quote]
This is how I taught my kids to drive in snow.....and they have never had an accident! BTW, we lived in Park City, UT where we got 650-800 inches of snow each winter.
Good Advice!
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Only kidding of course.
) and intentionally induce a spin/skid and practice correcting it. You will not flip your car doing this, I promise. Unless you go REALLY nuts with it, which would be stupid in icy conditions anyway. Knowing how to right your vehicle's trajectory during a spin is extremely important for anyone who lives in the mountains.
Can't speak for the other drivers. 
However, we were at too high an altitude for cell phones.
...not a wireless expert, but we live at 5,000 ft and our cell phones work fine. I suspect it was a case of blocked signal, (from mtns in front of relay tower), or some other condition, but that "altitude" you were at is not why no one's cell worked.
